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  • Worcester police officer cleared in brutality lawsuit

    A jury has found in favor of a Worcester police officer who was accused in a lawsuit of severely beating a man with his service baton during a fight outside a ...

  • Menino endorses Markey in special Senate race

    Menino endorsed Markey on Friday during an event at a Boston union hall. Among other things, the mayor credited Markey for being out front on gun control and for securing federal funding for medical research institutions, a key part of the city's economy. Markey said he was honored by the endorsement. The Democrat, who was first elected to the House in 1976, has been criticized by ...

  • Cat shot mortally wounded on Cape

    "Mr. Paws," an almost 2-year-old orange and white domestic short-haired cat owned by a Sandwich family, was found shot outside the owner's home on Pierre Vernier Drive on May 17. The cat was alive, but paralyzed from the waist down and later euthanized by veterinarians, the Animal Rescue League said. A $500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and ...

  • Family receives replacement Purple Heart for late son

    Joseph Ford said thieves took several military medals from his West End home, including a Purple Heart, which had been posthumously awarded to his son, Lance Cpl. Michael ...

  • Gresh Zo Bruins Heading To Game 5

    Ryan McDonagh #27 of the New York Rangers celebrates after the Rangers won 4-3 in overtime as Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins skates off of the ice. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty ...


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The Last Days of Disco [DVD]

The Last Days of Disco [DVD]

As the title implies, Whit Stillmans The Last Days of Disco is set in the very early eighties, and one of the films unexpected pleasures is that it manages to evoke a very specific time period without becoming mired in it. As both writer and director, Stillman pulls ... ...

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  • It’s a bird it’s a plane it’s a ... larceny suspect

    Transit Police responding to a call for an assault on a Green Line inspector had no idea they would soon come face to face with the Man of Steal.Stephen Berry, 28, wanted on a larceny warrant out of Brookline District Court was wearing a Superman T shirt underneath a suit coat while he was allegedly yelling obscenities and causing a disturbance inside the Copley MBTA stop, cops said.When Transit ...

  • Mass. proposes fees for medical marijuana program

    BOSTON -- State public health officials are proposing a fee structure for the state's new medical marijuana program.Under draft regulations filed Friday, patients certified to receive medical marijuana would pay a $50 annual registration fee to the state. Those who qualify for a hardship license to cultivate marijuana at home would pay an additional $100 fee.The proposed rules call for ...

  • Peabody man faces drunken driving charge

    PEABODY, Mass. -- A Peabody man is headed to court to face drunken driving and vehicular homicide charges in connection with a crash that took the life of his passenger.A spokeswoman for the Essex district attorney's office 37-year-old Michael Fowler was behind the wheel of a vehicle that struck a parked flat-bed tow truck at about 12:30 a.m. Friday.Authorities say Fowler's passenger, ...

  • Repeat drunken driver charged with new offense after Peabody crash that killed passenger

    A Peabody man is facing a motor vehicle homicide charge for an early-morning crash in Peabody that killed a man who was sitting in the front seat when the man drove his car into a parked truck, officials said. Michael J. Fowler, 37, faces charges that include motor vehicle homicide while drunk; operating under the influence, second offense; and leaving the scene of personal injury with death ...

  • Leahy Farm bill includes dairy aid conservation

    MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont’s senior U.S. senator says he hopes a farm bill now working its way through Congress will save taxpayer money while continuing assistance for dairy farmers and conservation ...

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