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| Salem crashes lead to call for changes Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:51:00 EDT SALEM — Catherine Leventis found out first thing Thursday morning that another life had been lost in a crash along a dangerous curve on Lafayette Street. "My husband said, 'Another mother's crying.' I said, 'Yes, for the rest of her life,'" Leventis said yesterday. "It's heartbreaking. It really is. I feel bad for his family, because I know they're going to be in shock for a while. And it's going to be awhile before it all sinks in." |
| Topsfield bridge closing forces lengthy detours Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:50:00 EDT TOPSFIELD — Monday will end decades of iconic but sometimes dangerous summertime play for teens while creating months of lengthy detours for motorists. The 85-year-old Asbury Street bridge over the Ipswich River is being replaced, forcing 4,600 cars per day into detours and shutting down a popular old swimming spot. The new bridge will have 12-foot fences along the edges, discouraging youths from plunging into waters popular with canoeists and kayakers, said Topsfield Highway Superintendent David Bond. |
| 'Transformers' may be adapted for LaBeouf's injury Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:28:00 EDT NEW YORK (AP) — The "Transformers" sequel may need to be reworked to explain Shia LaBeouf's injured hand, says the film's director Michael Bay. Bay told "Access Hollywood" in an interview airing Friday that LaBeouf's left hand was significantly enough mangled that the script may need to be adjusted. |
| Person close to deal: Jolie-Pitt pix for $14 mil Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:25:00 EDT NEW YORK (AP) — Exclusive photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn twins fetched $14 million, a person involved in the negotiations told The Associated Press, giving People magazine and a British tabloid joint rights to publish the most expensive celebrity pictures ever sold. |
| Verne Troyer sues ex-girlfriend seen in sex tape Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:24:00 EDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The battle over a sex tape featuring Verne Troyer has reignited after that actor sued his ex-girlfriend for $20 million, claiming she allowed snippets of the tape to be released. |
| Massachusetts and New Hampshire lotteries Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:22:00 EDT MASSACHUSETTS Daily Lottery Aug. 1 Midday number 0852 All 4 digits $5,075 First or last 3 digits $710 Any 2 digits $61 Any 1 digit $6 Payoffs/any order All 4 digits $211 First 3 digits $118 |
| Drug gives lazy mice benefits of a workout Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:21:00 EDT NEW YORK (AP) — Here's a couch potato's dream: What if a drug could help you gain some of the benefits of exercise without working up a sweat? Scientists reported yesterday that there is such a drug — if you happen to be a mouse. |
| Medicare adds to do-not-pay list Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:20:00 EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare is adding to its do-not-pay list for hospitals two new categories of preventable conditions it won't cover, a much smaller number than it had been contemplating. Last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services set new ground by determining it no longer pay would extra costs for treating certain preventable conditions, referred to as "never events." An example of a never event is a transfusion with the wrong blood type. |
| Salmonella probe likened to 'Keystone Kops' Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:20:00 EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The government bungled the salmonella outbreak probe so badly, a House committee chairman said yesterday, that federal investigators reminded him of Keystone Kops. A colleague hoped the maligned tomato can get its good name back. |
| U.S. war casualties Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:19:00 EDT In Iraq As of yesterday, at least 4,127 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,361 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. |
| Father in NH child-abuse case charged Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:20:00 EDT FRANKLIN (AP) — Police in Franklin say the father of an 8-year-old girl who was severely beaten, allegedly by her stepmother, has been charged with endangering the child's welfare. Dan LeBlanc was arraigned Wednesday on the misdemeanor charge. Investigators said LeBlanc withheld necessary medical treatment for the girl. |
| Mass. senator charged with groping woman Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:20:00 EDT BOSTON (AP) — A clerk-magistrate charged state Sen. James Marzilli yesterday with groping an Arlington woman in a case the district attorney previously had declined to prosecute. Cambridge District Court Clerk-Magistrate Robert Moscow issued the criminal complaint charging Marzilli with two counts of indecent assault and battery for an April 6 incident in which a woman claimed he groped her after an arts fundraiser. However, a spokesman for Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone said without new evidence, the case would not move forward. |
| Comedian Carlin's ashes spread in NH Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:20:00 EDT SPOFFORD (AP) — In death, comedian George Carlin returned to New Hampshire, where some of his earliest routines were heard. The famed funnyman died of heart failure in June. Last week, following his last wishes, some of his ashes were spread in Spofford Lake, where he prompted laughter while at summer camp six decades ago. |
| NH 2nd in nation in median credit card debt Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:20:00 EDT NEW YORK (AP) — New Hampshire is second in the nation, following Alaska, in median credit card debt, according to a study released yesterday. Alaska leads all states with a median debt of $3,384. |
| Hundreds turn out for NH tornado victim Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:19:00 EDT PORTSMOUTH (AP) — Hundreds of people attended a memorial service yesterday for 57-year-old Brenda Stevens, who died last week when her Deerfield home was leveled by a tornado. Stevens was credited with saving the life of her infant grandson, John Paul Stevens. |
| Strict building codes credited after Calif. quake Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:18:00 EDT CHINO HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The latest in plywood-reinforced walls, tied-down foundations, strengthened concrete and stronger welds — if an earthquake had to hit somewhere in densely populated Southern California, this relatively new suburb of 80,000 people was about the best place possible. |
| Suspect in NC soldier's death was baby's father Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:16:00 EDT FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Spc. Megan Touma and a married Sgt. Edgar Patino began their relationship when both were stationed in Germany. Patino transferred in January to Fort Bragg, and a pregnant Touma followed six months later. A day after she arrived, police said, the two met in a motel room near the North Carolina base. |
| Missing DNA chunks tied to schizophrenia risk Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:15:00 EDT NEW YORK (AP) — Two huge international studies show that people who lack certain chunks of DNA run a dramatically higher risk of getting schizophrenia, a finding that could help open new doors to understanding and diagnosing the disease. |
| NYPD nabs man accused of killing woman in Mass. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:15:00 EDT NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of fatally stabbing a woman in a Massachusetts apartment and then fleeing with his four children and their mother was arrested yesterday by police, who said the siblings and their mother were in good health and apparently had not been taken against their will. |
| Body of woman, 61, found in plane bathroom Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:15:00 EDT ATLANTA (AP) — Flight attendants discovered the body of a 61-year-old woman in the restroom of a plane shortly before the flight landed in Atlanta yesterday morning, a spokeswoman for the airline said. |
| Carolin I. Catalano
and Peter L. Jenner Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:01:00 EDT Carolin I. Catalano and Peter L. Jenner were married in a simple ceremony on June 28, 2008 at their home at 2 Harbour Heights in Gloucester by The Reverend David S. Tomkinson. The ceremony and recept |
| Barbara Luzinski
and Matthew Burke Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:01:00 EDT Barbara Luzinski and Matthew Burke were married on June 7, 2008 at Old Mill Point Beach in West Harwich, by The Rev. Jim David. A reception followed at the home of Mrs. Frederick Gardiner, who is the groom's grandmother. |
| Amy S. Palladino
and Thomas L. Heffernan Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:01:00 EDT Mr. and Mrs. John R. Palladino of Newburyport, announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Schuyler to Mr. Thomas L. Heffernan, of Acton. Ms. Palladino graduated from Haverhill High School in 1993. She received a bachelor's degree in sports medicine from Salem State College in 1998 and is currently working in an oral surgery office in Newburyport. |
| Vincenza Petitto
and Timothy A. Wright Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:01:00 EDT John and Jacqueline Wright, of Beverly, are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Timothy Alan Wright to Vincenza Petitto, daughter of Patricia Petitto, of Youngsville, N.C., and the late Vincent Petitto. |
| BREAKING NEWS: Birds in Haverhill test positive for West Nile Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:19:00 EDT West Nile virus has been found in birds in Haverhill. The city has yet to have any mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus, but continues to test twice a week to check for the disease. The results for the latest batch of tests will be known early in the week of Aug. 4. |
| BREAKING NEWS: States order mortgage company to stop processing loans Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:08:00 EDT Banking officials in Massachusetts and New Hampshire have ordered Mortgage Specialists Inc. to stop processing home financing loans, and to place any pending loans with other qualified lenders or mortgage brokers. |
| Fishing class lures schools of kids Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:58:00 EDT NEWBURYPORT — The sound of excited 5- to 8-year-old boys echoed off the trees surrounding the Artichoke Reservoir this week. The scene was fit for a Norman Rockwell painting depicting the small wonders of a midsummer morning. |
| On the water, a different Homecoming thrives Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:57:00 EDT NEWBURYPORT — The members of the Bass Point Boat Club don't drive Fords, Toyotas or Volvos to the city for the Yankee Homecoming fireworks. In fact, they don't even use roads. Instead, they ride up on The Wayback Machine and Spartacus II. And the Piper and the Seanachi, among others. |
| Fireworks, parade on weather watch Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:56:00 EDT NEWBURYPORT — The show must go on, fireworks chairman Jason Lacroix said, even though tonight's weather is forecast to be less than stellar. Lacroix said it will take more than unsettled weather to cancel tonight's Yankee Homecoming fireworks show, which will once again draw thousands of spectators to the waterfront. |
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| Jobless rate hits four-year high Friday August 1, 2008 WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate climbed to a four-year high of 5.7 percent in July as employers cut 51,000 jobs, dashing the hopes of an influx of young people looking for summer work. |
| Lawmakers head home after impasse on gas prices Friday August 1, 2008 WASHINGTON - Lawmakers sped for the exits today as Congress was to begin a five-week recess after a summer session noteworthy for bitter partisanship and paralysis on the issue topmost in the minds of many voters: the cost of gasoline. |
| Wilkerson fined $10,000 in illegal campaign fund probe Friday August 1, 2008 BOSTON - State Sen. Dianne Wilkerson has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine and forego about $30,000 in debts she said her political committee owed her to settle allegations of campaign finance problems. |
| Intentional walk Friday August 1, 2008 BOSTON - The Manny Ramirez chapter in Red Sox history ended with a thud yesterday when the team decided it could no longer abide the great hitter's childish tantrums and peddled him to the Dodgers for Pittsburgh outfielder Jason Bay in a three-team deal just before the midsummer trading deadline. |
| Area man charged in 'joke' about 9-11 Friday August 1, 2008 He's known as a political activist at Humboldt State University in California. |
| Mass. on highway worst list Friday August 1, 2008 A new report ranks the Massachusetts highway system among the least cost-effective in the country. |
| Late push approves billions Friday August 1, 2008 BOSTON - Bills to allow Election Day voter registration, reform the state's criminal offender records system and scale back mandatory sentencing laws for illegal drug sales near schools died without final action last night as the Legislature wound up its final session for the year. |
| Voting friend off the ... desert? Friday August 1, 2008 WORCESTER - The two men from Worcester walking across the country to raise awareness about autism have run into trouble - with the law. |
| Ruling backs lower court finding Friday August 1, 2008 WORCESTER - The state Appeals Court has affirmed a lower court's ruling on a motion to suppress evidence in a Worcester drug case in which a judge found a veteran vice squad officer lied under oath. |
| Greetings from Wells State Park Friday August 1, 2008 The weather is perfect for a camping trip: Get the family together and head over to Wells State Park. There are more than 60 sites to set up your tent and "rough it." Make sure to stop at the beach to cool off. Or just head over for the day and enjoy the 1,400-acre park where you can hike, fish or canoe. |
| Clark cop charged with teen assault Friday August 1, 2008 WORCESTER - A Clark University campus police officer, who also works as a police officer in Berlin, is facing sexual assault charges in New Jersey for allegedly inappropriately touching and fondling a teenage girl last year at his family's New Jersey home. |
| Sutton couple found not guilty in fraud trial Friday August 1, 2008 WORCESTER - A Sutton man and his wife have been found not guilty of workers' compensation fraud and larceny charges after a jury trial in Worcester Superior Court. |
| Policing the police is a must Friday August 1, 2008 City Manager Michael V. O'Brien, in the interest of transparency, is willing to let the "taxpayers" pick up the bulk of the burden in meeting the prohibitively high cost Police Chief Gary Gemme has established for the Telegram & Gazette to access a police officer's internal file. |
| Public feedback urged on open space plan Friday August 1, 2008 MILLBURY - With potential changes in bylaws, possible conservation restrictions and other actions that may require town meeting approval, a draft open space plan is now available for public comment. |
| Walkers to raise money to meet cancer expenses Friday August 1, 2008 A 16-year-old Woodstock resident whose cancer forced him to quit soccer will take to St. Marie-Greenhalgh Field in Putnam Sunday at 10 a.m. - and he won't be alone. |
| Cluttered house condemned Friday August 1, 2008 LEOMINSTER - The city Health Department condemned a dilapidated house yesterday morning after inspectors found kitchen flooding, animal feces, extensive clutter and at least 10 cats inside. |
| Towns look at regional approach to issues Friday August 1, 2008 WEST BROOKFIELD - A North Brookfield official is eager to explore regional or cooperative approaches to resolving local issues and perhaps save money in the process. |
| Bancroft School Honor Roll Friday August 1, 2008 Seniors |
| 'Teen' Sawyers tackle paint, chores Friday August 1, 2008 NORTH BROOKFIELD - Summer chores. |
| Extra training targets ex-H&R workers Friday August 1, 2008 GARDNER - Workers who will lose their jobs when H&R 1871 is closed by Remington Arms Co. may find new careers through retraining offered through the U.S. Department of Labor. |
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