Attleboro Fire Chief Scott Lachance, who put Michael B. Wilson on unpaid administrative leave following his arrest Wednesday on federal drug charges, said he was unaware the veteran jake had been convicted of crimes four separate times between 1996 and 2001, and there's nothing in his file to indicate he ever was punished by former chief Ronald M.

Three youths from Providence have been arrested on charges they stole gift cards, electronics and jewelry from parked cars.

Michael B. Wilson, 49, was charged yesterday in Boston federal court on charges of possession with the intent to distribute after police say he set up a deal to buy more than $1,000 worth of oxycodone pills from a federal informant.

ATTLEBORO, Mass. - An Attleboro firefighter has been charged by federal authorities with selling prescription painkillers and steroids during a drug deal with an undercover informant.

An Attleboro firefighter has been charged by federal authorities with selling prescription painkillers and steroids during a drug deal with an undercover informant.

Derek W. Jones , 18, 10 F Algonquin Terrace, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon on Sandwich Street at 3 p.m., Jan.

Patch will have coverage of the event. 3. There will be an Identity Theft Seminar tonight at the library at 6:30 p.m. For more information click here.

Soon thereafter, Kathy Jones, 51, a Quincy resident and Edward P. Mathers, 58, an Attleboro resident, became perhaps the first newlyweds of the New Year when they tied the knot on January 1, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Hingham.

A Attleboro Animal Control Officer Carolyn Eaton was dispatched to a house in Attleboro recently after a local landlord called to say his tenants moved out and left a sickly looking dog behind.A A When EatonA arrived, what she saw was unimaginable and heart wrenching!. The dog left behind was a severely matted and neglected small dog, believed to ... (more)

A Your weekly weather report for Attleboro, courtesy of the National Weather Service : Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

ATTLEBORO - A pedestrian crossing Route 1 in Attleboro near the Rhode Island state line was fatally struck on Saturday night.

ATTLEBORO Rescuers had their hands full on Saturday trying to save a stray cat that wound up stuck a tree on the Attleboro/Seekonk line.

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A Crosby Tatum of Attleboro, and Jacquin Holland of Providence, RI, are two film producers who have begun a 40-day online fundraising campaign on Indiegogo.com, to raise over $50,000 to produce their latest feature film, "Surprise, Surprise!!!", a film expected to shoot in Boston and Attleboro in the Spring/Summer of 2012.A "Surprise, Surprise!!! ... (more)

As Transportation Secretary Richard Davey sees it, commuters faced with sharp increases in the cost of rail, bus and subway rides, as well as the elimination of bus routes, ferry service, weekend commuter rail and weekend E Line subway access, have settled on a theme.

Officials from the South Attleboro Knights of Columbus and the Moose Lodge in Attleboro, who thought their organizations were tax exempt because of their charitable work, were stunned by property tax bills they got this month, the Sun Chronicle reports.

A 1. Mornings with Mother Goose for Children Ages 2 and Under will be at Ames Free Library today at 10:30 a.m. Story Time for Children Ages 2.5 - 3 will be at 11:30 a.m. 2. The Easton Chamber of Commerce Business Appreciation Night will be at 6 p.m. tonight at the Easton Country Club.

Rep. Barney Frank intends to marry his longtime partner, Jim Ready in Massachusetts, New England Cable News reports.

The City of Attleboro saw a slight decrease in its unemployment rate in the month of December, according to numbers released yesterday.

Attleboro stockbroker Kevin P. Mahoney has been convicted in U.S. District Court in Boston on charges of more than $50 million in tax fraud, the Sun Chronicle reports.