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Rochelle Novack never thought she would get cancer, even when the doctor ordered tests and an ultrasound following her mammogram.

PDF: Read Novack's poem

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In May 2007, Rachel Geller of Newton sent her aunt Sally to Sherrill House, a nursing home in Jamaica Plain.

The field for Newton's next mayor is now down to two. Newton voters today decided that state Rep. Ruth B. Balser and Setti Warren will advance to the general election. The winners and losers greeted their supporters tonight in various spots across the city.

Here's a photo gallery looking back at Sen. Edward Kennedy throughout the years, including his many stops throughout MetroWest. He died early this morning at his home in Hyannis Port after battling brain cancer. He was 77.

Check out more photos of Sen. Kennedy from Cape Cod

The wet summer may have ruined some vacation plans and canceled trips to the beach, but Bay State farmers tending apple orchards are looking at a very heavy crop as long as the weather stays pleasant and storms are few and far between.

  Video: Tour an apple orchard

PDF: Apple production 1999-2008 in Massachusetts

PDF: Crop prediction for 2009

The fifth and hopefully final phase of improvements at Nipper Maher Park is being planned, said Sandra Tomasello, the city's recreation director.

Nipper Maher Park

With 35 acres of lawn and woods to decorate, Nick Capasso has been looking for ornaments more inviting than garden gnomes and pink flamingoes.

Video: That's a lot of newspapers!

While figures released yesterday show both home sales and median home prices in the city dipped significantly in June from a year ago, local Realtors say the city's housing market is relatively healthy.

PDF: Home prices across the state