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Bruins rookie D Hamilton biding time as rookie
The Bruins rookie defensemen was in street clothes when Boston defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. It also was the first day of his post-teenage ...
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Head of state welfare agency details reforms aimed at preventing fraud
Stacey Monahan, director of the state's Department of Transitional Assistance, went before a legislative committee today and offered updates from a broad 100-day plan to reform the embattled agency. The agency has enduring months of heavy criticism over extensive reports of welfare fraud. Monahan, who was named director last week after serving as interim director since the February ...
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LeBrons new shoe proclaims hes a 2-Time Champion JUN 18
Heat have already won the series and proclaim as much inside the shoe. If we're getting super technical here, LeBron's second title mentioned in the shoe could be his one of the State Championship he won in high school or it could be referring to the two gold medals he has from winning with Team USA in Beijing in 2008 and again in London in 2012. Then again, we may also all be getting ...
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Allen Iverson never kidnapped his kids JUN 18
Allen Iverson was holding his kids hostage at a Georgia hotel, and I figured TMZ was a reliable enough source to trust. So I wrote a piece basically saying Iverson should be in jail if the allegations were true, and that I felt bad for his five kids because they were caught between a messy divorce of two parents who probably shouldn't be allowed to have children. Apparently though, TMZ ...
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Doc Rivers having doubts about joining Clippers JUN 18
Kevin Garnett and head coach Doc Rivers continues to dominate the NBA headlines, but there could be a potential snag in the discussed deal. Reports indicate that Rivers strongly wants Garnett and Pierce to both join him in Los Angeles, but it appears unlikely that ...
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Sources Pats Hernandez questioned by police in homicide probe
New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was questioned Tuesday afternoon by police investigating a possible homicide in Attleborough, SI.com reported Tuesday, citing sources close to the ...
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Courageous Campbell Represents Heart of Bostons Stanley Cup Bid
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Boston Welcomes a New Music Director and More Music Flows into Town
Finally, after a period of two years during which Boston's beloved music director James Levine was suffering from several illnesses and could not conduct, Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons has been appointed the 15th music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since its founding in ...
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Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund
BOSTON -- The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what its president says is a milestone for the proposed 130-turbine project.The $2.6 billion Cape Wind project aims to be the nation's first offshore wind farm. But Cape Wind, proposed in 2001, has been delayed by lengthy review and entrenched opponents and has been looking for ...
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Penalty-killer Paille steps up offense for Bruins
BOSTON (AP) - His teammates always knew Daniel Paille was more than a speedy penalty killer who specialized in defense for the Boston ...
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Conn. senators still hold out hope for gun bill
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut’s two Democratic U.S. senators say they still believe the Senate could take up a slightly retooled gun control bill later this ...
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Portland Maine says ‘Life’s good here’
Maine’s largest city is betting that visitors will come to know that ‘‘life’s good here.’’ The city launched a new marketing campaign Tuesday under the slogan: ‘‘Portland, Maine. Yes. Life’s good here.’’ Besides the city, local groups and businesses plan to use the slogan, adapting it, for instance, with the sayings: ...
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Negotiators reach deal to fund new women’s prison in N.H.
New Hampshire House and Senate negotiators have reached a tentative agreement on a public works budget for the next two years that contains funding for a new women’s prison. The deal struck Tuesday includes $38 million for a 224-bed women’s prison and transitional facility in Concord near the men’s prison. The project is the largest single item in the proposed budget. The bill ...
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Police in Lancaster N.H. warn of paving scam
Police in Lancaster, N.H., are warning people of a likely paving scam in the area. Police are advising homeowners to be leery of anyone approaching them offering paving work at a reduced price. They have been telling homeowners they have asphalt left over from a previous job and would be willing to pave their driveway at a reduced price. Police say the company does the work and instead charges a ...
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N.H. man sentenced for raping foster brother 7 in Mass.
A New Hampshire man convicted of sexually assaulting his 7-year-old foster brother while they lived in Massachusetts was sentenced in Greenfield Superior Court Monday to up to 10 years in prison. Joshua Matthews, 24, was also sentenced to 10 years probation upon release. Matthews was convicted in April of two counts of forcible rape of a child, but acquitted of charges of assault and battery ...
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Records sought in fungal meningitis outbreak
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three Tennessee clinics have received subpoenas for documents related to drugs from a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak last ...
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Sword stolen decades ago on way back to Brown University
A Brown University spokesman said a Virginia antiques collector has turned over a Civil War-era sword that was stolen from the Ivy League school in the 1970s. Last week, a federal judge in Virginia ordered Williamsburg collector Donald Tharpe to surrender the Tiffany silver sword to Brown. Tharpe bought it for $35,000 in 1992 after it had passed among dealers for years. A Brown spokesman told ...
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APNewsBreak Conn. chimp victim to appeal lawsuit
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A woman disfigured by a friend’s pet chimpanzee in 2009 plans to appeal a decision denying her permission to sue the state for $150 million on her claim that officials knew the chimp was dangerous but didn’t do anything about it, her attorney told The Associated Press on ...
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Vt. Health Co-op expanding board to win approval
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Health Co-op is realigning its board of directors in hopes of winning state approval to sell health insurance as part of the federal health care reform process that is getting ready to begin selling insurance later this year. Last week founding board member Mitchell Fleischer stepped down. Co-op CEO Christine Oliver says the changes are one part of a series ...
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Body found in lake where wedding photographer went missing
Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says the body was pulled Tuesday from Lake Lillinonah in Bridgewater after a homeowner spotted it from a dock. The body was transferred to the chief medical examiner for identification. Police have been searching for 33-year-old Eric Langlois of New Milford since he went missing a week ago. He had told his wife he was heading ...
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Traffic light chaos in Boston leaves roads gridlocked
A traffic light malfunction that created gridlock in the South End and Back Bay on Tuesday is being blamed on a manhole fire a few days ago, according to ...
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Boston Marathon winner giving medal to city
Boston Marathon winner Lelisa Desisa is giving his medal to the City of Boston as a tribute to the victims and families affected by the twin bombing near the race's finish ...
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Poll Congress approval rating just 16 percent
According to a new national poll, just 16 percent of Americans approve of the way Congress is handling its job, with 83 percent of those questioned in a CNN/ORC International survey saying they disapprove. The poll was released ...
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Third Line Propels Bruins To Another Win Stanley Cup Lead
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Wilson Nobel winner for physics dies in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Physicist Kenneth Wilson, who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions, has died in Maine, where he retired to enjoy kayaking with his wife. He was ...
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Boston Marathon is a multi-faceted event
The Boston Marathon is a serious opportunity for professional marathon runners to prove themselves and for recreational runners to prove to themselves that they can do it. There is also the philanthropic side to the marathon though, with people taking part to make a difference.
Boston is gearing up to once again hold the annual Boston Marathon of 2010. The marathon was first held in 1987, and is a seminal event in the calendar of any serious marathon runner. Athletes from around the world have been training for the big day, and Boston will be visited by 20,000 professional and amateur runners for the event. Read more
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