West Nile mosquitoes are detected again
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:06:09 -0700
BOSTON Boston public health officials say mosquitoes infected with the West Nile virus have been found in north Dorchester and in Hyde Park. Infected mosquitoes had been found earlier this year in north Dorchester and West Roxbury. The number of positive mosquito tests suggests that West Nile is “likely to be present throughout the city,’’ the Boston Public Health Commission ... West Nile virus ...
New CORI law praised
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:48:59 -0700
WORCESTER - Steve Denson said his heart ached every time he took out his 5-year-old daughter and couldnand#8217;t buy her an ice cream because he was unemployed and had no money.
Worcester woman shot in neck dies
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:50:44 -0700
Police say a 21-year-old college student shot in the neck while sitting in a car in Worcester last week has died. Worcester Massachusetts - Worcester - Worcestershire - England - United States
Ex-jail official questions Foley qualifications
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:03:38 -0700
A retired deputy superintendent of the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction has questioned the qualifications of one of the candidates for the Democratic nomination for Worcester County sheriff.
Huntington returns to varsity boys soccer today
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:47:51 -0700
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER _ Class D boys soccer beware: Jim Huntington is back. More than four years after losing his job in Edmeston, the two-time Daily Star Coach of the Year will resume his career as a varsity boys soccer coach at 4 p.m. today. That's when Huntington will lead Schenevus into its season opener against Laurens in the first round of the Stamford Mayor's Cup at Archibald Field.
Hopkinton suspect in sex assault case faced earlier accusation
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:29:08 -0700
A Hopkinton man recently charged with sexually assaulting a Worcester teen was barred from his work as a traveling minister in the 1970s after an earlier allegation of child abuse, current and former members of his religious group said.
Laying down the law
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:51:08 -0700
Catherine Bradwell's son first threatened to kill himself when he was 9 years old. The Worcester student, diagnosed with ADHD, had been the target of bullying at his elementary school. But it wasn't until her son threatened to kill the classmate who had been bullying him that action was taken.
County jail costs target of Bove's campaign
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:48:28 -0700
Scot J. Bove said this week that if elected, he would reduce the budget of the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction while expanding community and inmate education programs.
Some Mass. towns giving up on marijuana enforcement
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:43:30 -0700
Monday August 23, 2010 BOSTON (AP) -- Some Massachusetts towns have given up enforcing a law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, saying the law is written with too many loopholes to be effective. The law established a civil fine of $100 for those caught with an ounce or less of marijuana.
Ghanaian arrested on fraud charges involving Massachusetts properties
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:12:15 -0700
A citizen of Ghana has been charged in federal court with wire fraud involving millions of dollars for selling at least 16 condominium units to straw buyers who he recruited for the purpose of obtaining mortgage loans based on false loan applications.
Business Digest
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:18:36 -0700
Tatara renews Acton lease; Eastern Bank gives $6,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs; Hudson's 2 Cabot Road sells for $3.8 million; Digital Reef publishes software benchmark; Credit union donates $10K for fireworks display; National Grid gas rate hike request challenged by officials; Wal-Mart asks court to dump gender discrimination suit
Family marks anniversary of Sen. Kennedy's death
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:36:14 -0700
Police: At least 1 person being held hostage by gunman in Discovery TV building in Md. More>>
FBI back in Worcester
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:51:28 -0700
BOSTON - The FBI will return a regional office to Worcester after an absence of 17 years. The office, called a resident agency, left Worcester with its six special agents in 1993, and moved to 131 Coolidge St., Hudson. The government has signed a lease to relocate the office to 120 Front St., Worcester.
Hopkinton man charged with molesting teen
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:20:49 -0700
A 66-year-old Hopkinton man has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Worcester boy and then trying to set up subsequent meetings for sex. Hopkinton Massachusetts - Relationships - Holliston Massachusetts - Franklin Massachusetts - Ashland Massachusetts
Activist says teen is lying
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:03:44 -0700
WORCESTER - Issuing a prepared statement in which he called the allegations against him "100 percent false, vulgar and a complete affront to everything that I stand for," gay activist Albert M. Toney III entered not guilty pleas yesterday to charges of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old male June 15 in the locker room of the YMCA.
Some Massachusetts towns give up on enforcing relaxed marijuana laws, while others struggle to
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:43:35 -0700
Some Massachusetts towns have given up enforcing a law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, saying the law is written with too many loopholes to be effective. ...
Some Mass. towns give up on marijuana enforcement
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:28:19 -0700
Some Massachusetts towns have given up enforcing a law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, saying the law is written with too many loopholes to be effective. Cannabis - Massachusetts - Law - United States - Drug possession
Foley has strong family values, integrity and experience
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:30:28 -0700
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Reading residents welcome AG Martha Coakley
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:24:28 -0700
When Attorney General Martha Coakley lost to Sen. Scott Brown in January in her bid to win a seat in the U.S. Senate, she was harshly criticized for failing to reach out to voters. Coakley does not want to make the same mistake twice.
Payne & Domke: Controversial Endorsement Is Latest Turn In 10th GOP Race
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:30:04 -0700
With Primary Day in Massachusetts less than two weeks away, WBUR's political analysts look down the ballot to size up races for auditor, treasurer and the 10th Congressional seat.
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