On Veterans Day we pay tribute to the brave men and women that serve in our military. We thank our readers for sharing stories about their favorite veterans with us. Brett Morash, U.S. NavyFranklin, Mass.My favorite veteran is our son, retired U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Brett Morash. When Brett was a little boy he always played in the tub with grey plastic US Navy ships. Outside he played with GI Joe toy ..read more

Although Hannah is only five months old, she’s already preparing for a job that will change someone’s life.On a recent outing, the black Lab puppy sniffed the grass before snapping to attention when her trainer, resident Kara Hubbard, said her name.Hubbard is temporarily raising the 40-pound canine that is part of the NEADS World Class Service Dogs, a nonprofit organization in Princeton. Since she is working from home due to the COVID pandemic, Hubbard felt she ..read more

It’s unusual when political rivals become close friends, but when Allan L. “Jay” Ciccone, Jr. and John Lawn were vying to be state representative for the 10th Middlesex District in 2011, that’s exactly what happened.Heavy with emotion, newly re-elected state Rep. Lawn reflected Monday night on his close friend – and one-time rival - Councilor-at-Large Ciccone Jr., who died at the age of 55 on Saturday, Nov. 7.“I’m devastated ..read more

The Greater Boston Food Bank is adding new members to its board of directors and board of advisers in 2020 including Newton resident Heidy King-Jones.“Food insecurity was a reality that my family and several family friends faced growing up in New York,” said King-Jones. “The pain, distraction, fear, devastation and negative impact on children and families who live with food insecurity is something we as a society should strive to eradicate and I want to be part of ..read more

Newton resident Ronald E. Gluck was selected to the 2020 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list.This is the 16th year Gluck has been recognized in the rankings.Gluck is a partner at Breakstone, White & Gluck in Boston. He specializes in representing plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death cases.Gluck is a 1977 graduate of Boston College and a 1980 graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He practiced law in Boston for more than 35 years ..read more

Councilor-at-Large Allan L. “Jay” Ciccone, Jr., died on Saturday, Nov. 7, according to an announcement from the Newton Police Department and confirmed by City Councilor Alison Leary.Ciccone Jr. was first elected to the then-Board of Aldermen in 2007. He had been a police officer in Sherborn for 14 years and, before that, owned a luxury limousine transport service, the Tab previously reported.His father, Allan Ciccone Sr., served as an alderman for 12 years. Born ..read more

BOSTON -- The election of seven new female state representatives this week is poised to boost women's representation on Beacon Hill to a new high next session.Sixty-two women -- a dozen in the Senate and 50 in the House -- won their elections Tuesday, meaning that women are set to hold 31 percent of the Legislature's 200 seats when the new two-year term begins on Jan. 6, 2021.Counting turnover that's occurred through special elections, next year's ranks of women ..read more

Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race will provide a boost to a U.S. economy battered by the COVID-19 pandemic as his bold spending plans and stauncher support for trade and immigration more than offset the drawbacks of new taxes and regulations, top economists say.Biden’s blueprint will bring back the 11 million jobs and $670 billion in annualized gross domestic product wiped out – and not yet recovered – in the crisis more rapidly than if ..read more

UPDATED: Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil ..read more

In Newton, Vice President Joe Biden received almost five times as many votes as President Donald Trump in the battle for president, according to unofficial election results from the city.Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris earned 39,428 votes in the city, which has 63,452 registered voters.By comparison, Trump and Vice President Mike Pence received 8,165 votes.Newton City Councilor-at-Large Jake Auchincloss also bested his Republican competitor Julie A. Hall in ..read more