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Mass. to switch to electronic Tobin Bridge tolls
BOSTON - Massachusetts transportation officials are planning a series of meetings to inform drivers about plans to switch to an all-electronic tolling system on the Tobin Bridge.Under the plan beginning early next year, drivers will no longer be able to stop at a toll booth and pay cash for their toll on the bridge.Instead, tolls will be collected electronically through a driver's E-ZPass ...
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UMass students urge senators to boost funding
BOSTON (AP) - UMass student trustees are calling on the state Senate to boost funding for the university so tuition and fees will not have to be increased in the next academic ...
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Newtown mom visits Utah hometown for ceremony
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - A woman who lost a child in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School is visiting her hometown in Utah this week for a private ceremony to honor her slain ...
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RI State Police step up seatbelt law enforcement
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island State Police are stepping up enforcement of seat belt and child restraint laws before and after the Memorial Day ...
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Conn. regionalism panel to release recommendations
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A bipartisan legislative panel that’s been charged with finding ways to help Connecticut cities and towns reduce their costs is releasing a list of recommendations to the full General ...
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Conn. surgeons calling for medical spa regulations
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut plastic surgeons are meeting at the state Capitol complex in Hartford to urge passage of a bill addressing safety at medical ...
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UMass Medical Center nurses plan strike
After another unsuccessful negotiation session for a union contract, registered nurses at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester will go on strike for one day, according to a statement from the hospital. On May 17, the medical center provided a proposal to the MNA-University bargaining unit, which represents the nurses, reflecting the decreased economic package as a result of having to bring ...
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UMass Dartmouth forms panel to review policies after Marathon bombings
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has formed a task force to review school policies including emergency planning in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, which have led to criminal charges against four former students, including the surviving alleged ...
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BC friends injured in bombings march at commencement no crutches needed
Liza Cherney and Brittany Loring were side-by-side at the Boston Marathon finish line when shrapnel tore through their bodies, leaving them hospitalized for days. On Monday, the two 29-year-old friends, still with some visible wounds and bandages, came together once more to proudly walk across the stage to receive diplomas from Boston College’s Carroll Graduate School of Management. To the ...
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Cambridge artist helps create ‘Mending Boston’ collage to honor bombing victims
The teenagers are some of the first people to work on a project called "Mending Boston" by Cambridge artist Clara Wainwright that aims to bring people together to mend their souls, talk, and honor the victims of the Boston Marathon ...
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Mystic Valley charter school objects to denial of expansion
The Mystic Valley Regional Charter School is mounting a vigorous objection to the state education commissioner’s denial of the school’s request to expand by 400 students, contending that the school is singled out for issues that are ignored at other charter ...
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Body found in trash can ID’d as postal retiree
Police said a man whose body was found in a trash barrel at City Park, Warwick, R.I., was a retired postal worker and avid runner who frequently used the park’s bike path. On Monday, police identified the man as John ‘‘Jack’’ Fay, 66, of Warwick. His body was found Saturday in the barrel, and the barrel had been covered with brush. Police have said he may have been ...
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Slow pokes Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles
QUINCY, Mass. (AP) -- Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild - from an ...
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Cada Boston marathon runners in Colorado vow to run it again
Boston native and Fort Collins resident Celeste O'Conner (at right, in gray shirt) nears the finish line of the Boston Marathon April 15. (Provided by Celeste ...
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Red Sox ask Doubront to even up series in Windy City
The White Sox are three games below .500 and six games behind the American League Central-leading Indians, but they've remained confident, and recently, the results on the field have taken a turn for the better. Chicago has won five of its last seven games and six of its last nine, including Monday's 6-4 win over the Red Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. The White Sox will play 16 of their ...
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Police 2 missing children found safe in Conn.
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) -- Authorities say two children who were forcibly taken by their father from a foster home in Massachusetts have been found safe in Connecticut and their father has been ...
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Lester struggles as Red Sox lose 6-4 to White Sox
Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester reacts after giving up two runs during the second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Monday, May 20, ...
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Jury Convicts Massachusetts State Trooper for Extorting and Threatening Local Bettor www.privateofficer.com
--A federal jury in Boston today convicted a Massachusetts State Police trooper for extorting and threatening a local bettor. The jury, which deliberated over two days, convicted John Analetto, 49, of Belmont, on one count of extortion specific to a threatening phone call he made to a bettor in the gambling business. The jury was hung on the other count of extortion. From October through ...
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Mass. residents warned of black bear seen in towns
Officials say it's possible the bear is looking for food, and police recommended that residents take down bird feeders and remove other sources of food from their ...
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Mass. police search for 2 missing children
Police said they were looking Monday for 8-year-old Patrick Nguyen (n'wihn) and his 10-year-old sister Sarah Nguyen (n'wihn). The children are of Asian ...
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Remains found in woods could be missing Maine teen
Spokesman Steve McCausland says the body was found at about 9:30 p.m. Monday by the Maine Warden Service in an undisclosed wooded location. Recovery will begin at daylight ...
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City to roll out bike lanes kiosks
Boston’s roads are set to get more crowded as the city is adding up to 20 miles of new bike lanes and more Hubway rental kiosks - and may build "cycle tracks" on major roads from Roxbury to the Public Garden - even as officials probe the latest tragic biking death."We look at this as good urban planning as to how we can re-program our streets to explore alternative modes of ...
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Weston pretty sure that there was a bear
Things are getting wild in Weston, where cops say, yes, they’re pretty sure that was a bear that residents spotted yesterday.Several calls lit up the Weston police phone lines before 9 a.m., with reports of a bear in the area of Concord Road. Police officers never actually laid eyes on the bear but said they believe it is the same bear that was spotted Sunday in Lincoln.In May last year, a ...
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Woburn cop honored for bravery in shootout
A heroic Woburn cop who shot a gun-wielding jewel thief while a fellow officer lay seriously wounded humbly accepted the Congressional Badge for Bravery yesterday, saying the honor belongs to all who raced to the bungled heist."We all acted as a team," said Mark Gibbons, 55, recalling the September 2011 scene outside Musto Jewelers, where four suspects were on the loose - including the ...
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Irish P.M. Enda Kenny applauded at Boston College graduation
Boston College graduates gave Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny a standing ovation Monday while a small group of anti-abortion activists protested outside. ...
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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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