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Investigation launched into death of Celtics fan Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:48:00 EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death yesterday of a man taken into police custody after the Celtics' NBA Finals win earlier this month, police said.
Police assigned to the Brookline Avenue and Fenway area to monitor pedestrians and traffic after the Celtic's June 18 victory said they spotted 22-year-old David Woodman of Southwick shortly before 1 a.m. crossing a street, according to a police statement.

Bear mauls teen during 24-hour bike race in Alaska Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:47:00 EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 14-year-old girl riding in a mountain bike race was attacked in the dark of night by a bear yesterday and severely injured, but she was able to make a brief 911 call that eventually resulted in her rescue.

Army study: Iraq occupation was understaffed Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:47:00 EDT
DENVER (AP) — A nearly 700-page study released yesterday by the Army found that "in the euphoria of early 2003," U.S.-based commanders prematurely believed their goals in Iraq had been reached and did not send enough troops to handle the occupation.

Slideshow: Sunday at St. Peter's Fiesta 2008 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:50:00 EDT
Gloucester: Nick LoCoco, 18, recieves the American flag as a sign of victory for the Juniors Seine Boat races. Nick raced in the Nina under the captainship of Andy Orlando. Photo by Ceci Guillen.

Slideshow: St. Peter's Fiesta 2008 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:33:00 EDT
Gloucester: Gloucester Fire Fighters compete in a seine boat race on Saturday morning against the Police Department. The Police Department won the race. Photo by Desi Smith/Gloucester Daily Times Saturday, June 28, 2008

PHOTO SLIDESHOW:Sand and Sea Festival Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:27:00 EDT
Salisbury:Brandon Roy, Tiffany Carter, Joey Ientile and Abby Huard all from Manchester, NH didn't let the cold weather deter them from enjoying the personal water craft races at the Sand and Sea Festival this weekend at Salisbury Beach. Photo by Jim Vaiknoras

PHOTO SLIDESHOW:Amesbury Days Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:42:00 EDT
Amesbury:Rob Marinopoulos, his son Miko, 7, and their friend Caleb Huston, 7, paddle the Loch Gardner in the "Build your own Boat" Race at Family Fun Day at Lake Gardner Saturday as part of Amesbury Days. Photo by Jim Vaiknoras

PHOTO SLIDESHOW:Intertown Little league Championship Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:47:00 EDT
Newbury: The Mariners' Justin Steeves waits for the throw as the Angels' Max McDonald slides safely into second during the Intertown League Majors Div. Little League Championship game between the Angels of Salisbury and the Mariners of Newbury in Byfield Saturday. Salisbury won the game 9-4. Photo by Jim Vaiknoras

Girls Tennis All-Stars Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:52:00 EDT
2008 All-Star Girls Tennis Team
Player%School%Yr.%Pos.
Rachel Bissett%Triton%Sr.%First Doubles
Molly Fargeorge%Triton%So.%Second Singles
Cara Freitas%Pentucket%Sr.%Third Singles
Liza Pope%Pentucket%Sr.%First Singles

Ex-Sox All-Star Loretta lifts Astros Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:51:00 EDT
HOUSTON — Mark Loretta has gone from All-Star to nemesis for the Boston Red Sox.
Loretta had a pinch-hit, RBI single in the eighth inning off Hideki Okajima yesterday to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Red Sox.

Local schedule Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:51:00 EDT
Today
POST 150 LEGION BASEBALL: Newburyport at Middleton (6 p.m., North Shore Vocational)
Tomorrow
POST 150 LEGION BASEBALL: Danvers at Newburyport (6 p.m., Eiras Field)

Pushed to the brink: Amesbury Little League one loss shy of elimination in Williamsport Tournament Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:50:00 EDT
HAMILTON — The Amesbury Little League 12-year-old all-star team may have been overwhelmed by the bright lights and fanfare of the Williamsport Tournament in its opening game against Middleton on Saturday.

Daily News spring all-stars begin today Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:49:00 EDT
Starting today, The Daily News will present its annual spring sports all-star teams. One all-star team will be featured each day from June 30 until Wednesday, July 9, followed by the spring Coaches of the Year on Thursday, July 10.

Surf, Sand, and Sea Doos Salisbury Beach Festival Offers More Than Fun and Sun Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:48:00 EDT
SALISBURY — It's a shame Mother Nature was in a sour mood this weekend, because everyone involved with the 2008 Salisbury Sand and Sea Festival certainly were not.
The music was rising, the food salivating, the rides spinning, and the ageless soul of the crowd was alive with families and friends. And despite over cast skies, a nagging mist, and some serious chop in the water, the events and plans organized by the Salisbury Beach Partnership executive director Kathy Aiello, came to fruition regardless of how the elements were behaving.

Euro 2008: Spain wins first major in 44 years Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:46:00 EDT
VIENNA, Austria — A championship 44 years in the waiting is worth a special celebration.
Spain made sure it didn't disappoint any of its fans last night, both during its 1-0 victory over Germany to win the European Championship, and after it.

Our view: Gun ownership laws are clarified Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:40:00 EDT
It took more than 200 years but the U.S. Supreme Court finally settled, once and for all time, what the Second Amendment to the Constitution means. It means that any individual in the United States, who is not otherwise disqualified by reason of mental illness or criminal record, has the right to own a firearm.

Letter: Coaches did great job with U-12 soccer team Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:39:00 EDT
To the editor:
On behalf of the parents of the Amesbury U-12 boys travel soccer, we would like to thank Gordon Stockwood and Rob Flanagan for doing an awsome job coaching these boys all season long. The Amesbury U-12 boys made it to the Pingree Playoffs to go all the way to win the championship in this league. They went to the playoff and played the best as a team; they learned how to work as a team. They couldn't have done it without the patience and the encouragement that the coaches had given these boys. They played two playoff games and lost Saturday against Methuen, but these boys gave it their all. Thanks, Gordon and Rob, let's try again next spring.

Letter: Cushing Park should be preserved Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:38:00 EDT
To the editor:
The other evening, the Newburyport City Council Planning and Development Committee voted against changing the designation of Cushing Park from park/parking lot to one that could be used as a site for a senior center. This was the right decision for the committee to make, after holding numerous meetings and hearing from many neighborhood residents who are opposed to any change in use.

Letter: Develop Cushing Park as place to serve all the community Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:37:00 EDT
To the editor:
In response to both letters to the editor published in The Daily News on Friday, June 27, concerning building a senior center at Cushing Park:
While I have never responded to a letter or editorial in my life, I feel strongly about developing Cushing Park as a campus that would serve seniors, youth and neighbors. I am just in from a walk that took me around Cushing Park. It is a Saturday morning and while it is cool and misty, there are tag sales in progress, people running and walking their dogs, and people out doing yard work. I did not see a single person at Cushing Park. What I did see was seven cars, (two with New Hampshire plates, and one from Maine); one unhitched trailer, and oh, a trashed television set thrown near a trash barrel on the side of the road. This is not the first time I have witnessed a scene like this, and in fact, it is more the rule than the exception.

Letter: Time to vote yes for senior center at Cushing Park Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:36:00 EDT
To the editor:
My connection to the Newburyport Council on Aging (COA) has been as a SHINE counselor who provides advice to senior citizens on health insurance options, enrollment applications, claims and appeals. Conferences with clients must be held in a setting which respects privacy and confidentiality and which provides telephone and high-speed Internet access.

Senior center: The time is now Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:35:00 EDT
To the editor:
For decades now this community has debated over where a senior center should be located. The current proposed site of Cushing Park was urged upon the Senior Center Site Selection Committee by the former administration of Mayor Clancy and then planning director Nick Cracknell and now has been endorsed and put forward by our current mayor, John Moak. Both administrations have understood the necessity of a senior center.

On Point - 'American Nerd'
We talk with author Benjamin Nugent about what he calls the story of "his people," and two centuries of nerd lore.

On Point - Coping with High Gas Prices
As gas prices keep surging, millions of Americans are changing old habits – fast – in work and travel and life. We look at strategies for gas-price survival.

Here And Now - Bidding on Iraqi Oil
Bidding on Iraqi Oil, Author Mark Kurlanksy, McCain, Olympic Trials, Anne with an 'E'

Literary Landmarks Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:36:18 +0000

World of Ideas - The Legacy of 1968: A European Perspective
A lecture by European Parliament member and co-president of the Greens/Free European Alliance Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit.

Tears mark churches' end Monday June 30, 2008
WORCESTER - From outside the church yesterday at 11:30 a.m. it was nearly impossible to tell that after morning Mass it would be closing its doors for good.

Man's body found in lake Monday June 30, 2008
DOUGLAS - Police divers in Wallum Lake recovered a body yesterday afternoon just before 4 p.m., and authorities believe it is the Rhode Island man missing since early Thursday morning.

Report: 'Radical' required Monday June 30, 2008
WORCESTER - The city's new school superintendent should be willing to experiment and should lead a "radical" restructuring of the district, according to a new report from The Research Bureau.

Worcester seeks home-rule foreclosure law Monday June 30, 2008
WORCESTER - With time running out to pass foreclosure legislation on Beacon Hill, city officials are asking state lawmakers to give them local authority to halt sub-prime foreclosures for six months, protect tenants in foreclosed buildings and force judicial review of foreclosures.

U.S. effort to curb al-Qaida backfires Monday June 30, 2008
WASHINGTON - Late last year, top Bush administration officials decided to take a step they had long resisted. They drafted a secret plan to authorize the Pentagon's Special Operations forces to launch missions into the snow-capped mountains of Pakistan to capture or kill top leaders of al-Qaida.

Kerry's first Democratic foe in decades targets Iraq war vote Monday June 30, 2008
BOSTON - U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry is facing his first primary opponent since taking office 23 years ago, and his challenger has one issue in mind: The senator's 2003 vote authorizing President Bush to launch military action against Iraq.

China's port woes cut fireworks export Monday June 30, 2008
LIUYANG, China - Chen Tiezhong will likely spend the Fourth of July worrying about the future of his sprawling fireworks factory. China, where fireworks were invented, is running short of ports from which to ship the dangerous cargoes abroad.

U.S. role in Iraq oil contracts is under scrutiny Monday June 30, 2008
A group of American advisers led by a small State Department team played an integral part in drawing up contracts between the Iraqi government and five major Western oil companies to develop some of the largest fields in Iraq, U.S. officials say.

Holy cannoli, minus trans fat in N.Y. Monday June 30, 2008
NEW YORK - Making cannoli is serious business in New York. It's a dessert so tempting that even a hit man in the "Godfather" couldn't leave a box behind.

Today's guest: Rom Brafman, co-author with Ori Brafman, of 'Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrationa Monday June 30, 2008
Mike Carruthers:

French shooting demo injures 16, including kids Monday June 30, 2008
PARIS - A military shooting demonstration in southeast France yesterday left 16 people wounded, including children, when real bullets were used instead of blank ones, officials said.

Iraqi female suicide bomber killed Monday June 30, 2008
BAGHDAD - Iraqi guards opened fire on a female suicide bomber yesterday and triggered her explosives belt before she reached their headquarters, foiling the latest of more than 20 suicide missions by women this year, military officials said.

Choppers collide in Ariz.; 6 killed Monday June 30, 2008
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Two medical helicopters collided yesterday about a half-mile from a northern Arizona hospital, killing six people and critically injuring a nurse, a federal official said. Two emergency workers on the ground were injured.

Historical highlights of the three churches Monday June 30, 2008
WORCESTER - Notre Dame des Canadiens Church escaped the wrecking ball when Edward C. Maher, the powerful chairman of the Worcester Redevelopment Authority, decided in the late 1960s that the historic house of worship would not be among the numerous Salem Square properties that would be demolished for the $130 million urban renewal project that would come to be known as Worcester Center.

PUBLIC AGENCIES Monday June 30, 2008
Worcester Redevelopment Authority, 12:30 p.m., Suite 530, 44 Front St.

Rutland uncaps the bottle Monday June 30, 2008
RUTLAND - Memorial Field and the Town Common percolated with activity over the weekend as Rutland began its Fourth of July celebration with sports, tournaments and concerts.

Overdue honors for 3 officers Monday June 30, 2008
FITCHBURG - The superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police has recognized three former city police officers for their work, which helped lead to an indictment in a murder case more than 30 years after the crime.

Town overwhelmingly opts to keep post office Monday June 30, 2008
ROYALSTON - A resounding town meeting vote Friday night ensures that the town's tiny post office will stay open after its operator gives up the contract for running the service.

Chief seeks public help solving February stabbing Monday June 30, 2008
FITCHBURG - Police Chief Robert A. DeMoura is looking for the public's help in finding a resolution to an unsolved local slaying earlier this year.

Sports glory recalled at Finnish fete Monday June 30, 2008
FITCHBURG - Kesajuhla, the Finnish Summer Festival, was celebrated in style over the weekend at the Saima Park Finnish Center.

Insurer claims rights to fourth painting Monday June 30, 2008
The insurance company claiming ownership of three paintings stolen from a Shrewsbury home more than 30 years ago is also asserting that it has rights to a painting stolen from a Concord home just months after the brazen Shrewsbury theft.

Court ruled rightly, and that's a problem Monday June 30, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court finally got it right on a gun case.

In politics, a push-back can come fast Monday June 30, 2008
Political allegiances are often unpredictable, but the battle for power at City Hall these days is providing an extra double take on how quickly allegiances can change.

How do you brew? Monday June 30, 2008
FITCHBURG - Kate and Nate Sanford of Fitchburg taste craft beers from New England and beyond at the Nashua River Brewers' Festival as part of Fitchburg Civic Days on Saturday at Riverfront Park. LYNNE KLAFT

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