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• Grace and courage — and action — in the face of breast cancer

  From Wicked Local Marblehead: This is not a local-fundraiser story. This is a love story. To be sure, it would be good if, after reading, you chose to participate in or otherwise support this Sunday’s fourth Breast Friends Walk (9 a.m., Devereux Beach). But it’s more important that you get to know [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 12:24pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• Plymouth thinks pink

  For many of us, breast cancer hits close to home.  It certainly did for me. So we’re delighted that the company is running an awareness/fundraising program with the American Cancer Society. Here is the first round of Paint the Town Pink stories from the Plymouth newsroom. We’ll also run a [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 11:32am EDT
  by Scott Smith

• Even pinker today!

  The lobby of our Needham office took on a very pinkish glow today as a majority of our community papers hit the streets for this week. I saw more than one person do a doubletake as they came in the front door this morning. Then they asked what it was [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 11:17am EDT
  by Jim Walker

• Even monks need to advertise, once in a while

  The billboards that line the Southeast Expressway are often used to promote a wide range of sinful extravagances such as  alcohol, casinos and fancy cars. Now, those signs have an unusual roadside neighbor – a billboard promoting the Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham. Read more at the Mass. Market blog. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 10:57am EDT
  by Jon Chesto

• Look ma! We’re on TV!

  And it’s in color too! Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 9:53pm EDT
  by Greg Reibman

• Turning pink, all through the week

  Your local paper isn’t pink yet? By Friday, this whole wall featuring local GateHouse newspapers will be pink. It’s all for a great cause. Get one of your own — each pink paper you pay for this week will generate 10 cents for the American Cancer Society. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 9:26am EDT
  by Kat Powers

• We’re painting your town pink

  This week your local GateHouse newspaper will look like it never has before. Here’s a sneak preview from our press room. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 7:59pm EDT
  by Greg Reibman

• 7-Eleven wraps up its petition drive over credit card fees

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  Dennis Lane plans to join other 7-Eleven franchisees to present the results of a nationwide petition drive to Congress in Washington tomorrow.  But there’s no way the franchisees will be able to carry all these signatures up the Capitol building steps. That’s because the 7-Eleven store operators collected more than 1.6 million signatures [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 4:54pm EDT
  by Jon Chesto

• You wouldn’t like him when he’s angry

  Okay, I usually refrain from any attempt at humor in the Watertown TAB’s police logs, out of respect for the victims. And in the print edition, even with this item, that’s what we’re doing. But when a man named Leo Ferrigno throws someone over the bushes in a fit of road [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 12:25pm EDT
  by Chris Helms

• In drivers ed they teach you not to throw other drivers

  When the other driver pisses you off, do not stop him, pick him up, throw him over bushes. Just ask Leo Ferrigno, charged with said offense. For those of you playing along at home. No, not Lou Ferrigno, who I’m told is a really nice guy. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 12:12pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Building a $130.6 million school

  The ground is officially broken, and folks in Wellesley have started construction on a new Wellesley High School. The current structure dates to 1938, six years after the birth of its most famous student, Sylvia Plath. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 11:32am EDT
  by Kat Powers

• We’re turning pink this week

  Watch for pinkness. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 10:35am EDT
  by Greg Reibman

• Casino debate likely to continue into 2010 on Beacon Hill

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  House Speaker Robert DeLeo says he has no plans to fast-track a bill that would allow casino gambling in Massachusetts. On Friday, DeLeo responded to a question at a South Shore Chamber of Commerce event by saying he expects the Legislature would have a bill ready for Gov. Deval Patrick’s signature by the end [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 7:46pm EDT
  by Jon Chesto

• The ’swine flu party’ debate

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  Take the Wicked Local poll: Some parents have been throwing ’swine flu parties’ to expose their kids to the virus while it’s still mild so they can build an immunity. Good idea?(survey software) Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 3:22pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• H1N1 claims the life of a Hingham student

  Hingham resident and student at Miami University of Ohio, Matthew Healey, 18, died in a Cinncinatti hospital over the weekend. The same hospital where he was admitted three weeks ago after contracting the H1N1 virus. Matthew graduated from Thayer Academy last year and was a freshman at the Ohio college when [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 11:05am EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• Davio’s draws crowds with suburban move to Foxboro

  The owner of the Davio’s steakhouse in the Back Bay reluctantly decided to expand into the suburbs after the Kraft family urged him to open a Davio’s last year at Patriot Place next to Gillette stadium. The Foxboro restaurant turned out to be far more successful than originally expected, surpassing sales in [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 8:27pm EDT
  by Jon Chesto

• When the police don’t need drug sniffing dogs…usually not a good sign

  Scituate Police arrived at a home in Scituate and immediately smelt the odor of weed. No, no one was smoking it listening to Phish in the backyard. The police smelled the 75 plants from outside the home. “As soon as we got out of the car we said ‘You’ve got to [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 2:30pm EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• Only a few more hours until …

  Town Day in Arlingon! “Fanfare and fireworks planned for Town Night and Town Day”. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 11:59pm EDT
  by Tony Schinella

• Note to readers: Lock your cars!

  If you didn’t know it already, unlocked cars are the gift that keeps on giving for thieves. And it doesn’t matter where you live either: “Criminals aided by unlocked car doors”. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 9:27pm EDT
  by Tony Schinella

• Teen binge drinking …

  It seems to be a problem everywhere these days. In Belmont last weekend, some landed in the hospital: “Party lands teens in the hospital”. However, school officials are now worried that Friday’s dance, the first in more than a year in town, might have problems: “Officials urge parents to be watchful [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 6:24pm EDT
  by Tony Schinella

• Union manager says Verizon could be hanging up on its landline business here

  The business manager at a union that represents nearly 3,000 Boston-area Verizon workers says he’s worried Verizon could put its landline operations in Massachusetts up for sale. A spokesman for Verizon, however, denies anything like that is in the works. Some of the union manager’s concerns stem from a presentation made by [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 6:06pm EDT
  by Jon Chesto

• When business goes to the dogs

  Needham has a very friendly business climate when it comes to dogs. In fact, you might find one at the jeweler’s or the clothing store, or even the barber shop. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 4:02pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Anybody lose a boa constrictor near the Mystic River?

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  It’s been found. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 3:59pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Who is Paul Kirk?

  Get the lowdown on the man Gov. Deval Patrick picked as our interim U.S. Senator from Wicked Local Cape Cod. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 11:57am EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• Who says teenagers can’t get up early?

  In Wellesley they were up at 7 a.m. this morning for a “See You at the Pole” gathering of prayer at Wellesley High School. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 5:02pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Sex offender could spell trouble for Cambridge City Council candidate

  Tame-looking fliers for a BBQ could be a liability for one Cambridge City Council candidate, Wicked Local Cambridge reports. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 3:11pm EDT
  by David Harris

• Uh dude? Your arrest is now on the internet too

  Roland Hill, a Taunton man facing aggravated rape and child assault charges didn’t want the news to get out, so he stole a pile of Taunton Gazettes, allegeldy. He allegedly stole hundreds of copies, after possibly buying up $21 worth of papers. The problem with that strategy is that the top [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 2:12pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• I could learn from the Diva of Sleep

  I’m reading the story in Wicked Local Cambridge, where the Diva of Sleep gives advice on how to get quality sleep. Check out number 4 (This might apply to Stinky the Cat as well as a husband). Listen, if your room stinks – fix it. If he stinks, get rid of [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 11:03am EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Stinky the Cat returns from the dead

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  It appears the Winchester cat still has eight lives left. In a stunning reversal of last month’s cat-astrophe, the beloved feline was found this week, alive and well, with warm food in his belly. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 8:01am EDT
  by Bryan Mahoney

• Murder suspect found dead in motel

  Police in Virginia found Alexander Skowran, prime suspect in the strangulation murder of his sometime girlfriend Giselle Rodriguez in Clinton this week, in a motel room Monday night. Police said Skowran, a Fitchburg State College student, killed himself after being surrounded by police. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 5:32pm EDT
  by Bryan Mahoney

• Cambridge starts them young

  There’s a new pilot program in the works, where families with kids under age 4 get some help — with the idea of getting the babies to college someday, even if they start off in low-income families. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 4:52pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Westwood Wegmans still on tap, but it won’t be state’s first Wegmans store

  A spokeswoman for Wegmans said the chain is still planning to open up a store in Westwood, despite the delays facing the Westwood Station project where the grocery store would go. Meanwhile, Wegmans’ planned Northborough store would be the first one in Massachusetts if it opens in 2011. Read more [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 12:58pm EDT
  by Jon Chesto

• Menino standing too close to voting site?

  Mayor Tom Menino was spotted in West Roxbury standing within 150 feet of the Parish Hall voting site, a violation of voting regulations, the West Roxbury Transcript reports. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 11:13am EDT
  by David Harris

• Who will still be standing in Boston?

  Tom Menino faces three challenges today: Michael Flaherty and Kevin McCrea and Sam Yoon all want a shot to be the guy running against the incumbent in the final election. Polls are open. If you want to see all the candidates speak on schools and the BRA, check out WickedLocalWest-Roxbury. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 7:42am EDT
  by Kat Powers

• On the plus side, no ‘YMCA’ by the Village People

  Talk about collateral damage: Saugus selectmen this weekend yanked the entertainment license for the massive Jin Restaurant/Orchid Nightclub complex on Route 1, following a triple shooting in the establishment’s parking lot early Saturday morning. This is good news for people who don’t want to be shot on the way back [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 2:57pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• Completely unscientific and possibly premature Democratic primary Senate poll

  Take the Wicked Local poll: <br /> <a href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2020510/” mce_href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2020510/”>If the Democratic primary for the open U.S. Senate seat were held today with the following candidates, which one would you vote for?</a><span style=”font-size:9px;” mce_style=”font-size:9px;”>(<a href=”http://www.polldaddy.com” mce_href=”http://www.polldaddy.com”>online surveys</a>)</span><br /> Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 2:05pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• What pedophiles do

  The Brookline Police Department has put together a list of characteristics and behavioral indicators of a pedophile. The suspect is known to the victim in more than 80 percent of sex crimes. In other words, the suspect is a parent, relative, caretaker, neighbor, co-worker or significant other. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 1:49pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• The Moving Wall

  The half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. was on display at Millennium Park in West Roxbury this past weekend. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 1:43pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Firefighter mourned

  Cambridge is mourning Firefighter Michael A. Edwards, 58, who died as a result of cancer caused by his work. In 2010 his name will be inscribed on the Wall of Honor at the IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial in Colorado Springs, CO. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 1:35pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Not all Democrats voted for Senate appointment bill

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  What’s that? A Democrat who voted against the proposal to allow the governor to appoint a temporary replacement for the late Sen. Ted Kennedy? She must have principles or something. Weird! We kid our Democratic reps, of course — we’re sure they had the good of the commonwealth in mind when [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 11:50am EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• No kickoff for Lingerie Football League in New England this year

  The NFL season is in full swing in New England right now, but the LFL probably won’t be coming here until 2011. The Lingerie Football League held tryouts for its “New England Euphoria” team earlier this year, but an LFL spokesman said the league couldn’t find an appropriate venue in [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 10:28am EDT
  by Jon Chesto

• She blinded me with science.

  Did you hear the one about the flamenco dancer who spends her days as a scientist? Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 4:27pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Capuano officially running for Kennedy seat in U.S. Senate

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  He made it official moments ago: “The question is not whether any of us can truly replace Ted Kennedy, because we cannot,” Capuano said. “The question is which candidate has the passion, the will, and the skills to best continue his work.” Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 2:43pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Rox future uncertain

  The season for the Brockton Rox ended earlier this year with a loss in a playoff game. But their future is also in serious jeopardy. The team, which holds its home games at Campanelli Stadium, have reported that they won’t be able to pay their October 1st rent on time. All the [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 12:55pm EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• Does A-Rod have an alibi?

  Reason No. 237 why you shouldn’t hassle a Yankee fan in your local bar: He might stab you. (Heck, who are we kidding? He’ll probably stab you.) [Image: Bronx Baseball Daily.com] Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 12:50pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• New proposed bill aims to help local repair shops

  Rep. Garrett Bradley has proposed a bill that will require auto manufactures to share computer codes with auto-repair businesses, this would allow consumers to choice to go to the dealership or their local repair shop to fix their car. Proponents say it’s good to allow this access to small businesses so [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 11:00am EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• Honoring a fallen soldier

  Earlier today, President Barack Obama presented a Medal of Honor to the family of Jared Monti. Monti died in a firefight in Afghanistan during his second tour of duty in 2006, while trying to save a soldier under his command. Obama said Monti personified the values of duty, honor, sacrifice and [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 3:45pm EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• “An Average Joe”

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  The Patriot Ledger this morning had a link to The Star Tribune in Minnesota, about a former “goodfella” from Brockton who was placed in the mid-west during his time in the witness protection program. I wonder what he got when he ordered spaghetti with marinara sauce? Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 11:48am EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• The phrase “Boston Tea Party” is too hot right now for tea industry event

  The organizer of a big tea industry conference in Las Vegas is finally bringing a version of the event to Boston next week. But don’t call it a “Boston Tea Party.” He’s specifically avoiding using those words - despite the temptation – because they’ve become a loaded phrase this year in political [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 8:17pm EDT
  by Jon Chesto

• Is there a goose on the Charles running around yelling Affleck?

  Cambridge native Ben Affleck filming in Harvard Square. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 1:05pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Maybe they look good with the angel wings

  Of all the things to filch from Victoria’s secret, would you steal sweatpants? Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 12:54pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• 43 Candidates for open U.S. Senate seat!

  Although the average voter has maybe only heard of four or five of them. According to a story in the Patriot Ledger,  43 people have taken out nomination papers to run for Senate seat that is open after Senator Ted Kennedy died last month. It’s the first time in 25 years [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 12:11pm EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• Got election?

  The race in Newton – four will be narrowed to two. Fall River is watching results for mayor come in live.  They’ve got seven candidates there. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 8:43pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Sox are headed for October

  Hey, have you read the new Wicked Local column by Jared Carrabis, the official governor of Red Sox Nation for Massachusetts? You’ll be happy to hear that in his latest he opines that the Sox will absolutely, positively make the playoffs. Of course, if he didn’t think that, that would [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 5:49pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• Vandals smash window after dropping off a sink

  We don’t know if the victim gets to keep the utility sink that was reportedly in good condition. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 5:10pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• TV fitness personality isn’t pumped up about Dunkin’ slogan

  By now, you’ve seen those seemingly ubiquitous Dunkin’ Donuts TV ads and billboards reassuring you that “You Kin’ Do It.” Fitness expert Tony Little – the Florida-based TV personality who describes himself as “America’s Personal Trainer” – has seen the ads, too. And he’s become increasingly disenchanted with them because [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 4:07pm EDT
  by Jon Chesto

• Defendant smiles at 25 year jail sentence

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  Monterio Green was called a “violent, self-absorbed manipulator of women” by a judge at his sentencing yesterday on an attempted murder conviction among other charges related to years of abuse to his ex-girlferiend in Framingham. One of his reactions in the courtroom? He smiled. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 2:36pm EDT
  by Rob Haneisen

• Patriots win, New England rides the rollercoaster

  To start the season with a victory on Monday night, is always a good sign for the New England Patriots Of course winning by only a point and in the fashion that they did, is alarming to more than a few fans. Andy Vogt, from the MetroWest Daily News, was there and [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 10:18am EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• Lexington man sentenced again to life in prison

  Craig Conkey was found guilty twice already, and after entering a guilt plea last month for a 1994 murder case, a judge sentenced him to life in prison. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 2:42pm EDT
  by Bryan Mahoney

• Medium well

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  You heard right: Renowned spiritual and psychic medium LinneaStar will present an evening of interactive mediumship/metaphysical messages at the Hilltop Steakhouse. And yes, I posted this just so I could make the steak pun. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 1:50pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• Who’s the rudest?

  Number of comments: 4
  Take the Wicked Local poll: Who gets your award for Rudest Public Display? Feel free to list your “Other.”(answers) Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 12:37pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• PHOTO GALLERY: Funeral procession for fallen Amesbury soldier

  Crowds of mourners came out on this rainy Saturday morning to honor the memory of Army Sgt. Jordan M. Shay, who died last week while serving his third tour of duty in Iraq. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 12, 2009, 3:27pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• Fisherman gets the hook

  It seemed like such a good idea — putting the famous Gloucester fisherman’s statue on the next Massachusetts state quarter. And 109,000 residents agreed, voting for the salty old dude in the governor’s poll on the topic, more than four times as many as No. 2, Lowell National Historic Park. One [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 3:50pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• ‘Now that he is in jail, he can’t hurt any other child’

  A powerful story from a teen rape victim who finally sees her attacker sentenced. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 1:33pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Never forget

  Daughter, son-in-law and unborn grandchild who died on Flight 11 honored with 40-foot-flag First Parish bell tower’s bells tolled 21 times at 8:46 a.m. this morning. Mass Military Heroes honors loved ones with service to soldiers today. A story of having family stranded in Italy after all planes were grounded 9/11/01. Everyone has their [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 1:29pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Bank robbers “knew what they were doing”

  Between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, the Hingham Savings Bank was robbed. Which sadly has become a common occurrence, however, the robbery was something more complicated than a note to a teller. The banks power line was cut along with the alarm line that would notify police. Police wouldn’t disclose [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 12:42pm EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• They’re a little bit country

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  So who needs the Today show? One Danvers couple is this close to having their entire wedding paid for by a country music radio station. Yee-ha! Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 12:28pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• Martha Coakley gets a head start in lining up union support

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  After announcing her candidacy for the U.S. Senate last week, Attorney General Martha Coakley didn’t waste any time in reaching out to union leaders for support. That outreach is already paying off, with two unions endorsing Coakley before any of the other possible Democratic candidates have even confirmed that they [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 5:07pm EDT
  by Jon Chesto

• Not everyone in favor of appointing an interim senator

  With five months before a special election will be held to vote on the senator to replace the late Ted Kennedy, Sen. John Kerry and Congressman William Delahunt were in Boston asking for the State Senate and House to approve a repeal of a law put into place during the [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 3:19pm EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• Red Sox wives have got game

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  At a charity fashion show, Red Sox player’s wives and girlfriends strutted their stuff on the runway at the Natick Collection. Let’s just say it was a hit. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 1:25pm EDT
  by Rob Haneisen

• Connecticut School of Broadcasting’s Needham campus is back in business

  After being shuttered in March amid financial problems, the Connecticut School of Broadcasting’s Needham campus is back in business. CSB founder Dick Robinson sold the school in 2006, but he returned to the scene this year to rescue nearly half of the school’s campuses, including the one in Needham, after CSB [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 7:49pm EDT
  by Jon Chesto

• “We’re going to need a bigger boat.”

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  In case you haven’t heard, there are several documented sightings of great white sharks off the coast of Chatham on Cape Cod. As a result the town has ordered all beaches closed, while the sharks are being reported in the area. And if several weren’t enough, there are reports there could [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 2:39pm EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• The 17 deaths in Swampscott

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  During the last few years, the little town of Swampscott has seen 19 overdoses among residents in their teens and early 20s. Seventeen of those were fatal. What’s going on? Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 2:32pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• Accused Hanover kidnapper held without bail

  Justin Shine, 26, was ordered to be held without bail for a 90 day period. Shine is accused of kidnapping a 6-year-old girl, and then injecting her with cocaine. The Patriot Ledger has the whole story. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 2:27pm EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• Cahill will run for governor

  State Treasurer Timothy Cahill announced today that he will be running for governor in the election next year. “I have spent the past 20 years of my life solving problems at all three levels of government: local, county and state,” Cahill said. “These experiences have prepared me to assume the responsibilities [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 2:19pm EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• Old enough to know better?

  Number of comments: 1
  Two women in their 50s were arrested in the house of the setting sun. They’re charged with prostitution-related crimes. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 1:23pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Cancer care without the commute

  You live in and around Boston so you have access to the arts, the colleges, the ocean and hospitals so good people fly in from around the world to be treated. But when you have cancer, do you want to sit in Boston traffic on the way to treatment? Newton-Wellesley Hospital [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 12:02pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• How Madoff did it

  “In the course of asking around — who should I write about — I kept hearing about Madoff, that he ran a billion-dollar hedge fund and nobody knew how he did it. He wasn’t turning over very high returns, but he was consistent; he never had a losing year. It [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 11:35am EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• Even law students have to obey the law

  For those of you just moving into the area to start college, do know that being a law student doesn’t allow you to have a loud party and guests who attack police. It is not yet against the law to leave your stuff in the Laundromat dryer for two hours, but [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 9:44am EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Where Shakespeare meets The Hustle

  …and in the streets you can find your own Soul Train. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 5:54pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• The sun sets on the Rockmore, the state’s only floating restaurant

  Will there be no more rocking at the Rockmore? It sure looks that way. The state’s only floating restaurant entertained diners and boaters every summer in Salem Harbor for nearly two decades - until this summer came along. Read more at the Mass. Market blog. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 4:35pm EDT
  by Jon Chesto

• Firefighters battle Danvers Town Hall blaze

  Danvers Town Hall, in the midst of its $6 million renovation, was on fire this afternoon. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 4:05pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• Capuano’s in

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  That’s U.S. Rep Mike Capuano, D-Somerville, has picked up papers to run for the late Ted Kennedy’s seat. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 2:46pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Re-learning to live

  Paul Skarinka, a Whitman resident, was wounded in Iraq five years ago. Although his wounds have healed he still struggles with everyday tasks. However, it’s not stopping him from doing everything he wanted to do before serving in Iraq. The on-call firefighter is also training to be an EMT. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 2:00pm EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• For teacher, 46th school year still feels like the first

  “Some of my students are doctors and psychiatrists,” Woburn teacher Ginny Doyle notes, “but if I go through my files I can find something they made for a puppet project.” Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 9:48am EDT
  by Bryan Mahoney

• Poll: Should schools carry Obama speech?

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  Controversy is heating up over President Obama’s planned “speech to students.” Take the Wicked Local poll: <br /> <a href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1956054/” mce_href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1956054/”>Should public schools be showing President Obama’s speech to students?</a><span style=”font-size:9px;” mce_style=”font-size:9px;”>(<a href=”http://www.polldaddy.com” mce_href=”http://www.polldaddy.com”>polls</a>)</span><br /> Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 3:47pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• Hip hop boys bring home the gold

  Holy Electric Boogaloo! Lil Phunk Boyz, a group of hip hop dancers hailing from Malden and several other Massachusetts cities, were anything but little when they took the big stage last month to compete for the title of best youth dance crew in the World Hip Hop Dance Championship in [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 3:44pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• Prosecutors: Man on scooter lured woman away, raped and beat her

  The suspect is now being held on a quarter-million dollars’ bail. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 12:14pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Beset by Bambi

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  At some point, deer become not just beautiful creatures, but a real problem. A reader has reached that point when he can’t get five of them out of his driveway. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 11:58am EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Write a joke, win some tickets

  Boston comedian and actor Lenny Clark is going to be performing in Fall River on Sept. 12, and The Herald News wants you to be a part of it. If you think you have some comedy chops here are the rules… • Submit your joke to them by Tuesday, Sept. 8 at [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 11:55am EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• President Obama’s student address under fire

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  Earlier this week President Obama announced he would be addressing the students of America via C-SPAN and the White House website. The next day, parents were calling schools demanding that their children not take part in the televised speech. Some claim that this is a part of a more sinister plan [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 11:37am EDT
  by Nick Pizzolato

• Lynch pulls papers for senate

  State House News Service reports it happened this morning. The Patriot Ledger reports 800 came out to hear him talk healthcare last night. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 10:47am EDT
  by Kat Powers

• You can add U.S. Rep. John Tierney’s name to the list …

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  … of people mulling a run for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Ted Kennedy. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 4:20pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca

• Safe port for the small-scalle SS Ouellet

  The Wellesley town model of the SS Ouellet, the boat named in honor of Seaman David G. Ouellet who died saving his fellow shipmates in Vietnam, has itself been saved from a wrecker. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 3:30pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Your trash becomes her art

  There’s an area sculptress who finds form and beauty in the trash you can find around the Green Line trolleys or the stuff near her apartment. She has a fondness for car muffler parts, and knows all the spots where train pieces tend to fall off and collect on the tracks. [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 1:37pm EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Mother of murder suspect defends son … kind of

  If you are arrested for the fatal shooting of a fellow teen in a park, you would expect your mom to come to your defense. Most mothers would be expected to say their child is innocent and would never kill someone. But after defending her son, the mother of a Framingham teen [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 1:29pm EDT
  by Rob Haneisen

• Start-up firm isn’t just playing around with new toy robots

  Bedford’s iRobot Corp. turned robots into household items that scrub the floor and vacuum the rug. Now, another company with operations north of Boston wants to bring a new set of high-tech robots into your home – for playtime instead of chore time. Read more at the Mass. Market blog. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 12:14pm EDT
  by Jon Chesto

• Lady with boxing-glove dress shows up to greet Kerry

  If politics = theater, there was a lot of theater last night at Somerville High School, where U.S. Sen. John Kerry spoke about Washington, health care, and the loss of Sen. Kennedy. Oh, and protesters and supporters, including this woman in a ball gown of boxing gloves. Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 8:58am EDT
  by Kat Powers

• Did Hatch spill the beans on an old Kennedy secret?

  If not, folks in Belmont want to know what he meant when he said at Edward Kennedy’s memorial service that “he [Kennedy] called me back and said, quote, ‘All of Western Massachusetts will see the angel Gabriel on the top of the Mormon Temple’.” Share/Save [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 8:17pm EDT
  by Bryan Mahoney

• ‘Sins’ of the Horovitz

  Playwright Israel Horovitz has more than 50 plays to his credit, produced in more than 30 languages, and in honor of his 70th birthday 70 theaters around the world are mounting productions of his work. Plus, his son is a Beastie Boy. How cool is that? Fortunately for you, you don’t [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 5:18pm EDT
  by Peter Chianca