Provides the latest RSS feeds for Boston News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Massachusetts Sun.com http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/cat/141778e5a055112e/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 05:29:17 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:29:17 -0400 30 CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A memorial service is planned for a newly married Detroit-area youth minister who was killed in a traffic accident as he and his wife were en route to their honeymoon in Myrtle Beach, ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214755543/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 04:18:40 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214755543/scat/141778e5a055112e MYSTIC, Conn. (AP) - There are too few opportunities in life to see the severed limb of a medieval holy man, and so when one presents itself in as unlikely a place as southeastern Connecticut, it should be grasped with ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214755301/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 03:31:00 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214755301/scat/141778e5a055112e NORWICH, Conn. (AP) - A historic city landmark was the site of a real-life ghost story as ghost hunters surveyed the Leffingwell House Museum on Washington ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214755302/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 03:30:59 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214755302/scat/141778e5a055112e New users Please take a minute to register. After you register and pick a screen name, you can publish your comments everywhere on the ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214755300/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 03:30:59 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214755300/scat/141778e5a055112e NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - When Roger Andrews was a student at Gomes Elementary School in New Bedford, his math homework was as liable to have a rendition of Iron Man on the flip side as it was to have equations on the front. Decades later he’s still drawing Iron Man - only in his own style, and getting paid to do ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214755303/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 03:30:58 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214755303/scat/141778e5a055112e An Angel Flight that took off from Hanscom Field in Bedford crashed in New York on Friday night, killing at least two of the three people on board, according to authorities. The Piper PA 34 aircraft was 60 miles from its Rome, N.Y., destination when it went down near Garoga, N.Y., at 5:10 p.m., said Kathleen Bergen, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration. The bodies of one male ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214755349/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 03:20:57 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214755349/scat/141778e5a055112e You must be young to ask that question. No one who watched both Jordan and Bryant play would argue that Kobe is in the same league. Kobe is not even number two. Jordan was a much better defenders and led the league in steals every year, he had a better shoting percentage, averaged more points, and in truth his teamates sucked. Kobe has always had strong ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214755304/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 03:19:38 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214755304/scat/141778e5a055112e Terry Francona's return to Fenway Park has been nothing if not entertaining. The former Red Sox manager and current skipper of the Indians watched his team come out swinging Thursday, lighting up the scoreboard in a 12-3 win. On Friday, John Farrell's squad reversed the fate, sending the Indians back to their hotel with an 8-1 defeat on a rain-soaked night. The third round of this ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214754618/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 02:34:25 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214754618/scat/141778e5a055112e Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona, center, gives pitcher Justin Masterson a pat on the back as he takes him out during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Friday, May 24, 2013. The Red Sox won 8-1. Indians catcher Carlos Santana, left, looks on. (AP Photo/Charles ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753969/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:47:46 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753969/scat/141778e5a055112e It was like any other day. If anything, it might have been a little better than usual -- with more deserved honors for the kids, more jokes and songs, more smiles. Even Mother Nature, after storms the previous day, seemed at first to cooperate as the sun shone ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753950/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:43:38 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753950/scat/141778e5a055112e Henri Dutilleux took a solo bow in this undated photo as Seiji Ozawa, children’s chorus coach Johanna Hill Simpson, and the child vocalists ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753776/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:30:57 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753776/scat/141778e5a055112e Police said Berry was yelling on the westbound platform at about 6:30 a.m. when an MBTA employee asked him to quiet down. That’s when Berry allegedly turned villain - shoving the employee, drawing an expandable baton and screaming obscenities, according to police reports.Transit cops called to the scene later said they cuffed Berry after a brief struggle and found the baton in his jacket ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753771/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:23:22 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753771/scat/141778e5a055112e The AlterG Bionic Leg is built for speed … at least walking speed.Here are a few of its features:• The battery-powered device sells for $40,000 - but is rented out for $700 to $1,000 per month based on hours of use.• The smart-leg is designed to be used for short periods of time and helps teach patients to walk on their own again.• Sensors in the shoes respond to the ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753970/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:23:19 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753970/scat/141778e5a055112e Beloved Boston sportscaster Bob Lobel is going bionic to fulfill his dream of walking easily again.Pool workouts, weight training and hobbling around on crutches just wasn’t cutting it. So the 69-year-old sports maestro and his therapists turned to the magic packed into the $40,000 AlterG Bionic Leg.The battery-operated robotic smart-leg - that wraps around an injured limb (think ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753971/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:23:16 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753971/scat/141778e5a055112e Hundreds of mourners lined the streets of Dalton yesterday to pay their respects and honor Army Spc. Mitchell K. Daehling, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on May 14.Daehling, 24, was remembered as a dedicated soldier, son, husband and friend in a funeral Mass at St. Agnes Church, where his wife, Samantha, whom he married last June 14, eulogized him."I married a hero," she said ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753972/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:23:12 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753972/scat/141778e5a055112e Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua - out of the country for two weeks and counting - is set to return just in time for his cash-strapped city’s yearly budget battle, city officials said, as critics pounced on him for failing to announce or explain his absence."That is not leadership," City Councilor Mark LaPlante told the Herald. "He is supposed to present the budget at the ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753973/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:23:03 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753973/scat/141778e5a055112e Pot proprietors seeking to open a medical marijuana shop will have to pony up at least $83,000 in fees, according to new rules proposed by state health officials.The Department of Public Health expects to collect more than $3.9 million from pot shops and patients in the first year and is looking to create a Medical Marijuana Trust Fund to keep the revenue, acting Commissioner Cheryl Bartlett said ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753974/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:22:54 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753974/scat/141778e5a055112e The pool of mayoral hopefuls is now down to 15 after city election officials yesterday disqualified a potential candidate because he failed to collect the minimum 3,000 signatures to earn a spot on September’s ballot.William J. Dorcena, 40, a mortgage loan officer from Hyde Park, said trying to care for a 14-month-old son with health issues and build a political organization proved too ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753975/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:22:51 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753975/scat/141778e5a055112e A 31-year-old Peabody man was killed after being nearly decapitated in a crash early yesterday morning when the car he was riding in plowed into a parked flatbed tow truck, police said.The driver of the car, Michael J. Fowler, 38, of Peabody, was charged with motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence and negligent operation, second offense OUI, and leaving the scene of a personal ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753976/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:22:47 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753976/scat/141778e5a055112e Bishop M. Thomas Shaw has learned that a tumor removed from his brain last week is malignant and he will need cancer treatments, according to the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. Shaw underwent brain surgery on May 17 after tests revealed the mass on the previous day, the diocese said in a post on its website Friday. The bishop met with his doctors at the Dana Farber Brigham and Women's ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753978/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:22:07 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753978/scat/141778e5a055112e The girlfriend of one of three men brutally murdered in a Waltham apartment in 2011 said Friday she told police soon after the slayings that Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev had been a frequent visitor to the apartment. She is the first to assert that police investigating the murders were aware that Tsarnaev, who previously had been questioned by the FBI about possible terrorist ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753977/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:22:06 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753977/scat/141778e5a055112e Salaries for the state’s judges would climb by $30,000 during the next three years under a measure that won legislative approval this week with little ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753980/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:22:06 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753980/scat/141778e5a055112e PROVIDENCE - Health insurers in Rhode Island are seeking double-digit increases in the premiums that individuals and small businesses will pay for coverage next year, the largest increases in years, as the federal health care law takes full ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753979/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:22:05 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753979/scat/141778e5a055112e Marathon bombing victim Brittany Loring accepted her law degree from dean Vincent D. Rougeau at the Boston College Law School commencement, where interim Senator William ';Mo'; Cowan offered his insight on net worth and ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753981/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:22:03 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753981/scat/141778e5a055112e Thanks to a Brookline teenager, a sapling from the horse chestnut tree that stood near the secret annex in Amsterdam where Anne Frank and her family hid during World War II will soon be planted in Boston ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753982/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:22:03 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753982/scat/141778e5a055112e Fans from Cleveland remember those days, you know, "THE CHOKING CHRONICLES" NOT MUCH TO SAY MY -HEAT FAN- FRIENDS, YOU ARE IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE GOING BACK TO INDIANA EVEN UP.This series should be 2-0 if it were not for a stupid mistake. Indiana gave game one away, that should tell all of us that Miami is overrated.Enough ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753983/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 01:08:19 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753983/scat/141778e5a055112e HYANNIS (CBS) – For the first time since the 1980's a passenger train rolled into Hyannis from Boston. The CapeFlyer is now up and running for the summer season. The inaugural run experienced delays, leaving South Station at 5:15 and arriving in Cape Cod at 8:20pm, about a half hour behind ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753298/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 00:26:35 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753298/scat/141778e5a055112e CLE@BOS: Lackey dominates Indians for third win BOSTON -- Though it is still early, the Red Sox appear to be getting the best-case scenario when it comes to John Lackey's return from Tommy John surgery. The right-hander hasn't just come back to take a spot in the rotation. He looks poised to put together the type of success that marked his years with the Angels. Friday marked the ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753299/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 00:20:02 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214753299/scat/141778e5a055112e The decision by a federal judge yesterday to green light criminal background checks on jurors in the looming James "Whitey" Bulger trial could backfire on the prosecution, experts say."I think that’s where the government can get in trouble sometimes, when it tries to take a case out of the ordinary course of justice," said Timothy Bradl, a defense attorney and former ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214752988/scat/141778e5a055112e Sat, 25 May 2013 00:13:31 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214752988/scat/141778e5a055112e John Lackey allowed two hits in seven innings, Mike Carp hit a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8-1 on a rainy Friday ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214752492/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 23:33:56 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214752492/scat/141778e5a055112e Forty years have passed since Eastern Flight 401 slammed down in the Florida Everglades, yet no memorial has been raised to remember the 101 people who perished that ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214752370/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 23:28:56 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214752370/scat/141778e5a055112e E_Saltalamacchia (4). DP_Cleveland 1, Boston 1. LOB_Cleveland 5, Boston 3. 2B_Brantley (7), Saltalamacchia (11). HR_Carp (3). SB_Kipnis (10), Mar.Reynolds (2), Brantley (3), Ellsbury (14). IP H R ER BB SO Masterson L,7-3 6 6 5 5 5 R.Hill -3 Albers -3 Pestano Lackey W,3-4 7 8 Uehara ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214752493/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 23:05:34 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214752493/scat/141778e5a055112e The Red Cross has received more than $15 million in donations and pledges so far for the town of Moore, which was struck by a tornado Monday that killed 24, injured more than 300 and destroyed thousands of ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214751820/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 22:27:08 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214751820/scat/141778e5a055112e A small passenger plane that took off from Hanscom Air Force Base crashed in New York tonight.The Piper PA 34 aircraft with three people on board crashed in Garoga, N.Y., near Highway 29 at about 5:10 p.m., said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen.The identities and conditions of the people on the plane were not immediately known.Bergen said the plane had been headed to ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214751821/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 21:59:13 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214751821/scat/141778e5a055112e MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Gov. Peter Shumlin is defending a property deal he made with a neighbor whose family now says the man is mentally unfit to make the sale ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214751823/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 21:58:12 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214751823/scat/141778e5a055112e Chris Cullen was working as a private military contractor in Afghanistan so he could be close to his wife, an Army helicopter pilot, when his world was shattered, our news partners at ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214751093/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 21:18:52 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214751093/scat/141778e5a055112e A trauma surgeon who ran in this year's Boston Marathon and then helped treat victims of the bombing at Massachusetts General Hospital was in New Hampshire on Friday telling his ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214751092/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 21:18:51 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214751092/scat/141778e5a055112e BOSTON ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214751597/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 21:12:35 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214751597/scat/141778e5a055112e The ducklings in the Public Garden; the sculptures celebrating historic figures throughout Boston; the unexpected mural that brightens a blighted building - it's all public art, and it all makes our environment livelier and more interesting. Tonight, we discover the people and the stories behind some of the city's best known landmarks, as we explore the work of sculptors Nancy Schon and ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750167/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 20:10:43 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750167/scat/141778e5a055112e A small plane that had departed from Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Mass., crashed near Garoga, N.Y., Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750166/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 20:10:43 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750166/scat/141778e5a055112e Rescuers circled the mangled bridge Thursday, looking for survivors who plunged into the river below. At least three people were trapped in their ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750168/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 20:10:42 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750168/scat/141778e5a055112e Email BOSTON -- The Red Sox couldn't afford to play the waiting game with Shane Victorino this time around. Victorino's sore left hamstring and ailing back forced him to the 15-day disabled list on Friday, retroactive to Tuesday. "Our goal was to be back the next couple days, but situations come up," said Victorino, who expects to miss the minimum amount of time. With Will ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750169/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 19:50:02 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750169/scat/141778e5a055112e Email BOSTON -- The Red Sox activated David Ross from the seven-day concussion disabled list Friday after doctors cleared him to resume playing. The catcher, who has been on the disabled list since May 12, completed a one-game rehab assignment at Double-A Portland on Thursday, going 1-for-3 with an RBI double. In order to make room for Ross on the roster, Boston sent catcher Ryan Lavarnway to ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750170/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 19:50:02 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750170/scat/141778e5a055112e BOSTON (AP) -- The judge presiding over the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger is allowing prosecutors to conduct criminal background on potential ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750403/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 19:49:18 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750403/scat/141778e5a055112e AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic lawmakers had no change of heart Friday on a bill to repay a $484 million debt to Maine hospitals and expand ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750172/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 19:42:13 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750172/scat/141778e5a055112e WESTFORD, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security says Route 128 between Essex and Westford has reopened after the water subsided from the flash ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750171/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 19:42:13 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750171/scat/141778e5a055112e HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is defending efforts to restrict the release of certain public records related to the Newtown school shooting, saying he wants to protect the victims’ ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750173/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 19:42:12 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750173/scat/141778e5a055112e Cavaliers when they go on the clock this year. Unlike years past, there isn???t a clear cut prospect that stands out above the rest of the field, as Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving did the past two seasons. Right now most of the talk is centering on Kentucky center Nerlens Noel but ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750174/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 19:30:49 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214750174/scat/141778e5a055112e New York Rangers' Carl Hagelin, center, watches as his shot scores past Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, left, while Boston Bruins' Johnny Boychuk, right, looks on during the second period in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in the NHL Stanley Cup playoff, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in New York. (Seth ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749128/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 19:04:07 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749128/scat/141778e5a055112e Like millions of other Americans, Dan and Sally Sligh packed up their vehicle and headed out for a Memorial Day weekend trip. As they crossed the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River outside Seattle, Washington, the bridge gave way and their pickup truck plunged into the frigid ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749084/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:15 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749084/scat/141778e5a055112e BOSTON (AP) - Cleveland Indians first baseman Nick Swisher is back from the paternity list after his wife, JoAnna, had the couple’s first child, a ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749129/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:30 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749129/scat/141778e5a055112e BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox have placed outfielder Shane Victorino and third baseman Will Middlebrooks on the 15-day disabled list and recalled right-hander Alfredo Aceves and infielder Jose ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749130/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:29 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749130/scat/141778e5a055112e A Lawrence non-profit has settled federal allegations that the organization paid some of its employees full-time wages when they were working at the same time at another non-profit and that the former executive director and another employee were not working as much as they were supposed to. The Greater Lawrence Community Action Council (GLCAC) won funding from the Department of Education to hire ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749131/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:29 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749131/scat/141778e5a055112e UNDERHILL, Vt. (AP) - Flash flooding from record-tying rainfall in parts of northern Vermont washed out roads, damaged bridges and clogged culverts after a string of overnight thunderstorms across the region that left some residents Friday slogging through mud and ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749132/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:28 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749132/scat/141778e5a055112e Prosecutors will be allowed to conduct criminal background checks on jurors in the trial of James "Whitey" Bulger, a federal judge ruled today. Citing the "unique circumstances of the case," US District Judge Denise J. Casper, who is presiding over the notorious gangster's trial, ruled this afternoon that the checks could be made. Prosecutors had contended, among other ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749133/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:28 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749133/scat/141778e5a055112e PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - School volunteers in Rhode Island will have to undergo a criminal background check under legislation signed into law by Gov. Lincoln ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749134/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:28 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749134/scat/141778e5a055112e Listen! Right now the Lakers are stuck. They made such a big investment to bring Dwight Howard and Steve Nash that they have no choice but to see it through until the end. Both Pau Gasol and MWP are virtually untradeable and we we all know that Kobe is off the market. That guy is going to retire a Laker for sure. Other than that, they have virtually nothing to bargain with. Their bench sucks and ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749136/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 18:23:24 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749136/scat/141778e5a055112e Epizyme, whose CEO is Robert Gould, is expected to hold its IPO during the week of May 27. Epizyme Inc., a venture-backed biotech based in Cambridge, Mass., with ambitious plans for seeking drug approvals, is set to go public during the week of May 27, according to Renaissance Capital. The initial public offering of about 4.3 million shares, plus another 643,000 in over-allotments, could raise as ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749135/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 18:00:55 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214749135/scat/141778e5a055112e Four days after a deadly tornado tore through Moore, Okla., a 6-year-old boy, formerly of Massachusetts, has been reunited with a prized possession thought to be lost in the ruins of his ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748107/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:54:51 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748107/scat/141778e5a055112e Police say David Allen reported on Friday that the syrup was stored in bulk barrels, and was valued at about $1,200. Anyone with information regarding this crime is encouraged to contact the Vermont State Police at 300-4919, or to leave an anonymous tip by texting "CRIMES" to keyword ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748106/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:54:51 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748106/scat/141778e5a055112e Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748109/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:52 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748109/scat/141778e5a055112e Seth Proctor, formerly a developer at NuoDB, has been named the company's new CTO. Cambridge-based NuoDB, developer of a database built to work in the cloud which aims to power the Web of the future, says co-founder Jim Starkey has retired from the CTO position at the firm. He has been succeeded in the role by company developer Seth Proctor. Starkey had spent three decades working in ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748466/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:57 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748466/scat/141778e5a055112e NEW BEDFORD - The father of a Marine killed in Iraq has received a Purple Heart to replace one that was given to his son, but stolen earlier this ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748110/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:12 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748110/scat/141778e5a055112e Sathwik Karnik smiled and gave a thumbs-up after winning as host Alex Trebek gestured. The runner-up was Conrad Oberhaus of Illinois. The winning answer was ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748112/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:12 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748112/scat/141778e5a055112e HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - State and federal officials, including the U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, offered reassurances Friday that efforts are underway to improve school security in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown and the gun violence experienced in Connecticut’s state capital and other ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748113/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:11 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748113/scat/141778e5a055112e HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut lawmakers are considering dueling bills that mandate special labels on food that contains genetically modified ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748111/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:11 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748111/scat/141778e5a055112e EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island environmental officials say there’s no indication of toxic or hazardous waste at a former recycling facility in East Providence that closed after years of complaints from ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748115/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:10 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748115/scat/141778e5a055112e MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Sen. Patrick Leahy said Friday he was disappointed he was unsuccessful in his bid to amend immigration reform legislation to protect same-sex couples in which one of the partners is ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748114/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:10 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748114/scat/141778e5a055112e Golden State Warriors and underwent an MRI on Thursday to check on the recovery. The results? His calf seems to be recovering just fine and there will be no limitation on his workload in Game 3 on Saturday. Parker said that he's feeling better and believes he'll be fine on ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748116/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:14:31 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748116/scat/141778e5a055112e 04:24 PM ET 05.24 | New Orleans Pelicans point guard Greivis Vasquez will undergo surgery to remove loos particles in both of his ankles. A report had indicated that Vasquez is expected to miss 12 to 16 weeks. Vasquez dealt with ankle problems towards the end of the season where he missed four games between March and April with separate sprains. If the reported timetable is correct, Vasquez will ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748117/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:14:31 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748117/scat/141778e5a055112e Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, and his left-handed finish has become all the buzz. James states when he was eight years old his coach would drill him on the proper steps, and form, to finish with his left hand. That practice paid off for James, though it comes as no surprise that the leagues Most Valuable Player can drive left or hand and finish with either ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748118/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:14:30 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748118/scat/141778e5a055112e Warriors , according to his agent. Biedrins will enter the final year of a six-year, $54 million, contract that he signed with the team in 2008. He averaged .5 points and 2.9 rebounds with ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748119/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:14:29 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748119/scat/141778e5a055112e Dwight Howard , and are considering trading out of the 13th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft in order to save cap space, but they may also be preparing to make a pitch ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748120/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 17:14:28 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214748120/scat/141778e5a055112e MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont State Police are investigating the theft of 400 gallons of maple syrup in Starksboro. Police say David Allen reported on Friday that the syrup was stored in bulk barrels, and was valued at about $1,200. Anyone with information regarding this crime is encouraged to contact the Vermont State Police at 300-4919, or to leave an anonymous tip by texting ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747352/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 16:47:55 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747352/scat/141778e5a055112e American cities don't come much more traditional than Boston. Home to Paul Revere House, Faneuil Hall and the Freedom Trail, the city practically drips colonial history, and can leave a visitor with a curious desire to don a tri-cornered hat.But Beantown has embraced the American cocktail renaissance with full fervour and, through the Boston Beer Company and its Samuel Adams beers, has ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214746435/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 16:46:30 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214746435/scat/141778e5a055112e The paper reported that Kenneth Erickson, 48, was arraigned Friday in Central District Court after police said he assaulted his wife and threatened to burn down their Maravista Road ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214746999/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:56 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214746999/scat/141778e5a055112e Some 300 mourners crowded inside Eagle Heights Baptist Church here Friday to pay their respects to an elementary school student killed when a tornado churned through nearby Moore, ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214746953/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 16:39:38 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214746953/scat/141778e5a055112e Officials have tightened security for Sunday's Indianapolis 500, which typically draws more than 200,000 spectators, in response to the deadly Boston Marathon bombings last ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747000/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 16:38:18 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747000/scat/141778e5a055112e US Representative Edward J. Markey, the Democratic nominee for the US Senate, reduced his federal tax rate to under 20 percent over the last eight years by taking large deductions, including about $9,000 a year in work-related deductions. According to his federal and state tax filings dating back to 2005, almost of all of Markey's income came from his congressional salary, which ranged from ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747002/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:21 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747002/scat/141778e5a055112e AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Gov. Paul LePage, who got in a tussle with legislative leaders for having a television running outside his office, was still staying away from his State House office in protest ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747001/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:21 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747001/scat/141778e5a055112e HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Commission on Friday denied a bid by Newtown officials to postpone a hearing on a request by The Associated Press for records related to the gunman in December’s school ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747005/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:20 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747005/scat/141778e5a055112e BANGOR, Maine (AP) - A judge says a Maine man charged with throwing a man out a window to his death in 2011 is not competent to stand ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747004/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:20 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747004/scat/141778e5a055112e AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - After a day of bitter confrontation and dueling press releases bearing charges of non-cooperation, no progress is seen in Augusta as Republicans backing Gov. Paul LePage and majority Democrats hope for ways to repay a looming debt to hospitals and expand Medicaid ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747007/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:19 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747007/scat/141778e5a055112e PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Members of Brown University’s governing body have asked the school to develop a ‘‘robust response’’ to climate change but taken no action on a recommendation that it divest from coal ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747006/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:19 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214747006/scat/141778e5a055112e Brothers Tamerlan Tsarnaev, left, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are accused of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombing. Tamerlan was closely monitored while in Dagestan last ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745341/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 15:37:50 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745341/scat/141778e5a055112e During the period dating back to 2005, Markey reported earning a cumulative $1.2 million, mostly from his salary as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The returns show Markey paid, on average, about 24 percent of his income in federal and state taxes. In 2012, Markey reported income of $161,443. He paid $32,399 in federal taxes and $7,333 in state taxes. Markey had been under ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745692/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 15:34:57 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745692/scat/141778e5a055112e According to the Cape Cod Times, about 1,110 passengers can fit on the CapeFLYER train that was scheduled to leave out of South Station at 5:12 p.m. Friday and arrive at the Hyannis Transportation Center by 7:50 ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745691/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 15:34:56 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745691/scat/141778e5a055112e Police laid out their case Wednesday against a man accused of killing a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in a wooded area miles from her home, but the details remained hidden from public view after a judge sealed a crucial affidavit at the request of the suspect's ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745466/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:37 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745466/scat/141778e5a055112e Ken Murray is a Greater Boston based writer/actor/filmmaker with an interest in photography. A movie reviewer with a strong emphasis on pop culture, he is experienced on both the East Coast and West Coast after spending three years in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley and doing the Hollywood ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745693/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 15:24:54 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745693/scat/141778e5a055112e If you’ve been following the residential real estate market here in Boston, you already know how difficult it is to find a property that’s available and still ‘on the market,’ beyond a few days of being listed. The idea that we were still in a ‘buyer’s market,’ disappeared months ago almost overnight. Real estate agents around the city have been clamoring ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745694/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:40 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745694/scat/141778e5a055112e CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say five pairs of endangered piping plovers are nesting along the sandy shores of Hampton and ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745695/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:30 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745695/scat/141778e5a055112e AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Gov. Paul LePage, who got in a tussle with legislative leaders for having a television running outside his office, is still staying away from his State House office in ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745697/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:29 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745697/scat/141778e5a055112e PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A proposal in Rhode Island to require all school volunteers to undergo a criminal background check is heading to Gov. Lincoln Chafee for his ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745699/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:28 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745699/scat/141778e5a055112e The state will open Scarborough North, Roger Wheeler, East Matunuck and Misquamicut state beaches from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The freshwater beach at Lincoln Woods State Park will also open ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745698/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:28 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214745698/scat/141778e5a055112e MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A committee of Vermont State Board of Education has been set up to do a national search for a new education secretary. Armando Vilaseca, who was education commissioner, was appointed to the job for a year in January. Gov. Peter Shumlin had said that a national search would begin at midyear for someone to take the job on a more permanent basis. Vilaseca had said when he ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744749/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:09 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744749/scat/141778e5a055112e A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744431/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:18 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744431/scat/141778e5a055112e Fans coming to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for this weekend's Indy 500 will notice some changes in the traditional routine in response to last month's bombing at the Boston Marathon.Getting into the speedway will be harder as officials tighten up access to the track, closing traffic on one popular route. More uniformed police officers also will be present. But the biggest impact ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744430/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:17 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744430/scat/141778e5a055112e A Fall River man threatened Mayor William Flanagan's "health and safety" because he was upset that the mayor was unavailable to see him Thursday afternoon at Government Center, officials ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744432/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:09 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744432/scat/141778e5a055112e Napolitano is scheduled to meet Friday with state Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral, state police Superintendent Col. Timothy Alben, Boston Mayor Tom Menino, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and members of the state's congressional delegation. She will also meet with first responders to reiterate the department's ongoing support and collaboration on issues including training ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744433/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:08 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744433/scat/141778e5a055112e Train service from New York to Boston was back on schedule Wednesday on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways, five days after a derailment in Connecticut injured scores of commuters and damaged ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744175/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:46 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744175/scat/141778e5a055112e A day after a jury deadlocked on whether Jodi Arias should be sentenced to death for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, the jury foreman described the decision process as tense and ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744393/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 14:16:48 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744393/scat/141778e5a055112e Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is in Boston today, meeting with state and city officials to discuss public safety training and government information sharing.Napolitano will meet with state Secretary of Public Safety and Security Andrea Cabral, State Police Superintendent Col. Timothy Alben, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, and Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, along with members ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744434/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:54:43 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744434/scat/141778e5a055112e In an effort to boost student attendance at Eagles games on campus, Boston College is introducing a "Gold Pass", which will function as a ticket to all varsity sporting events.The pass, which will cost $175 and be loaded onto the students' BC ID cards, replaces the model of season tickets being sold for each individual sport. Student also will use the card to earn points toward ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744435/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:54:23 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744435/scat/141778e5a055112e In an emotional ceremony today that capped off a painful two weeks, Joseph Ford Sr. was given a Purple Heart medal in honor of his late son's service to the country, replacing one that was snatched by thieves from Ford's New Bedford home earlier this month. Ford was originally presented the Purple Heart following the 2006 death of his 19-year-old son, Marine Lance Corporal Michael ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744438/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:29 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744438/scat/141778e5a055112e Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino formally threw his support behind US Representative Edward J. Markey on Friday, but said he could explain neither the Malden Democrat's string of missed votes in Congress nor his decision not to release his tax returns until the Friday of Memorial Day weekend. "I can't explain that," Menino told reporters of Markey's timing around the tax ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744439/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:28 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744439/scat/141778e5a055112e AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine is one of the nation’s top maple syrup-producing states, and Gov. Paul LePage has signed a bill to change the way the sweet product is ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744437/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:27 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744437/scat/141778e5a055112e The governor on Thursday signed the bill that will require the secretary of state to place a $2 donation checkoff on driver’s license application and renewal forms to fund a new Maine Organ and Tissue Donation Fund. The purpose is to promote education about organ donations and increase registration of residents for organ ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744436/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:27 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744436/scat/141778e5a055112e Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, head of the Archdiocese of Boston, will ordain five new priests Saturday, the archdiocese said. The ceremony, set to begin at 9 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, will be be broadcast live on the CatholicTV Network, the archdiocese said in a statement. O'Malley will ordain John Augustine Cassani, 32, who will be the homilist; Thomas Keith Macdonald, ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744441/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:26 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744441/scat/141778e5a055112e Stephen P. Laffey said he is deferring to former Rep. Tom Tancredo, who announced on Thursday that he intended to run on the Republican ticket. Laffey said he agrees with most of Tancredo’s positions and there was no need to ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744440/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:26 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744440/scat/141778e5a055112e HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut is making $5 million available immediately to cities and towns to help reimburse them for school safety and security upgrades following the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744442/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:25 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744442/scat/141778e5a055112e PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) - Lawyers for the town of Portsmouth and the state have met with a federal judge over the town’s attempt to stop construction of a toll system on the new Sakonnet River ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744444/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:24 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744444/scat/141778e5a055112e Police have seized a large stash of narcotics, prescription pills, and guns from homes in Plymouth and Carver in simultaneous raids, and arrested three men who allegedly distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of drugs throughout Plymouth and Bristol counties, prosecutors said. Over several months, State Police, Carver police, and the US Postal Service allegedly tracked shipments of ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744443/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:24 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744443/scat/141778e5a055112e Interleukin CEO Kenneth Kornman It was a close call for Interleukin Genetics Inc. (OTCQB:ILIU), but the company said it is on track. The Waltham, Mass. diagnostics company received word that its University of Michigan study has been accepted for publication with just a week to go. The study, which showed the value of PST - a genetic test that measures the risk of developing periodontal disease - ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744007/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:41:42 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744007/scat/141778e5a055112e Moderna Therapeutics announced the appointment of John Reynders as the companys first chief information officer. The following personnel announcements at New England-area biotech companies have been made in recent weeks: Cambridge, Mass.-based Moderna Therapeutics announced the appointment of John Reynders as the companys first chief information officer, effective in July. Reynders held several ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744006/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:32:24 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744006/scat/141778e5a055112e At 84 percent, Brandeis University in Waltham had the Bay State's 10th-best graduation rate for students earning a bachelor's degree within four years. Its been roughly a week since we first published our list of the Massachusetts colleges with the best and worst graduation rates, and already weve seen a change atop the rankings. Sort of. After our story ran, we received word from ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744445/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:25:39 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744445/scat/141778e5a055112e Citi Performing Arts Center is looking for a few good artists and performers for its first ArtWeek, a citywide celebration of the arts set to launch in September. With a concept like Bostons popular Restaurant Week, Citi Performing Arts Center plans to launch ArtWeek Boston twice a year, starting in the fall, as a collection of arts, culture and entertainment events and experiences. Citi will ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214743737/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:15 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214743737/scat/141778e5a055112e A jury has found in favor of a Worcester police officer who was accused in a lawsuit of severely beating a man with his service baton during a fight outside a ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742976/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:20 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742976/scat/141778e5a055112e Menino endorsed Markey on Friday during an event at a Boston union hall. Among other things, the mayor credited Markey for being out front on gun control and for securing federal funding for medical research institutions, a key part of the city's economy. Markey said he was honored by the endorsement. The Democrat, who was first elected to the House in 1976, has been criticized by ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742978/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:19 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742978/scat/141778e5a055112e "Mr. Paws," an almost 2-year-old orange and white domestic short-haired cat owned by a Sandwich family, was found shot outside the owner's home on Pierre Vernier Drive on May 17. The cat was alive, but paralyzed from the waist down and later euthanized by veterinarians, the Animal Rescue League said. A $500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742977/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:19 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742977/scat/141778e5a055112e Welcome to Dedham, where town officials don't want to go broke. Town Meeting season is in full swing in Massachusetts (rim shot, queue laugh track). Thank you, thank you. Ill be here all week. But seriously folks, is there anything more ridiculous than a bunch of town officials making the case for new spending while at the same time ignoring the billions upon billions in unfunded health care ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744004/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:40 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214744004/scat/141778e5a055112e Ryan McDonagh #27 of the New York Rangers celebrates after the Rangers won 4-3 in overtime as Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins skates off of the ice. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742980/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:54:51 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742980/scat/141778e5a055112e Transit Police responding to a call for an assault on a Green Line inspector had no idea they would soon come face to face with the Man of Steal.Stephen Berry, 28, wanted on a larceny warrant out of Brookline District Court was wearing a Superman T shirt underneath a suit coat while he was allegedly yelling obscenities and causing a disturbance inside the Copley MBTA stop, cops said.When Transit ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742981/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:15 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742981/scat/141778e5a055112e BOSTON -- State public health officials are proposing a fee structure for the state's new medical marijuana program.Under draft regulations filed Friday, patients certified to receive medical marijuana would pay a $50 annual registration fee to the state. Those who qualify for a hardship license to cultivate marijuana at home would pay an additional $100 fee.The proposed rules call for ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742458/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:11 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742458/scat/141778e5a055112e PEABODY, Mass. -- A Peabody man is headed to court to face drunken driving and vehicular homicide charges in connection with a crash that took the life of his passenger.A spokeswoman for the Essex district attorney's office 37-year-old Michael Fowler was behind the wheel of a vehicle that struck a parked flat-bed tow truck at about 12:30 a.m. Friday.Authorities say Fowler's passenger, ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742982/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:10 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742982/scat/141778e5a055112e MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont’s senior U.S. senator says he hopes a farm bill now working its way through Congress will save taxpayer money while continuing assistance for dairy farmers and conservation ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742989/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:52 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742989/scat/141778e5a055112e Dispensaries granted a license to sell marijuana for medical use in Massachusetts will be required to pay an $50,000 annual fee under proposed regulations unveiled Friday by the state Department of Public ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742988/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:52 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742988/scat/141778e5a055112e BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Attorneys for a 65-year-old woman injured in last week’s train crash in Connecticut say they have filed a lawsuit alleging negligence by the Metro-North ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742986/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:52 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742986/scat/141778e5a055112e ORONO, Maine (AP) - A data-collection buoy that can be plopped in the ocean and used to determine the suitability of remote locations for offshore wind farms is ready for real-world testing, the University of Maine announced ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742987/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:52 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742987/scat/141778e5a055112e MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Sen. Patrick Leahy says reforming the U.S. immigration system requires a comprehensive, rather than a piecemeal, ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742990/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:51 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742990/scat/141778e5a055112e It offers individual and group counseling for veterans and their family members, military sexual trauma counseling, and post-traumatic stress disorder ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742983/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:50 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742983/scat/141778e5a055112e WASHINGTON _ It was "with a heavy heart" that Senator Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat, said he was withdrawing his amendment that would have allowed gay Americans to bring their foreign partners into the country as part of the immigration overhaul that passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this week. Leahy's decision marked the latest in a series of setbacks ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742992/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:50 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742992/scat/141778e5a055112e AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A bill that would protect some American loggers’ jobs from being taken by workers employed by foreign companies has cleared a hurdle in the Maine ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742991/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:50 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742991/scat/141778e5a055112e PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America says it is pleased by a vote to allow openly gay boys to ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742993/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:49 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742993/scat/141778e5a055112e In this photograph taken Monday, May, 13, 2013, a sign lists rules and regulations to enter Main Beach in East Hampton, N.Y., stands ready to greet summer visitors. Main Beach is number one on the 2013 list of Top 10 Beaches produced annually by coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as "Dr. Beach," director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742995/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:48 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742995/scat/141778e5a055112e Warriors guard Stephen Curry is unquestionably one of the best shooters in professional basketball and he was on fire early in the NBA postseason. Unfortunately for Curry and ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742996/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:28:46 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742996/scat/141778e5a055112e Tuan Ha-Ngoc, president and CEO, Aveo Oncology Aveo Oncology (Nasdaq:AVEO) remained quiet Friday after the news that its partner to commercialize its potential drug for kidney cancer is giving up plans to seek approval for the drug in Europe, and wont pay for further trials. Shares in Aveo opened Friday down 17 percent, but by noon, had risen to $2.58 a share, about 4 percent below Thursdays ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742454/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 12:28:25 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742454/scat/141778e5a055112e Singer Joey McIntyre fought back tears on the fifth annual New Kids on the Block cruise to the Bahamas this week while talking about the Boston Marathon ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741031/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:15 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741031/scat/141778e5a055112e This may be hard to believe in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but an annual list of the best beaches in the country has a New York beach ranked No. ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741036/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:11 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741036/scat/141778e5a055112e Grace Denney, 10, hopes to have a new best friend at her side soon. Grace always has an adult and an epi pen nearby because her allergy to peanuts and tree nuts is so severe, any exposure -- even in the air -- can lead to severe breathing difficulty. "Basically you have five or 10 minutes. It's a life or death situation. You have five or 10 minutes to get her medical attention," ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741037/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:11 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741037/scat/141778e5a055112e Police said Unique Gould beat her son, causing a fatal brain injury. She is charged with manslaughter, one count of first-degree assault and three counts of second-degree ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741034/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:10 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741034/scat/141778e5a055112e One of the accused Boston Marathon bombing suspects who traveled to Russia in the months leading up to the attack may have received no help from militants and he had no ties to international terror rings, ABC News ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741035/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:09 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741035/scat/141778e5a055112e The driver, Michael J. Fowler, 37, was charged with motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence, among other charges. Prosecutors said it was his second drunken driving ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741033/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:09 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741033/scat/141778e5a055112e Investors in feeder funds for Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme can keep suing their audit firm, KPMG, a Massachsuetts panel ruled. A Massachusetts appellate panel has given a group of 27 investors who lost $20 million in hedge funds linked to Bernard Madoffs massive Ponzi scheme the go-ahead to continue suing audit firm KPMG in court. The plaintiffs in the case, Askenazy v. KPMG LLP, invested in ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742218/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:43 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742218/scat/141778e5a055112e , with three intimate club shows in New York earlier this week. But for guitarist and producer Aaron Dessner, the band's headlining slot at the first ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214740247/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:15 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214740247/scat/141778e5a055112e Police arrested two men Friday on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a flight from Pakistan to the United Kingdom was diverted to Stansted Airport, outside of ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214740982/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:59 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214740982/scat/141778e5a055112e protein and looking to lose your winter weight in time for beach season, Svelte protein shakes would be a good supplement for your active ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741039/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:43:19 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741039/scat/141778e5a055112e BOSTON (CBS) — The Brooklyn Nets need a head coach, and with heretofore unfounded rumors persisting that Doc Rivers might be considering leaving the Boston Celtics, the Nets figured they’d take a shot in the dark and ask the Celtics for permission to talk with ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741040/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:38:45 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741040/scat/141778e5a055112e The string of tornadoes that ripped across the central United States in the past week did between $2 billion and $5 billion in damage, according to an initial estimate from Eqecat, a catastrophe risk ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214740089/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:31 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214740089/scat/141778e5a055112e NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Federal officials investigating last week's train derailment in Connecticut say the engineer described what they call an "unusual condition" on the track before the train ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741487/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:31:19 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741487/scat/141778e5a055112e Are you going to miss resigning Lt. Gov. Tim Murray?The scandal -plagued number two official in Gov. Deval Patrick’s Administration announced this week he would be stepping down in June in order to take a job at the Worcester Chamber of Commerce.Previously, Murray’s most dramatic press conference came in 2011 when he spoke about the high-speed, pre-dawn crash that left a wreck of his ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741041/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:26 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741041/scat/141778e5a055112e © Copyright by the Boston Herald and Herald Media.No portion of BostonHerald.com or its content may be reproduced without the owner's written ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741042/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:24 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741042/scat/141778e5a055112e Authorities in two states are looking for Shaun Springer, who allegedly strangled a woman in New Hampshire and is also a suspect in a Lynn ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741044/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:22 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741044/scat/141778e5a055112e AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A bill to protect children in certain parks and fields from sex offenders has won final legislative approval and was sent to Gov. Paul LePage for his ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741043/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:22 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741043/scat/141778e5a055112e Police stopped the vehicle and arrested three of the suspects- 38-year-old Jacobina Carter of Brattleboro; 19-year-old Marcus Koritz of Springfield, Mass.; and 29-yeasr-old James Manning of Jersey City, N.J. - on kidnapping ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741045/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:21 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741045/scat/141778e5a055112e AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A bill requiring Maine public schools to provide at least 30 minutes of physical activity each school day for kindergarten through fifth grade students has won an initial round in the state ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741047/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:20 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741047/scat/141778e5a055112e Steven Lee, who had co-founded ScanScout, now serves as CTO of Tremor Video, which acquired ScanScout in 2010. New York-based Tremor Video, which acquired Boston ad tech startup ScanScout in 2010 and continues to operate a Boston office, has filed plans for an initial public offering aimed at raising $86.2 million. Tremor Video's CTO is Steven Lee, an MIT grad who joined company through the ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742234/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 11:15:29 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214742234/scat/141778e5a055112e Just one month after Zappix rolled out an application to aid in the collection of donations for Boston Marathon bombing victims, its done it again for those in Oklahoma who were left homeless after recent tornadoes smacked the state, leaving behind a path of devastation. The Israeli-based mobile portal and customer service app company, which recently opened its U.S. headquarters in Burlington, ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741049/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 10:52:21 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741049/scat/141778e5a055112e For some teams, a little chaos is in their DNA. The Boston Bruins, for instance, do not seem comfortable unless their playoff series go to seven games. It is even better if they are down a few goals in the third period, so failing to sweep the Rangers Thursday night in Game 4 came as a surprise to almost no one. The series may have only just ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741038/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 10:48:14 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741038/scat/141778e5a055112e SWARTHMORE, Pa. - In a story May 22, The Associated Press reported 72 percent of Harvard University's student body voted in favor of the school's endowment divesting from fossil fuel companies. The story should have made clear that the vote was held only among undergraduates and that of the ballots cast, 72 percent were in favor of ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214739737/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 10:47:57 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214739737/scat/141778e5a055112e Former iProspect exec, Robert J. Murray has been named president at Skyword. Skyword, a Boston marketing firm that creates content for the Web and aims to eventually go public, has created the position of president and named a former global president of iProspect to fill it. On Friday morning the company named Robert Murray as president. At Boston-based iProspect, which was acquired last month by ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741048/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 10:44:32 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214741048/scat/141778e5a055112e Public defenders seeking to keep convicted sex offenders’ identities secret spent nearly $100,000 in taxpayer money last year on expert testimony - a strategy pushed in a widely circulated handbook advising attorneys on how to beat the state’s registry, a Herald review found.The review comes as the Senate yesterday approved a measure to add the names of Level 2 predators to the Sex ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214739570/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:37 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214739570/scat/141778e5a055112e The bill, which was approved Thursday night, would require police to get a warrant before engaging in location tracking of cellphones and other GPS-enabled devices in non-emergency ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214739571/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:44 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214739571/scat/141778e5a055112e Last year, the founders of Vaxess Technologies - including Michael Schrader, Livio Valenti, Kathryn Kosuda, and Patrick Ho- won Harvard University President's Challenge. Newly-launched Vaxess Technologies Inc., a life sciences company developing vaccine stabilization technology, has closed the first tranche of a $3.75 million Series A round of financing. Norwich Ventures led the round, which ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214739313/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 10:15:36 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214739313/scat/141778e5a055112e BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts Senate has given final approval to its version of the state budget, setting the stage for negotiations with the House over the $34 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738837/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 09:42:30 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738837/scat/141778e5a055112e NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- The city of Northampton has removed six of the 16 benches in its busy downtown shopping district -- because it seems people were actually sitting on them.Mayor David Narkewicz says the city received numerous complaints, particularly from businesses, about people loitering for hours on benches he says were meant for short-term use.Daniel Yacuzzo, director of the Business ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738705/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 09:36:30 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738705/scat/141778e5a055112e The Boston Marathon bombings and the butchering of a British soldier, attributed to terrorism suspects who had already faced official scrutiny, are further proof of how hard it is for free societies to stop small-scale jihadist offensives, security experts say, but critics say law enforcement is handicapping itself with excessive political correctness.Critics point to the blackballing of ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738706/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 09:36:13 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738706/scat/141778e5a055112e HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Congressman John Larson are announcing a new manufacturing jobs initiative that will bring together state government, businesses and ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738708/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 09:35:29 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738708/scat/141778e5a055112e CANTON, Mass. (AP) - Destination XL Group Inc.’s fiscal first-quarter net income dropped 57 percent as the men’s clothing and accessories company contended with a chilly spring and higher ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738709/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 09:35:28 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738709/scat/141778e5a055112e HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A bill that would require special labels on baby food containing genetically modified ingredients has passed the state House of ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738710/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 09:35:28 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738710/scat/141778e5a055112e The FBI agents, who eliminated Boston terrorist Tamerlan Tsarnaev, died as they fell out of a helicopter, the press service of the FBI said. Two officers of the counter-terrorism department of the Federal Bureau of Investigation died on Friday, May 17. The incident occurred during training exercises conducted by the FBI at a distance of 12 nautical miles from the coast of the U.S. state of ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738711/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 09:21:01 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738711/scat/141778e5a055112e New York grab 4-3 overtime victory over Boston to keep series alive after Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask gifts Rangers comeback; Detroit Red Wings take 3-1 series lead over Chicago ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737892/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 09:02:17 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737892/scat/141778e5a055112e Adam Valkin, a Cambridge-based managing director at General Catalyst Partners, has joined the board at New York-based LoyalBlocks. General Catalyst Partners has led a $9 million Series A round for New York mobile loyalty tech startup LoyalBlocks, and General Catalyst's new Cambridge-based managing director Adam Valkin will join the startup's board. Valkin had joined General Catalyst in ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738129/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 08:54:30 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738129/scat/141778e5a055112e BOSTON (AP) -- U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is in Boston to meet with government officials and visit the marathon bombings ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738008/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:42 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738008/scat/141778e5a055112e BOSTON (AP) -- A federal judge has rescheduled a probable cause hearing for surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738009/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:42 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214738009/scat/141778e5a055112e CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Inmates at West Virginia's minimum- and medium-security prisons will soon sow seeds and tend plants as part of an initiative to grow produce for the state's largest food ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737986/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:36 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737986/scat/141778e5a055112e Ambri, led by CEO Phil Guidice, is one of six young companies that will share a $734, 134 in seed money from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to showcase their ideas to potential investors. A half-dozen young companies that have developed energy-saving technologies -- from storage batteries to improved solar panels -- will be sharing $734,134 in seed money from the Massachusetts Clean Energy ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737588/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 08:46:52 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737588/scat/141778e5a055112e SALEM, Mass. (AP) - A Methuen High School student charged with making online threats has asked a judge to grant him bail so he can go ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737894/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 08:41:29 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737894/scat/141778e5a055112e Three men facing murder charges in a triple slaying in ­Berkshire County will go on trial in January, a judge has ruled. ­Adam Lee Hall, David Chalue, and Caius Veiovis ­appeared together in court Wednesday for the first time since their arraignment 18 months ago amid heavy security. They are charged with killing David Glasser, Edward Frampton, and Robert Chadwell of Pittsfield in ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737895/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 08:41:28 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737895/scat/141778e5a055112e The Cape Flyer, the MBTA Commuter Rail's Boston-to-Hyannis train service, opens Friday for a Memorial Day weekend in which lighter travel is expected. About 200,000 fewer people will be heading to the airport this Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA's annual forecast for the holiday that marks the official start of the summer travel season. With gas relatively cheap, more of those who ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737587/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 08:30:17 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737587/scat/141778e5a055112e BOSTON (CBS) – Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will be in Boston Friday. She will visit the memorial for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings and meet with state and local officials including State Police Superintendent Colonel Timothy Alben, Mayor Tom Menino, and Police Commissioner Ed Davis. Napolitano's office says they’ll talk about training and ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737033/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 08:00:56 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737033/scat/141778e5a055112e A half-dozen young companies that have developed energy-saving technologies -- from storage batteries to improved solar panels -- will be sharing $734,134 in seed money from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to showcase their ideas to potential investors. Mass Clean Energy, a publicly-funded agency, awarded the grant money through a competitive program, InnovateMass, thats intended to spur ... http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737590/scat/141778e5a055112e Fri, 24 May 2013 07:58:11 -0400 http://www.massachusettssun.com/index.php/sid/214737590/scat/141778e5a055112e