Treats, taxes and that trial

This is Jen Wagner, executive editor at The Patriot Ledger. Welcome to this week's edition of Your Week on the South Shore. Only for subscribers. As always, be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this newsletter for more stories. Thanks for reading and for subscribing.

Some of our most read stories this week

• We have new sports polls you can take part in. Like this one: What is the Patriot Ledger's 2023-24 High School Team of the Year? Check out more here.
• Did you know there was an earthquake in Milton this week?
• 8 South Shore beaches where no resident sticker is required
• Stop & Shop reveals list of closures. The South Shore has two stores on it
• Quincy's 2nd recreational cannabis shop opens for business
• Marshfield is star-struck again as new Amy Adams movie films there

What happens now that the Karen Read trial is over?

• 'You're not done yet': John O'Keefe's brother speaks out after Karen Read mistrial
• Karen Read's attorneys say jury unanimously agreed 2nd-degree murder was 'off the table'
• Lead investigator in Karen Read murder case put on unpaid leave
• Another cop with ties to Karen Read case is off the job. This one is on paid leave

How much do your town's employees make?

We've started running our annual town salary stories. Why do we run them? Because it is mostly your tax money that pays those salaries. And it isn't always easy for the average person to get this info. So, we get it for you. Watch for more of these stories coming soon. Be sure to click on the link in the story for the full list. And it's a searchable database, too. Click here for Braintree . Click here for Quincy. Click here for Marshfield. Click here for Weymouth. Click here for Hingham. Click here for Kingston. Click here for Abington. Click here for Pembroke. Click here for Norwell. Click here for Hanson. Click here for Cohasset. Click here for Scituate. Click here for Hull.

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