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Chilly weather pressures Destination XL in 1Q

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:13:22 -0400

CANTON, Massachusetts - Destination XL Group Inc.'s fiscal first-quarter net income dropped 57 percent as the men's clothing and accessories company contended with a chilly spring and higher expenses.

Northampton removes some downtown benches

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:05:24 -0400

NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts - The city of Northampton has removed six of the 16 benches in its busy downtown shopping district - because it seems people were actually sitting on them.

Boston bombing suspect's hearing rescheduled again

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:46:04 -0400

BOSTON - A federal judge has rescheduled a probable cause hearing for surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv).

Napolitano scheduled to visit Boston

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:36:33 -0400

BOSTON - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is in Boston to meet with government officials and visit the marathon bombings memorial.

Methuen teen asks to be freed from jail

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:31:26 -0400

SALEM, Massachusetts - A Methuen High School student charged with making online threats has asked a judge to grant him bail so he can go home.

US Marshals search for man in NH, Mass. assaults

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:11:04 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - The U.S. Marshals are looking for a man wanted on arrest warrants concerning assaults in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Mass. soldier killed in Afghanistan remembered

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:46:27 -0400

PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts - Family and friends are paying final respects to a soldier from Massachusetts killed in Afghanistan.

Worcester officer cleared in brutality lawsuit

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:26:35 -0400

WORCESTER, Massachusetts - A jury has found in favor of a Worcester police officer in a brutality lawsuit brought by a man who alleged the officer severely beat him with his service baton during a fight outside a nightclub.

Mass. man dies in ATV crash in Vt.

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:23:15 -0400

CONCORD, Vermont - Vermont State Police say a Massachusetts man has died in an ATV crash in the town of Concord.

Maine hospital, Boston hospital collaborate

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:55:30 -0400

LEWISTON, Maine - A Maine hospital group and one of Boston's most prestigious hospitals have announced a collaboration aimed at streamlining services for local cancer patients who need care in Boston.

Markey, Menino to make campaign announcement

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:48:06 -0400

BOSTON - U.S. Rep. Ed Markey's campaign says Markey and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino are making a major announcement in the special U.S. Senate election.

Sen. Cowan to address BC Law School commencement

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:07:08 -0400

BOSTON - Massachusetts U.S. Sen. William "Mo" Cowan will be delivering the commencement address at Boston College Law School.

Dempster still struggles; Sox lose to Indians 12-3

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:51:39 -0400

BOSTON - Ryan Dempster needed just three innings to walk four batters.

Francona manages at Fenway for 1st time since 2011

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:20:46 -0400

BOSTON - Terry Francona felt right at home in the visiting dugout.

Stubbs, Reynolds lead Indians to 12-3 win over Sox

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:10:17 -0400

BOSTON - Terry Francona returned to Fenway Park and found some more pleasant memories.

Rangers scratch Richards for pivotal Game 4

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:50:48 -0400

NEW YORK - Struggling Rangers center Brad Richards was a healthy scratch Thursday night when New York stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 overtime victory in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Bruins.

Mass. man sentenced decades after fleeing state

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:52:30 -0400

DEDHAM, Massachusetts - As Massachusetts fugitive Gary Irving started a new life, married and became a parent, a prosecutor said Thursday, none of the 16-year-old girls he raped in 1978 was ever able to do the same.

Business groups take on Cape Wind in ads

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:01:17 -0400

BOSTON - Two business groups are saying Massachusetts can't afford the Cape Wind offshore wind project.

Springfield police probe 2 homicides in 2 nights

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:16:54 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - Springfield police are investigating the city's second homicide in two nights.

Boston suspect under scrutiny in unsolved killings

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:37:39 -0400

WALTHAM, Massachusetts - A year and a half before the Boston Marathon bombing, the man Tamerlan Tsarnaev called his best friend died in a grisly crime: He was one of three men found nearly decapitated in an apartment, their throats slashed ear to ear, marijuana sprinkled over their bodies.

Girl injured in Boston bombings begins rehab

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:30:35 -0400

BOSTON - The younger sister of the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombings has been released from the hospital to begin rehabilitation at another one.

Mass. Senate candidate Markey to release returns

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:21:25 -0400

BOSTON - Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Edward Markey agreed Thursday to release his tax returns dating back to 2005, one more year than was previously released by his opponent Gabriel Gomez, in a day of campaigning in which money from outside groups was at issue as well.

Markey, Gomez agree to 2nd Mass. US Senate debate

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:16:24 -0400

BOSTON - Democrat Edward Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez have agreed to another televised debate in their race for the state's special U.S. Senate election.

Girl injured in Marathon bombing leaves hospital

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:55:01 -0400

BOSTON - The younger sister of the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombings has been released from the hospital.

Middlesex Sheriff eyeing Markey's US House seat

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:09 -0400

BOSTON - Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian has opened a congressional campaign committee account as he eyes a run for the U.S. House if Congressman Edward Markey wins the state's special U.S. Senate election.