Tufts nurses walk for a day; hospital says it’ll lock them out for five
2017-07-12
(BOSTON) July 12 – Protracted negotiations over pensions broke down at 7 a.m. Wednesday.Read More →
Man requests song at radio station…carrying an axe
2017-07-11
(BOSTON) July 11 – Richard Newton, 38, threw the axe out of his car window during a three-hour standoff with police.Read More →
Alleged killer of beloved doctors arraigned for murder
2017-07-10
(BOSTON) July 10 – Baumpumim Teixeira, 30, was a security guard in the building and was trained in surveillance, the prosecutor says.Read More →
Harvard single sex club kicks out women (again)
2017-07-07
(BOSTON) July 7 – Nine women who were admitted by a two-to-one vote, and who graduated, have since been kicked out, correspondence shows.Read More →
With no budget in place Maine has a partial shutdown; NJ too
2017-07-01
July 1 – Sara Gideon, Speaker of the Maine House, reportedly leaving a meeting last night at the home of Gov. Paul LePage because of his “aggressive behavior.” Read More →
‘Baby Doe’ killer gets life with chance of parole in 20 years
2017-06-28
(BOSTON) June 28 – Judge Janet Sanders saying the vulnerability of the victim and the coverup of the murder contributed to the sentence.Read More →
Pharmacist who ran company that distributed contaminated steroids gets 9 years
2017-06-26
(BOSTON) June 26 – The bad drugs five years ago lead to a national fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people and injured almost 800.Read More →
Boyfriend of mother of baby that washed up in harbor guilty of murder 2d
2017-06-26
(BOSTON) June 26 – Michael McCarthy now facing a mandatory life sentence with a chance of parole in 15 years. Read More →
Alleged killer of Princeton, MA jogger indicted for murder by a grand jury
2017-06-23
(BOSTON) June 23 – Angelo Colon-Ortiz was indicted for the murder of Vanessa Marcotte.Read More →
NH lawmakers correct bill that accidentally allowed pregnant women to kill people
2017-06-23
(BOSTON) JUNE 23 – The bill had previously passed both houses and was headed to the governor’s desk.Read More →
Unemployed unemployment workers in Maine
2017-06-21
(BOSTON) June 21 – The workers used to run a training program but no body shows up for it anymore because they have jobs already. Read More →
Two million expected at Sail Boston 2017
2017-06-18
(BOSTON) June 18 – A carnival atmosphere Sunday at the Boston Fish Pier.Read More →
14 hospitalized after fast ferry from Nantucket hits jetty in bad weather
2017-06-17
(BOSTON) June 17 – A coast guard spokesman says the ferry has been removed from the jetty as of this morning.Read More →
Guilty of involuntary manslaughter Carter to be sentenced August 3
2017-06-16
(TAUNTON, MA) June 16 – Michelle Carter could be sentenced to 20 years for the involuntary manslaughter of Conrad Roy III who she encouraged, by text, to kill himself. Read More →
Verdict in texting-suicide manslaughter case to be handed down today
2017-06-16
(BOSTON) June 16 – Conrad Roy III, then 17, died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his own truck three years ago after receiving encouraging texts to do so from Carter.Read More →
Report: FBI lost evidence from Isabella Gardner Museum heist
2017-06-12
(BOSTON) June 12 – The FBI won’t confirm the story. But it won’t deny it, either. Read More →
In Connecticut animals have advocates in the courts
2017-06-11
June 11 – The law, which has so far been used five times, is the first-of-its-kind in the nation. Read More →
Massachusetts high school distributes diplomas misspelling city name
2017-06-10
(BOSTON) June 10 – The vendor has promised to reprint and replace all the diplomas.Read More →
Study: How to cut opioid abuse among women who have had cesareans? Talk to them in advance about how much they need.
2017-06-08
(BOSTON) June 8 – Dr. Brian Bateman, chief of Obstetric Anesthesia at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is the corresponding author of the two studies. Read More →
Harvard rescinds acceptance letters to at least 10 students
2017-06-05
(BOSTON) June 5 – The memes exchanged by the students were obscene, according The Crimson, the Harvard student paper. Read More →
That Mainer serving you coffee could be a convict
2017-06-04
(BOSTON) June 4 – The non-violent offenders will work only in jobs and sites were employers feel comfortable with them. Read More →