Friday 18th May, 2012
Facebook IPO underwhelms Web, too
As the stock market opened Friday with a ring of the bell by Mark Zuckerberg, all eyes were on Facebook -- the social media Megalodon he nursed from a dorm-room project to one of Wall Street's ...
State Senate passes auto 'right-to-repair' bill
The state Senate passed the measure late Thursday night. It now heads to the House of Representatives. The bill previously passed the Senate in 2010, but failed to come up in the House. It calls ...
Boston weather: Weekend forecast, sunny and mild, cooler on the coast
Weather review: Since the cold front pushed offshore early Thursday morning the weather changed for the better, with a combination of sunny and seasonably mild days, low humidity and cool pleasant ...
Junior Seau's death hit home for ex-Patriot Ted Johnson
Boston HeraldTed Johnson says the death of Junior Seau was "the tip of the tipping point" that convinced him to speak out for concussion victims. Seau shot himself in the chest this month. Although ...
Mass. man in fatal robbery case seeks new lawyer
Boston GlobePROVIDENCE, R.I.- A Massachusetts man who has been charged alongside a Rhode Island inmate who may face a death-penalty prosecution is asking for a new ...
Mary Kennedy services planned amid apparent rift
Boston GlobeBEDFORD, N.Y.- The two sides of Mary Richardson Kennedy's grieving family faced off in court Friday, just hours before a planned wake for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, as a ...
Celtics-76ers Game 4: ‘Not A Lot Of Room For Error’
WBZCeltics forward Paul Pierce reacts in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty ...
Jury acquits prosecutor of sex assault charges
Boston HeraldA former Attleboro prosecutor was found innocent today in a scandalous sex assault case involving a 17-year-old girl who claimed she was fondled in a courthouse office. Peter Joseph Costanza was ...
National Bank Holdings Corp. picks Denver, Greenwood Village for HQ
Boston Business JournalBoston-based National Bank Holdings Corp. -- which has acquired a pair of Colorado banks in the last 10 months -- is moving its headquarters to the Denver area from Boston, the company announced ...
Police investigate armed home invasion
Boston ChannelMetroWest Daily News , two men armed with guns went into the home at 1 Meadowbrook Lane at 2:54 p.m., while a third, still unidentified man, remained outside in a blue Dodge Ram pickup truck. The ...
Romney criticizes 'bridge to nowhere' in NH visit
Boston ChannelThe town of Hillsborough received $150,000 in federal stimulus money to repair the Sawyer Bridge as part of a new park. The project was meant to put people to work installing new benches, lights and ...
Donna Summer died of lung cancer
Boston ChannelDonna Summer, the "Queen of Disco" whose hits included "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls," "Love to Love You Baby" and "She Works Hard for the Money," has ...
Boston Scientific gets FDA approval for stent
Business JournalBoston Scientific Corp. said Thursday that higher gross margins, cost controls, and favorable tax treatment allowed it to double its profits in the first ...
Hub cops bust teen for JP murder
Boston HeraldA Boston high school senior is facing murder charges after police arrested him today in connection with a fatal April shooting in Jamaica Plain, authorities said. Charles Reddicks, 18, was due in ...
Ex Probation chief appeals for taxpayer-funded defense
Boston HeraldA federal judge today told the lawyer for former Probation Commissioner John J. O’Brien that an attempt to get the public to pay for O’Brien’s defense "is going to be a ...
Massachusetts' jobs numbers good, but labor pool is stagnant
Boston Business JournalThere's been a mild amount of celebrating about Massachusetts' economic recovery and the relative strength of the Bay State economy. Indeed, the news has been good, if not ...
Shuttered Weylu’s could have new owner soon
Boston Business JournalPhoto by W. Marc Bernsau. Weylu's, the shuttered landmark that once attracted scores of customers to its Route 1 location, could have a new owner ...
Police: Man robs bank, leave behind ID
Boston ChannelAuthorities told the Lowell Sun that a New Hampshire driver's license belonging to Alexander Anderson, 26, was left on the bank teller's counter at Northern Bank & Trust after he ...
Gov: Schilling's company made $1.1M payment to RI
Boston ChannelThe company missed the scheduled payment to the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. on May 1, prompting worries about its solvency and whether the state would have to step in to pay its ...
Boston High School Student Wins A Car
WBZBOSTON (CBS) – One smart student at Madison Park High School in Boston is driving home today in style. Joanna Rosa was one 48 students at Boston high schools, who, through academics, earned ...
Felger & Mazz: Sox Split In Tampa, Gonzalez Gets Beaned, Youk’s Future In Boston
WBZST. PETERSBURG, FL – MAY 16: Infielder Adrian Gonzalez #28 of the Boston Red Sox fouls off a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays during the game at Tropicana Field on May 16, 2012 in St. ...
$1M home in Winchester scorched
Boston HeraldA n early morning fire ripped through the $1 million home of a former Winchester police officer today, driving him and his two children unharmed from the 110-year-old house, officials said. ...
Mass. Senate passes right to repair bill
Boston GlobeMassachusetts lawmakers are reviving the debate over whether to require car manufacturers to provide software needed to diagnose car trouble to independent repair shops and vehicle owners, but ...
War of 1812 bicentennial sites, events all over US
Boston GlobePity the War of 1812. Its bicentennial is at hand and events are planned for all over North America, from Canada and the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic and the South. But good luck finding someone ...
New Zealand police charge driver in Boston U crash
Boston GlobeNew Zealand police filed charges Friday against a 20-year-old Boston University student who drove a minivan in a crash that killed three of his college classmates last ...
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