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  • Lawsuit claims Patriots Aaron Hernandez shot man in face

    According to the lawsuit, Hernandez and Alexander Bradley, a Connecticut resident, went to Tootsie's strip club in Miami on the evening of Feb. 13. While at the club, the lawsuit alleges Hernandez and Bradley got into an argument. Bradley claims in the lawsuit, both men left the club with two other individuals and got into the same car, which was being driven to Palm Beach. During the ride, ...

  • Blackhawks must keep it simple vs. Bruins in Game 4

    Call me old-fashioned, but I’ve always believed that breaking out of an offensive slump is a bit like finding love. Both seem to happen when you stop trying so hard. That bit of advice might come in handy for the Chicago Blackhawks, a team that’s playing with all the dash of a pimply-faced teen the week before the prom. These guys are awkward. Unsure of themselves. Their best moves ...

  • Boston poised to begin condom giveaway in high schools

    By Stephanie Simon (Reuters) - Students at all Boston public high schools may soon be able to obtain free condoms at the front office - as long as they sit through a few minutes of counseling about safe sex - under a policy due to be voted on Wednesday by the school board. Condoms are already available in 19 high schools with on-site health centers. The policy, up for a vote by the Boston ...

  • Herald Globe agree to printing deal

    The Boston Herald and the Boston Globe announced today that they have reached an agreement that will allow the Globe to print the entire press run of the Herald.The agreement, which is in effect for 10 years, finishes a process begun in 2012, when the two media outlets announced that the Globe would print and deliver about one-third of the Herald’s print circulation."The newspaper ...

  • Martorano ends his testimony against ex-boss Whitey with a smile

    John "The Executioner" Martorano walked out of James "Whitey" Bulger’s life forever today without so much as a polite glance back - but grinning like the cat that ate the canary."Couldn’t care less," Joe Martorano, the ex-enforcer’s cousin, said afterward of Martorano’s feelings about seeing his former Winter Hill Gang confederate for the ...


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Movie Review

Fierce Creatures

In "Fierce Creatures," the cast of 1988's "A Fish Called Wanda" reunite for a sort of sequel-in-spirit. While the two movies' characters and plots are completely different, they share the same kind of manic sensibilities and humor based on conflicting cultures and ideals. Unfortunately, the comedy of "Fierce Creatures" only manages to approach the comic mastery of "Wanda" in a few scenes, relegati ... ...

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  • State police back searching near Hernandez home

    A squad of state police investigators are scouring the underbrush in the road near the sprawling North Attleboro home of Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.Hernandez was questioned last night about the suspicious death of a man found less than a mile away in an industrial park Monday.Hernandez was seen outside his home today and told a Herald reporter he didn’t want to ...

  • 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 ...

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