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  • New report 10 percent of Mass. bridges strucurally deficient

    The report, based on a national database of bridge inspections maintained by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is the latest update from Transportation for America. On an interactive map, the report displays "structurally deficient" bridges across the ...

  • Report MBTA bus maintenance costs excessive

    A new report says the MBTA could save $250 million over six years by bringing the cost of maintaining its bus fleet in line with other transit agencies around the ...

  • No tapering Federal Reserve to continue stimulus

    The Federal Reserve gave no indication Wednesday that it plans to scale back its purchases of bonds and other assets, as it continues its efforts to boost the U.S. ...

  • See The Heat for Free in Boston June 25

    Ken Murray is a Greater Boston based writer/actor/filmmaker with an interest in photography. A movie reviewer with a strong emphasis on pop culture, he is experienced on both the East Coast and West Coast after spending three years in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley and doing the Hollywood ...

  • Bruins Look To Keep Momentum On Their Side

    Boston Bruins are ready for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night, looking to take a 3-1 series lead before the action shifts back to Chicago for Saturday’s Game 5. But after Blackhawks all but sleepwalked through Monday night’s Game 3, the Bruins are prepared for a much better Chicago team looking to steal home-ice back from Boston. "We are excited, but we have ...


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M [DVD]

M [DVD]

Fritz Langs M is one of the great film thrillers, a seminal exercise in combining suspense and social commentary. Its influence on world cinema is so far-ranging that its mind-numbing to try to trace it all. Suffice it to say that M is a prototypical masterpiece, po ... ...

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  • Hernandez Home Searched New England Patriots Player Linked to Homicide

    Police spent more than two hours Tuesday night searching the home of New England Patriot's tight end, Aaron Hernandez, in connection with a possible ...

  • $20000 bail for Northeastern students second assault case

    The Northeastern University student accused of a second knife-point attack on a woman was ordered held on $20,000 bail today at his arraignment in West Roxbury District Court.If he does post bail, Patrick Barry, 21, of Medford, was ordered to abide by a 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and wear a GPS monitoring bracelet.Judge Kathleen E. Coffey said the allegations were "a horrendous nightmare" ...

  • Massive cache of fireworks discovered in Hyde Park building stored near gasoline and propane tanks

    Police and firefighters uncovered a massive cache of fireworks stored dangerously close to gasoline and propane tanks at a Hyde Park building Tuesday night after responding to a report of a break-in at the premises, a Boston Fire Department spokesman said today. The Boston police bomb squad spent hours removing hundreds of boxes of fireworks from 1661 Hyde Park Ave. after police found the ...

  • Conn. judge admits issuing decisions late

    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut state judge has been suspended for 30 business days after admitting being late in issuing child welfare ...

  • Woman 2 kids taken to Boston hospitals

    JENNIFER JOINS US LIVE. SHE'S IN SEABROOK WITH THE VERY LATEST. JEN, WHAT HAPPENED HERE? WELL, THIS IS JUST EVOLVING. A MOTHER AND HER TWO YOUNG CHILDREN ARE HOSPITALIZED AND THAT SEABROOK POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING. BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY CAN'T COMMENT YET. LAST NIGHT AT ABOUT 7:00, THEY RESPONDED TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT 15 STREW ROAD. -- TRUE ROAD. THE WOMAN AND HER TWO CHILDREN WERE ...

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