Provides the latest RSS feeds for Boston News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Boston News.Net http://www.bostonnews.net/ en-us Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:13:03 -0400 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:13:03 -0400 30 WASHINGTON -- The TSA in Washington is questioning an airline passenger who claimed to be a terrorist. The man apparently became unruly while on board a US Airways flight to Boston from Reagan Nationa... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360985&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:35:27 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360985&cat=141778e5a055112e FALL RIVER, Mass. -- A man arrested earlier this week on abduction charges is now a suspect in another, similar crime. Police say 37-year-old Angel Luis Cruz is behind the March attack at Fall River&#... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360986&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:35:26 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360986&cat=141778e5a055112e SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. -- Police in Southbridge are investigating a case of vandalism at a cemetery. On Wednesday, they discovered someone damaged more than 70 gravestones. Some of the graves date back to... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360987&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:35:24 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360987&cat=141778e5a055112e AYER, Mass. -- A man from Ayer is recovering after slamming his vehicle into a Hannaford Supermarket early Friday. His vehicle ended up in the freezer. Police say the man crawled out of the back of hi... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360989&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:35:22 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360989&cat=141778e5a055112e BOSTON -- Officials with the Greater Boston YMCA will train 1500 employees on Massachusetts' breastfeeding law. According to the Boston Globe, the decision was made after a Medford mother was told... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360988&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:35:20 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360988&cat=141778e5a055112e A number of Metrowest families are reporting that their family pets have been vanishing at an alarming rate, and other animals are turning up dead, and some believe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360980&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:28:39 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360980&cat=141778e5a055112e Sen. John Kerry saID he always intended to pay taxes in Massachusetts on his $7 million yacht, but concedes he mishandled the public furor over his decision to dock the vessel in tax-free Rhode Island... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360981&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:28:38 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360981&cat=141778e5a055112e Ty Warren was stunned when he saw the bare spots where pictures of former Patriots stars once hung. He and his teammates wondered what was going on.Just another motivational ploy by coach Bill Belichi... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360982&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:28:37 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360982&cat=141778e5a055112e Roman Catholic nuns who were the alleged victims of a fundraising swindle have loaned their own retirement money to a school renovation project in Worcester. The Venerini Sisters went forward with the... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360979&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:28:35 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360979&cat=141778e5a055112e WILMINGTON Cartoonists from around the world are submitting works on the themes of freedom and Edward M. Kennedy, the late Massachusetts senator, for an international humor contest scheduled in Boston... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360962&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:36 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360962&cat=141778e5a055112e A registered sex offender awaiting trial on child pornography charges was ordered held on $25,000 cash bail yesterday, accused of repeatedly seeking out children in local parks in Chelsea and at neigh... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360964&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:34 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360964&cat=141778e5a055112e The destruction of tens of thousands of e-mails by a top aide at Boston City Hall was not a criminal offense because it was not a willful attempt to hide the correspondence from the public, the attorn... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360963&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:31 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360963&cat=141778e5a055112e A small group of Worcester nuns has decided to empty its retirement savings accounts to pay contractors for a $3 million school renovation project, after the nuns were allegedly tricked by a professio... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360966&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:29 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360966&cat=141778e5a055112e In a significant shift in his public position, Governor Deval Patrick said yesterday that he would accept creation of one slot parlor as part of the expanded gambling bill, if legislators agreed to br... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360965&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:26 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360965&cat=141778e5a055112e Medical staff at the Suffolk County jail waited too long in October to send a feverish and trembling immigrant detainee to the hospital, allowing a deadly bacterial infection to overtake his body and ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360971&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:23 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360971&cat=141778e5a055112e Drawn by several recent shark sightings off the town’s coast, including three 10- to 16-foot great whites spotted Wednesday and a 12-footer tagged Tuesday, vacationers are flocking to Chatham, t... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360970&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:20 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360970&cat=141778e5a055112e Now, however, Pearson and thousands of other blind and deaf residents of Massachusetts will have more opportunity to experience movies independently, in a way closer to that enjoyed by those without d... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360969&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:17 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360969&cat=141778e5a055112e In the annals of Boston crime, this theft will never rank with the famed Brinks robbery or the infamous art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. But somehow it is almost as disturbing: Over t... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360968&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:14 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360968&cat=141778e5a055112e The Boston Teachers Union has alerted teachers at five underperforming schools that Superintendent Carol R. Johnson intends to ask them to reapply for their jobs, setting off a wave of anxiety among t... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360967&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:12 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360967&cat=141778e5a055112e Just two days before his daughter’s much-ballyhooed wedding in upstate New York, Clinton attracted a boisterous crowd yesterday afternoon when he headlined a fund-raiser and rally for US Represe... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360973&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:07 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360973&cat=141778e5a055112e The blaze at 540 Summer St. was reported at about 3 p.m. There was heavy fire in the rear of the building when firefighters arrived, said Deputy Fire Chief Jim McDonald. http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360974&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:05 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360974&cat=141778e5a055112e MONTPELIER — Vermont’s selection as one of the possible bases for a new generation of military fighter jet was welcomed by the state’s top military official, but local residents rema... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360976&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:02 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360976&cat=141778e5a055112e A 37-year-old Fall River man, accused of kidnapping a woman from her porch and raping her earlier this week in that city, may face charges in a similar incident in March, police said. http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360975&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:11:00 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360975&cat=141778e5a055112e The State Retirement Board voted yesterday to appeal a judge’s order that restored the pension of former House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi, whose $5,000-a-month payments were suspended while he ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360977&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:10:58 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360977&cat=141778e5a055112e But at 11:36 p.m. Wednesday, a car roared down Nixon Street, shaking some residents out of their sleep. Then at least five gunshots rang out. A 30-year-old man staggered toward the station, but collap... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360978&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:10:53 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37360978&cat=141778e5a055112e BOSTON | A woman hospitalized in critical condition after sitting for a month with deep bedsores in a recliner soaked with her waste died Thursday, on her 81st birthday, prosecutors said. Five family ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355549&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:12:38 -0400 The Ledger http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355549&cat=141778e5a055112e M BTA mechanic Charlie Ambrose Griffith Jr. will fire up the diesel engine of the orange 1957 GMC bus and take the “antique” for one last spin today, as he says farewell to the T’s h... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355539&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:01:14 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355539&cat=141778e5a055112e P hoebe Prince’s father told an online magazine he doesn’t want revenge for his daughter’s suicide from her alleged tormentors. He wants an apology. “I’d dearly like to ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355540&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:01:12 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355540&cat=141778e5a055112e S hark experts from around the world have been invited to join in the hunt this weekend in Chatham, where the fishing will be ideal for tagging finned terrors being spotted in bunches on the Cape. Gr... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355541&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:01:10 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355541&cat=141778e5a055112e A Level 3 sex offender blatantly flouted an order to stay away from children - taking a boat cruise where kids were on board, watching children at a Chelsea playground and handing out pink business ca... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355542&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:01:09 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355542&cat=141778e5a055112e T he Fall River grandmother who prosecutors said was left by her family soaking in her own blood and waste for more than a month died yesterday on her 81st birthday in a Fall River hospital. Mary Ara... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355544&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:01:07 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355544&cat=141778e5a055112e H ealth officials are urging Bay Staters to take precautions against mosquitos testing positive for deadly Eastern equine encephalitis as the state mulls the perfect moment for an aerial spray strike.... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355543&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:01:05 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355543&cat=141778e5a055112e A Florida fugitive accused of shooting a man at least eight times was nabbed yesterday by Massachusetts cops in an early-morning raid in Brockton. Authorities said Sean A. Strobel, 20, of New Port Ri... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355548&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:01:02 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355548&cat=141778e5a055112e A state trooper suffered non-life-threatening injuries after crashing his cruiser while working a detail in Quincy yesterday. The trooper, whose identity was not released, was traversing a Neponset R... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355547&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:01:01 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355547&cat=141778e5a055112e Senator kerry’s $7 million sloop, Isabel, is kept in Rhode Island, a location that enabled the him, at least temporarily, to avoid a $507,000 tax bill. Temporarily only because the Bost... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355546&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:00:59 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37355546&cat=141778e5a055112e BOSTON -- Most bikers don’t start pedaling until after they clip on their bike helmet. But did you know that bike helmets have a shelf life? “I had absolutely no idea there was an expirati... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37353161&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:11:34 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37353161&cat=141778e5a055112e WEYMOUTH, Mass. -- After a week long investigation, police seized bogus gear from a sporting goods store in Weymouth. Police said Joe Cushman’s Sportswear sold counterfeit merchandise to investi... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37353163&cat=141778e5a055112e Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:11:31 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37353163&cat=141778e5a055112e An ambitious intercity rail system in New England is intended to reduce air traffic congestion, get cars off the highways and spur economic development. But high-speed trains will be slow in coming, t... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37353160&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:45:39 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37353160&cat=141778e5a055112e Ellen DeGeneres is leaving "American Idol" after one season as a judge for the hit Fox TV singing contest.A person close to the show says DeGeneres won't return for the 10th season, which gives "Ameri... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37350825&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:52:06 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37350825&cat=141778e5a055112e By Tony Moss, NFL Editor (Sports Network) - REPORT DATES: July 25th (Rookies), July 28th (Veterans) SITE: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA CAMP OBJECTIVES: Apart from Randy Moss, the men Tom Brady will b... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37350121&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:49:48 -0400 SportsNetwork http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37350121&cat=141778e5a055112e B ruins winger Blake Wheeler was awarded a $2.2 million salary from an arbitrator today following a Tuesday hearing in Toronto. The B’s, who had elected a one-year contract, have until Satu... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37350826&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:40:13 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37350826&cat=141778e5a055112e BOSTON -- Former President Bill Clinton was in Boston on Thursday, campaigning for Congressman Steven Lynch, and spoke to locals on his daughter Chelsea’s wedding in New York this coming weekend... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347472&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:44:24 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347472&cat=141778e5a055112e LUDLOW, Mass. -- A 19-year-old drowned in a Ludlow pond, and police say it looked like he overestimated his swimming abilities. The Blanchard family has lived in Ludlow for ten years. They said they w... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347474&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:44:19 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347474&cat=141778e5a055112e AP Photo Rapper-turned-underwear model-turned-Oscar-nominated actor Mark Wahlberg has been enshrined in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 39-year-old actor was presented with a star Thursday on Hollywoo... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347469&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:37:22 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347469&cat=141778e5a055112e Former President Bill Clinton took time out from his father-of-the-bride duties on Thursday to try to help fellow Democrat Rep. Stephen Lynch's re-election bid in Boston."I actually like politics. I l... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347470&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:37:20 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347470&cat=141778e5a055112e BOSTON— Supporters of slot parlors at the state's race tracks have argued that "racinos" can provide a jolt of revenue to the state within a year, but that has not always been the case elsewhere... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347464&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:11:16 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347464&cat=141778e5a055112e Araujo's 49-year-old daughter, Karen Cabral, and her 51-year-old husband, Duarte Cabral, are charged with permitting injury to an elderly person and permitting serious injury to an elderly person. Thr... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347465&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:11:15 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347465&cat=141778e5a055112e BOSTON— Attorney General Martha Coakley has announced a settlement with the three largest movie theater chains in Massachusetts for improving access for customers with visual and hearing impairm... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347467&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:11:13 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347467&cat=141778e5a055112e It establishes a fund that will accept public and private gifts, grants and donations to support donor registration. It also revitalizes the Department of Public Health's Advisory Council on Organ and... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347466&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:11:11 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347466&cat=141778e5a055112e The Massachusetts first lady sent an e-mail Thursday seeking $54 donations to her husband's re-election campaign in commemoration of his 54th birthday on Saturday. http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347468&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:11:10 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37347468&cat=141778e5a055112e TAUNTON, Mass. -- Seventeen cities and towns in Massachusetts are now considered high-risk areas for virus-infected mosquitoes. “Just making sure that they have bug spray with DEET, and trying t... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343822&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:13:24 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343822&cat=141778e5a055112e ESSEX, Mass. -- A swarm of bees were found in an old tree that had been cut down in Essex. “Bees exploded out of the trunk of the tree. The gentlemen that were working on it headed for the hills... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343823&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:13:23 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343823&cat=141778e5a055112e BOSTON -- Governor Deval Patrick is trying to encourage a compromise on casino gambling on Thursday before the legislature ends its session on Saturday. Gov. Patrick asked for an ultimatum to house an... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343824&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:13:22 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343824&cat=141778e5a055112e An elderly Fall River woman hospitalized with severe bed soars after she was found sitting in urine and feces died Thursday -- the same day she turned 81.Mary Aroujo died at St. Anne's Hospital. On Sa... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343820&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:05:45 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343820&cat=141778e5a055112e Green Massachusetts An invasive vine that grows six inches a day threatens to smother plants in communities throughout Massachusetts and damage roads and bridges, state officials said Thursday.The Mil... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343819&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:05:44 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343819&cat=141778e5a055112e Massachusetts House and Senate leaders are scrambling to hammer out a casino gambling bill so they can vote before the Legislature ends its formal session Saturday.The bill will allow up to three dest... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343818&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:05:43 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343818&cat=141778e5a055112e Several firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion Thursday as they battled a three-fire in Lynn.The fire on Summer Street started at about 3:30 p.m. in a single-family home.There were no serious i... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343821&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:05:39 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343821&cat=141778e5a055112e ST. PAUL, Minn.— Republican Tim Pawlenty lacks Sarah Palin's pizazz, Mitt Romney's bucks, Newt Gingrich's connections and Mike Huckabee's religious pedigree. What Minnesota's governor has to boo... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343811&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:47:27 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343811&cat=141778e5a055112e BOSTON— A Bolton selectman has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine for having an indirect interest in a contract the town issued for a new public safety center. http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343812&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:47:25 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343812&cat=141778e5a055112e The recent announcement that Westborough District Court is on a short list of courthouses statewide that have been recommended for closure to ease a $21 million budget deficit has local municipal and ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343814&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:47:21 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343814&cat=141778e5a055112e At least five communities south of Boston have received more than $1 million each in federal disaster relief grants for residents who suffered property damage during the devastating floods in March. http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343816&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:47:18 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343816&cat=141778e5a055112e The Winthrop School Committee plans a special meeting soon to discuss the selection of a successor to superintendent Steven F. Jenkins after his surprise announcement last week that he is leaving at t... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343815&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:47:16 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343815&cat=141778e5a055112e The Cambridge, Mass.-based company’s headcount now stands at around 45 workers, up from 22 before the April deal was announced. And Agios officials say the company will keep growing. The compan... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343809&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:45:23 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343809&cat=141778e5a055112e At least five communities south of Boston have received more than $1 million each in federal disaster relief grants for residents who suffered property damage during the devastating floods in March. http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343817&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:21:11 -0400 Boston.com http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343817&cat=141778e5a055112e Love them or hate them, Miami's roster is looking damn good.You have at:Center - Anthony, Z and Magloire...all needed to body up people and rebound and play some D...no scoring needed.Power Fwd - Bosh... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343827&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:18:24 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343827&cat=141778e5a055112e “As in most camps, the early part of camp is devoted to fundamentals. We work a lot on teamwork in the spring, different blitz situations and just a lot of team work – running game, passin... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343825&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:10:37 -0400 New England Patriots http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37343825&cat=141778e5a055112e No criminal charges will be filed in the case of a city of Boston employee who deleted e-mails on his work computer, Attorney General Martha Coakley's office announced Thursday.The investigation sough... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340122&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:47:59 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340122&cat=141778e5a055112e ALZHEIMER DAY CARE PROGRAM For Massachusetts seniors suffering from Alzheimer's or dementia, even a simple walk outside can be risky; 60 percent of people with dementia will wander and get lost at som... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340123&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:47:58 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340123&cat=141778e5a055112e A Fall River man accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a woman in that city earlier this week is suspected in a similar attack in March, police said Thursday.A 66-year-old woman said she was wa... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340124&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:47:53 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340124&cat=141778e5a055112e BOSTON -- The Red Sox had a day of rest and recovery on Thursday, and it was one they were likely to savor. Going forward, they face a grueling 60-game test to finish the regular season, one of the to... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340125&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:47:51 -0400 Boston Red Sox http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340125&cat=141778e5a055112e T he Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Senate yesterday unveiled renderings for its roughly $60 million site, which is expected to break ground in Dorchester this fall. The institute will be ne... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340120&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:32:13 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340120&cat=141778e5a055112e Procopio said the trooper, who was not identified, was taken to a Boston hospital for treatment and evaluation but he did not disclose the nature of the injuries. http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340118&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:26:34 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340118&cat=141778e5a055112e BOSTON— Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker blamed the influence of unions Thursday for the state Legislature's failure to address vital reforms he says could help alleviate some of... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340117&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:26:33 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340117&cat=141778e5a055112e OfficeTeam . While the lunch room is theoretically one of the few places to relax during the workday, 44 percent of workers said that the most annoying break room behavior is when their coworkers lea... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340113&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:24:50 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340113&cat=141778e5a055112e Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Thursday that claimants with up-to-date weekly claims certifications will be issued unemployment insurance extension benefits beginning Sa... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340115&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:24:42 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340115&cat=141778e5a055112e has sent a letter to patients and doctors warning them about the risk of developing a serious form of pneumonia associated with use of the antibiotic Cubicin. Cubicin is produced by Lexington, Mass.-b... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340116&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:24:39 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37340116&cat=141778e5a055112e A Massachusetts State Trooper was injured Thursday in a crash involving his cruiser while he was working a detail in Quincy.The cruiser hit two utility poles near the intersection of Billings Street a... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336247&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:56 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336247&cat=141778e5a055112e President Barack Obama blames the media for creating a "phony controversy" over racial remarks by a black Agriculture Department official that were posted on the Internet. His administration ousted th... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336248&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:51 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336248&cat=141778e5a055112e Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images It's often said that money can't buy you love ... but it certainly can buy one lavish wedding.Just ask celebrities. Ever since Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336251&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:47 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336251&cat=141778e5a055112e A Gloucester woman drowned at a beach Wednesday night after she got caught in a rip tide.Donna Sheehan, 56, was swimming at Good Harbor Beach with her daughter and grandson at about 8:15 p.m. after th... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336250&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:46 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336250&cat=141778e5a055112e Inspectors with the state fire marshal's office are inspecting a Ferris wheel that got stuck at a southern Maine amusement park, forcing firefighters to rescue a dozen people with a ladder truck. Offi... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336249&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:45 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336249&cat=141778e5a055112e NATICK, Mass., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) is scheduled to participate in the BMO Capital Markets Healthcare Conference on August 5th in New York. Ray... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336253&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:20:15 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336253&cat=141778e5a055112e A Massachusetts Turnpike service plaza in the western part of the state remains closed today as hazmat crews dismantle a tractor trailer whose tanker ruptured yesterday, releasing sulfuric acid waste,... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336246&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:11:34 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336246&cat=141778e5a055112e White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett is hosting an event for the governor on Aug. 21, two days after the president and his family return to the island for their second consecutive summer vacatio... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336243&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:06:00 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336243&cat=141778e5a055112e ’s charitable foundation saw its investment portfolio assets surge 18 percent to $46.5 million during 2009 when it distributed about $1.8 million in donations. The bank’s foundation sold ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336239&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:04:22 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336239&cat=141778e5a055112e Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday. “A fundamental precept of our system is that persons can be rehabilitated,” the justices wrote in reinstating Nicholas J. Ellis’ license to pr... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336240&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:04:17 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336240&cat=141778e5a055112e rose sharply year-over-year in the recent quarter and the company upped its revenue forecast for the fiscal year. The Devens, Mass.-based company reported profit of $9.2 million for the three months ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37335586&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:04:14 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37335586&cat=141778e5a055112e (NYSE: RTN) after the United Kingdom government canceled a border control contract with the company. Profit dropped to $208 million, or 55 cents a share, for the quarter at the Waltham, Mass.-based d... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336241&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:04:09 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37336241&cat=141778e5a055112e An Asian elephant rescued more than 30 years ago from a camp in Thailand has died at a local zoo.The animal, Dondi, died Wednesday morning at Southwick's Zoo in Mendon.Dondi was rescued from a lumber ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332725&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:06:51 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332725&cat=141778e5a055112e Authorities in Ludlow said a 19-year-old man has drowned while trying to swim to an island on a local pond. The victim was among three teenagers who were trying to reach the small island Wednesday on ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332726&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:06:44 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332726&cat=141778e5a055112e T he Coast Guard last night called off a search for a possible missing windsurfer near Castle Island after finding no evidence there was anyone in the water. A Jayhawk helicopter and boat crews were ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332721&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:52:34 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332721&cat=141778e5a055112e B OSTON — The Environmental Protection Agency says a $13 million settlement will speed up work on a polluted industrial site in Walpole. The agreement reached with four companies calls for,... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332723&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:52:32 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332723&cat=141778e5a055112e The Neponset River runs through the Blackburn and Union Privileges Superfund Site, which the EPA says has been on a national priority list since 1994. http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332719&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:47:30 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332719&cat=141778e5a055112e Officials say lifeguards called 911 when they realized that one of the swimmers might be missing. The young man was pulled from about 20 feet of water and taken to a Springfield hospital where he was ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332720&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:47:28 -0400 Boston Globe http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332720&cat=141778e5a055112e Genzyme Corp. for as much as $18.7 billion, Reuters news agency is reporting, quoting unnamed sources. Chief Executive Chris Viehbacher declined to comment on upcoming deals Wednesday during an earni... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332718&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:46:15 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332718&cat=141778e5a055112e Pacers haven't made a trade in almost two years but the team doesn't "feel comfortable going into next season with their current roster," according to the Indianapolis Star. So the team's general mana... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332728&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:18:32 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332728&cat=141778e5a055112e Chris Bosh earned an earful Wednesday while at the New York Stock Exchange to ring the opening bell. Bosh, 26, who signed a six-year, $110 million deal with the http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332727&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:18:27 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332727&cat=141778e5a055112e Andrew Bynum , who reportedly also had his right knee drained three times in 2009-10, had knee surgery. Bynum's brother, Corey Thomas, said Bynum will rehabilitate his knee for six to eight weeks. The http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332729&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:18:21 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332729&cat=141778e5a055112e Wolves last season, rather than vice versa, Minnesota would have owned the league's worst record. There's an excellent chance that will happen this season, especially after Minny gave up on supposed f... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332730&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:18:17 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332730&cat=141778e5a055112e 07:19 AM ET 07.29 | While Portland is reportedly looking to move Rudy Fernandez quickly, that may mean next week, according to a tweeted update from Portland. "Rudy trade talks likely on back burner u... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332732&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:18:11 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=37332732&cat=141778e5a055112e