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  • Jackie Kennedys NY birth records coming to Boston

    SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) -- A hospital on Long Island, N.Y., says it's donating Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' birth records to the Kennedy library in Boston. The papers record the birth of "Baby Girl Bouvier" on July 28, 1929. The Wall Street Journal reports that the records document a 14-day stay at Southampton Hospital. The papers say she weighed 8 pounds, was "born ...

  • 3 cops treated for injuries after car crash

    Three undercover police officers and two civilians were treated at city hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries last night when the cops, responding to a report of shots fired in Roxbury, were involved in an accident with a second vehicle.The crash occurred at 8:30 p.m. at Ashmont Street and Dorchester Avenue in Dorchester.The officers were from the Boston Police Department Youth Violence ...

  • RI man ex-teacher sentenced on child porn charge

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island man who was a longtime teacher at a Massachusetts high school has been sentenced to 18 months in a halfway house on federal child pornography ...

  • 9-year-old boy critically hurt in Pittsfield fire

    PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Authorities say a 9-year-old Pittsfield boy is fighting for his life in a Boston hospital after getting critically injured in a fire at his ...

  • Woonsocket to end tax exemption for some groups

    WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) - Woonsocket officials are considering taxing previously tax-exempt organizations, prompting one group to say its charitable work ...


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  • Death of woman in Worcester considered suspicious

    WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - Worcester police are investigating what they call the suspicious death of a woman whose body was found on a footpath behind a city ...

  • Winthrop womans discrimination claims backed

    WINTHROP, Maine (AP) - A 17-year employee of the Winthrop schools whose contract was not renewed in June 2012 says she was a victim of discrimination and retaliation in the ...

  • Trooper who released bombing suspect photos will run Boston Marathon Sean Murphy who released photos of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev surrendering to police has been invited to run Boston Marathon in 2014.

    State Police Sergeant who released photos of the capture of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev earlier this year found out on Wednesday that he will be running ...

  • Rondo scheduled to meet with Dr. James Andrews DEC 05

    Rajon Rondo , patience remains a virtue. [Rondo] is scheduled to head to Florida within the next 10 to 14 days to meet with Dr. James Andrews, who performed surgery on Rondo's right knee. "It has nothing to do with Rondo's health and it's not like a final straw or ...

  • Rivers considering a move DEC 05

    Clippers current roster came up with head coach Doc Rivers, even though the trading deadline is not until Feb. 20. But teams usually begin discussing deals around Dec. 15, which is sort of an arbitrary date set by the NBA that allows free agents signed last summer to be traded. Rivers said "I wouldn't mind" keeping the same 14-man roster. "Obviously, you're always ...

  • Kobes return imminent DEC 05

    Kings on Friday, the 18-year veteran told ESPNLosAngeles.com on Wednesday. While Bryant won't be making his long-awaited return from Achilles surgery against ...

  • Bennett I couldnt shoot for two months DEC 05

    07:28 AM ET 12.05 | In the eight games he's played since Nov. 16, No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett has managed to score a field goal four times, but three of those times have come in consecutive games -- but his transition to the NBA has not been smooth. "[The biggest surprise is] everybody can play. They're all great players, that's why they're in this league. It's hard ...

  • Big minutes await Porter DEC 05

    07:27 AM ET 12.05 | For Otto Porter, the final hurdle nears. [Porter] still is non-committal if he will play this week, but he has to pass a crucial test for coach Randy Wittman to seriously consider giving him minutes vs. ...

  • Undercover officers injured in car accident in Roxbury

    ROXBURY, Mass. (WHDH) -- Three undercover officers were injured in a car accident while responding to a shooting in Roxbury. The three officers and the two people in the other car were taken to local hospitals. All are expected to be okay. The shooting happened near Elmore and Munroe streets. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries. Police arrested the suspected ...

  • Vt. towns school board to appeal methadone clinic

    SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) A Vermont city plans to take its fight against a new methadone clinic to the state Supreme Court. The South Burlington school board voted Wednesday to pursue its appeal of the Howard Center to court, after losing a lower court battle against the center. The board says the Dorset Street clinic is too close to the city's schools. WCAX-TV reports ...

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