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Video Wayne Gretzky pulling for Bruins to win Stanley Cup
Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky says he hopes the Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup because, among other things, his brother works for the ...
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Retiring principal surprised with tear-jerking flash mob
Hingham Middle School Principal Roger Boddie was giving what he thought was a video tour of a new building that was under construction when a film crew directed him to go onto the ...
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Pet food recalled after positive salmonella test
Natura Pet Products is voluntarily recalling specific lots of dry pet food because they have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella, the company announced ...
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Bruins-Blackhawks Stanley Cup Game 4 Preview
After blanking the Penguins on the power-play in the Eastern Conference Final, the Bruins have yet to allow a power-play goal to the Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Final. Boston has killed 27 consecutive penalties since Game 5 against the ...
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Xerox to sell Western European paper business
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) -- Xerox Corp. plans to sell its Western European paper and print media products business to a subsidiary of the paper maker Sequana. Terms of the deal were not ...
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Bianchi Is Celtics coach Doc Rivers like Urban Meyer bailing on sinking ship
ORLANDO, Fla. - Don't do it, Doc.Don't be like Urban Meyer.Don't bail out on the Boston Celtics like Meyer bailed out on the Florida ...
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Mass. couples 2001 message in a bottle found
REHOBOTH, Mass. -- A message sealed in a champagne bottle and tossed into the waters off Tampa, Fla., more than a decade ago by a Massachusetts couple celebrating their engagement has been found.Karl and Michelle Kimmell of Rehoboth say occasionally they would wonder if anyone had found the message they cast away in August 2001. The message, announcing their engagement, had just their first ...
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Former ICE agent pleads guilty in firearms case
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent will sell more than 150 firearms that were seized from his home during a raid by another agency in ...
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Ex-Marine to be reunited with bomb dog in RI
SCITUATE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island state police will hold a ceremony this week that will reunite a retired Marine injured in an explosion in Afghanistan with the bomb-detecting dog he used to ...
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Vt. town board OKs biomass agreement
The board discussed a memorandum of understanding requiring the plant’s owners to pay $3 million for a new access road for truck traffic. It also discusses replacement of homeowners’ old woodstoves with newer, more efficient stoves, to partially offset emissions from the proposed ...
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No charges in Starks shooting
STARKS, Maine (AP) - A Maine grand jury has declined to bring charges in the case of a Starks man who was shot on his own property following a confrontation with a group of ...
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15 firefighters reinstated in Bennington Vt.
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Fifteen Vermont volunteer firefighters have been reinstated following their suspension for allegedly setting a camper on fire without proper permits during a mud-driving ...
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Cavs coming up empty for top-pick deal JUN 19
Cavs have been talking to teams for weeks about a trade, but they are finding a limited market and at this point are likely to keep the pick. Sources in Cleveland strongly suggest that ...
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Would players even welcome Doc back JUN 19
Celtics really welcome Rivers back with open arms? How can Rivers relay a message of team and loyalty when this process has suggested that he'd rather jump ship in order to chase a title in a sunny climate? Rivers, such a powerful speaker, can save face publicly. A fan base that's been left squeamish by the idea of rebuilding with a new coach would eventually forgive and forget. But ...
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Likelihood Dallas keeps its pick Zero percent JUN 19
Mavericks having the 13th overall draft pick on their opening-day roster next season at 0 percent. There is an 80-percent chance that the pick is traded before or, more likely, during the draft, the source said. There is at least a 15-percent chance that the pick is a foreign player who is under contract and can be left overseas for a year and not count against ...
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Warriors Jackson the anti-Nelson on new deal JUN 19
07:10 AM ET 06.19 | Mark Jackson brings a certain zen quality that Don Nelson lacked. So: Jackson is not going to scheme for a bigger, longer contract this summer after leading ...
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Zeller to the 76ers JUN 19
07:11 AM ET 06.19 | One cannot teach height, and Cody Zeller certainly has that particular part of the game covered -- even if some question his NBA upside. I've long dismissed the notion that ...
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Doc Rivers may not return to Boston this season JUN 18
Clippers to assume head coaching duties. But just because he's not heading to Los Angeles does not mean he's coming back to Boston. Danny Ainge's promise from last month seems about as reliable and useful as a weather report on Mars, and Rivers' future with ...
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Boy 2 found floating in pool improving
Police say Cody Campbell had a pulse but no brain activity after he was pulled from the above-ground pool by his mother last Thursday. Kennebec County Sheriff's Department officials say Cody is recovering at Maine Medical Center and he now recognizes his parents. Sheriff Randall Liberty tells WMTW-TV that the child is also talking, although he has some difficulties speaking. Cody was at ...
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Wednesday June 19 Rising Tides
When tidal waters churned up by Hurricane Sandy engulfed New York City homes, hospitals and transit tunnels, it was a wakeup call for other coastal cities. Add to that a disturbing forecast of sea levels rising 3 to 6 feet in the next few decades, and we have to ask: are Boston's decision makers listening? Tonight, we'll see how local government officials and the business community are ...
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Mob enforcer was trying to help family when he killed for Bulger
A former enforcer for James "Whitey" Bulger is expected to face more tough cross-examination by Bulger's lawyers when he returns to the witness stand for a third ...
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Man convicted of killing rival in bed
Michael Blanchard was convicted Tuesday in Norfolk Superior Court of killing 21-year-old Stephen Erving at about 3:30 a.m. on March 16, 2010. Prosecutors say the 24-year-old Blanchard fired several rounds from a 9 mm pistol through Erving's first-floor bedroom window. Authorities say the men knew each other and had a long-running feud. Blanchard's lawyer has said the Erving had ...
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Fists chairs fly during brawl at mall restaurant
The fight started at Food Locker at the Westgate Mall and spilled over into Popeye's. Surveillance video shows fists and chairs flying inside the ...
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Dodgeball dodges ax at local schools
The Windham School Board on Tuesday night accepted a study committee's recommendation to let students play dodgeball and other "human target" games next year. That was a change from a vote in March to eliminate the games over concerns about student safety and bullying. The board said some games will be renamed to sound less violent. For example, "Slaughter" would become ...
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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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