Monday, July 30 ADAMS — Just 2 1/2 years ago, Bailey the pit bull was an untrained stray who was close to being put down. But on Sunday, the now 4-year-old dog won both best dressed and the Tigger awards at the third annual Woof & Wag Dog Show at Bowe Field. The dog show prefaces the Adams Agricultural Fair, which continues on Friday, Aug.   Full Story

Monday, July 30 FORT WORTH, Texas — Fed up with deadly drive-by shootings, incessant drug dealing and graffiti, cities nationwide are trying a different tactic to combat gangs: They're suing them. Fort Worth and San Francisco are among the latest to file lawsuits against gang members, asking courts for injunctions barring them from hanging out together on street corners, in cars or   Full Story

Monday, July 30 Dylan Darling, 11, of North Adams gets behind the wheel of a classic Corvette on Saturday night during Cruz Night on Park Street in Adams. The event is part of the annual Susan B. Anthony Days.   Full Story

Monday, July 30 MIDDLEBOROUGH — The Puritans who founded this rural town three centuries ago would probably recognize their old style of noisy democracy at a massive town meeting that approved a casino deal with the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe Saturday. Of course, those die-hard fundamentalists might be unnerved by the result.   Full Story