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  • Report MBTA bus maintenance costs excessive

    A new report says the MBTA could save $250 million over six years by bringing the cost of maintaining its bus fleet in line with other transit agencies around the ...

  • $20000 bail for Northeastern students second assault case

    The Northeastern University student accused of a second knife-point attack on a woman was ordered held on $20,000 bail today at his arraignment in West Roxbury District Court.If he does post bail, Patrick Barry, 21, of Medford, was ordered to abide by a 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and wear a GPS monitoring bracelet.Judge Kathleen E. Coffey said the allegations were "a horrendous nightmare" ...

  • Massive cache of fireworks discovered in Hyde Park building stored near gasoline and propane tanks

    Police and firefighters uncovered a massive cache of fireworks stored dangerously close to gasoline and propane tanks at a Hyde Park building Tuesday night after responding to a report of a break-in at the premises, a Boston Fire Department spokesman said today. The Boston police bomb squad spent hours removing hundreds of boxes of fireworks from 1661 Hyde Park Ave. after police found the ...

  • Conn. judge admits issuing decisions late

    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut state judge has been suspended for 30 business days after admitting being late in issuing child welfare ...

  • Woman 2 kids taken to Boston hospitals

    JENNIFER JOINS US LIVE. SHE'S IN SEABROOK WITH THE VERY LATEST. JEN, WHAT HAPPENED HERE? WELL, THIS IS JUST EVOLVING. A MOTHER AND HER TWO YOUNG CHILDREN ARE HOSPITALIZED AND THAT SEABROOK POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING. BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY CAN'T COMMENT YET. LAST NIGHT AT ABOUT 7:00, THEY RESPONDED TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT 15 STREW ROAD. -- TRUE ROAD. THE WOMAN AND HER TWO CHILDREN WERE ...


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Movie Review

Die Another Day

Die Another Day

Forty years and 20 official movies later, James Bond is still at it. In the longest-running franchise in movie history, we have seen British special agent 007 escape from virtually every situation imaginable, defeat dozens of maniacal villains intent on taking over the world, utilize gadgets ranging from the extraordinary to the ludicrous, and bed a bevy of beauties from every continent while sti ... ...

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  • Mass. insurance settlement raised to $5.25M

    BOSTON - A company authorities say used deceptive practices to sell supplemental health insurance to veterans and other Massachusetts residents will now pay more than $5 million to settle case.Attorney General Martha Coakley said Tuesday that the new $5.25 million settlement is an increase of $1.5 million over an earlier agreement reached between Coakley's office and Life Insurance Company ...

  • Watch now Howie Joe 
weigh in on 
debate trial

    With less than a week until voters head to the polls for the special election for the open U.S. ?Senate seat, Democrat ?U.S. Rep. Edward J. Mar­?key and Republican rival Gab­riel E. Gomez met ?last night in a feisty final debate.Who scored and who was off base?Hear what Howie Carr and Joe Battenfeld have to say about the candidates’ performance on today’s weekly "High ...

  • Fall River man arrested in fatal hit and run in Somerset

    Police have arrested a Fall River man in connection with a hit and run Friday in Somerset that killed a 65-year-old man who was crossing the street in his electric wheelchair, Somerset police said today. Police arrested Richard Reis, 35, this morning after his wife responded to a reverse 911 call and told police that Reis's father owned a car matching the description of the one that struck ...

  • NH picks conservation group for beach storefront

    CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A nonprofit group that promotes marine conservation has been selected to move into a small storefront at Hampton Beach State ...

  • Official fired from RIs Wyatt Detention Center

    WPRI-TV reports that (http://bit.ly/17mN4Lc) Wyatt Chairman Brendan Doherty would not name the official, but said he was fired during a board meeting ...

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