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Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:26:34 -0400

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has spent the weekend in Boston, Massachusetts furthering the strength of U.S. -Ireland relations. The head of Ireland's government attended a function on Saturday at the JFK Library to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland At the ceremony Kenny addressed an audience of U.S. lawmakers and representatives of the business ...

Tea Party activists plan IRS protest in Boston

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:54:22 -0400

BOSTON (AP) - Tea Party activists are planning to hold a demonstration in downtown Boston to protest the Internal Revenue Service for improperly targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt ...

R.I. Senate to take up school security secrecy bill

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:54:21 -0400

The Rhode Island Senate is set to vote Tuesday on a proposal to allow local education officials to formulate school security plans behind closed doors despite concerns from open government groups. The measure would allow locally elected school officials to hold closed-door discussions about school safety policies, including the arming of school security guards or the procedure for notifying ...

N.H. firefighters push casino bill

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:54:21 -0400

New Hampshire firefighters are urging the House to pass a casino bill Wednesday to provide more revenue for state programs. David Lang, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire, said at a State House press conference Monday that the state needs money to pay for mental health programs and other spending vital to public safety. He said lawmakers need to listen to the public, ...

Couple in Vt. killing ask for new lawyers

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:54:21 -0400

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Malloy to speak at tourism conference in Hartford

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:54:20 -0400

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and House Speaker Brendan Sharkey are speaking about tourism at a Hartford conference highlighting Connecticut’s tourism marketing ...

NH celebrates 100th anniversary of primary law

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:54:20 -0400

Tuesday marks 100 years since the New Hampshire Legislature passed, and the governor signed, legislation creating the state’s presidential primary. Under that law, the state switched from a caucus system to a primary, and any potential delegate was allowed to be listed on a statewide ballot for election to the national convention. Candidates were permitted to sign up either as pledged to a ...

Regulators vote on rules for Maines eel fishery

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:54:20 -0400

The eel management board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is voting Tuesday on proposed new regulations. The three options are to keep the status quo, close the fishery or set a catch ...

RI Senate to vote on Chafees pick to lead EDC

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:54:19 -0400

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Senate is poised to vote on Gov. Lincoln Chafee’s pick to head the state’s economic development ...

Mass. to switch to electronic Tobin Bridge tolls

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:49:43 -0400

BOSTON - Massachusetts transportation officials are planning a series of meetings to inform drivers about plans to switch to an all-electronic tolling system on the Tobin Bridge.Under the plan beginning early next year, drivers will no longer be able to stop at a toll booth and pay cash for their toll on the bridge.Instead, tolls will be collected electronically through a driver's E-ZPass ...

UMass students urge senators to boost funding

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:48:40 -0400

BOSTON (AP) - UMass student trustees are calling on the state Senate to boost funding for the university so tuition and fees will not have to be increased in the next academic ...

Newtown mom visits Utah hometown for ceremony

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:48:39 -0400

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - A woman who lost a child in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School is visiting her hometown in Utah this week for a private ceremony to honor her slain ...

RI State Police step up seatbelt law enforcement

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:48:39 -0400

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island State Police are stepping up enforcement of seat belt and child restraint laws before and after the Memorial Day ...

Conn. regionalism panel to release recommendations

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:48:38 -0400

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A bipartisan legislative panel that’s been charged with finding ways to help Connecticut cities and towns reduce their costs is releasing a list of recommendations to the full General ...

Conn. surgeons calling for medical spa regulations

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:48:38 -0400

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut plastic surgeons are meeting at the state Capitol complex in Hartford to urge passage of a bill addressing safety at medical ...

UMass Medical Center nurses plan strike

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:48:37 -0400

After another unsuccessful negotiation session for a union contract, registered nurses at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester will go on strike for one day, according to a statement from the hospital. On May 17, the medical center provided a proposal to the MNA-University bargaining unit, which represents the nurses, reflecting the decreased economic package as a result of having to bring ...

UMass Dartmouth forms panel to review policies after Marathon bombings

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:48:37 -0400

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has formed a task force to review school policies including emergency planning in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, which have led to criminal charges against four former students, including the surviving alleged ...

BC friends injured in bombings march at commencement no crutches needed

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:48:37 -0400

Liza Cherney and Brittany Loring were side-by-side at the Boston Marathon finish line when shrapnel tore through their bodies, leaving them hospitalized for days. On Monday, the two 29-year-old friends, still with some visible wounds and bandages, came together once more to proudly walk across the stage to receive diplomas from Boston College’s Carroll Graduate School of Management. To the ...

Cambridge artist helps create ‘Mending Boston’ collage to honor bombing victims

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:48:36 -0400

The teenagers are some of the first people to work on a project called "Mending Boston" by Cambridge artist Clara Wainwright that aims to bring people together to mend their souls, talk, and honor the victims of the Boston Marathon ...

Mystic Valley charter school objects to denial of expansion

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:48:36 -0400

The Mystic Valley Regional Charter School is mounting a vigorous objection to the state education commissioner’s denial of the school’s request to expand by 400 students, contending that the school is singled out for issues that are ignored at other charter ...

Body found in trash can ID’d as postal retiree

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:48:35 -0400

Police said a man whose body was found in a trash barrel at City Park, Warwick, R.I., was a retired postal worker and avid runner who frequently used the park’s bike path. On Monday, police identified the man as John ‘‘Jack’’ Fay, 66, of Warwick. His body was found Saturday in the barrel, and the barrel had been covered with brush. Police have said he may have been ...

Slow pokes Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:50:51 -0400

QUINCY, Mass. (AP) -- Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild - from an ...

Cada Boston marathon runners in Colorado vow to run it again

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:35:07 -0400

Boston native and Fort Collins resident Celeste O'Conner (at right, in gray shirt) nears the finish line of the Boston Marathon April 15. (Provided by Celeste ...

Red Sox ask Doubront to even up series in Windy City

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:48:52 -0400

The White Sox are three games below .500 and six games behind the American League Central-leading Indians, but they've remained confident, and recently, the results on the field have taken a turn for the better. Chicago has won five of its last seven games and six of its last nine, including Monday's 6-4 win over the Red Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. The White Sox will play 16 of their ...

Police 2 missing children found safe in Conn.

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:48:04 -0400

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) -- Authorities say two children who were forcibly taken by their father from a foster home in Massachusetts have been found safe in Connecticut and their father has been ...

Lester struggles as Red Sox lose 6-4 to White Sox

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:53:52 -0400

Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester reacts after giving up two runs during the second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Monday, May 20, ...

Jury Convicts Massachusetts State Trooper for Extorting and Threatening Local Bettor www.privateofficer.com

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:47:06 -0400

--A federal jury in Boston today convicted a Massachusetts State Police trooper for extorting and threatening a local bettor. The jury, which deliberated over two days, convicted John Analetto, 49, of Belmont, on one count of extortion specific to a threatening phone call he made to a bettor in the gambling business. The jury was hung on the other count of extortion. From October through ...

Mass. residents warned of black bear seen in towns

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:43:56 -0400

Officials say it's possible the bear is looking for food, and police recommended that residents take down bird feeders and remove other sources of food from their ...

Mass. police search for 2 missing children

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:43:56 -0400

Police said they were looking Monday for 8-year-old Patrick Nguyen (n'wihn) and his 10-year-old sister Sarah Nguyen (n'wihn). The children are of Asian ...

Remains found in woods could be missing Maine teen

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:43:56 -0400

Spokesman Steve McCausland says the body was found at about 9:30 p.m. Monday by the Maine Warden Service in an undisclosed wooded location. Recovery will begin at daylight ...

City to roll out bike lanes kiosks

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:38:08 -0400

Boston’s roads are set to get more crowded as the city is adding up to 20 miles of new bike lanes and more Hubway rental kiosks - and may build "cycle tracks" on major roads from Roxbury to the Public Garden - even as officials probe the latest tragic biking death."We look at this as good urban planning as to how we can re-program our streets to explore alternative modes of ...

Weston pretty sure that there was a bear

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:38:08 -0400

Things are getting wild in Weston, where cops say, yes, they’re pretty sure that was a bear that residents spotted yesterday.Several calls lit up the Weston police phone lines before 9 a.m., with reports of a bear in the area of Concord Road. Police officers never actually laid eyes on the bear but said they believe it is the same bear that was spotted Sunday in Lincoln.In May last year, a ...

Woburn cop honored for bravery in shootout

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:38:08 -0400

A heroic Woburn cop who shot a gun-wielding jewel thief while a fellow officer lay seriously wounded humbly accepted the Congressional Badge for Bravery yesterday, saying the honor belongs to all who raced to the bungled heist."We all acted as a team," said Mark Gibbons, 55, recalling the September 2011 scene outside Musto Jewelers, where four suspects were on the loose - including the ...

Irish P.M. Enda Kenny applauded at Boston College graduation

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:30:23 -0400

Boston College graduates gave Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny a standing ovation Monday while a small group of anti-abortion activists protested outside. ...

MLB Chicago White Sox 6 Boston 4

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:30:19 -0400

Adam Dunn clouted a three-run homer Monday, carrying the Chicago White Sox past Boston 6-4. Axelrod (2-3) limited the Red Sox to two runs on four hits over six innings, walking one and striking out two en route to his second victory in two starts. Addison Reed tossed a scoreless ninth inning for his 15th save as the White Sox broke a two-game skid. Dunn's homer in the first inning set the ...

Imprivata eyes IPO adds Beth Israels Halamka to board

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:01:04 -0400

Dr. John Halamka, the CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, has joined the board of directors at health care IT security firm Imprivata. Lexington-based Imprivata, a IT security firm focused on the health care industry, is expecting an initial public offering within two years after growing to more than $50 million in revenue in 2012, CEO Omar Hussain said in an interview. The ...

Former RatePoint customers launch startup Neal Creighton named chairman

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:05 -0400

Adam Robinson, CEO, Robly Inc. Anthony Robinson, a former RatePoint customer, together with his brother Adam and two others have launched a new email marketing and review startup and have tapped former RatePoint founder Neal Creighton to join as chairman. Robinson, founder and CEO of Relectric, was frustrated when he received an email alerting him that his RatePoint account would shut down in 7 ...

Is Phillip Brunelle The Most Interesting Man In Massachusetts

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:47:30 -0400

BOSTON (CBS) – If Phillip Brunelle looks familiar, it’s for good reason. The 33-year-old has a knack for getting himself on TV. These days, he’s hunting ghosts. He says his current job title is "paranormal investigator." In late March of this ...

Lester roughed up suffers first loss of season

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:40:57 -0400

BOS@CWS: Salty takes Axelrod deep for two-run shot CHICAGO -- Monday was a night covered in frustration for the Red Sox. Jon Lester kept getting two outs, only to give up a big hit after that. The offense kept knocking on the door, and the one big hit that would have changed the game never came. It added up to a 6-4 loss to the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in the opener of a three-game ...

7-year-old boy killed in Mass. road accident

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:33:35 -0400

WESTFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Westfield police are investigating an accident involving a loaded dump truck crash that has killed a 7-year-old boy riding a ...

Farrell feels for Oklahoma City community

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:36:15 -0400

CHICAGO -- The powerful tornado that hit just outside of Oklahoma City on Monday saddened manager John Farrell, who played and coached at Oklahoma State. "Yeah, it's a tragedy when you see a national disaster like that take place," said Farrell. "People are certainly affected -- if not directly by injury or possibly by loss of life." The situation brought back memories ...

Bailey wont be overused in return to closers role

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:36:15 -0400

Email CHICAGO -- As excited as the Red Sox are to have Andrew Bailey back in the bullpen -- the closer was activated for Monday's game with the White Sox -- manager John Farrell will be careful not to overuse him at the outset. At least for the next few days, don't expect Bailey to pitch on back-to-back days, or three times in a four-day span. Bailey will move right back into the ...

Ross making strides in recovery from concussion

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:36:14 -0400

Email CHICAGO -- By Monday, Red Sox catcher David Ross had made significant progress in his recovery from a concussion. In fact, he could be ready to be activated in a few days. The Red Sox return to Fenway Park on Thursday for the start of a homestand, and that's the soonest Ross would return. "He was cleared by the impact testing -- symptoms have resolved. He threw today," said ...

Gomes contributing in a lot of ways

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:36:14 -0400

Email CHICAGO -- Despite a slow start to the season offensively, Jonny Gomes has still managed to be a key contributor for the Red Sox in his first few weeks with the team. With aggressive baserunning, timely defensive plays or subtle things like a game-winning sacrifice fly, Gomes has been a key ingredient -- and that's without even mentioning his strong personality in the clubhouse. ...

Massachusetts G.O.P. Again Seeks Senate Seat Left by Democrat

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:33:21 -0400

Edward J. Markey , a longtime member of Congress whose liberal views generally reflect those of Massachusetts voters, could actually lose the special election for the Senate seat vacated this year ...

Amber alert in parental abduction Mass plate 478 RF8

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:29:14 -0400

State police issued an Amber Alert tonight for a 54-year-old man who is wanted for abducting his two young children from a Braintree foster home.Jon T. Lockwood fled the home in a brown 1995 BMW with a Massachusetts plate 478 RF8.Braintree police said Lockwood forcibly removed both children this afternoon about 4:30 p.m. and fled the area. Lockwood’s last known address is a hotel in ...

Doherty nominated to lead Wyatt board

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:05 -0400

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) - The mayor of Central Falls has nominated former Rhode Island State Police Superintendent Brendan Doherty to lead the governing board at the Donald Wyatt Detention ...

UConn trio headline U19 World Championship team

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:04 -0400

Breanna Stewart, Morgan Tuck and Moriah Jefferson all made the team which will compete in Lithuania from July 18-28. The trio just completed their freshman season at Connecticut and helped the Huskies win their eighth national championship in April. Stewart was the NCAA tournament’s most outstanding ...

SoundBite Communication sold to Genesys in $100M deal

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:15:26 -0400

Jim Milton, CEO, SoundBite Communications SoundBite Communications (Nasdaq:SDBT), a mobile marketing and customer experience management company, has been acquired by Daly City, Calif.-based Genesys. Founded in 2000, Bedford, Mass.-based SoundBite was sold in deal worth $5 per share or $100.4 million, according to Genesys, a provider of customer engagement and contact center solutions. The ...

US womens hoops team chosen for WUG

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:51:03 -0400

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -; National champions Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Bria Hartley headline the U.S. women's basketball team that will compete in July at the World University ...

Startup Watch 5 to follow May 21

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:30:03 -0400

As part of our weekly Startup Watch, Mass High Tech highlights five startup companies and their business goals and provides guest access to their company profiles in the New England Tech Directory. Each week Mass High Tech will highlight five startups selected by a team of editors. Each startup will be featured with links to a description of the company and more information about the startup. ...

Braintree police seeking man who allegedly kidnapped his two children from foster home

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:22:41 -0400

Braintree police were searching for two children who were allegedly abducted by their father after a struggle with the youths’ foster mother, authorities ...

Court orders prison to hand over files in Boston bomb case

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:19:16 -0400

Judge Marianne Bowler presides over the case of Robel Phillipos, the teenager accused of lying to FBI agents in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation, in court in Boston, Massachusetts in this May 6, 2013 court ...

Boston bombing victims receive BC degrees

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:17:17 -0400

NEWTON, Mass. (AP) - The bandage around Liza Cherney’s left ankle was the only visible sign of injuries from a bomb at the Boston Marathon that sprayed shrapnel into her leg. Nearby, her friend Brittany Loring shed a crutch and showed no sign of a limp as she walked past applauding classmates at Boston College on ...

Judge lawyers can get Tsarnaev prison records

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:17:17 -0400

Also Monday, the defense and prosecution filed a joint motion to delay a May 30 probable cause hearing in the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) at least until July ...

Dempster returns to Chicago as visiting player

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:05:53 -0400

Ryan Dempster picked his son up at school, and then he got to play with him on the field at the ballpark.It was just like the old days. Just at a different ballpark and wearing a different uniform.Dempster was back in Chicago on Monday when ...

Vermont is 4th state to legalize assisted suicide

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:32:09 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vt. -; After years of debate, Vermont became the fourth state in the country Monday to allow doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medicine to terminally ill patients seeking to end their ...

Lawyers to get Boston bombing suspect prison files

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:32:05 -0400

U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler said prison officials should give attorneys daily activity logs, suicide watch logs, psychology data files, photographs, commissary files and other ...

Bail set at $25K for Celtics F Terrence Williams

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:32:03 -0400

KENT, Wash. -; A judge has set bail at $25,000 for Boston Celtics basketball player Terrence Williams after he was arrested and accused of brandishing a gun around the mother of his 10-year-old son during a visitation ...

Irish Prime Minister Speaks at Boston College Despite Pro-Life Protests

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:22:08 -0400

The prime minister, or taoiseach, of Ireland gave what some onlookers described as a "rousing speech" at Boston College despite fervent protests from pro-life students and ...

Amtrak Commuter Rail Service To Resume In Conn. Wednesday

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:18:51 -0400

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBS/AP) -- Transit authorities say commuter rail service in Connecticut is expected to resume in full by rush hour Wednesday morning, five days after ...

Graham Fuller Uncle Ruslan the CIA and the Boston Bombings

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:09:46 -0400

Are there too many coincidences in the Boston Bombings official narrative to call them coincidences? Behind each one lurks the shadow of Graham Fuller--a top CIA strategist who famously advocated co-opting Islamic extremists to further advance the US agenda in Central Asia--and his cozy ties with the accused brothers' uncle. William Engdahl delves into the ramifications of the Fuller-Tsarni ...

5 things to know about Vt.s assisted suicide law

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:02:15 -0400

4. THE FOURTH STATE: Vermont joins Oregon, the first state in the country to implement such a law, called in that state the Death with Dignity Act, after a public referendum; Washington state followed, and a court order in Montana made it legal ...

NH man on trial in girlfriends death

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:02:15 -0400

Jurors heard opening statements Monday in the trial of Dale Collinge who’s charged with second-degree murder in the death of Karen ...

Red Sox activate RHP Andrew Bailey

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:02:15 -0400

CHICAGO (AP) - The Boston Red Sox have activated relief pitcher Andrew Bailey from the 15-day disabled list before their game Monday against the Chicago White ...

Search continues for missing Maine teen

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:02:15 -0400

BANGOR, Maine (AP) - Maine law enforcement officials are continuing to look for a 15-year-old Glenburn girl last seen more than a week ...

10 make finals of National Geographic Bee

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:02:14 -0400

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ten young scholars have made it to the finals of the National Geographic Bee, where they'll compete for a $25,000 college ...

Three victims injured two critically after car collides with police cruiser in Middleborough

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:02:13 -0400

Three victims, including a police officer, were transported to area hospitals following a car crash in Middleborough this evening, a firefighter said. The crash occurred at about 4:30 p.m. at 400 Wareham St. , according to Middleborough Firefighter Mike Allie. Two of the victims were in critical condition and were transported to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. The police officer, Allie ...

Prigioni heading back to Europe MAY 20

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:50:17 -0400

Knicks could be in need of another point guard next season as Pablo Prigioni considers heading back to Europe following his first NBA season. With his wife reportedly pushing to return to Spain along with their two children, Prigioni could opt to end his brief NBA career despite proving he belongs. Coming off a solid postseason performance in ...

Vermont legalizes assisted suicide

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:26:18 -0400

Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Harry Chen said he expects doctors to write between 10 and 20 lethal prescriptions a year, with a smaller number of patients using the drugs to end their ...

GOP leaders say impeachment talk premature

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:24:45 -0400

CONCORD, N.H. -; The Republican National Committee chairman and a leading conservative, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, urged caution Monday for Republican critics calling for President Barack Obama's impeachment, but would not rule out impeachment altogether as new details emerged about the White House's role in the developing scandal at the Internal Revenue ...

Two Boston Bombing Survivors Accept Their Grad Degrees At BC

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:12:27 -0400

NEWTON (CBS) – Five weeks after surviving the Boston Marathon bombings, Boston College graduate students Brittany Loring and Liza Cherney walked across the stage beaming from ear to ear. ';It’s been overwhelming. The amount of people who support us. I just want to say thank you,'; Cherney said. Brittany and Liz were at the finish line when the bombs exploded. ';I had ...

Ill. Senate panel endorses ammunition limit

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:22 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Parents of two Sandy Hook elementary students killed by a Connecticut gunman last fall testified in favor of limiting high-capacity ammunition magazines in ...

Prison officials ordered to turn over records on Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:09 -0400

A federal magistrate judge has approved a request by Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to have prison officials provide his lawyers with records related to his incarceration, including daily activity and suicide watch logs, psychology data files, photographs, commissary files, and any other records. However, US Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler rejected a defense request to ...

Maine university tuition rates to be frozen

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:09 -0400

BANGOR, Maine (AP) - University of Maine System trustees voted Monday to freeze tuition rates for the upcoming school year at 2012 levels for in-state undergraduate ...

Mass. Senate candidates spar on homeland security

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:09 -0400

BOSTON (AP) - The candidates running in the special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts traded barbs Monday over homeland security in an exchange that pointed to an increasingly sharp tone between the ...

Murphy urges bipartisan nuclear waste storage plan

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:08 -0400

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is asking Senate leaders to solve the longstanding problem of where to dispose of nuclear ...

URI announces new dean of students

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:08 -0400

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - The University of Rhode Island has named a new assistant vice president for student affairs and dean of ...

Two convicted in 2011 Hyde Park double murder

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:07 -0400

A jury convicted two Mattapan men today in the July 2011 double murder of the daughter of a retired Boston police detective and her boyfriend inside the couple's Hyde Park home, prosecutors said. A Suffolk Superior Court jury found both Michael Corbin, 42, and Earl Fulgiam, 33, guilty of first-degree murder for their roles in ...

Twain expert raises money for historic Nev. school

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:05 -0400

VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. (AP) - A Mark Twain expert from Connecticut is making his first visit to Virginia City this week to help raise money to make needed repairs at the Comstock’s historic Fourth Ward ...

Boston Marathon Relief Fund Guidelines Released

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:50:53 -0400

a fund created to help victims of the Boston Marathon bombings has released final guidelines for distributing the money. The document released Wednesday gives top priority to the families of those who died, as well as double amputees and those who suffered permanent brain damage. Next are those with single amputations, then those whose injuries required an overnight hospital stay. They’re ...

Camby healthy ready for next season MAY 20

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:47:20 -0400

Marcus Camby may have played just three minutes during this year's postseason, but his agent says there's nothing wrong with the 17-year pro and he's ready to return next season. Even though Camby proved to be a minor benchwarmer for New York during its successful season, he's still due to make $8.55 million over the next two seasons. Only $1 million of his $4.2 million salary ...

Cavs eyeing Nerlens Noel with No. 1 pick MAY 20

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:47:20 -0400

Cleveland Cavaliers win the top pick in Tuesday's NBA Draft lottery, all indications point towards Kentucky big man Nerlens Noel being the team's top choice. In a draft class lacking consensus elite players like Anthony Davis last year, Noel still stands out as arguably the most appealing prospect even as he recovers from ACL surgery. Most draft analysts see the Kentucky freshman as the ...

Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:25:27 -0400

WASHINGTON -; Doctors tell people with a heart-zapping device in their chests to give up intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling. But lots of patients ignore that advice - and now new research is challenging ...

Conn. lawmakers to seek hearings on derailment

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:20:52 -0400

Family and friends of Eastern Connecticut State University student Alyssiah Marie Wiley exit the arraignment on murder charges of Jermaine Richards at Superior Court in Bridgeport, Conn. on Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Connecticut Post, Brian A. Pounds, ...

Firefighters urge N.H. House to pass casino bill

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:20:22 -0400

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire firefighters are urging the House to pass a casino bill Wednesday to provide more revenue for state ...

Boston Police Driver Sought In Deadly Accident Is Cooperating

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:09:16 -0400

Download MIT identified the victim as 36-year-old Kanako Miura, a visiting scientist from Japan. Police say she was riding at Beacon Street and Charlesgate West near Kenmore Square at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday when she was struck and killed by a garbage truck. Miura was wearing a helmet, according to ...

Warren Buffett gives young entrepreneurs 10 shares

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:07:48 -0400

Meeting Warren Buffett is exciting, but 10-year-old Matthew Meyer says winning $5,000 and 10 shares of stock in Buffett's company made Monday the best day of his ...

RI lawyer taken into custody in investment fraud

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:40 -0400

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A federal judge has refused to vacate the guilty plea of an estate-planning lawyer accused of using the identities of terminally ill patients to illegally obtain millions of ...

Chicago runners to help Boston bombing victims

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:53 -0400

"Gloria Steinem once said, 'Self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it,'" said Jothy Rosenberg, who lives near Boston and was diagnosed with bone cancer at 16 and had to have his right leg amputated. Three years later, doctors told Rosenberg the cancer had spread to his lung. After removing about 40 percent of his lungs, doctors ...

Federal prosecutors say James ‘Whitey’ Bulger is not entitled to name of confidential informant

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:35 -0400

Federal prosecutors today insisted that lawyers for James "Whitey" Bulger do not need the name of an FBI confidential informant the defense believes will help undermine the credibility of Kevin Weeks and John Martorano, former Bulger allies who are expected to testify against the gangster. In papers filed in US District Court, US Attorney Carmen Ortiz's office said defense ...

Autopsy Maine man died of self-inflicted gunshot

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:34 -0400

SACO, Maine (AP) - The Maine medical examiner has determined that a Saco man who was in a police standoff before setting his house on fire died of a single self-inflicted gunshot ...

Rambling bear causes stir in Lincoln Weston

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:33 -0400

Police are urging residents to keep an eye out for a black bear after one was sighted Sunday in Lincoln and again this morning in Weston. The black bear was reported in the area of Route 117 and Route 126 Sunday and officials believe the bear was likely looking for food. In a message posted on Twitter, Lincoln police recommended residents take down bird feeders and remove other food sources from ...

Celtics still monitoring Greg Oden MAY 20

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:42:30 -0400

Greg Oden , but recent indications are that the former top pick won't be ready to play again any time soon. GM Danny Ainge said the team couldn't even watch him work out last time they met, though he still plans to check in this summer on Oden's status going into next season. Battling a number of injuries, Oden hasn't played since the 2009-10 season, when he started 21 games ...

Clippers not considering Dwight Howard MAY 20

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:42:29 -0400

Clippers won't be suitors for the big man. With players like Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan already under contract, it's expected that L.A. will try to retain point ...

Raptors preparing major financial offer for Ujiri MAY 20

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:42:29 -0400

Nuggets GM Masai Ujiri a "major financial offer" to take over their basketball operations with current team president Bryan Colangelo moving to the business side of the franchise. Such an offer would likely provide Ujiri with a substantial raise upon his current contract with Denver, which is set to expire this summer. ...

Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PMs role

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:25:29 -0400

Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement today because of the involvement of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who supports a bill in his country that would allow abortion. A few dozen protesters, some playing bagpipes, demonstrated at the college during the morning graduation ceremony. They held signs with messages that included: "Boston College Keep Your Pro Life Values. ...

School Attended By Boston Bombing Suspect Launches Task Force

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:05:25 -0400

DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) -- The college where Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attended has formed a public safety task force in the wake of the April 15 attack. University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth officials will review emergency planning and academic and financial policies related to maintaining ';student in good standing'; ...

UMass Dartmouth names post-bombing review task force

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:28 -0400

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has named several out-of-state officials to make up a task force that will review school policies and procedures in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, when federal agents zeroed in on the southeastern Massachusetts campus and arrested several students.Led by Montana State University president Waded Cruzado, the task force will look at ...

BPD Driver suspected in cyclist’s death “cooperating”

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:13 -0400

A truck driver believed to have struck and killed a visiting Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientist and her bicycle in the Back Bay yesterday afternoon has been located and "is talking to detectives and cooperating with the investigation," Boston police tweeted.The driver, whose identity has not been released, is not currently facing charges."It appears he didn’t ...

Rangers looking for 2nd straight 0-2 comeback

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:00 -0400

The bottom line is this: for the second consecutive series, New York has dug an 0-2 hole on the road and will need to rebound quickly at Madison Square Garden if the club hopes to extend this postseason ...

Conn. court blasts prosecutor reverses conviction

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:50:58 -0400

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The state Appellate Court has issued a ruling blasting a Connecticut prosecutor for repeated misconduct and ordering a new trial for a man serving life in prison for the killing of a Waterbury bar owner in ...

Mass. transportation secretary People are going to need to pick up E-ZPasses

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:50:57 -0400

Cash will not be accepted at Tobin Bridge tolls beginning early next year, and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is hoping to transition several other major thoroughfares to electronic-only payment systems within several years, the state transportation secretary said today. Richard A. Davey said the changes will reduce congestion and operating costs at the tolls, and the department ...

Gomez Markey OK June 5 Mass. US Senate debate

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:50:56 -0400

BOSTON (AP) - Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey have agreed to their first debate in Massachusetts’ contentious special U.S. Senate ...

Conn. Child Advocate to step down

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:50:56 -0400

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s choice for Connecticut’s Child Advocate is stepping down after less than nine months on the ...

Log Cabin Republicans leader coming to RI

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:50:56 -0400

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - The leader of a prominent gay Republican group is coming to Rhode Island and highlighting local GOP support for the state’s new same-sex marriage ...

Cardinal skips Boston College commencement in abortion protest

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:46:30 -0400

Irish prime minister Enda Kenny speaks to graduates at Boston College after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Photograph: Elise ...

Marathon bomb suspects college forms task force

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:33 -0400

DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- The college where Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) attended has formed a public safety task force in the wake of the April 15 attack.University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth officials will review emergency planning and academic and financial policies related to maintaining "student in good standing" status.Montana ...

Protests as Taoiseach receives honorary doctorate in Boston

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:41 -0400

A small group of demonstrators has gathered outside Boston College in protest at Taoiseach Enda Kenny's presence at the college's commencement ceremony.The Taoiseach is addressing some 3000 new graduates and 20,000 spectators at Boston College this evening - where he has just been awarded an honorary doctorate.Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley is boycotting the event because he says ...

Car crashes into Weymouth apartment building

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:39 -0400

A car crashed into a Weymouth apartment building early this afternoon, causing serious structural damage, a Weymouth police dispatcher said. The car smashed into the three-story building at 112 Middle St. at 1:03 p.m., prompting officials to evacuate the three-story residence, the dispatcher said. No one in the building was injured. The building is listed online as the Maple Street Apartments. ...

Defense rests in trial of former Donovan aide

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:38 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Defense attorneys in the federal corruption trial of Robert Braddock Jr., a campaign aide to former Connecticut House Speaker Chris Donovan, rested their case Monday after deciding not to call any ...

Students to address Brown board on divestment

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:38 -0400

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Brown University students who are pushing for the school to divest from coal companies will get a chance to address its governing ...

Proponents hail Vt. assisted suicide bill

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:38 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Proponents of a plan that will allow Vermont doctors to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients says the implementation of the new law will trigger a broad range of improvements in end-of-life medical ...

Police Body found in park is post office retiree

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:37 -0400

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Police say a man whose body was found in a trash barrel at Warwick City Park was a retired postal worker and avid runner who frequently used the park’s bike ...

RI trooper who aided after bombs says hes no hero

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:37 -0400

SCITUATE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island state trooper who rushed to aid the injured moments after the Boston Marathon bombings says he continues to pray for those he helped, and he hopes to someday meet ...

Synageva gets breakthrough designation for candidate aimed at Wolman disease

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:14:49 -0400

Sanj K. Patel, president and CEO, Synageva Biopharma A drug candidate being developed by Synageva BioPharma Corp. (Nasdaq:GEVA) to treat Wolman disease, a rare inherited disease that can kill infants in their first six months of life, has been designated a breakthrough therapy by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Lexington, Mass. biopharmaceutical company said the designation - which ...

Medtronic Boston Scientific patent case heads to Supreme Court

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:57:47 -0400

Medtronic and Boston Scientific is headed for the U.S. Supreme Court, the high court announced Monday. The two patents involved cover cardiac resynchronization therapy, or CRT, which gives the heart an electrical shock when its two blood-pumping chambers, or ventricles, get out of sync with each other. Last September, a federal appeals court reversed the ruling of a federal court judge in ...

Retailer LL Bean keeping it in the family

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:57:29 -0400

FREEPORT, Maine -; L.L. Bean's grandson Leon Gorman is retiring as chairman after more than a half-century as chairman or CEO of the outdoors retailer, but the privately held company is keeping the position in the ...

Correction Boston Marathon-Injured Officer story

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:57:23 -0400

BOSTON -; In a story May 19 about a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officer shot in a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the officer's last name. He is Officer Richard Donohue, not ...

Medtronic suit with BSX goes to Supreme Court

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:54:03 -0400

A patent dispute between Medtronic and Boston Scientific is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, Reuters reports. The case involves cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices, which deliver shocks to the heart if ventricles don't contract properly, and patents held by Mirowski Family Ventures. Boston Scientific controls the patents. Through a licensing agreement, Medtronic agreed to pay ...

Mich. man dies in traffic crash day after wedding

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:37:32 -0400

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- A newly married Detroit-area youth minister has died in a traffic crash in Ohio while he and his wife were on the way to their ...

Arrest for anti-gay Twitter threat in Puerto Rico

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:30:58 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A man has been arrested in Puerto Rico for a Twitter post that threatened a gay activist and made a reference to the Boston Marathon bombing, the FBI said Monday.Joseph Morales Serrano was taken into custody at his home in San Juan on a charge of cyberbullying for allegedly posting the threatening message on May 6, according to Special Agent Moises Quinones, a spokesman ...

3 Kendall Square buildings evacuated after backhoe hits gas main

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:30:57 -0400

A construction crew’s backhoe severed a high-pressure gas main this morning in Kendall Square, forcing evacuations, road closures and disruption of MBTA Red Line service.Cambridge fire and police crews are monitoring the air quality of three buildings in Kendall Square before letting tenants back inside.Construction crews were digging an excavation site next to a building at 5 Cambridge ...

Ex-Arlington Boys Girls Club staffer held on $250G bail

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:30:56 -0400

A former program director at the Arlington Boys & Girls Club was held on $250,000 cash bail this morning on charges of sexually assaulting five young children while he worked at the youth organization in the late 1970s and early 1980s.Paul A. Collins, 62, who was arrested Friday at his Centereach, Long Island, home, is charged with rape of a child with force and three counts of indecent ...

UMass student trustees press for boost in state funding

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:30:10 -0400

Student representatives of the state's public universities urged Beacon Hill lawmakers today to increase funding for the University of Massachusetts system. The elected student trustees from the UMass universities called on the Senate to approve a $478 million funding proposal from Governor Deval Patrick. Senate debate on the plan is set to begin Wednesday. Last ...

Democrats strike back at GOP voting measures

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:30:09 -0400

DENVER (AP) - In a bitter fight, Colorado Democrats recently muscled through the Statehouse a massive elections reform bill that allows voters to register up until Election Day and still cast their ...

NH Senate backs conservation higher education

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The Senate Finance Committee is making preliminary decisions in putting together its two-year spending budget for New ...

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear religious expression case

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:23:30 -0400

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether a New York town violated the Constitution by opening meetings with prayers that emphasized Christianity. The request for Supreme Court action in the religious expression case arises from the practice of Greece, N.Y., of opening town board meetings with a prayer, which two residents challenged as a violation of the Establishment Clause of the ...

Interleukin closes $12M private placement

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:27 -0400

Interleukin's founder and president Kenneth Kornman Just days after it said it will not be able to raise additional capital before acceptance of a diagnostic test study results in a peer-reviewed publication and not be able to fund operations beyond the end of this month, Interleukin Genetics Inc. (OTCQB:ILIU) has raised $12 million through a private placement of its securities. The Waltham, ...

Smith Wesson tops list of Massachusetts 100 best companies

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:54:43 -0400

View results Gunmaker Smith & Wesson tops the list of best businesses in bright blue Massachusetts - after not making the list at all last year - a new report in the Boston Globe found.The 161-year-old company, based in a state with some of the stricter gun control laws in the nation, tried to diversify its holdings by acquiring a security company in recent years, only to do an ...

Military sex abuse has long-term impact for vets

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:07 -0400

FILE - In this July 18, 2012 file photo, Ruth Moore of Milbridge, Maine, who was raped twice while serving in the Navy, testifies before the Veterans Affairs subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington. More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for mental health and substance abuse problems connected to military sexual trauma and another 4,000 ...

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals-funded study says gastroparesis common with Type 2 diabetes

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:47:44 -0400

Keith Gottesdiener, CEO of Rhythm, said that results from a Phase 1b study of RM-131 support the ongoing Phase 2 trial of the candidate. On the same day that Rhythm Pharmaceuticals presented data on its drug candidate to treat diabetic gastroparesis, it also announced results from a study it funded showing the condition is more common among diabetic patients in the U.S. than previously ...

Workbar Cambridge location opens

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:41:04 -0400

Workbar said Monday that its second startup workspace office has opened, in Cambridge's Central Square. The new office consists of 13,000 square feet of space, and is located on two floors at 45 Prospect St. From the news release: Workbar said it offers flexible memberships ranging from part-time access for $30 a day, to full-time access for $300 per month. A three-person private office runs ...

Anti-abortion activists protest at Taoiseach’s attendance at Boston College

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:35:27 -0400

Taoiseach Enda Kenny visited a memorial in Copley Square near the finish line of the Boston Marathon to lay flowers today. Photograph: ...

Bulger prosecutors object to giving informant ID

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:24:41 -0400

BOSTON -- Prosecutors in the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger have objected to a defense request to provide the name of a confidential informant Bulger's lawyers hope can help undermine the credibility of two key witnesses against Bulger.Bulger's lawyers asked the judge to order prosecutors to turn over the name of the informant mentioned in an FBI report from ...

Gov. Deval Patrick becomes a grandpa

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:24:40 -0400

Gov. Deval Patrick welcomed his first grandchild today, little Gianluca Noah Patrick Morgese.Weighing 2 pounds, 8 ounces, Gianluca was born two months early, but both the baby and mother are doing well, Patrick’s press office said.The boy is the son of Patrick’s older daughter, Sarah Baker Patrick Morgese, who gave birth this morning in San Francisco."Poppy and Nonna (aka the ...

Gas prices in RI climb 2 cents

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:24 -0400

AAA Southern New England said Monday the latest gas survey shows the average cost of a gallon of regular, self-serve in Rhode Island is $3.57, up from ...

Boyfriend arraigned in Eastern students killing

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:24 -0400

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - A Bridgeport man has been arraigned on murder and kidnapping charges in the killing of an Eastern Connecticut State University ...

Gas main break snarls Kendall Square area service disrupted on T

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:23 -0400

Buildings in busy Kendall Square are being evacuated due to a gas main break, authoritie said. Cambridge police say 5 Cambridge Center and surrounding buildings are affected. The break has led to road closures in the area of Ames, Main, and Broadway in the area, Cambridge police said in an official tweet. MBTA Transit Police said the gas main issue is causing service disruption on the Red ...

2 charged with attempted murder in Vt. house fire

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:23 -0400

MORRISTOWN, Vt. (AP) - Police in the Vermont community of Morristown say two women have been charged with attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to a house occupied by a ...

Campaign targets seat belt violators in Maine

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:21 -0400

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine State Police and 83 other law enforcement agencies in Maine have kicked off their annual campaign to crack down on seat belt ...

LowellBank buyer Richard Bolton After name change comes expansion

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:22:02 -0400

Richard Bolton Jr. says after changing its name to Sage, the bank formerly known as LowellBank will embark on an expansion. When you put up the money to pull a failing community bank back from the brink, you can name it whatever you want. And the name change underway at LowellBank appears to be the window dressing of a management team preparing its next move. In an attempt to choose a name ...

Eight companies Spark Capital has backed in Boston

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:16:17 -0400

RunKeeper, whose CEO and co-founder is Jason Jacobs, is among the Boston-area companies with backing from Spark Capital. Boston-based Spark Capital may be best known for making investments outside its home city, such as Tumblr and Twitter. But Spark also ranks among the VC firms which frequently back Boston-area startups: Spark invested $25 million into Massachusetts-based firms in 2012, across ...

Driver who struck and fatally injured MIT visiting professor has been identified officials say

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:01 -0400

The driver of the truck that struck and killed visiting MIT scientist Kanako Miura as she rode her bicycle near Kenmore Square on Sunday has been identified, said two law enforcement officials. He is cooperating with investigators, one of the officials said. Miura was riding near the intersection of Beacon Street and Charlesgate West at about 3:30 p.m. when she was hit by a truck and sustained ...

Audit Mass. nonprofit overcharged state

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:01 -0400

BOSTON (AP) - The state auditor says a nonprofit that contracts with Massachusetts to provide services to residents with autism and other developmental disabilities overcharged the state nearly $350,000 for staff ...

Trial of former Donovan aide heading to jury

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:00 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Defense attorneys have decided not to call any witnesses in the federal corruption trial of Roberty Braddock Jr., a campaign aide to former Connecticut House Speaker Chris ...

Warm muggy weather expected to start off week

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:00 -0400

The start of the week won't be a washout, though it will be warm and muggy, with afternoon showers and a chance of thunderstorms beginning today, the National Weather Service said. Overnight showers gave way to mostly cloudy skies this morning. A warm front moving eastward will usher showers and thunderstorms into the Boston metro area after 2 p.m., meteorologist Bill Simpson said. ...

In New Hampshire two $1m tickets were sold during weekend’s Powerball frenzy

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:19:59 -0400

It was a winning weekend for New Hampshire. Though no one in the Granite State won Powerball's record-setting jackpot, two $1 million tickets were among the eight tickets that garnered nearly $2,050,000 in prizes during Saturday's Powerball drawing of $590.5 million, officials said today. The $1 million tickets were purchased at Manchester's Bunny's Superette and the Exit 3 ...

USA Football survey shows few youth concussions

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:19:58 -0400

BOSTON (AP) - Fewer than 4 percent of youth players surveyed in a USA Football-sanctioned study suffered concussions in the 10 leagues ...

Gas prices rise slightly in NH

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:19:58 -0400

The website Gasbuddy.com says the average retail price for a gallon of gas rose 1.9 cents in the last week, averaging $3.45 in New Hampshire on ...

OKC amnestying ... no one MAY 20

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:07:48 -0400

What the "L" is OKC waiting for? And why the "L" not amnisty Perkins? He sucked this post season and is a liability on offense! I have been a strong supporter for Perkins in the past, but when all you can do is set screens in the pick and roll and make faces at other players, you need to ...

Boston Bomber Spent 6 Months in Russia’s Most Violent Republic

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:47:30 -0400

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Gov. Patrick wife become grandparents

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:44:40 -0400

The governor's office announced that their oldest daughter, Sarah Baker Patrick Morgese,, gave birth to a son Monday in San Francisco. Even though Gianluca Noah Patrick Morgese arrived two months early and weighed just two pounds, eight ounces, mother and baby are doing well. Their daughter married the proud dad Marco Morgese in 2011. The announcement said "Poppy and Nonna ... are ...

PeerApp rolls out content collaboration initiative

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:43:42 -0400

Charlie Baker, director of product development, PeerApp Newton, Mass.-based PeerApp, an Internet caching systems developer, has rolled out a Content Service Extension collaboration initiative with global service providers EdgeCast Networks of Santa Monica, Calif., and Limelight Networks Inc. of Tempe, Arizona. Charlie Baker, PeerApps director of product management told Mass High Tech Monday that ...

Police ID girl who drowned in Wilbraham

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:36 -0400

WILBRAHAM, Mass. -- Police have identified the 7-year-old girl who drowned in a backyard pool at a Wilbraham home over the weekend.Sgt. David Carr said Monday that Estefani Alfaro was found in the pool at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday. After responding authorities tried CPR at the scene, she was taken to Baystate Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.Carr tells WWLP-TV (http://bit.ly/16JGkpm ) ...

Karyopharm names investors behind Series B round

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:54:11 -0400

Michael Kauffman, CEO, Karyopharm Karyopharm Therapeutics Monday named the investors of its $48.2 million Series B round of funding . The Natick, Mass.-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company said the Series B round, reported by Mass High Tech last week, was led by a private investor with additional investors participating in the round including Delphi Ventures. The funding will be used to ...

Vt. city teachers work on new contract

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:43:19 -0400

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - The school board and teachers in the Vermont city of South Burlington are hoping a mediator can help them reach an agreement on a new contract. Negotiations have been underway since November and a mediator from Boston met with both parties May 15 but was unable to resolve an impasse in negotiations. A fact-finding report is due mid-summer. The Burlington Free Press ...

Boston startup events for May 20-23 powered by Greenhorn Connect

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:34:53 -0400

A discussion on planning for an M&A exit from The Capital Network is among the local events ahead this week. / / /Monday, May 20 Description: Games are played on every device across the world. Game mechanics are being intregated into our favorite services and making their way into our everyday lives. In this class, Seth will discuss topics surrounding indirect control, interest curves, and flow ...

Apperian grows fast as biz leaders get app fever

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:28:35 -0400

Apperian CEO David Patrick says the company is benefiting from a desire by business leaders to roll out mobile apps to their employees. Boston-based Apperian has doubled its customer base over the past year, as an increasing number of business leaders have begun demanding services to roll out mobile apps to employees, CEO David Patrick said in an interview. Apperian supplies enterprises with ...

Yahoo confirms $1.1B acquisition of Spark-backed Tumblr

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:23:59 -0400

Spark Capital general partner Bijan Sabet has led his Boston-based firm's investments into Tumblr, which Yahoo has acquired for $1.1 billion. When New York-based blogging platform Tumblr raised its first funding, of $750,000, in 2007, Boston-based Spark Capital was among the two venture capital firm investors. On Monday, after massive growth (and continued funding by Spark) over six years, ...

Slow morning commute in wake of train accident

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:20:23 -0400

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut transportation officials say the morning commute went about as well as they could have hoped following Friday's train collision outside Bridgeport that disrupted rail service into New ...

Boat carrying 7 hits island in NH Lakes Region

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:20:22 -0400

The patrol says a powerboat operated by 18-year-old Michael Peterson of Londonderry struck Chip Island near Tuftonboro while he was transporting passengers to Cow Island. The accident happened at about 12:30 a.m. ...

More than 300 attend fundraiser for RI bomb victim

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:20:20 -0400

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) -- More than 300 people have attended a fundraiser for Heather Abbott, a Newport woman who lost part of her left leg in the Boston Marathon ...

Woman charged with robbing Good Samaritan in Mass.

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:14:39 -0400

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. -- Police say a Rhode Island woman is facing charges for allegedly stealing from a Good Samaritan who gave her ride after her car broke down.North Attleborough police say 24-year-old Erin Gilbert of Providence, R.I., stole the pocketbook of a woman who gave her a ride to her boyfriend's home in Pawtucket, R.I., after her car broke down at the Emerald Square mall on ...

Alices Restaurant walk helps fight disease

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:14:38 -0400

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. -- About 130 people have retraced Arlo Guthrie's journey immortalized in the song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" to raise money and awareness for Huntington's disease.The six-mile "Guthrie Historic Garbage Trail Walk" now in its 13th year, runs from the former Alice's Restaurant in Stockbridge to the Guthrie Center in Great ...

NH businesses learn about health overhaul law

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:35 -0400

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Small businesses in New Hampshire are learning about how they'll be affected by the federal health care overhaul ...

Hearing scheduled on Vermont Yankee challenge

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:34 -0400

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A federal court judge has scheduled a hearing on June 4 on a challenge by the owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power ...

Commutes long slow after Conn. train derailment

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:34 -0400

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut commuters planned for long, slow trips to and from work Monday following last week’s train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York ...

Matrix and Pilot House-backed Qualtre lands new round of funding

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:04:25 -0400

Nearly two years after it landed an $10 million round of funding, motion sensor maker Qualtre Inc. has landed another round, bringing the total funds raised to $26 million. Marlborough, Mass. -based Qualtre Inc. has landed $3 million in funding, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The funding comes after the developer of solid state motion sensors for ...

MIT to cut nuclear fusion program

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:43:48 -0400

A program that explores nuclear fusion at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is shutting down, after its U.S. funding was cut. The Boston Globe reports the director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MIT, Miklos Porkolab, said without congressional intervention, the university will lay off 70 employees will be laid off, including physicists, technicians, engineers and support ...

Dalai Lama to Louisville crowd Forgive the Boston bombing suspects

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:43:25 -0400

Boston Marathon bombing suspects.';Forgiveness does not mean you accept their wrongdoing,'; the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, said, The Associated Press reported. ';No. You must oppose [it]. But the wrongdoer? For that, forgiveness. You should not keep negative feelings, anger, for that.';The Dalai Lama was in Louisville as the last stop of a multicity sweep through the ...

May Institute CEO lived in Ga. billed state for $140K in personal expenses audit

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:38:59 -0400

Walter Christian, CEO of the autism-focused May Institute, allegedly ran up inappropriate personal expenses, in addition to his six-figure compensation. In addition to six-figure pay, May Institute chief executive Walter Christian billed the state for personal expenses adding up to $140,000 over two years, according to a state audit expected today. Based in Randolph, Mass., the May Institute ...

Boston to swap parking for parklets in 3 districts eyes a 4th

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:14:49 -0400

A "parklet" fills parking spaces on Valencia Street in San Francisco. Boston has named three business districts where similar facilities will replace parking spaces. Parking spaces are set to become "parklets" in Allston, Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill three neighborhoods selected by City Hall for the installation of miniature parks. According to the City of Boston the portable ...

NY man faces child abuse charges in Mass.

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:14:20 -0400

ARLINGTON, Mass. (AP) - A former Arlington man charged with sexually molesting children at the town’s Boys and Girls Club in the 1970s has a court ...

911 call helps police with Vt. attempted break-in

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:14:19 -0400

SWANTON, Vt. (AP) - Vermont State Police say a youth’s phone call to police reporting someone was trying to break into his home has led to an ...

Salem man dies after getting struck in Gloucester

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:14:19 -0400

Police say 29-year-old Michael Linscott was struck by a vehicle on Saturday morning at a Gloucester housing complex. He was taken to Addison Gilbert Hospital where he was later pronounced ...

Fire destroys home in Bennington Vt.

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:14:19 -0400

John Scutt, Bennington Rural Fire Department assistant chief, tells the Bennington Banner (http://bit.ly/13FwcLi) the fire on Silk Road just south of the Route 279 overpass was contained within an ...