Local News
- Earl weakening; may bring hurricane gusts to Mass.
Hurricane Earl is weakening but the National Hurricane Center says gusts of more than 70 mph are still possible on Cape Cod and Nantucket Island in Massachusetts as the storm moves northeast.
Massachusetts - Cape Cod - National Hurricane Center - Nantucket Massachusetts - Earth Sciences
Earl weakens to a Category 1 hurricane on track for Northeast, top sustained winds near 85 mph.
Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale - Earth Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences - Meteorology - Weather Phenomena
- Taunton man pleads not guilty in slaying
The son-in-law of a Taunton man found dead in his home last week has been ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to murder.
Murder - Bail - Acquittal - Somerset - Taunton
- Man found stabbed in Methuen dies
Authorities are investigating a stabbing death in Methuen. The man, whose name was not immediately released, was found at about 7 p.m. on Thursday suffereing from several stab wounds.
Stabbing - Death - Crime and Justice - Death Penalty - Methuen
- North Adams nurses reach tentative labor deal
Unionized nurses at North Adams Regional Hospital have reached a tentative agreement with hospital management on a new labor contract.
Contract - Labour law - Health - Nursing - Hospital
- Mass. takes top role in developing multistate test
A consortium of states led by Massachusetts and Florida has received a $170 million federal grant to design a national standardized school testing system, a decision that could mean the demise of the MCAS.
Massachusetts - Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System - Education - Federal government - Florida
- State Police office worker claims harassment in lawsuit
A State Police office worker has filed a sexual harassment suit, alleging that a female lieutenant continually flirted with her, then bullied and threatened her after she rejected the advances.
Lawsuit - Sexual harassment - Harassment - Violence and Abuse - Sexual
- Man killed family then stayed to write confession, prosecutors say
A Winchester man killed four members of his family and then spent hours in the house with the victims’ bodies as he composed a letter confessing to the crime, a prosecutor said yesterday.
Crime - Confession - Winchester - Murder - United States
- SJC backs doctor on patient confidentiality
Investigations of potential physician misconduct do not trump the law protecting confidentiality between psychotherapists and patients, the state’s highest court ruled yesterday, siding with a doctor who defied a subpoena for patient treatment records despite concerns he might be overprescribing pain medication.
Physician - Health - Physician–patient privilege - Psychotherapy - Medicine
- Petro-fied in Ludlow
To get to the pleasant town of Ludlow, you head west on the Massachusetts Turnpike until you hit the edge of nowhere, and then it’s another 30 minutes down the road.
Ludlow - Massachusetts Turnpike - Shropshire - England - United States
- Donations to Democrats surge
Governor Deval Patrick, his running mate, and the state Democratic Party raised more than twice as much money last month as their Republican counterparts, further evidence of a significant momentum shift in the battle for campaign cash.
Democratic - Deval Patrick - United States - Politics - Running mate
Your Money
- Year of the short list
There is no shortage of numbers to measure the stress endured last year, during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Climbing unemployment, sinking sales, and growing bankruptcies all contributed to the grim calculation. And then there’s this: The Globe 82.
Great Depression - Recession - Unemployment - Mental health - Health
- Stellar seller
In many ways, TJX Cos. , the multinational off-price retailer based in Framingham, outmaneuvered the recession. As other merchants cut back on advertising, TJX stepped up its marketing, using network television to educate customers about the bargains it offered.
TJX Companies - Business - Framingham Massachusetts - Marketing and Advertising - Marketing
- Dubai police chief calls BlackBerry a spy tool
Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai's police chief said in comments that suggest a tough line in talks with the smart phone maker.
United Arab Emirates - Israel - Dubai - Middle East - United States
- 30-year mortgage rate falls to 4.32%
CHICAGO — Mortgage rates dropped to a record low, the 11th straight week of matching or setting a new low, reducing borrowing costs for home buyers as demand slumps.
Mortgage - Financial Services - Business - United States - Loan
- Grains futures rise, livestock prices trade mixed
Grains futures rose Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery gained 9.75 cents to $7.235 a bushel; December corn rose 1.25 cents to $4.4875 a bushel; December oats added 1 cent to $2.85 a bushel; and soybeans for November delivery jumped 10.5 cents to $10.195 a bushel.
Chicago Board of Trade - Business - Wheat - Bushel - Oat
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- Workers said to pay 14% more for health insurance in 2010
WASHINGTON — American workers will pay about $4,000 to get health insurance for their families through work this year, 14 percent more than in 2009, according to a survey yesterday from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Kaiser Family Foundation - United States - Health insurance - Insurance - Business
- Foreclosures soar in Mass. in July
More than 1,200 Massachusetts homeowners lost their properties to foreclosure in July as the sluggish economy and high unemployment keep pushing the number of homes taken back by lenders toward what could be a record high this year.
Foreclosure - Unemployment - Business - Massachusetts - Real estate
- Home prices rise in 17 cities in June
Home prices rose in June for a third straight month as now-expired tax credits inspired a burst of home-buying. But prices are expected to fall through the rest of the year now that demand has faded.
Real estate pricing - Home - United States - Shrubs - Plants
- A look at home prices in 20 US cities
Home prices rose in June as now-expired tax credits inspired a burst of home-buying. But demand has faded and prices are expected to fall through the rest of the year.
Real estate pricing - Home - Shrubs - Plants - Gardening
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- Home sales rise in some communities
Housing sales plunged to a 20-year low in July in Massachusetts, but tell that to buyers in Cohasset.
Massachusetts - Cohasset Massachusetts - Real estate - United States - Business
- From crumbling to chic
HAVERHILL - On the once-contaminated site of a decaying shoe factory, a thriving neighborhood is growing with the opening of hundreds of chic apartments, part of a renaissance in this Merrimack River mill city, which has seen plenty of hard times.
- For this disabled job seeker, it’s all about networking
As an open source Web developer, David Clark is in demand — he gets at least five calls a week from recruiters.
opensource - Programming - Languages - Articles - Directories
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- The caring community
WINCHESTER - Anne Lang, head of human resources at Winchester Hospital, pulls out a simple, black box and flips it open. Inside is a small but telling stack of reasons why this 229-bed community hospital is the state's top place to work.
- Dealers say grades could hurt car sales
A new window sticker proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency that would assign new cars a letter grade based on their emissions has the support of some local car buyers, but some auto dealers are worried the labels might hurt sales.
Grade - United States Environmental Protection Agency - Automobile - Environmental Protection Agency - Business and Economy
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The Weather
Current Conditions : 74.7F / 23.7C, Overcast - 1:22 PM EDT Sep. 3
This Afternoon - Showers with isolated thunderstorms. Not as warm with highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
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Tonight - Showers. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Windy and humid with lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph...becoming north after midnight. Gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
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Saturday - Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs around 80. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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Sports
- Notre Dame's Kelly makes debut vs Purdue
Brian Kelly set the rules early for his players: No earrings or ball caps, organize your lockers, keep your helmets on and pay attention to detail during practices that won't last more than 2 1/2 hours.
Brian Kelly - Notre Dame - Sports - United States - Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
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- NFL fines Ndamukong Suh $7,500
Detroit Lions rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has been fined $7,500 by the NFL for his roughing-the-passer penalty on Cleveland quarterback Jake Delhomme.
Detroit Lions - NFL - Ndamukong Suh - Defensive tackle - Sports
- Clemens ties for 18th at World Amateur golf event
Roger Clemens finished tied for 18th in his group at the Golf.com World Amateur Handicap Championship.
Roger Clemens - sport - Golf - Mitchell Report - Brian McNamee
- Stadium, not strip mine, now in WVU uniform ad
Nike has replaced the image of a strip mine with that of a football stadium in ads promoting a new West Virginia University football uniform.
West Virginia University - Nike - West Virginia - United States - American football
- Chains try to score with fantasy football players
Fantasy football means real business for restaurants, and some big chains have launched promotional drives to score with dedicated players of the growing pastime.
Sport - Fantasy - Football - Fantasy football - Business
- Chains try to score with fantasy football players
Fantasy football means real business for restaurants, and some big chains have launched promotional drives to score with dedicated players of the growing pastime.
Sport - Fantasy - Football - Fantasy football - Business
- Nationwide will end golf tour sponsorship in 2012
Nationwide Insurance announced Friday it will end its title sponsorship of the PGA Tour's developmental circuit when the contract expires in two years.
Golf - PGA Tour - United States - Sport - Tournaments and Events
- McBride calling it a career at end of season
Brian McBride, whose scoring touch and tenacity earned him fans on both sides of the Atlantic, is calling it a career.
Brian McBride - Business - United States - Chicago Fire S.C. - Association football
- Roethlisberger suspension reduced to 4 games
Ben Roethlisberger's suspension has been cut from six games to four by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The Pittsburgh Steelers' star quarterback met with Goodell early Friday and was told he could return on Oct. 17 against Cleveland.
Pittsburgh Steelers - Ben Roethlisberger - Roger Goodell - National Football League - sport
- Baylor eager to see star QB Griffin back in opener
Remember Robert Griffin? This time last year, Griffin was the up-and-coming sophomore quarterback whose powerful throws and dazzling runs were going to help Baylor start settling some grudges against Big 12 powers. That is, until he tore a knee ligament in the third game and the Bears remained also-rans.
Robert Griffin - Big 12 Conference - Baylor Bears - Quarterback - Knee
Television
- Oprah's Book Club back, pick coming in September
The first week of the final season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will include a selection for Oprah's Book Club.
Oprah Winfrey Show - Oprah Book Club - Book Club - Book - OprahWinfrey
- `American Idol' adds L.A. audition on Sept. 22
"American Idol" is expanding the talent search for its next season with an audition in Los Angeles later this month.
American Idol - Los Angeles - Television - Arts - Programs
- Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail
The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman was freed Thursday after four months in jail for a plot that put a spotlight on the comic icon's office affairs, city Correction Department records show.
David Letterman - Television producer - New York - Arts - Late Show with David Letterman
- TV stars Olson, McElhenney welcome baby boy
Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney (MAK'-uh-lay-nee) of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" hit a home run with their new baby boy.
Kaitlin Olson - Rob McElhenney - Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Television - Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- `American Idol' adds L.A. audition on Sept. 22
"American Idol" is expanding the talent search for its next season with an audition in Los Angeles later this month.
American Idol - Los Angeles - Television - Arts - Programs
- Oprah's Book Club back, pick coming in September
The first week of the final season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will include a selection for Oprah's Book Club.
Oprah Book Club - Oprah Winfrey Show - Book Club - Book - OprahWinfrey
- 4 more devices linked to Discovery gunman
A fire chief says crews detonated four explosives linked to a gunman who took three hostages at Discovery Communications headquarters in Maryland.
Discovery Communication - Maryland - Police - Explosives - Silver Spring Maryland
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- Philly's mean streets featured in 'Wreck Chasers'
The mean streets of the City of Brotherly Love are once again coming to television.
Arts - Television - Philadelphia - Tow truck - Police
- Daily guide
ON CHRONICLE Pre-emption: ABC 2010 Red Carpet Premiere Event: Laugh On 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) A preview of returning hits and new comedies for ABC Comedy Wednesday.
WCVB-TV - Comedy - American Broadcasting Company - Television - United States
- Critic’s corner
The Short List: 10 Cutest Celebrity Babies 9 p.m., VH1 Permit me a small rant? Because it’s just too grotesque, all this worship of celebrity babies. People and Us magazines and “Entertainment Tonight’’ are making little kids into the latest, bestest accouterment, even better than Chihuahuas. I hate the fact that we know the names of the Jolie-Pitt kids (pictured, ...
Chihuahua - Dog - Recreation - Pets - People
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