Cops seek car in Hub hit-and-run By Staff and wire reports/Boston Herald – December 11, 2010 Boston police yesterday asked the public to be on the lookout for the vehicle suspected in a hit-and-run that claimed the life of 24-year-old Andrew Prior of Boston, a recent Northeastern University graduate. Surveillance video shows a Hyundai Santa [...]
[News Notes was on hiatus for last 4 days because my other job was demanding 12 hours + of my time awake - sorry for the disruption. -ed] Another face of Capuano By Brian McGrory – Globe Columnist / November 10, 2010 If Michael Capuano considers you a friend, you really don’t want to have [...]
Voters limit repeals to alcohol sales tax By Peter Schworm – Globe Staff / November 3, 2010 A ballot question to repeal the state sales tax on alcoholic beverages passed by a narrow margin last night, but voters soundly rejected a more sweeping measure to slash the general sales tax rate by more than half. [...]
Star witness says he’ll testify in Chuck Turner corruption case By Jonathan Saltzman and Martin Finucane, Globe Staff – October 21, 2010 08:57 AM The businessman who is a star government witness in the corruption trial of Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner said today he would testify in the case, ending uncertainty about whether jurors [...]
Video at crux of Turner case leaves doubts – Prosecution falls short of promise to show images of cash being passed to councilor By Jonathan Saltzman – Globe Staff / October 20, 2010 It was supposed to be the gotcha moment of the long-awaited corruption trial of Councilor Chuck Turner. A US District Court jury [...]
One desperate night – A man jumps off the Mass. Ave. bridge into a cold, choppy Charles River. In an instant, his best friend dives in after him. Theirs is a story of lives forever altered. By Neil Swidey – October 17, 2010 At 6-foot-5, he cut an imposing figure. But around the Watertown campus [...]
Slumping Sox may be tougher sell next year – Boys of bummer By Thomas Grillo/Boston Herald – October 6, 2010 The lackluster 2010 performance of the Boston Red Sox – who’ll be sitting out baseball’s playoffs, which begin tonight – could cost the team millions in sponsorships next season, sports marketing experts say. “Everyone loves [...]
James Levine reclaims BSO podium By Jeremy Eichler Globe Staff / October 3, 2010 After a trying seven-month absence, James Levine made his long-awaited return to the helm of the BSO last night at Symphony Hall. At 6:14 p.m., the conductor emerged onto the stage and the full hall rose to welcome him back. He [...]
Over 5,000 become citizens at Fenway – Number sworn in a record for Mass. By David Abel – Globe Staff / September 15, 2010 As he recited the Pledge of Allegiance, the 36-year-old recent immigrant from Ghana stood ramrod, unblinking as he gazed at the American flag, his hand firmly over his heart. It was [...]
A death by cyanide prompts NU review By John R. Ellement and Carolyn Y. Johnson – Globe Staff / September 14, 2010 Northeastern University has launched a review of its handling of hazardous chemicals after the death of a university researcher whose body was discovered at her Milford home this weekend with a bag marked [...]