The man behind the pump
He has seen gas go from 32 cents a gallon to $4.10.
He has seen cars go from 10-miles-to-the-gallon gas guzzlers to 35-miles-to-the-gallon compact hybrids.
He has seen engines go from simple, easy-to-fix machines that spewed out trails of gray smoke to sophisticated, computer-controlled machines tightly monitored by environmental laws.
Dick Cameron celebrated his 40th anniversary at his bustling service station at the corner of Pond and Hollis Street last week.
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Eight local arrests in FBI-led prostitution bust
Braintree -As part of “Operation Cross Country,” a nationwide effort to stop the domestic trafficking of children for prostitution, eight people were arrested in Braintree and six, including a Weymouth woman, were arrested in Boston on prostitution charges.
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Local families to camp out at Aug. 2 Rox game
Braintree -Braintree families will be camping out at an upcoming Brockton Rox baseball game.
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Sunset Lake concerts sponsored by BELD
Braintree -The seven remaining summer concerts being held at the Sunset Lake gazebo bandstand are being sponsored exclusively by the Braintree Electric Light Department and its BELD Broadband division.
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