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No charges in Cop Shooting, Teen Stabbing Death, Missing Teen, and More: MA Patch This Week
Plus, a miracle baby born with a partial skull lives against all odds, and do you really need to worry about kids' trick-or-treat candy?

After a six-year stint in South Florida, Patrick Luce returned to his home state of Rhode Island in 2007. Patrick came to Patch as Associate Regional Editor after spending much of his career in newspapers, most recently as Editorial Page Editor of The Herald News in Fall River, Mass.
Previously, Patrick had served as editor and writer for such publications as The Times of Pawtucket, the Coventry Courier, the Warwick Beacon and the Palm Beach Post. While living in Florida, Patrick took a three-year career detour into the public sector, serving as special events coordinator for Palm Beach County.
Patrick loves to play baseball, ski, coach youth soccer and go to the park wth his daughter Caitlyn and Casey the uber-dog.
Plus, a miracle baby born with a partial skull lives against all odds, and do you really need to worry about kids' trick-or-treat candy?

The woman reportedly shot a man on Wood Avenue before fleeing in a red Nissan Pathfinder.
The suspect reportedly charged the officer with knives and a carving fork during a domestic violence call.
Find your next dream home in the weekly open house listings.
Get ready to set those clocks back.
Plus, a firefighter is fired after allegedly beating a man who took too long to order burritos, and a Mass. teenager is still missing.
Plus, a firefighter is fired after allegedly beating a man who took too long to order burritos, and a Mass. teenager is still missing.
Some police departments have warned of the danger, but ecstasy is expensive. Would anyone really give it away to young children?
It took a near-death experience at a brothel for the former URI star to win back Kardashian.
Shuttle buses replaced trains after the incident at Haymarket Station.
Plus, a baby diagnosed in Boston with a rare skull disorder, continues to fight despite the long odds.
Richard Stanley Haugh fled to Colombia in the mid-90s and spent 20 years in hiding.
Boston Children's Hospital doctors diagnosed Jaxon Buell's extremely rare condition.
Boston Children's Hospital doctors diagnosed Jaxon Buell's extremely rare condition.
The former Laker and Clipper has a long road to recovery, sources say.
Proposal to create an animal abuse registry aims to keep pets out of their hands.
Plus, a Massachusetts man fights to recover from West Nile Virus, and an abused horse makes an amazing recovery.
One in 443 drivers strike a deer in Massachusetts. Here's what to do if you find yourself in that unfortunate situation.
From the Canton Patch Jobs board, here are some seasonal job openings providing extra cash for the holidays.
Drivers were urged to seek alternate routes after the crash which happened just before 9 am.