With kickoff just two short weeks away, eager Patriots fans are already getting ready to fire up their grills and bust out their bottle openers for another season of tailgating.

Video: Tailgate Cooking Class

Video: All-In-One Burger

PDF: Chef Scott's recipes

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.

The convoluted permitting process for Wildstar Farm has taken another turn, with Town Counsel Tom McCusker changing his mind in a memo last week about whether the Planning Board can require a sprinkler system on the project.

PDF: Read Tom McCusker's memo

This town's newest piece of footwear is truly oversized - a Bean Boot that stands 10-and-a-half feet tall and weighs in at 5,500 pounds.

Video: Check out the boot's arrival in Dedham.

Norwood officials broke ground for the construction of the new Norwood High School this morning. Here are some pictures from the event.

Citing a perceived lack of support from the Board of Selectmen, longtime Conservation Commission Chairman William Gorman resigned last night, saying he felt that he would not be reappointed if he put himself forward for another term.

PDF: Read Gorman's letter

The educational band Manguito brought a taste of Latin American culture to Riverdale School students yesterday, filling the auditorium with rhythmic, rich music from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.

Video: Watch and hear Manguito play.

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As his preschool son Dylan and classmates played in the Early Childhood Education Center olympics yesterday, dad Jerry Donohue raised a conundrum faced by scant few 4-year-old athletes.

Video: Watch the ECEC Olympics.

Appearing in town yesterday, House Speaker Robert DeLeo repeated that "everything is on the table" for possible tax increases in the state budget, but said an income tax hike is not politically realistic, and that support for meals and hotel room taxes is "up in the air."

Video: Excerpts from Speaker Robert DeLeo's speech in Dedham..