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Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade gives his mother a church Mon, 19 May 2008 01:28:00 EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Dwyane Wade sat in the first pew yesterday afternoon, looked at his mother, and simply couldn't hide his emotions.
She had made him cry often before. This time, it was different.
"This is tears of joy," he said, beaming. "Tears of joy for my mother."

Kennedy awaiting test results at Boston hospital Mon, 19 May 2008 01:28:00 EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy remained in the hospital yesterday, awaiting test results that could explain why the 76-year-old Democrat suffered a seizure a day earlier.
Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital said it would be today at the earliest before the tests were complete, and the hospital and Kennedy's office released no new information about his condition yesterday.

Many thousands killed by US's Korean ally in 1950 Mon, 19 May 2008 01:56:00 EDT
DAEJEON, South Korea (AP) — Grave by mass grave, South Korea is unearthing the skeletons and buried truths of a cold-blooded slaughter from early in the Korean War, when this nation's U.S.-backed regime killed untold thousands of leftists and hapless peasants in a summer of terror in 1950.

China holding 3 days of mourning for quake victims Mon, 19 May 2008 01:30:00 EDT
BEICHUAN, China (AP) — Flags flew at half-staff, public entertainment was canceled and 1.3 billion people were asked to observe three minutes of silence as China began three days of mourning today for the victims of the nation's massive earthquake.

Bin Laden lashes out at Arab leaders Mon, 19 May 2008 01:29:00 EDT
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Osama bin Laden released a new message yesterday denouncing Arab leaders for sacrificing the Palestinians and saying the head of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah did not really have the strength to take on Israel.

Lindsay T. Dempsey and Andrew J. Doherty Mon, 19 May 2008 12:32:00 EDT
Laurie (Bates) Dempsey, of Lynn, is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Lindsay Taylor Dempsey to Andrew James Doherty, son of Frederick and Linda Doherty, of Beverly. Lindsay is also the daughter of the late Brian C. Dempsey.

Manchester-Essex Regional High School, Class of 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 20:28:00 EDT

Timberlane Prom Mon, 19 May 2008 09:44:00 EDT
Timberlane students march out and around the Atkinson Country Club during the TImberlane Regional High School prom. Photo by Jarrod Thompson

Pelham Prom Mon, 19 May 2008 09:38:00 EDT
From left, Pelham senior Michael Filippone, 18 gets his picture taken with junior, Page Maloney, 17, by Pelham junior Nick Peters, 17, just before dinner at the Granite Rose in Hampstead during the Pelham High School junior/senior prom. Photo by Jarrod Thompson

Yellow School group ordered to return brick bucks Mon, 19 May 2008 15:56:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — Donors to a Byfield arts organization's fundraising campaign are entitled to get their money back under a ruling issued last week in Newburyport District Court.
Assistant Clerk-Magistrate Alison Story Desmond ordered the Yellow School Center for the Arts to return a total of $1,500 — plus $100 court costs — to four people and one company that contributed to a 2006 fundraiser called Every Brick Tells a Story.

Heard Around Town: Cena grants 100 wishes Mon, 19 May 2008 15:54:00 EDT
West Newbury's John Cena is making a lot of wishes come true.
The Make a Wish Foundation recently honored the professional wrestler/movie star for granting 100 wishes to children since 2004, joining an elite group that includes basketball star Kobe Bryant and NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon.

Custom House Maritime Museum reopens this week Mon, 19 May 2008 15:52:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — With months of renovation and construction complete, the Custom House Maritime Museum is ready to welcome the public again.
Yesterday evening the museum was open for a reception with the Preservation Trust, and will officially open to the public on Thursday.

Police Logs Mon, 19 May 2008 15:42:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT
The following items were recorded in the Newburyport police log:
r Dylan Stigliano, 17, 18 11th St., Salisbury, and Tyler Knight, 18, 10 Frances Drive, Newburyport, were arrested Saturday at 6:40 p.m. and charged with underage possession of alcohol. Stigliano was also charged with a lights violation. Officer Joshua Tierney made the arrest on Fair Street.

Local man's battle against cancer leads to fund Mon, 19 May 2008 15:10:00 EDT
Amesbury's Jason Brown is continuing to improve as he battles acute myeloid leukemia, his father Reggie reports.
Brown, 27, has been at Mass. General Hospital in Boston since March. His father travels the 84-mile trip from Amesbury to Boston each day to visit his son.

Councilor wants national holiday declared Mon, 19 May 2008 15:08:00 EDT
When Steve Hutcheson downloaded the audio book "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln," he was expecting to learn a few things about the 16th president.
"I just wanted to see what I could learn from him," the at-large city councilor said.

After rash of break-ins, police warn: Lock car doors Mon, 19 May 2008 15:06:00 EDT
HAMPTON — Police advise residents and others to be diligent in locking their car doors, after a recent rash of car break-ins has occurred, mostly to cars with unlocked doors.
Several unlocked vehicles have been entered during the late evening and early morning hours recently in the vicinity of Little River and Mace roads and Vanderpool Drive, according to Hampton police Lt. Daniel Gidley. Numerous items were stolen during these entries, Gidley said, including computers, firearms and global positioning systems (GPS).

Budget, zoning changes face voters at tonight's Town Meeting Mon, 19 May 2008 15:04:00 EDT
SALISBURY — Officials are hoping at least 125 registered voters show up at Salisbury Elementary School tonight at 7 for both the Special and Annual Spring Town Meetings to do the town's business for the coming year.

Merrimac municipal calendar Mon, 19 May 2008 15:02:00 EDT
Monday
7:30 p.m., Board of Assessors, Town Hall, Assessors Office
Tuesday
7 p.m., Pentucket Regional School Committee, Finance Subcommittee, Pentucket Regional High School, Cafeteria
7:30 p.m., Pentucket Regional School Committee, Business Meeting, Pentucket Regional High School, Cafeteria

Georgetown municipal calendar Mon, 19 May 2008 15:00:00 EDT
Monday
7 p.m., Board of Selectmen, Town Hall third-floor meeting room
Tuesday
6:30 p.m., School Facilities Committee, Penn Brook Media Center
7 p.m., Cable Advisory Committee, Town Hall third-floor meeting room

Holy Family parish reviving St. Joseph's buildings Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT
AMESBURY — They once were the places where students went to learn and that the nuns called home.
Built in the 1880s, the simple brick buildings on the St. Joseph Church property were closed during the 1970s. The St. Joseph School closed and the convent where 15 nuns once lived emptied as the Sisters of Saint Joseph went elsewhere.

Who pays for home washouts? Convoluted federal insurance plan keeps PI owners guessing Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT
PLUM ISLAND — For much of the island's history, its oceanfront was lined with small, cheaply built shacks. When storms washed them into the ocean — which has happened to dozens of cottages over the years — there was hardly anything of value to claim.

district court Fri, 16 May 2008 03:38:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT: The following cases were recorded on Friday, May 9, in Newburyport District Court.
Judge Peter Doyle presided over the following jury-waived cases:
William T. Nagle, 27, of 9 Forest St., Byfield; catching lobsters or crabs without a license, dismissed, assessed $100 in costs, $100 environmental fee, $50 victim/witness assessment; illegally throwing fish overboard, dismissed, assessed $100 environmental fee (Environmental Police).

On Point - Falling Behind Our Parents
A new generation of Americans is not keeping up, economically, with their parents. We'll hear from a 30-something journalist who doesn't want to take it anymore.

On Point - Intervention in Myanmar?
Has the world been right to stand by while Myanmar suffered in the wake of Cyclone Nargis? We'll hear the debate.

Cloud Computing
"Cloud computing:" A new, much less expensive alternative for computer server space generates interest among investors for dot-com start-ups.

Life on Mars?
As the Phoenix Mission to Mars nears its landing date, we talk with a Tufts professor who has designed experiments to test for life on the Red Planet.

Pioneering "Creative Capital"
A conversation about venture capital pioneer Georges Doriot and the early days of the VC industry. We talk with the author of the new book, "Creative Capital."

Political View of Sen. Kennedy
Senator Ted Kennedy is in a Boston hospital, awaiting test results, after suffering a seizure over the weekend. His health scare has unsettled Massachusetts and the political world beyond.

Celtics Advance to Finals
The Boston Celtics have beaten the Cleveland Cavaliers to move on to the Eastern Conference finals. That series, against the Detroit Pistons, tips off on Tuesday. We'll preview the prospects.

Food Stamp Demand Up
The number of Bay State residents using food stamps has risen, along with the price of groceries. But the value of the stamps has not kept pace. We report on one family's experience.

Here And Now - China
China, Sharia Law, Sports Injuries, No Left Turn for UPS, Olive Kitteridge

Boston Public Art Mon, 19 May 2008 15:38:01 +0000
Boston considers itself a world-class city but does it have world-class public art?

World of Ideas - Poets and Politics
A poetry reading and discussion with poets Tomasz Rozycki and Major Jackson.

Vehicle lunges through Redstone retail store Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
STONEHAM, MA - No one was injured on Tuesday after a Medford man launched a Toyota Corolla through the front facade of Marshall's department store at the busy Redstone Shopping Plaza. According to police, Medford resident Peter Dinicola, 79, mistakenly thought that he had put his car in reverse while he was straightening out the vehicle in a parking space near the front of the department store. The Toyota then lunged forward when the Medford man stepped on the accelerator, crossing the access road that runs around the perimeter of the shopping complex. The incident occurred at...

Town Zoning Board to mull over Fallon Road self-storage facility Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
STONEHAM, MA - The town's Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) will deliberate on a proposal to erect a self-storage warehouse in South Stoneham at the former A.W. Chesterton property. According to attorney Mark Vaughan, representing Wilmington-based The Richmond Company, his clients hope to construct a five-story, 95,000 square foot building along the eastern portion of the 16.2 acre parcel. The site, once eyed by the commercial real-estate firm as a viable location for a Home Depot, is located off of Fallon Road near the Wilmington line and I-93. "My client has decided that...

Town Meeting passes level-service budget, demands trash fee Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
STONEHAM, MA - Town Meeting voters endorsed an approximate $58.9 million budget last Thursday that maintains existing service levels and does not rely on revenues from a trash fee. Despite that approval, local citizens joined a chorus of school and public safety officials who demanded that the Selectmen impose a refuse charge to restore services lost by budget cuts in years past. In yet another last minute alteration of the FY'09 spending plan, the Selectmen tucked another $411,000 into the budget just a half-hour prior to the start of the assembly. That extra money, the...

Turnpike tolls off $10 million, board member says Monday May 19, 2008
BOSTON - As gasoline prices have skyrocketed, toll collections at the Massachusetts Turnpike have plummeted - by as much as $10 million in recent months, according to one turnpike board member.

High honor for top 'good guy' Monday May 19, 2008
WORCESTER - His colleagues ascribe Joseph A. Quinlan's effectiveness in the courtroom to his tenacity, boundless energy and ability to think on his feet in the heat of battle - the same qualities that undoubtedly helped the assistant district attorney survive a shocking and vicious attempt on his life nearly 20 years ago.

Losing a home parish Monday May 19, 2008
WORCESTER - Parishioners at churches to be shuttered by the Diocese of Worcester expressed sadness, anger and nostalgia yesterday after hearing a letter from the Rev. Robert J. McManus detailing the closing of five city Catholic churches along with parish mergers the bishop said would create a more vibrant pastoral life.

Music soothes graduation jitters Monday May 19, 2008
WORCESTER - Jared L. Gaudette of Charlton looks back yesterday as the band and chorus play during the St. John's High School graduation at the Hart Center at the College of the Holy Cross. T&G Staff/PAUL KAPTEYN

Economic growth on sick list Monday May 19, 2008
WASHINGTON - First the good news: The worst of the painful housing slump and the credit crunch might come to an end this year. Now the bad: The economy will weaken further and unemployment will rise.

Bush takes tough tone with Arabs Monday May 19, 2008
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - President Bush lectured the Arab world yesterday about everything from political repression to the denial of women's rights, but ran into Palestinian complaints he is favoring Israel in stalled Mideast peace talks. "Freedom and peace are within your grasp," Bush said despite scant signs of progress.

Korea's bloody past now being unveiled Monday May 19, 2008
DAEJEON, South Korea - Grave by mass grave, South Korea is unearthing the skeletons and buried truths of a cold-blooded slaughter from early in the Korean War, when this nation's U.S.-backed regime killed untold thousands of leftists and hapless peasants in a summer of terror in 1950.

Nation/world news in brief Monday May 19, 2008
KUWAIT CITY - Muslim hardliners made strong gains in Kuwait's parliamentary elections while female candidates failed once again to win any seats, official results showed yesterday. Religious conservatives, both Sunnis and Shiites, gained two seats to hold 24 - nearly half of the 50-member parliament, according to results read on state-owned Kuwait Television.

Junta hangs tough as children starve Monday May 19, 2008
YANGON, Myanmar - The leader of Myanmar's ruling junta made his first visit to a refugee camp yesterday, patting the heads of babies and shaking hands with cyclone survivors, amid growing international criticism over the government's handling of the crisis.

GI expelled after using the Quran as practice target Monday May 19, 2008
BAGHDAD, Iraq - An American sniper was removed from Iraq after he used a copy of the Quran for target practice, the military said yesterday, a day after a U.S. commander held a formal ceremony apologizing to Sunni tribal leaders.

Surviving China quake bonds troubled couple Monday May 19, 2008
SHIFANG, China - At the moment of greatest despair, Wang Zhijun tried to kill himself by twisting his neck against the debris.

new england news briefs Monday May 19, 2008
FITZWILLIAM, N.H. - A teenager who lost many of her possessions in a house fire was able to go to her senior prom after firefighters chipped in to buy her a new dress.

Meehan shares campaign bounty Monday May 19, 2008
WASHINGTON - He's been out of Congress for nearly a year, but Martin Meehan hasn't forgotten his political friends.

Kennedy is relaxing as he awaits results of battery of tests Monday May 19, 2008
BOSTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy spent yesterday undergoing tests and relaxing with family members as doctors sought to explain why the 76-year-old Massachusetts Democrat suffered a seizure a day earlier.

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