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Polygamist clothing has roots in 19th century and 1950s Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:34:00 EDT
For a society accustomed to the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, the images of the women from the polygamist compound in Texas are almost shocking in their understatement: Ankle-length dresses, makeup-less faces, hauntingly uniform hair.

Catching problems early, schools try to avoid special ed Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:33:00 EDT
TIGARD, Ore. (AP) — When her son Dylan was just 6 years old, Kristen Wahlmeier noticed that he had to be bribed to read: A surfing trip here or a pair of new shoes there before he'd pick up a book.

Heart exam, EKG recommended before children get ADHD drugs Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:33:00 EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Children should be screened for heart problems with an electrocardiogram before getting drugs like Ritalin to treat hyperactivity and attention-deficit disorder, the American Heart Association recommended yesterday.

FDA cites Chinese firm's manufacturing processes for heparin Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:32:00 EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — China and the United States traded charges yesterday about whether a contaminant in the blood thinner heparin caused severe allergic reactions linked to as many as 81 deaths.
Federal health officials said new tests indicated a solid link. China said the contaminant could not be the "root cause" of the problem.

New church holds service in bar to reach new people Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:35:00 EDT
SIDNEY, Ohio (AP) — Another round and amen! Beer was on tap and a mechanical bull inspired the sermon as a new church held its inaugural service in a western Ohio bar.
The Country Rock Church drew about 100 people to Sunday night's meeting at the Pub Lounge in Sidney, 35 miles north of Dayton.

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of the Sparhawk School Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:13:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of Sanborn Regional High School Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:10:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of Salem, NH High School Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:08:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of Salem, MA High School Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:06:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of Rockport High School Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:05:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of Presentation of Mary Academy Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:03:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of Pinkerton Academy Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:59:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of the Pingree School Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:57:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of the Phillips Academy Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:54:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of Pentucket Regional High School Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:48:00 EDT

Newburyport: Earth Day Awards given for 'environmental stewardship' Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:50:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — In a culmination of a weekend-long celebration of environmental awareness, a group of city leaders handed out the first Earth Day Awards during a small but upbeat event last night.

School leaders say class sizes are at the breaking point Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:45:00 EDT
Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part daily series examining the impact of budget cuts on Newburyport schools as the School Committee prepares to vote on next year's budget. Coming tomorrow, a look inside the loss of arts and drama programs.

Newburyport: State says few local seniors need remedial college classes Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:40:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — Newburyport High School students fared better in a state report on remedial college classes than other local 2005 high school graduates did.
The Massachusetts School to College Report, released by the state Departement of Education last week, analyzed data reported from the 2005 school year on how many high school graduates entering college had to take remedial math and English classes.

Four needed for Youth Conservation Corps in Newbury Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:39:00 EDT
NEWBURY — Parker River National Wildlife Refuge is seeking four new recruits for its Youth Conservation Corps program this summer.
The four participants, two boys and two girls, will work 40 hours a week for eight weeks and earn minimum wage, $8 an hour. The program is tentatively scheduled to run from June 23 to Aug. 15 and candidates must commit to work the full eight-week program.

Merrimac: Teens plan fast to raise funds for World Vision Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:39:00 EDT
MERRIMAC — For 30 hours during the coming weekend, some 40 to 80 teenagers will be participating in a "30-Hour Famine." They will go without food for 30 hours, except for lemonade and iced tea, fasting from lunch on Friday until a late dinner on Saturday.

Report: Newburyport is a 'creative economy' leader Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:38:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — From marketing, technology and public relations firms to its rich artistic culture, the city's thriving creative economy put Newburyport near the top in a recent study of creative businesses in the North Shore.

Amesbury town notebook: Mayor aims to have 'paperless' office Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:35:00 EDT
Mayor Thatcher Kezer's office is getting cleaner these days — and he credits a small scanner for many of the improvements.
In an effort to get rid of some of his piles of paperwork and to move toward a "paperless" office, Kezer recently purchased a scanner that quickly converts all those documents into electronic files that are stored on his computer.

Salisbury Town Notebook: Community Service Fair set for May 31 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:35:00 EDT
Town officials are planning the town's first Community Service Fair on Saturday, May 31. The event — which runs from 9 a.m. to noon — will focus attention on all the community organizations that work to make Salisbury such a productive and responsive town.

Thieves steal copper from Newburyport marinas Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:34:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — At least three local marinas were the target of copper thefts over the last week, according to Newburyport Yacht Club manager David Murphy.
"I found out last Thursday when I went to start assembling and realized over a thousand feet of copper had been stolen (from storage)," Murphy said.

POLICE LOGS Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:34:00 EDT
SALISBURY
The following item was recorded in the Salisbury police log:
r Kim C. Barraclough, 50, of 34 Old Town Way, Salisbury, was arrested Monday at 12:07 a.m. and charged with domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Officers Craig Lesage and Daniel McNeil made the arrest at 24 Railroad Road.

Tax repeal effort worries Beacon Hill Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:34:00 EDT
BOSTON — In November, Massachusetts taxpayers will be asked if they want to vote themselves a tax cut of more than $3,000.
State lawmakers are worried the answer will be "Yes."
A ballot question would let voters abolish the state income tax. While the proposal has largely flown under the radar, Beacon Hill lawmakers and budget watchdogs fear the climate is right for it to pass — with disastrous consequences, in their view.

Police charge 25 in separate drug, underage drinking incidents Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:33:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — Twenty-five people were charged Sunday in two separate incidents involving underage drinking and possession of drugs.
At 3:28 p.m. eight people were issued summons on charges of possession of class D substances in Maudslay State Park. Issued summonses were Sheila Dunkerly, 19, 5 Perkins St., Amesbury; Daniel Avalos-Vigil, 21, 44 Laurel Drive, Haverhill; Addison Danna, 20, 99 Cluff Crossing, Salem, N.H.; Kerry L. Smith, 19, 7 Maudsley View Lane, Amesbury; Eli O. Cutting, 21, 7 Copp St., Fremont, N.H.; Jordan Isaac, 18, 12 Lincoln St., Haverhill; Lindsay Rose Ryan, 19, 20 Amberwood Drive, Atkinson, N.H.; Chris Trapani, 22, 9 Sunview Road, Plaistow, N.H.

Woman asks locals to see beyond her wheelchair Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:31:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — You may have passed Nancy Bartley while driving on Low Street to the downtown. She is a noticeable and common sight, with her electric wheelchair sometimes fitted with orange flags to alert traffic of her presence.

Feeling Green: On Earth Day, local environmentalists celebrate a successful year Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:25:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — After a year's worth of green initiatives citywide, local environmentalists say there is reason to celebrate Earth Day today.
"This year has been awesome; everything is catching on," said Liss Campbell of Seacoast Energy and Environmental Design Coalition, an all-volunteer group that has taken a lead role in the greening of Newburyport. "The elevation of consideration about the environment and even the smallish things that have happened in the schools and with organizations, people are talking about going green."

Final chancellor candidate visits campus Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Robert Holub applied to be chancellor of the University of Massachusetts because he saw it as "a campus that wants to move forward."
It was the advertisement for the position, he said, that attracted him to the job.

"In the first paragraph, it said that the University of Massachusetts Amherst wants to be one of the premier universities in the country," he told students at a meeting yesterday morning.

Local tanning salon works toward fighting breast cancer Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
The Golden Booty Tanning Resort in Amherst is participating in the D-Feat Breast Cancer campaign by asking patrons to donate between one and five dollars to support research, claiming that an increase in vitamin D can result in lower levels of breast cancer.

CVSA celebrates Awareness Night Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
The Cape Verdean Student Alliance celebrated their 25th annual Cape Verdean Awareness night, "Telling our Story," allowing the organizers to share the history, development and culture of Cape Verde.

The event took place Saturday in the Student Union Ballroom at the University of Massachusetts.

Rheumatology Center opens up at UMass Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
The University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center has opened a new rheumatology center at its Memorial Campus.

The new center will combine UMass Memorial's existing rheumatology services into one location, situated in Worcester, Mass., on the West Ground.

Reed infuses old and new at Calvin Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Thurston Moore, the Sonic Youth frontman who opened for Lou Reed at The Calvin Theater on April 20, met mixed reactions from the standing-room-only crowd. Not everyone in attendance appreciated the experimental, sometimes dissonant sound produced by Moore and his fellow musicians.

An older, wiser Hanson comes to Calvin Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Go ahead and write Hanson off as a one-hit wonder. 27-year-old Isaac Hanson, the eldest member of the trio that took the pop music world by storm over 11 years ago, frankly doesn't care.

"The past is just that, it's the past," he said matter-of-factly.

Bezanson hosts secular jazz experience Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Accomplished trumpeter Frank London brought his record "Hazonos" to life at the Fine Arts Centers' Bezanson Recital Hall Thursday night.

The performanced was the third and final installment of WMUA's 19th season of the Magic Triangle Jazz Series, mixing modern jazz tendencies with ancient Yiddish culture through the religious art of cantorial music.

A new script for the stump Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Many deserving television shows fail to make it to a full season. The Comedy Central series "Stella" lasted only 10 episodes. Cult favorite "Freaks and Geeks" lasted 18 episodes. "Firefly," one of the best television shows in the last 15 years, filmed only 14 episodes, with only a handful of those airing.

A phenomenal responsiblity Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
There is a trend toward commoditization in our society, and you don't have to be a STPEC major to be bothered by it. Water can be bought retail or wholesale, since the tap would be "slumming it." You can buy friends for your Facebook, "consultants" for your resume and a privatized education if you've got the bread to afford it.

A long, boring summer of Olympic TV Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Every four years, residents of every country rally around their flags and boast their national pride as the summer Olympics approach, heralding the beginning of the world's great international competition. It's during this time that every country sends their best athletes to compete in a competition filled with more events than you can count in order to earn the most medals and, in turn, eternal glory.

Ford leaves, Kellogg steps in Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
After Travis Ford said he was locked up as the Massachusetts men's basketball coach for "many years to come," he unexpectedly left for more money at Oklahoma State, leaving the position open.

That job opening will officially be closed at 6 p.m. tonight, when University of Massachusetts athletic director John McCutcheon introduces Memphis assistant coach - and former UMass player - Derek Kellogg as the next head men's basketball coach.

Minutemen fall to Fairfield as late rally not enough Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Evan Blum did everything right.

Fairfield led the Massachusetts men's lacrosse team, 10-9, with 15.8 seconds left in regulation when Blum shifted the ball into his left-hand cradle and headed for the goal mouth. He beat the defender off the dodge, circled the net and snapped a quick shot on Stag goalkeeper Jeff Cilente.

Momentum, score go Fairfield's way Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
With defined possessions, lacrosse is a sport defined by momentum. Several well-played possessions can quickly compound itself into an insurmountable deficit or a comfortable lead in a matter of minutes in any game.

Against Fairfield yesterday afternoon, the Massachusetts men's lacrosse team was undone by its inability to halt a Fairfield run, as the Stags scored five consecutive goals during the third quarter to build a permanent lead.

UMass drops extra-inning game to CCSU Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
As Central Connecticut State's Scott Intravaia stood at the plate in the top of the 12th inning, a member of the Blue Devil bench told him to take Aaron Smith's pitch to the opposite field into right.

Intravaia didn't hear the message, but delivered nonetheless.

Temple steams forward as Atlantic-10 teams battle Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Temple moved back into a first-place tie with Charlotte on Sunday as it swept Duquesne in the weekend series. Both leaders now own 11-4 records in the Atlantic 10.

The Owls (20-17) were forced to find production from alternate sources on Sunday after senior infielder Mike Kelch fouled a pitch off his face, resulting in a season-ending injury.

Teams battling for spots in A-10 softball tournament Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
With the Atlantic 10 Softball Championship just two weeks away, the fight for the sixth and final playoff spot is on.

Saint Louis currently sits in sixth place with Dayton and La Salle both trailing by two games. The Billikens (17-29-1, 7-7 A-10) have played two fewer games then both the Flyers (19-26, 6-10 A-10) and the Explorers (16-22, 6-10 A-10), but still hold sixth place because of their better winning percentage in conference play.

Minutewomen finish season with win over Duquesne Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Gearing up for the women's lacrosse Atlantic 10 Championship this weekend, Duquesne wrapped up its season with an 11-10 win over Massachusetts on Sunday.

Duquesne's Ashley Wood had an outstanding day, providing in the clutch for the Dukes. She scored four goals (both in the final 6 minutes, 16 seconds) along with two assists, including on the game-winning goal with just 13 seconds left in the game.

This Week in Photos - Week Ending 4-21-08 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT
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On Point - Adolescence and Purpose
A leading expert in human development says rudderlessness is growing among young people and that it's time for parents and the society to give them purpose.

On Point - Early Spring
Global warming's alarm clock is blasting Mother Nature out of bed too soon. We examine the consequences for the birds, bees and trees when spring comes early.

Changes in Chinatown
As luxury condos rise up amid the gentrification of Chinatown, the neighborhood is changing and many Asian Americans are moving out of the city into the suburbs. We report on the changes in Boston's Chinatown.

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