Boston News
Umass Chief Supports Stripping Mugabe Of Honorary Degree
May. 12, 2008
By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson announced his support for rescinding an honorary degree to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, who is facing international scorn for his regime's bloody campaign against political opponents. Responding to... Read the full article… »
Coast Guard Searching For Missing Lobsterman
May. 12, 2008
By Matt Collette The Coast Guard is searching for Christopher Tobey, the 46-year-old owner of a lobster boat that capsized off the coast of New Hampshire yesterday. The 44-foot lobster boat, Sav-a-buck, based in Kittery, Maine, was reported missing at... Read the full article… »
Boston Man Arraigned In Connection With Jamaica Plain Murder
May. 12, 2008
By Matt Collette, Globe Correspondent A Boston man faces murder charges after allegedly stabbing his roommate in their Jamaica Plain home last night, authorities said. Fifty-two-year-old Kim John Gaines was at the scene when police arrived at 6:53 p.m. and... Read the full article… »
Menino Pedals To Kickoff Bike Week
May. 12, 2008
By Globe Staff Mayor Thomas M. Menino purchased a silver Trek road bike last year and began taking rides each weekday at 5 a.m., pedaling through his Hyde Park neighborhood in the predawn quiet. Mayor Thomas M. Menino The four-term... Read the full article… »
Dimasi Attempts To Defend His Reputation In Letter
May. 12, 2008
House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi has sent an impassioned letter to House members, defending himself against recent news articles and complaints from the Republican Party that allege he violated the state's conflict of interest law by advancing legislation that helped his friends. Read the full article… »
Woman Denies Setting Fatal South Boston Fire
May. 12, 2008
A 25-year-old woman is scheduled to be arraigned today on murder and arson charges in South Boston District Court after prosecutors allege she intentionally set fire to a rowhouse last month and killed two young sisters. Read the full article… »
Four Hurt In Crash On I-93 In Randolph
May. 10, 2008
By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Correspondent RANDOLPH -- Four people were injured early this morning in a chain reaction accident on Interstate 93 south involving five vehicles, police said. The southbound lanes of I-93 between Routes 28 and 24 were... Read the full article… »
Boston Police Say 911 Address Glitch Has Been Corrected
May. 9, 2008
On March 9, a woman called 911 to report a homicide and gave police the address of 698 Washington St. Police went to that address in Downtown Crossing first before arriving at the proper address in Dorchester 14 minutes after being called. Read the full article… »
Patriots Player Charged With Drug Possession Ordered To Perform Community Service
May. 9, 2008
Lowell District Court Judge Neil Walker ordered Andrews's case continued without a finding for a year, the Middlesex district attorney's office said today. Read the full article… »
No Bail For Defendants In Luis Gerena Slaying
May. 9, 2008
At least two dozen friends and relatives attended the hearing seeking justice for Gerena, whose death sent shock waves through the community. Read the full article… »
Suffolk Da: Lover's Quarrel Preceded Fatal South Boston Fire
May. 9, 2008
The girlfriend of the mother of two young sisters killed in a South Boston fire was arrested today on murder and arson charges. Read the full article… »
Corrections Commissioner Opposes Sex-change Surgery For Inmate
May. 9, 2008
A month after telling reporters that he would reexamine the federal lawsuit by Michelle Kosilek seeking the operation, Harold Clarke, director of the Department of Correction, has adopted a position similar to that of his predecessor, Kathleen Dennehy. Read the full article… »
Truck Driver Charged After Allston Crashes
May. 9, 2008
Police today charged the driver of a delivery truck with driving to endanger and other violations after he allegedly smashed into eight parked motor vehicles Thursday in Allston before bursting into flames. Read the full article… »
Friend Of Dimasi Registers As Lobbyist
May. 9, 2008
By Andrea Estes, Globe Staff A close friend of House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi who helped the state's ticket brokers push favorable legislation through the House last year has registered as a lobbyist with the secretary of state's office. Richard... Read the full article… »
Students Warned To Be Vigilant After Attack In Harvard Yard
May. 9, 2008
A woman returning home from a Harvard University library reported that she was attacked from behind by a man who put a wire around her neck early Tuesday morning. Read the full article… »
Student Video Wins Prize For Warning Of Prom Driving Danger
May. 9, 2008
The award was announced yesterday at Bay Path in Charlton, where three students have died this year, including two in car crashes. Read the full article… »
No Environmental Damage In Lawrence Train Yard Chemical Spill
May. 9, 2008
By Globe Staff The Department of Environmental Protection said today there is no lasting environmental damage from Thursday evening's derailment of a freight car that spilled sodium chlorate along the tracks in a Lawrence train yard owned by Pan Am... Read the full article… »
Revere Mayor Fires Police Sergeant Who Fled Scene Of Officer's Slaying
May. 8, 2008
By Katheleen Conti, Globe Staff REVERE -- A police sergeant who fled the scene after the fatal shooting of an officer last year, and then allegedly diverted an officer responding to the scene so he could get a ride home,... Read the full article… »
Freight Train Derailment Raises Hazmat Concerns In Lawrence
May. 8, 2008
Since sodium chlorate, which is used in fertilizer, is a solid, it should be easy to clean up, said Ed Coletta, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection. Read the full article… »