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Ex-Bulger cohort to spend 3rd day on witness stand

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:37:34 -0400

BOSTON - A former enforcer for James "Whitey" Bulger is expected to face more tough cross-examination by Bulger's lawyers when he returns to the witness stand for a third day.

Markey, Gomez heading into final campaign stretch

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:28:51 -0400

BOSTON - Massachusetts's special U.S. Senate election heads into its final stretch after Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey engaged in some testy exchanges during their final debate.

Gomes' HR lifts Red Sox to doubleheader sweep

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:06:19 -0400

BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox had just enough energy left to celebrate Jonny Gomes' big swing.

Rays absorb doubleheader sweep by Red Sox

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:13 -0400

BOSTON - Wil Myers went hitless in his big league debut in the opener of a doubleheader. He jumped on the second opportunity to get his first hit.

Mass. lighthouse on endangered places list

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:16:12 -0400

AQUINNAH, Massachusetts - A Martha's Vineyard lighthouse that's in danger of tumbling off the cliffs it was built on in the 1800s was named one of the country's most endangered historic places.

Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:59:20 -0400

BOSTON - The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what the wind farm's president said Tuesday is a milestone for the long-delayed project.

Police visit home of Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:58:15 -0400

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Massachusetts - State and local police spent hours at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday night as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile away where a body was discovered the day before.

Patriots TE Gronkowski undergoes back surgery

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:08:17 -0400

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts - New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski underwent back surgery on Tuesday, his fourth operation this year.

Red Sox put RHP Buchholz on disabled list

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:47:46 -0400

BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox have put pitcher Clay Buchholz on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained neck.

Bruins rookie D Hamilton biding time as rookie

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:55:33 -0400

BOSTON - Dougie Hamilton spent his 20th birthday watching the Stanley Cup finals.

Casino games beginning at RI's Twin River

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:01:59 -0400

LINCOLN, Rhode Island - Rhode Island's bet on expanded gambling starts Wednesday as Twin River Casino begins offering blackjack, roulette and craps in a move to get a head start on neighboring Massachusetts.

Penalty-killer Paille steps up offense for Bruins

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:54:18 -0400

BOSTON - His teammates always knew Daniel Paille was more than a speedy penalty killer who specialized in defense for the Boston Bruins.

Surprise Hossa scratch part of NHL injury culture

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:13:27 -0400

BOSTON - Marian Hossa is one of the Chicago Blackhawks' top scorers, with three game-winning goals already this postseason.

Ex-Bulger cohort says he's not a serial killer

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:08:08 -0400

BOSTON - A former enforcer for James "Whitey" Bulger who admitted killing 20 people insisted Tuesday that he is not a hit man or a serial killer, but instead is a "nice guy" who was only trying to help his family and friends when he pumped bullets into victims while working with Bulger and his gang.

Boston Marathon winner giving medal to city

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:33:08 -0400

BOSTON - Boston Marathon winner Lelisa Desisa is giving his medal to the City of Boston as a tribute to the victims and families affected by the twin bombing near the race's finish line.

Techne to buy Bionostics for $104M in cash

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:59:56 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Techne Corp., which makes medical testing and diagnostic products, said Tuesday that it reached a deal to buy Bionostics Holdings Ltd. and its operating subsidiary Bionostics Inc. for $104 million in cash.

NH man sentenced for raping foster brother, 7

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:36 -0400

GREENFIELD, Massachusetts - A New Hampshire man convicted of sexually assaulting his 7-year-old foster brother while they lived in Massachusetts was sentenced Monday to up to 10 years in prison.

Mom: RI theater threw out disabled girl over noise

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:08 -0400

NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts - A woman says she and her 5-year-old developmentally disabled daughter were thrown out of a theater during a "Beauty and the Beast" performance because the girl was making giggling and humming noises she makes when she's happy.

Arizona guardsman sentenced on Mass. drug charges

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:01:14 -0400

SALEM, Massachusetts - A sergeant in the Arizona National Guard who served in Iraq has been sentenced to three years in a Massachusetts prison after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme to move $1 million worth of cocaine from Mexico to Canada.

Fall River man convicted of fatal shooting

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:31:03 -0400

FALL RIVER, Massachusetts - A Fall River man has been convicted of killing one man and injuring another in an early morning shooting on the city streets nearly four years ago.

NH school board to reconsider dodgeball

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:08:16 -0400

WINDHAM, New Hampshire - Dodgeball seems to be making a comeback at the school district in Windham, New Hampshire

Body found in North Attleborough office park

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:44:11 -0400

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Massachusetts - Authorities are investigating the discovery of a dead body in a North Attleborough industrial park as a possible homicide.

2 accused in bleach attack on Boston bus

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:37:25 -0400

BOSTON - Police have arrested two people, including a 15-year-old girl, in connection with a bleach attack and robbery on a Boston bus.

Rask shuts down Blackhawks as Bruins take 2-1 lead

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:36:32 -0400

BOSTON - The puck bounced off the post and rolled across the crease, away from the goal line. The red light flashed briefly, but replays would confirm that Tuukka Rask's shutout streak was intact.

Holyoke teen dies after falling into river

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:21:04 -0400

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts - Authorities say a Holyoke teenager has died after falling from a 50-foot cliff into the Connecticut River.