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Brockton restaurants are rolling out discounted menus this week as the city's restaurant week begins, giving diners 10 days to sample local spots on a budget, according to Brockton Patch. Participating restaurants are advertising deals as low as 8 dollars, per the outlet's report headli…

Massachusetts residential tax rates climbed in 109 communities for fiscal year 2026, a new Patch report shows. The report, headlined "Here Are The Highest, Lowest Property Tax Bills In MA," did not break out Brockton's own rate but places the city among the hundreds of Massachusetts com…

An "unforeseen circumstance" cut short Wednesday's proceedings in the triple murder trial of Duxbury mother Lindsay Clancy, Brockton Patch reports. Clancy is charged with killing her three young children, and the Aug. 19 disruption comes as the case continues moving through Massachusett…

U.S. News released its 2026-27 rankings of Massachusetts' best public high schools this week. The list, titled "These Are The Best Public High Schools In MA For 2026-27: U.S. News" and shared with readers by Brockton Patch on Aug. 19, evaluates schools statewide using six separate perfo…

Brockton obituaries marked the deaths of two locally connected residents over the weekend into Monday. Dorothy Tinkham Delo, 82, who was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, died Aug. 13 surrounded by family, according to an obituary in Wisconsin's Herald Times Reporter. The Enterprise, Bro…