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The Office of Health Strategy has denied a request to close labor and delivery services at Sharon Hospital, according to a decision announced Monday. State officials said Nuvance Health, which runs Sharon Hospital, cannot close because the hospital system does not meet the criteria to determine burden of proof. To stop services, the hospital system had to meet certain criteria,…

Fire caused extensive damage at a home and a barn at a farm in Sharon on Tuesday morning.

Fire caused extensive damage at a home and a barn at a farm in Sharon on Tuesday morning. Firefighter officials said they were called to respond to the fire at 6:18 a.m. and it caused some extensive damage. Officials believe some small animals were lost, but said all other livestock got out OK. A sign at the location says Whitetail…

A fire damaged a building at a country club in Sharon on Saturday. Dispatchers said fire crews were called to the fire at the maintenance building around 7:35 a.m. When crews arrived, the building was fully engulfed in fire. The full extent of the damage is unclear at this time. No injuries were reported.

A woman who was reported missing from Stoughton was rescued after she was found stuck in the mud at a Massachusetts state park in Easton, where she’d been trapped for several days, police said Monday. Stoughton police had been looking for the woman for about a week and put out a call for help to the public. On Monday...

In 2021, a gift from his wife helped change the direction of Torsten Gross’ life. A race day at Lime Rock Park piqued his interest in a sport that he didn’t think was for him. “If you don’t have a bit of nerves before you go on a racetrack, that’s not a good sign,” said Gross. “For me, things...