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    Taoiseach Enda Kenny has spent the weekend in Boston, Massachusetts furthering the strength of U.S. -Ireland relations. The head of Ireland's government attended a function on Saturday at the JFK Library to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland At the ceremony Kenny addressed an audience of U.S. lawmakers and representatives of the business ...

  • Mass. to switch to electronic Tobin Bridge tolls

    BOSTON - Massachusetts transportation officials are planning a series of meetings to inform drivers about plans to switch to an all-electronic tolling system on the Tobin Bridge.Under the plan beginning early next year, drivers will no longer be able to stop at a toll booth and pay cash for their toll on the bridge.Instead, tolls will be collected electronically through a driver's E-ZPass ...

  • UMass students urge senators to boost funding

    BOSTON (AP) - UMass student trustees are calling on the state Senate to boost funding for the university so tuition and fees will not have to be increased in the next academic ...

  • Newtown mom visits Utah hometown for ceremony

    NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - A woman who lost a child in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School is visiting her hometown in Utah this week for a private ceremony to honor her slain ...

  • RI State Police step up seatbelt law enforcement

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island State Police are stepping up enforcement of seat belt and child restraint laws before and after the Memorial Day ...


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Movie Review

Bulworth

Warren Beatty's "Bulworth" is a caustic political comedy that doesn't attack any particular political group, but rather the ingrained insincerity that has infected the American political system. Some might think this film is vulgar, and in many ways it is. However, as loud and raucous as it is, "Bulworth" speaks the truth, which is almost always ugly to hear. Beatty, who directed the film and co-w ... ...

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  • Conn. regionalism panel to release recommendations

    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A bipartisan legislative panel that’s been charged with finding ways to help Connecticut cities and towns reduce their costs is releasing a list of recommendations to the full General ...

  • Conn. surgeons calling for medical spa regulations

    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut plastic surgeons are meeting at the state Capitol complex in Hartford to urge passage of a bill addressing safety at medical ...

  • UMass Medical Center nurses plan strike

    After another unsuccessful negotiation session for a union contract, registered nurses at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester will go on strike for one day, according to a statement from the hospital. On May 17, the medical center provided a proposal to the MNA-University bargaining unit, which represents the nurses, reflecting the decreased economic package as a result of having to bring ...

  • UMass Dartmouth forms panel to review policies after Marathon bombings

    The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has formed a task force to review school policies including emergency planning in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, which have led to criminal charges against four former students, including the surviving alleged ...

  • BC friends injured in bombings march at commencement no crutches needed

    Liza Cherney and Brittany Loring were side-by-side at the Boston Marathon finish line when shrapnel tore through their bodies, leaving them hospitalized for days. On Monday, the two 29-year-old friends, still with some visible wounds and bandages, came together once more to proudly walk across the stage to receive diplomas from Boston College’s Carroll Graduate School of Management. To the ...

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