Man Overboard in Boston Harbor
"Search halted for passenger who fell into Boston Harbor" by Colin A. Young | Globe Correspondent, July 28, 2013Despite the efforts of several people to stop him, a man apparently tried to climb a...
View ArticleBye-Bye, Boomer
RIP, big guy!"Ex-Red Sox player George Scott dies" by staff reports | July 29, 2013Former Red Sox slugger George Scott has passed away at age 69, the Globe has confirmed.Scott, known as “Boomer,” was...
View ArticleOperation Devil's Handshake
"15 arrested in Worcester-area cocaine crackdown; suspects allegedly hid drugs in can of beans" by Melissa M. Werthmann | Globe Correspondent, September 14, 2012Fifteen people were arrested after...
View ArticleChecking My Mass. State Pension Statement
Been a while since I looked, and not much has changed.... "Massachusetts pension board to give big bonuses" by Frank Phillips | Globe Staff, August 10, 2012The Massachusetts state pension agency is...
View ArticleBlue Heron Bash
Starting you off on the back page of my second section today:"Blue Heron Farm owners throw a bash" by Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein | Globe Staff, July 30, 2013When President Obama returns to...
View ArticleSummer Camp Kiss
Aaaah, the wonderful, life-searing memories of being bullied. "Suit says kiss got girl tossed from camp" Associated Press, July 30, 2013WESTPORT, Conn. — The parents of a 15-year-old girl from...
View ArticleMysterious Disappearance in Maine
"Search narrowed for Tennessee hiker missing in MaineThe Maine Warden Service has narrowed the search area for a Tennessee hiker who disappeared from the Appalachian Trail in Maine. Officials said the...
View ArticlePerrigoing to Ireland
"Perrigo to buy Elan, reincorporate in Ireland; $6.7b deal ends uncertainty over biotech firm’s fate" by Shawn Pogatchnik | Associated Press, July 30, 2013DUBLIN — US drug maker Perrigo agreed Monday...
View ArticleWho Reads the Boston Globe?
"The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country. The New York Times is read by people who think they run the country. The Washington Post is read by people who think they ought to...
View ArticleThe Other Saks
Most think Goldman first:"$2.4b deal combines Lord & Taylor, Saks; Hudson’s Bay now upper-tier chain of upscale stores" by Anne D’Innocenzio and Michelle Chapman | Associated Press, July 30,...
View ArticleTriathlon Tragedy
"Man dies during triathlon in Rhode IslandA 70-year-old South Kingstown man has died after competing in a local triathlon. James Lawrence apparently suffered a heart attack during the quarter-mile swim...
View ArticleBoring Into This Post
"Invasive beetle may have spread to ash treesThe emerald ash borer, an invasive insect that has beleaguered 18 other states including Massachusetts and Connecticut, might now be in New Hampshire. State...
View ArticleCrickets Chirping in Connecticut
"Bridgeport kicking cricket teams out of parkBridgeport has asked the two clubs that play cricket in Newfield Park to find another spot to set up their wickets. Everton Palmer, president of the...
View ArticleTrain Flies to Cape
"Appeal of weekend train to Cape Cod is growing" by Katie Johnston | Globe Staff, July 30, 2013HYANNIS — As the CapeFlyer rolled down the tracks from South Station to this Cape Cod village, scenes of...
View ArticleGood Lord
And now she is gone:Amy Lord is remembered in churches and at vigilsHundreds pay respects to slaying victim Amy LordRelated: Bulger's Ghost Haunts South Boston"2012 case linked to ‘person of interest’...
View ArticlePope Heads Home
Played a little game of grab ass before he left:"Pope lifts spirits of Rio slum, youths" by Nicole Winfield and Marco Sibaja | Associated Press, July 26, 2013RIO DE JANEIRO — Pope Francis, dubbed the...
View ArticleQuick Lunch
Then I'll be back blogging...."Fast-food workers strike for pay" by Leslie Patton | Bloomberg News, July 30, 2013CHICAGO — Thousands of fast-food workers from restaurants such as McDonald’s Corp. and...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Globe Credit Report
Not very good based on the losses and declining revenue."Credit bureaus willing to tolerate errors, experts say" by Tara Siegel Bernard | New York Times, August 03, 2013She tried suing. That worked. A...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: Massachusetts Handing Out Medical Marijuana Permits
My grandfather used to smoke after a meal, so...."Mass. taking applications for drug dispensaries" by Steve LeBlanc | Associated Press, August 03, 2013Massachusetts health officials have launched the...
View ArticleSlow Saturday Special: School Lunch Truck
On a Saturday?"Boston schools launch meals on wheels to reach students" by Johanna Kaiser | Globe Correspondent, August 03, 2013Borrowing a page from the popular commercial food trucks, the Boston...
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