Brewery develops new beer dedicated to slain cop

A Massachusetts brewing company is creating a beer in the honour of a hero cop, Sean Collier, who was allegedly gunned down by the Boston Marathon bombers. According to the Cambridge Brewing Company, 'Collier Stout' -a dry Irish stout- will hit bars by mid June and 1 dollar from every sale will go to Collier's memorial fund, the New York Post reported. Collier's friend Travis Dixon told the ...

7-year-old dies after being found unresponsive in pool

Police responded to a call around 5:30pm Saturday. According to The Republican, the girl's mother said her daughter was in the pool and she was unable to get ...

Walkers in stride to beat cancer

Breast cancer survivors dressed in pink walked across Boston yesterday, the start of a two-day event to raise funds for cancer research.Thousands of participants - survivors, friends and family members - flooded city streets to support the cause.The 39.3-mile walk kicked off at the University of Massachusetts Boston early yesterday and will finish there this afternoon.A moment of silence was ...

Diabetes foundation presents top honors

The 31st annual JDRF Boston Gala yesterday honored Olympic gold medalist Gary Hall Jr. and Cohasset Triathlon race director Bill Burnett.Burnett was awarded the Nancy Jones Diabetes Award and Hall was named the 2013 honoree of the organization formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation."The theme of this year’s gala is focused on the connection between athletes and ...

Found boater’s wife is grateful

The wife of a Fairhaven boater, who was found walking along a beach early yesterday about 12 hours after he was reported missing and his sailboat was found washed ashore, is relieved he escaped the ordeal with little more than a concussion."We are extremely grateful that he made it out of the water and made it out alive," Rhonda Silvia-Alves said of her husband, Gary Alves, 57. ...