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Far be it from us to get inside anyone's head, but if Tom Brady is human (we think he is), he's had the same recurring nightmare for nearly three months now.

WALTHAM, Mass. — When Kevin Garnett starts screaming, the Celtics' defense stops struggling.

BOSTON — Mike Bibby thought the Celtics' crowd was loud in the playoff opener. He should get an even bigger earful in Game 2 after slamming the fans.

BOSTON — Claude Julien returned the Boston Bruins to respectability. His next task: getting them past the first round of the playoffs.

The Boston Bruins' season ended Monday night with the shaking of hands, but for the first time in six years, it didn't end with the shaking of heads.

MONTREAL — The noise at Bell Centre doesn't penetrate the ears so much as envelop them, cascading from the fans packed above even the rafters that support Montreal's 24 Stanley Cup banners.

MONTREAL — The Bruins had the momentum, but the Montreal Canadiens had the lead.

Teen pregnancy is an economic disaster for the mother and her family, and the same goes for teen fathers who prematurely end their education to support a child. Often, teen parents can barely afford the basics — nutritious food, decent housing and...

The opening of a new flight training center at the New Bedford Regional Airport should provide a boost for Bridgewater State College and Greater New Bedford.

I want to take some time to congratulate our new town administrator and our new Finance Committee on their outstanding efforts in developing this year's operating budget. I understand the hours of commitment that go into preparing such a document. It is...

In reading the April 19 editorial, "Shield law would uphold press freedom," one might be led to believe that journalists were being hauled before judges every day, and that America is in danger of losing the privileges granted under Article I of the Bill...

I am writing in response to recent financially related events in the Town of Dartmouth.

The environment appears to be the forgotten issue during this year's presidential election.

The other day I saw an elderly woman, bent over with osteoporosis, at the grocery store. She picked up a package of hamburger, looked at the price, sighed and put it back. Later I saw her in the bakery department, seemingly astonished because the price...

There has been no dearth of expressions of concern over the catastrophic consequences of the rising food prices for the global poor. Yet even as global organisations including the World Bank and the IMF have joined in the chorus, there is the realisation...

NEW BEDFORD — New Bedford scored its first goal 13 seconds after the opening whistle and didn't let up until securing its first win of the girls lacrosse season, 22-9 over Fairhaven on Tuesday.

FAIRHAVEN — Roger A. Caron, 74, of Fairhaven, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at his home of multiple myeloma. He was the husband of Jeannette R. (Deneault) Caron to whom he had been married to for 52 years.

MIDDLEBORO — James R. Stone, 42, of Middleboro for over 10 years, died on April 19, from an auto accident.

NEW BEDFORD — The Reverend Monsignor Antonino da Costa Tavares died on Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Saint Luke's Hospital, New Bedford.

NEW BEDFORD — Yzaura (Gomes) Walker, of New Bedford, died Monday, April 21, 2008, at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the widow of John Lima and Henry Walker Sr.

NEW BEDFORD — Flavia E. (Canditelli) Constant, 84, of New Bedford, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at the New Bedford Health Care Center, after a long illness. She was the wife of William "Bill" E. Constant, married 63 years; and daughter of the late...

NEW BEDFORD — Mary G. (Dupere) Lamontagne, 91, of Westport, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility. She was the widow of Romeo N. Lamontagne.

Signs of spring

Enraged at possible killing of deer at airport

Smart growth would help Dartmouth heal

NEW BEDFORD — Ten years ago, a fire raged through the historic Corson Building, causing the roof to cave in and leaving little more than charred beams and shattered glass.

The following area residents are BEAR Award recipients for the third quarter at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School.

Westport lost a special person last week. Bob Kowalczyk, who was recently reelected to the School Committee, died following a battle with cancer.

Blogger Charis Anderson writes:The School Committee will hold their annual hearing on the fiscal year 2009 budget tomorrow at 7 p.m.

Pistol Shot Gypsy haven't even played one show and they already boast a significant following. That's because the Fall River fivesome has just changed their name from Soma City, a moniker that is synonymous with hammer-down rock-and-roll that has been...

In a world where foreclosures are climbing and growing numbers of people are buried in credit-card debt, more and more SouthCoast students are learning the importance of money management early on.

DARTMOUTH — The Dartmouth Education Foundation has a new mission, planning fundraisers and hoping to be a force for enhanced learning in the town's school system.

DARTMOUTH — Shawn Goldstein is leaving his job as the town's veterans' agent to accept a position with the Veterans' Administration.

WESTPORT — Mary Ellen Gomes, who resigned last month as director of the Dartmouth Council on Aging, has returned to her former position as the director of the Westport Council on Aging.

DARTMOUTH — After a long battle with Cancer, Vivian L. Silva, age 61, passed away April 19, 2008, in the arms of her husband Donald daSilva. She was the daughter of Frank and Jeannette (Richard) Costa of North Dartmouth.

WESTPORT — Plankton might not seem too exciting at first glance, but it occupied the attention of eighth-graders at Westport Middle School as they discovered the Westport River in a new way.

FREETOWN — The Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District will host a meeting for those interested in being a part of the town's Priority Development and Protection Committee at 6 p.m. on May 7 at the Freetown Elementary...

LAKEVILLE — Amanda Davis and Courtney Araujo batted ninth for their teams, but both came out on top in key at bats.

LAKEVILLE — Margaret E. (Black) Lake, 82, of Lakeville, formerly of Wareham, died April 21, 2008, in the Island Terrace Nursing Home, Lakeville. She was the widow of the late Elmer C. Lake and the daughter of the late John A. and Laura F. (Jones)...

MARION — Bird Island, a 3-acre teardrop of sand and rock at the mouth of Sippican Harbor, is shrinking with every storm that rakes the coastline. Disappearing with the tiny island is precious nesting area for endangered roseate terns.

MATTAPOISETT — You can honor that special woman in your life and do something good for yourself and the community on Mother's Day by participating in the second annual Tiara Classic 5K Road Race.

NEW BEDFORD — If K-9 officer Joseph Krisnosky is outside his vehicle and needs help, his companion, a German shepherd named Hunter, is only a press of a button away.

NEW BEDFORD — Helen (Egan) Squillacioti, 86, of New Bedford died April 19, 2008, after a long illness. The daughter of the late John and Sophie (Sweeney) Egan, Helen was born and raised in New Bedford, lived for a time in Boston and Sharon, and...

NEW BEDFORD — The Reverend Monsignor Antonino da Costa Tavares died on Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Saint Luke's Hospital, New Bedford.

SANDWICH – Investigators are examining a brush fire that scorched about a quarter acre Tuesday night on town water district property off Farmersville Road, fire officials said.

Within a couple of weeks, cicadas will pour out of dime-sized holes in the ground, emerging for the first time on Cape Cod since they went underground 17 years ago.

Boston’s Kevin Garnett won the NBA’s defensive player of the year award today; he beat out Denver’s Marcus Camby and Houston’s Shane Battier.

After roughly two decades of teaching Americans how to cook Italian, Mary Ann Esposito still enjoys showing off the basics — a simple, egg-based, handmade pasta.

MASHPEE – Alan Winrow, who served as principal at Dedham High School since 2000, will take over as principal of Mashpee HIgh School this summer as Lou Ann St. Cyr retires.

Hillary Rodham Clinton ground out a gritty victory in the Pennsylvania primary Tuesday night, defeating Barack Obama in their race for the Democratic presidential nomination.