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MassachusettsSun.com Friday 10th September 2010 Issue 3606/2010
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Reward Offered for Burning of Boston Hotel
September 10, 2010 BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) - It was back in January of 2009 when the landmark Boston Hotel in Boston, NY burned to the ground. Now, nearly two years later, an insurance company is hoping...


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Boston's Buchholz squares off with Oakland's Cahill
(Sports Network) - Though a sweep would have been better, a series victory in Boston's most recent set has kept its slim playoff hopes alive. Hoping to make up more ground in the American League...
Wanted Pittsfield Hells Angel turns himself in
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- A member of the Berkshire County chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club wanted for allegedly plotting to frame a government witness scheduled to testify against him in...
Sen. Scott Brown showing a more moderate face
A surge of tea party support helped catapult the upstart Brown into the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat last January and made him an overnight darling of the Republican...
Judge: Framingham can't stop discrimination suit
F RAMINGHAM - A federal judge has ruled that a social services agency that wanted to open a group home for recovering drug addicts in Framingham can move forward with its lawsuit against the town. ...
Stolen Buddha statue gave solace to grieving parents
M ATTAPOISETT — At her gravesite in St. Anthony’s Cemetery, a smiling Buddha kept watch over Katie Lee Kerns, giving her grieving parents a small sense of solace. But that comfort was...
Cape thief creates diversion to steal $4,000
W EST YARMOUTH — A woman who works two jobs to pay her mortgage was robbed of nearly $4,000 Wednesday night when a thief allegedly made a noise and moved a hose to trick her into leaving...
2nd man arraigned in Worcester slaying
Waldemar Quinones pleaded not guilty in Worcester Superior Court on Thursday to first-degree murder, carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license and possessing...
Praise the Lord and pass the burger
(The CREATOR OF ALL THINGS VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE is in his office, at the start of a busy day. Because He can reign wherever He chooses, His current headquarters is an abandoned Burger Chef...
Noah to Denver in a Melo deal? SEP 10
Joakim Noah as part of the deal. ... Noah is one of the premier young centers in the league, and his tenacious defense and basketball IQ have been a huge part of...
LeBron still welcome in horseshoe SEP 10
08:02 AM ET 09.10 | If LeBron James does attend Saturday's Miami-Ohio State game, coach Jim Tressel and his quarterback would appreciate civility. Tressel said Thursday that it was time to let go all...
Beaubois aiming for season-opening return SEP 10
Mavs season opener on Oct. 27. Though no timetable has been established, Beaubois said he's hopeful that his foot is well enough to play at the start of the season. "It's a tough injury with where it...
Nets to work Favors in slowly SEP 10
08:03 AM ET 09.10 | Derrick Favors is looking forward to 2010-11, no matter how gradual his introduction to the league. Yes, the 6-foot-10, 251-pound power forward from Georgia Tech with the...
Milk recall affects 4 northeastern states
Midland Farms voluntarily recalls milk products that may have been improperly pasteurized. Inspectors found a failure of pasteurization equipment at the plant Tuesday. The recalled products are...
NOW, Union, Seek Boston Hospital Exec's Dismissal
BOSTON (AP) ― The National Organization for Women and a union representing health care workers are calling for the chief executive at one of Boston's top teaching hospitals to be fired for a...
Mysterious jellyfish invade Walden Pond
The jellyfish pose little or no threat to humans. Aquarium curator of fishes Steve Bailey tells The Boston Globe the jellies are "wickedly cool"...
Mass. woman in womb-cut case gives DNA sample
W ORCESTER - A Worcester woman accused of killing her pregnant friend and cutting the baby from the womb has complied with a court order to give prosecutors a DNA sample. Prosecutors say 36-year-old...
NOW, union, seek Boston hospital exec's dismissal
BOSTON— The National Organization for Women and a union representing health care workers are calling for the chief executive at one of Boston's top teaching hospitals to be fired for a personal...
With introduction of GPS, riders get up-to-the-minute bus arrival times
Ever find yourself standing in the rain, snow, or sleet and wondering when the next bus will come? Now you can find out with just a tap on your cellphone or the click of a mouse, T officials said...
Gubernatorial hopefuls set for forum
The four candidates for governor plan to appear at a forum focused on human services later this month, the Providers’ Council said yesterday. Governor Deval Patrick, Republican Charles Baker,...
Mystery blooms on Walden Pond
Gwen Acton thought the dime-sized translucent pods she saw on her Sunday swim in Walden Pond were strange, beautiful seeds that had drifted down to the water surface from some flowering...
Mentally disabled teen is fatally shot
A teenager who was charged with manslaughter and had escaped from a mental health facility while awaiting a final resolution on the case was fatally shot Monday night in Mattapan, officials said...
Pair accused of operating clinic without a license
Two women walked into the offices of Victoria Med Spa on Broadway Aug. 4 for a consultation with Victor H. Hernandez and Maria Jose do Nascimento, who ran the clinic specializing in liposuction and...
Globe offers websites for 6 neighborhoods
The Globe and Boston.com yesterday launched websites serving six Boston neighborhoods, expanding the reach of Boston.com’s Your Town network of community-based...
Professor gets a lesson in ill-advised ideas
So it was no surprise that when a retired chemistry professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell did just that at the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in downtown Boston yesterday, he caused a...
D’Alessandro, Lynch spar in rare encounter
US Representative Stephen F. Lynch and his Democratic primary challenger, Mac D’Alessandro, faced off in a televised debate yesterday, a rare clash in a race in which the incumbent has largely...
Brady unharmed in crash; 2d driver has long record
New England’s celebrity quarterback, Tom Brady, emerged stunned but unscathed yesterday after a minivan driven by a man with a long driving record plowed into his car as he headed to Foxborough...
Judge upholds discrimination suit
A federal judge yesterday refused to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit against Framingham officials, ruling there was enough evidence for a jury to find that the town unlawfully manipulated zoning...
Murder convictions upheld in slaying of 4 in Dorchester
The state’s highest court yesterday affirmed the first-degree murder convictions of Calvin Carnes Jr., who fatally shot four men in the basement of a Dorchester home because he wanted a handgun...
University gets $12m gift for research
University officials said the new institute will be built to Defense Department standards and will give Northeastern the ability and clearances to conduct secure research in areas including...
Ethics panel accuses state auditor of violating the law
The State Ethics Commission alleged yesterday that state Auditor A. Joseph DeNucci violated state conflict-of-interest law by directing his office to hire his 75-year-old cousin in...
Mass. among 12 states issued propane alerts
A gas distributor in Illinois has warned officials in at least 12 states that some propane deliveries may have lacked enough of a chemical that gives a distinctive smell to the normally odorless gas,...
‘Swab a cheek, save a life’
Diagnosed with lymphoma three years ago, former Boston police officer Stanley E. Graham Jr. has been trying to find a compatible bone marrow donor to save his life, but he faces...
Mass. confirms 2 more human West Nile cases
BOSTON -- State public health officials say two more human cases of mosquito-borne West Nile virus have been confirmed in Massachusetts. They are the second and third confirmed human cases in the...
Alligator in Charles River in Dedham?
DEDHAM, Mass. -- A boater saw what appeared to be an alligator in the Charles River in Dedham. The boater claims he was canoeing on the Charles when he spotted the creature. The animal rescue league...
Police find several cars in Charles River
NEWTON -- Police found several cars piled up in the Charles River. Low water levels revealed that several cars have been sitting under the water line in Newton. Police say the cars may have been...
Sour Baker a harder sell
Why does Charlie Baker look so perpetually put upon? He’s tall, smart, and wealthy. When this campaign is over, he’ll have a good job regardless of the outcome — either leading the...
Patriots QB Brady unhurt in wreck near Boston home
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was unhurt in a two-vehicle accident near his home Thursday morning before practicing as usual with his team ahead of the season opener and agreeing to a...
3 hurt in Woburn house fire
WOBURN, Mass. -- Fire crews battled a house fire in Woburn, where three people were hurt trying to fight the flames. The owner of the house came home to find her brother trapped in a second floor...
First 'Flying Cars' to Be Built in Massachusetts
The company developing the world's first "flying car" announced on Wednesday that low-volume production of the hybrid vehicle will take off in Massachusetts, perhaps by the end...
Driver in Tom Brady crash has Registry rap sheet
is a chronic scofflaw with a six-page roadway rap sheet littered with accidents, license suspensions and other violations, records show. Ludgero Rodrigues, the 21-year-old driver of a van that...