Page 3 - William Cushing News Today

A bronze memorial statue now stands in front of the Braintree police headquarters in honor of K9 Kitt.

A statue of Braintree police K-9 Kitt, who was killed in the line of duty, will be unveiled Thursday at the Braintree police station.

A hungry thief Who can resist a plate of lasagna; not this bear. It happened in Barkhamsted, Connecticut, at the home of Helena Houlis who was away at the time, but security cameras kept watch …

Centenarian does it again Dorothy Hoffner of Chicago, Illinois, celebrated her 100th birthday by jumping out of an airplane. She turned 104 recently and she decided to make another jump to observe …

Create your own garden soil By MELINDA MYERS Fall is filled with preparing gardens for the following season, raking leaves, and harvesting. Use plant trimmings and fall leaves to create raised beds …

A lot of bull Fred Balawender’s daughter, Laurie, is proud of her dad and of his rather large pet, a 13-year-old bull that has grown to six feet, one inch in height, who goes by the name, Tommy …

Named for the slain Braintree police dog, the third Cornhole for Kitt tournament will be held Sunday at Frenchs Common.

If you give a 6-year-old boy a book about the Civil War, you might just end up at a historic battlefield.

Braintree police officer William Cushing Jr. established the K9 Kitt Foundation in honor of his longtime partner, who was killed in the line of duty on June 4, 2021.

Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s final scheduled presentation of its 26th annual Winter Speaker Series, “Order in the Pownalborough Court House, 1761-2023,” features Jay Robbins, a place-based historian. The online event takes place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 10. As a season bonus, at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11 the Friends will present “Our Town: Bowdoin […]