Bad Days in Boston
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:18:41 -0700
Image by Paul Keleher from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . Massachusetts has had a tragic two days with seven people getting killed in multiple incidents. Two appear to have been tragic accidents... A flight instructor was killed on Friday after he was hit by his propeller Beverly Airport. Michael Costales, 30, of Weymouth worked at the Beverly Flight Center. The NTSB and FAA are ...
D.C. rally flexes Beck's influence as conservative bullhorn
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:55:41 -0700
NEW YORK -- Glenn Beck, the man behind Saturday's rally at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, has built an empire around his own voice that grew exponentially with his move to Fox News Channel and President Barack Obama's election to the White House.
Are you responsible?
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:50:50 -0700
Whenever she has heard of an episode of underage drinking this summer, especially if it took place in a house where adults were allegedly present, Kathi Meyer has taken it personally. Very personally. Legal drinking age - Alcohol - United States - Health - Alcoholic beverage
Bank robber gets 7-year prison sentence
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:50:39 -0700
A Boston man was sentenced in federal court in Boston yesterday after pleading guilty to four counts of bank robbery, prosecutors said. US District Judge Rya Zobel sentenced Frank Porter, 65, to seven years’ imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered him to pay $6,922 in restitution, according to a statement from US Attorney Carmen M. ... Boston - Sentence - Parole ...
Wavves | King of the Beach
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:06:25 -0700
Fat Possum (2010) What greatness might have ensued if Stephen Pope and Billy Hayes had suffered Jay Reatard's abuse just a little longer?
Trio charged after robbery, Lynn crash
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:29:24 -0700
LYNN - A trio of suspects who allegedly robbed a Walgreens on Rt. 1 Saturday and then led police on a high-speed chase before crashing into a home on Walnut Street, are now facing serious charges.
Suicide raises questions about safety of Mass. inmates
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:06:44 -0700
Philip Markoff’s apparent suicide yesterday in a Boston jail comes at a time of increasing scrutiny on suicides in the state’s prisons and occurred just weeks after the federal immigration agency faulted Suffolk County jail officials on their failure to properly care for an immigrant detainee who died. Suicide - Philip Markoff - Prison - Boston - Suffolk County Massachusetts
Warden critical of death penalty
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:26:31 -0700
CONCORD – A former prison warden who carried out eight executions urged a New Hampshire commission Thursday to stay away from the practice, saying the memories of those he has put to death haunt him. “It’s nothing but a premeditated, ceremonial killing, and we do it to appease politicians who are tough on crime,” Ron McAndrew said after his testifying at the Legislative Office Building. “The ...
Warden and others testify in NH about executions
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:29:09 -0700
A former prison warden who carried out eight executions urged a New Hampshire commission Thursday to stay away from the practice, saying the memories of those he has put to death haunt him. New Hampshire - Capital punishment - Crime and Justice - deathpenalty - Opposing Views
John DiStaso's Granite Status: Romney named to deliver NHGOP keynote speech
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:15:47 -0700
After donating thousands to the state Republican Party and some of its candidates, the former Massachusetts governor and likely 2012 presidential candidate has been named to address a key meeting of the party's activists..
Kennedy running for Governor’s Council
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:30:57 -0700
Attorney Terry Kennedy of Lynnfield formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party nomination to become the next governor’s councilor from the Sixth District of Massachusetts.
The summer that was: Newton 2010
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:12:01 -0700
Welcome back, Newton. If you left the Garden City behind for the summer, you may have missed the Auburndale Tree Massacre, the closing of the Walnut Street KFC, or where a three-foot python was found at the old North High School. You also might have missed the news about four fatal motor vehicle accidents or that a certain expensive building on Walnut Street has just opened.
State Police investigating sexual assault at Nahant Beach
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:16:26 -0700
NAHANT - Massachusetts State Police are investigating an assault on a woman at Nahant Beach Thursday night. A 24-year-old woman was walking along the beach's paved walkway around 9:30 p.m. when she was attacked from behind on the stretch of pavement between the Ward and Nahant bathhouses.
Woman attacked while walking at beach
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:52:06 -0700
A 24-year-old woman was sexually assaulted while walking alone on Nahant Beach Thursday night, State Police said. State Police spokesman David Procopio said the assault occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m., when a man attacked the woman from behind and dragged her into nearby sand dunes. The woman fought back and was able to flee, he said. The suspect was ... Sexual assault - Police - Law ...
Beach Sexual Assault Under Investigation
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:42:13 -0700
Massachusetts State Police are investigating an assault on a woman at Nahant Beach Thursday night.
Allston-Brighton political notes (Sept. 3)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:58:58 -0700
Here are this week’s Allston-Brighton political notes.
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