Provincetown, Mass reacts to Merrick Garland’s appointment
2016-03-16
(PROVINCETOWN, MA) March 16 – Support for President Obama but reservations, too: he could have made a choice that was more left-leaning.Read More →
Religious taunts in the stands of a high school basketball game
2016-03-14
(BOSTON) March 14 – Chants of “You killed Jesus” by students at a Catholic school were in reply to homophobic taunts from kids at a school in a town that is one-third Jewish.Read More →
Baker signs opioid law
2016-03-14
(BOSTON) March 14 – State lawmakers, including the governor, shed tears during the ceremony.Read More →
Massachusetts puts in place first in the nation opioid law
2016-03-14
(PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS) MARCH 14 – Governor Charlie Baker today signs a bill aimed at limiting opioid abuse. Read More →
Protect Your Data From Hackers and the Dog
2016-03-10
(GEARBRAIN) March 10, 2016 – To protect your digital one expert suggests a two-tier hybrid back up approach — back it up locally onto an external drive, and in the cloud.Read More →
75 in Boston in March!
2016-03-09
(OUTSIDE BOSTON) March 9 – Sounds of birds and not scraping shovels filling the air as New England weather breaks records Wednesday.Read More →
Cruz takes Maine; Coverage of York County Caucus
2016-03-05
(BIDDEFORD, MAINE) March 5 – Turnout was overwhelming in York County for a caucus won by Texas Senator Ted Cruz who won Maine with 45.9% of the vote.Read More →
CT man pleads not guilty to alleged cancer scam
2016-03-04
(BOSTON) March 4 – Police say Tyler Tomer, 29, of Wallingford, took diet pills and shaved his head to fake the disease for which he raised $22,000 for medical care.Read More →
Cybersecurity face-off in Cambridge!
2016-03-04
(BOSTON) March 4 – Today’s competition is one of many initiatives of UK Prime Minister and President Obama to grow global brainpower to stop cyber thievery. Read More →
Scott Brown calls out Romney on Trump remarks
2016-03-03
(BOSTON) March 3 – The former U.S. Republican Senator from Massachusetts saying Romney’s speech was “inappropriate.”Read More →
Super Tuesday – Massachusetts Style
2016-03-01
(BOSTON) March 1 – Super Tuesday bringing out the Sanders voters en masse in the largest minority area of Boston but Hillary is expected to take the state. Read More →
Documents: Older Tsarnaev passed citizenship test
2016-02-29
(BOSTON) Feb 29 – The revelation was made in 651 pages of redacted documents released by the U.S. government.Read More →
Watertown says “no”
2016-02-26
(WATERTOWN, MA) Feb 27 – Town officials say some residents would be traumatized by a recreation of the April, 2013 shootout. Resident reaction to the proposed movie was mixed.Read More →
Chism gets 40 years
2016-02-26
(BOSTON) Feb 26 – The teenager, who, by law, must have an opportunity for parole, will not get that chance until he is in his mid-50s.Read More →
Philip Chism to be sentenced today
2016-02-26
(BOSTON) Feb 26 – Massachusetts state law requires him to be sentenced so he will eventually be eligible for parole.Read More →
Connecticut girl once in Massachusetts custody sues state, hospital
2016-02-26
(BOSTON) Feb 25 – Justina Pelletiere’s suit charges Boston Children’s Hospital with incompetence. The hospital says they were committed to her best interests.Read More →
Massachusetts Primary poll: Dems tied; Trump ahead by 34 pts.
2016-02-22
(BOSTON) Feb 22 – Florida Senator Marco Rubio, at least in Massachusetts, is picking up former Florida Governor George Bush’s support, the polls shows.Read More →
State Creates Snake Island 2 hours West of Boston…..
2016-02-22
(BOSTON) Feb 22 – …and for the most part everyone is cool with it, except the media. Read More →
No, Your iCloud Account is Not a Disaster Plan
2016-02-17
(GEARBRAIN) February 17, 2016 – You need a disaster plan for your home, office, and cloud-connected car. Read More →
Teacher killed by manhole cover on I-93 South
2016-02-12
(BOSTON) Feb 12 – The beloved Milton, Massachusetts art teacher was 35. Read More →
Irish Nanny sued for wrongful death
2016-02-11
(BOSTON) Feb 11 – The parents say their intention is to prevent Aisling Brady McCarthy from profiting from the death of their child. Read More →