Local News
- Members of 181st Infantry heading to Afghanistan
A send-off ceremony is being held this weekend for over 670 members of the National Guard who are shipping off to Afghanistan.
National Guard of the United States - Afghanistan - National Guard - United States - Government
- State will conduct aerial spray to combat EEE
Gov. Deval Patrick is saying state health officials are preparing to do an aerial spray in Southeastern Massachusetts to try to reduce the risk of eastern equine encephalitis.
Massachusetts - Deval Patrick - Eastern equine encephalitis virus - United States - Business
- Mass governor signs bill turning over land to vets
Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a bill that transfers a piece of land in Agawam to a veterans organization.
Deval Patrick - United States - Business - Organizations - Slot machine
- 1 dead in Va crash between Amtrak train, vehicle
One person has died after an Amtrak train hit a vehicle near Williamsburg. The driver of a vehicle was killed in the accident just before noon Saturday.
Amtrak - Train - United States - Government - Agencies
- Rangel using 3-way defense against ethics charges
To rebut a lengthy list of alleged ethical misdeeds, Rep. Charles Rangel is trotting out this three-way defense: I didn't do it. I did it, but was inattentive. Others lawmakers were allowed to do the same thing without penalty.
Ethics - Philosophy - Applied - charles rangel - Charles B. Rangel
- Scientists hoping to tag great white sharks
Shark experts are in the waters of Cape Cod off Chatham this weekend, hoping to tag the great white sharks that have been spotted there.
CapeCod - Great white shark - Chatham Massachusetts - Massachusetts - United States
- Making a run for the money
A decade ago, Rhode Island’s Economic Development Corp. rented a billboard along Route 95. The copy read, “This is Your Exit,’’ and it directed drivers to a website called Mass-Exodus.com that extolled the virtues of doing business in the Ocean State.
Rhode Island - Website - United States - Economic development - Business
- Tow truck rear-ends car, killing passenger
One person was killed in a crash involving a tow truck yesterday afternoon in Lynn, State Police said. The crash, reported at 4:32 p.m., happened on the southbound side of the Lynnway at the Harding Street red light, State Police said in a statement. The tow truck, a flatbed owned by G and J Towing of Revere, rear-ended a ...
Truck - Tow truck - Business - Transportation and Logistics - Towing and Recovery
- Animal rights group wants zoo to release elephant’s records
An animal advocacy group filed a complaint yesterday with the US Department of Agriculture after the death of a beloved 36-year-old elephant at the Southwick’s Zoo, according to officials from the organization.
Animal rights - Animal welfare - Elephant - United States Department of Agriculture - Zoo
- State’s economy outpaces nation’s
The Massachusetts economy expanded more than twice as fast as the nation’s during the second quarter of the year, boosted by federal stimulus spending, demand for technology products, and the strongest job growth since the so-called miracle years of the 1980s, the University of Massachusetts said yesterday.
Massachusetts - United States - Technology - University of Massachusetts - 1980s
- AG wrests price cut from Cape Wind
The developers of the Cape Wind energy project in Nantucket Sound have agreed to reduce the price of its electricity by 10 percent, saving consumers at least $456 million over the 15-year span of a proposed contract with National Grid.
Cape Wind - Nantucket Sound - Energy - National Grid - United States
Your Money
- At Logan Airport, tweeting is taking off
Want to know where to get a burrito in Terminal C at Logan International Airport? Wondering if a storm has delayed your flight?
Logan International Airport - Business - Aviation - Transportation and Logistics - Airports
- Eyes on Mass. as repair bill gains stage
Measures to give independent auto mechanics access to the same repair data as dealerships stalled in New Jersey and never gained traction in several other states, while an effort to get a national “Right to Repair’’ law passed has dragged on for nearly a decade.
New Jersey - United States - Massachusetts - Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act - Auto mechanic
- Year of the short list
There is no shortage of numbers to measure the stress endured last year, during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Climbing unemployment, sinking sales, and growing bankruptcies all contributed to the grim calculation. And then there’s this: The Globe 82.
Great Depression - Recession - Unemployment - Mental health - Health
- Stellar seller
In many ways, TJX Cos. , the multinational off-price retailer based in Framingham, outmaneuvered the recession. As other merchants cut back on advertising, TJX stepped up its marketing, using network television to educate customers about the bargains it offered.
TJX Companies - Business - Framingham Massachusetts - Marketing and Advertising - Marketing
- Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic
Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites.
Website - Business - Black hat - Financial Services - Banking Services
- Charles River ends acquisition bid
Facing a revolt from angry shareholders, Charles River Laboratories International Inc. has scuttled plans to buy a Chinese drug research firm for $1.6 billion, a deal that would have been the biggest in the Wilmington company’s 63-year history.
Charles River Laboratories - Company - Shareholder - WuXi PharmaTech - Charles River Laboratories International
- Homeowners, renters may get more help
Renters threatened with eviction from foreclosed properties and homeowners struggling to keep their homes would gain new protections from a law passed by the state Legislature late Wednesday and expected to be signed by Governor Deval Patrick.
Law - Foreclosure - United States - Michigan Legislature - Government
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- From crumbling to chic
HAVERHILL - On the once-contaminated site of a decaying shoe factory, a thriving neighborhood is growing with the opening of hundreds of chic apartments, part of a renaissance in this Merrimack River mill city, which has seen plenty of hard times.
- Restored jobless aid is on its way
The state will begin sending unemployment checks tomorrow to residents whose benefits were cut off during the long congressional stalemate over whether to continue federal extensions through November.
Unemployment - United States - Business - Employment - Government
- Initial jobless claims drop to 457,000
New jobless claims fell last week for the third time in four weeks but remain elevated. The decline is a sign that the economy likely added jobs in July, although not enough to lower the nation's high unemployment rate.
Unemployment - Jobless claims - Business - Insurance - Financial Services
- How states fared on jobless claims, at a glance
New applications for unemployment benefits fell last week for the third time in four weeks, a sign layoffs may be slowing. But jobless benefit claims remain above 450,000, an elevated level that also indicates companies aren't hiring large numbers of new workers.
Unemployment - Unemployment benefits - Jobless claims - Layoff - Business
- The caring community
WINCHESTER - Anne Lang, head of human resources at Winchester Hospital, pulls out a simple, black box and flips it open. Inside is a small but telling stack of reasons why this 229-bed community hospital is the state's top place to work.
- Kit car entrepreneur sees the future — and it looks green
In a rather disheveled concrete-floored warehouse in Wareham, Mark Smith is building what you might call the ultimate hybrid vehicle: part stock Volkswagen Jetta, part fiberglass-bodied Ferrari. Smith is handling the design and engineering, but he’s getting plenty of input from a community of car buffs, most of them prospective customers on the Facebook page for his company, Smyth Performance ...
Facebook - Volkswagen Jetta - Mark Smith - Ferrari - Automobile
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The Weather
Current Conditions : 66.4F / 19.1C, Scattered Clouds - 8:20 PM EDT Jul. 31
Tonight - Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming south after midnight.
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Sunday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
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Sunday Night - Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Sports
- White: Vick did nothing wrong in hosting party
Roddy White hopes Michael Vick never has another brush with law enforcement. White, who was a guest at a 30th birthday party for Vick that ended with a shooting, thinks his former Atlanta Falcons teammate did nothing wrong by hosting the June 25 event.
Michael Vick - Atlanta Falcons - Roddy White - National Football League - Philadelphia Eagles
- Hanigan's double rallies Reds over Braves 5-2
Ryan Hanigan hit a tiebreaking double during a wacky seventh-inning rally on Saturday, and the Cincinnati Reds held on for a 5-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves , who lost leadoff hitter Martin Prado to injury but made a trade to upgrade their outfield and bullpen.
Atlanta Braves - Cincinnati Reds - Sports - Baseball - MartÃn Prado
- Giants sign second-round pick DT Linval Joseph
The New York Giants have only one draft choice left to sign. Defensive tackle Linval Joseph, the Giants' second-round draft pick and the 46th pick overall, signed a multiyear contract with the team on Saturday.
Defensive tackle - New York Giants - Sports - NFL - Football
- Hester predicts breakout year
There is no hesitation from Devin Hester, which is no surprise given the way he darts down the field, only this time he was not sprinting by a defender.
Devin Hester - sport - Chicago Bears - Jay Cutler - Johnny Knox
- Buffalo Bills challenged to overcome losing legacy
Opening training camp with a belief the Buffalo Bills are finally on the right track, running back Fred Jackson won't hold it against anyone for already dismissing the team as an also-ran.
Buffalo Bills - Fred Jackson - Running back - NFL - Sports
- FC Dallas ties Colorado 1-1
FC Dallas remained unbeaten for the eighth straight game and escaped with a 1-1 tie with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday.
Colorado Rapids - FC Dallas - United States - Sports - Major League Soccer
- Jaguars searching for another starting receiver
The Jacksonville Jaguars have spent the past decade trying to replace star receivers Jimmy Smith and Keenan McCardell.
Jacksonville Jaguars - Jimmy Smith - Keenan McCardell - NFL - Sports
- Overton has 3-shot lead at Greenbrier Classic
Jeff Overton overcame a tough start to shoot 4-under 66 Saturday for a three-stroke lead entering the final round of the inaugural Greenbrier Classic.
Jeff Overton - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Golf - Stroke
- Bush focused on upcoming season, not USC situation
Running back Reggie Bush said he would not let the distractions of USC's probation and the school's subsequent ostracizing of him affect his performance with the Saints.
Reggie Bush - President - United States - USC - College football
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- Revolution plays Union to 1-1 draw
Marko Perovic scored an unassisted goal from about 30 yards out in the 71st minute Saturday, allowing New England to salvage a 1-1 draw with the Philadelphia Union.
New England - Philadelphia Union - New England Revolution - United States - Travel and Tourism
Television
- Snooki of 'Jersey Shore' arrested in NJ beach town
"Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been arrested in the New Jersey beach town where the MTV show is based.
Jersey Shore - New Jersey - MTV - United States - Seaside Heights New Jersey
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- Snooki of 'Jersey Shore' arrested in NJ beach town
"Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been arrested in the New Jersey beach town where the MTV show is based.
Jersey Shore - New Jersey - MTV - United States - Seaside Heights New Jersey
- Heidi Montag files for divorce from Spencer Pratt
Fifteen months after saying "I do," reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are headed for divorce. The 23-year-old starlet and plastic surgery devotee filed for divorce Friday in Santa Monica, Calif., citing irreconcilable differences.
Spencer Pratt - Heidi Montag - Divorce - Law - Settlement
- Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ------
Television - Arts - United States - Programs - Guides
- Terrence Howard to join `Law & Order: Los Angeles'
"Law & Order: Los Angeles" is getting another big-name prosecutor. Oscar-nominated Terrence Howard is joining the cast of the new NBC drama and will rotate with co-star Alfred Molina as deputy district attorney, series creator Dick Wolf told the Television Critics Association on Friday.
Los Angeles - Dick Wolf - NBC - Terrence Howard - Television Critics Association
- NBC to air live episode of Tina Fey's `30 Rock'
NBC says "30 Rock" is going live this fall. The network said Friday a live episode of the comedy will air Oct. 14 and will be performed twice so that both East and West Coast viewers get to see it that way.
Tina Fey - Comedy - 30 Rock - NBC - Television
- ABC Family's Paul Lee named boss of ABC network
Paul Lee, who as head of ABC Family invigorated the once-flagging cable channel, has been appointed president of the ABC Entertainment Group. His responsibilities include the ratings-challenged ABC broadcast network.
ABC Entertainment - American Broadcasting Company - McPherson College - Stephen McPherson - ABC Entertainment Group
- Who will be judged fit to be the 'Idol' judges?
Don't call it "American Idol." Call it "Extreme Makeover: 'Idol' Edition." The composition of the "Idol" judges' panel seems to be changing by the minute, in flux like a lunch counter during the noon rush.
americanidol - Television - Arts - Programs - Reality-Based
Grease 8 p.m., ABC Family After his molten performance in “Saturday Night Fever’’ made people take him seriously as an actor, John Travolta seemed to have made a career misstep by starring in this schlocky 1978 musical with Olivia Newton-John. But “Grease’’ caught that wave of nostalgia for the 1950s that was so strangely powerful in the 1970s, and in ...
John Travolta - Olivia Newton-John - Grease - Saturday Night Fever - Actor
- Daily guide
RADIO HIGHLIGHTS E Town 7 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Michael Franti & Spearhead and the John Butler Trio.
Michael Franti - Arts - United States - John Mayer - Disc jockey
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