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Saving babies Moms don’t want means promoting havens
MARLBOROUGH – Too often, local news outlets report tragic tales of newborn infants abandoned, sometimes left exposed to the elements and other hazards.…
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Reader favorites from 2015: a countdown
BOSTON – You clicked, we listened. Although 2015 was littered with tragic stories and wacky tales, NewBostonPost's most-popular posts ranged from…
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Baker rolls out first steps to reforming child welfare agency
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday took the first steps toward reforming the troubled Department of Children and Families with measures to…
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Child agency faulted in handling of baby Bella case
BOSTON – Bella Bond, the little girl whose body was discovered stuffed in a trash bag on the shores of Deer Island, remained…
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Toddler’s death prompts Baker to promise child-welfare agency fix
BOSTON — The death of an Auburn toddler in a foster home Aug. 15 led investigators to fault the state Department of Children…