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Girl injured by cop settles for $100K

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:43:28 GMT

A judge has approved a $100,000 settlement from the city of Attleboro to a teenage girl who claims her wrist was broken during a scuffle with a police officer.

MA senator in court on car crash charge

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:31 GMT

A Massachusetts lawmaker charged with leaving the scene of a car crash that left one person slightly injured says he plans to focus on personal issues in his life.

Boston Symphony unveils 2010 plans

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:26:52 GMT

Winter hasn't even arrived but the Boston Symphony Orchestra is already planning for summer.

Mass. teen cited in hit-and-run

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:20:10 GMT

Lowell police have cited a 17-year-old girl with fleeing the scene of an accident that left a 12-year-old boy seriously injured when he was struck by a car.

Harvard looks to reduce professor ranks

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:14:14 GMT

The dean of Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences said he will reduce the number of professors to help balance a $110 million deficit.

Town opposes medical waste facility

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:24 GMT

Shrewsbury residents are mobilizing against a proposal to build a 21,000-square-foot medical waste disposal facility near a residential neighborhood in town.

Church sues for fire detection system

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:42:14 GMT

A Springfield church has filed suit against the city over a fire detection system installed in the church's cultural center that violates city laws.

Liquor tax question could make ballot

Julie Tremmel — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:15:26 GMT

It costs Bay State drinkers 6.25-percent more to buy booze now than it did back in July. While the Bay State desperately needs new revenue to close the budget gap, one group is fighting back, trying to repeal the state's new liquor tax.

Challenge adds 16K to Mass population

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:08:28 GMT

A recent challenge by four Massachusetts cities has successfully pushed the state's 2008 U.S. Census population estimates to more than 6.5 million residents.

Survey says 58% plan on Turkey Day naps

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:30:09 GMT

Falling asleep has apparently become as much a Thanksgiving Day tradition in America as carving the turkey or watching football.

Legislature called on to pass key bills

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:05:26 GMT

Gov. Deval Patrick is calling on the Massachusetts House and Senate to come back into formal session to pass key pieces of legislation, including a crime bill and education overhaul.

Mourners say goodbye to MA soldier

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:37:55 GMT

Relatives, friends, government officials and well-wishers are expected to pay their last respects to a U.S. paratrooper who died while trying to save a comrade in Afghanistan.

Lawyer: Accused killer not responsible

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:26:05 GMT

A lawyer for a Boston man charged with killing his grandmother in her Weston home says his client is not criminally responsible for the slaying.

Coach pleads not guilty to assault

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:19:25 GMT

A youth football coach charged with beating the father of one his players has pleaded not guilty.

Toll question fails to make ballot

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:18:53 GMT

Drivers won't be getting a chance to vote on a proposed ballot question to eliminate tolls in Massachusetts.

Boy struck by car, trying to beat light

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:10:40 GMT

Police say a 12-year-old boy using a crosswalk to cross a Lowell street has been struck by a car witnesses say was speeding to beat a traffic light.

Fewer workplace deaths in New England

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:04:41 GMT

A federal agency says 136 people died in New England from work-related injuries last year, 27 fewer than in the previous year and the lowest number since it began compiling the statistics in 1992.

Which side would Kennedy choose?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:55:31 GMT

Democrat Stephen Pagliuca says the late Sen. Edward Kennedy would side with him and not political rivals Martha Coakley and Michael Capuano in the nation's health care debate

MA stimulus spending questioned by some

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:37:09 GMT

Government watchdogs are questioning the importance of some projects in Massachusetts funded by federal stimulus money.

Program helps people quit smoking

Jackie Brousseau — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:18:27 GMT

A MassHealth pilot program helps low income smokers kick the habit.

Last minute funding for Soldiers' Home

Mark Wiernasz — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:43:08 GMT

The Holyoke Soldiers’ Home is one signature away from having its outpatients services funding restored. The Massachusetts House and Senate passed legislation Thursday morning that will provide the Soldiers’ Home with $550,000

"Admonish" is Word of the Year for 2009

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:34:04 GMT

It's no lie. Merriam-Webster has chosen "admonish" as its 2009 Word of the Year.

Sen. Kerry's daughter arrested on DUI

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:27:33 GMT

The daughter of Sen. John Kerry has been arrested in Hollywood for allegedly driving drunk.

Mass. unemployment rate drops

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:25:43 GMT

Massachusetts' monthly unemployment rate has fallen for the first time in nearly 2 1/2 years and just one month after hitting the highest level since 1976.

Few problems reported at local airports

Veronica Cintron — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:43 GMT

A problem with the FAA computer system caused widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide, but had minimal impact on Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn. and at Boston's Logan International Airport.

Bay State foreclosures up in October

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:32 GMT

Foreclosures in Massachusetts soared nearly 30 percent in October compared to the previous month, but are down slightly when compared to the same month last year.

Senate nixes Mass death penalty debate

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:15:33 GMT

The Massachusetts Senate is taking a pass on a death penalty debate. Republican lawmakers had hoped to force a vote on a capital penalty amendment as part of a larger crime bill.

Body of paratrooper returned to Ma.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:42:09 GMT

Dozens of relatives, friends and well-wishers lined up the streets in tribute to a U.S. paratrooper whose body was returned to Plymouth after he died while trying to save a comrade in Afghanistan.

Deadline to vote for Kennedy successor

Veronica Cintron — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:25:23 GMT

Time is running out if you want to register to vote in the state primary to replace the late Senator Ted Kennedy.

Man charged with stealing from hospital

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:20:37 GMT

A former official at UMass Memorial Health Care Inc. has been charged with stealing more than $2.5 million from the hospital system through bogus construction contracts.