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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Cops reopen island case as woman’s kin seek 2nd autopsy

By O’Ryan Johnson

Police in the U.S. Virgin Islands have reopened the investigation of a Lynnfield...

Cops: Hair appt. after hit-&-run

STUNNED: Danny
Savanhmixay, above, holds a picture of his stepson, 12-year-old Kelvin, a sixthgrader at the
Kathryn P. Stoklosa
Middle School in
Lowell, who was
struck by a vehicle
that ran a red light
Wednesday afternoon.

By Laura Crimaldi and Richard Weir

The hairdresser who coiffed the tresses of accused hit-and-run driver Michelle P....

Helping Santa is easy as ABCD

TOY STORY: Gladys Watson, 68, of Dorchester hugs her grandson, Michael Hamilton, 6. Watson hopes Michael’s wish for a Scooby Doo Haunted House for Christmas comes true.

By Renee Nadeau

Santa’s helpers at Action for Boston Community Development are making a long...

3 Comments

Seas the weekend!

WIND IN THEIR SAILS: Martin Schauer, left, of Reading and Sandy Allen of Milton windsurf under sunny skies at Pleasure Bay in South Boston yesterday.

By Sydney Lupkin

It looks like smooth sailing this weekend with mild temperatures and sunny skies, but Bay Staters should brace themselves...

Drowned soldier laid to rest

By Brian Fraga / New Bedford Standard-Times

In a final call home, Army Sgt. Benjamin Sherman told his sister to tell everyone...

Two more deaths bring Mass. swine flu toll to 17

By Colneth Smiley Jr.

A young child and an adult are the latest Bay State victims of deadly swine flu, bringing to 17 the number of H1N1-related...

1 Comment

Department of Correction debunks violence claim

By Laura Crimaldi

Assaults and weapons confiscations have skyrocketed at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center since the implementation...

3 Comments

Slay trial begins for son accused of chopping up dad

By O’Ryan Johnson

A man accused of ghoulishly murdering his father in Mattapan - allegedly by chopping him to pieces and disposing of him in...

1 Comment

Mass. families adopt 244 foster children

By Associated Press

CAMBRIDGE — Dozens of Massachusetts families have opened their homes to more than 240 children as the state marks the seventh annual National Adoption...

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By Associated Press

BRAINTREE — The winning numbers drawn Friday night in the $100,000 "Mass Cash" game were: 2-4-10-13-25 There were two winning jackpot tickets...

Coast Guard: instability doomed Mass. fishing boat

By Associated Press

BOSTON — The Coast Guard says a New Bedford fishing boat became rapidly unstable as a full fishing net was lowered on deck, causing it to sink and kill...

Friday, November 20, 2009

Bay State flu ‘crisis’

AHEAD BY A NOSE: Cyrus Belmont, 4, of
Jamaica Plain gets the flu vaccine yesterday at the
Martha Eliot Health Center in Jamaica
Plain.

By Marie Szaniszlo, Jessica Van Sack, Richard Weir and Edward Mason

Weeks before its predicted peak, the swine flu pandemic already has hit a historic...

Family troubled by hubby’s claim that wife hanged herself

HEARTBREAKING: Dr. Joan Baruffaldi is seen dancing on her
wedding day with husband Robert Harris. Harris claims the Lynnfield
mom hanged herself in their Virgin Islands hotel room after a quarrel.

By Laurel J. Sweet

The body of a Lynnfield mother of two lies in limbo while her family - troubled by...

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Hub leaps into winter with frozen Frog Pond

STRIKE A POSE: Members of Ice Mates from the Hayden Recreation Center dance at the rink.

By Benjamin Bell

Boston Parks Commissioner Antonia M. Pollak joined two star figure skaters and Hub...

4 Comments

Two die in Bay State from swine flu this week

By Colneth Smiley Jr.

A Bay State infant and an adult have died from the swine flu this week, health officials announced today. This brings the...

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Senate rivals bicker over health care

by Dave Wedge and Jessica Van Sack

U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano blasted Martha Coakley for opposing the landmark health-care...

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Mother’s loss overrides all in burial debate

by Margery Eagan

Mothers of fallen soldiers should be first - ahead of fathers, spouses,...

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Achy breaky heart gets women in trouble
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Cops reopen island case as woman’s kin seek 2nd autopsy

Cops: Hair appt. after hit-&-run

Helping Santa is easy as ABCD

Seas the weekend!

Drowned soldier laid to rest

Two more deaths bring Mass. swine flu toll to 17

Department of Correction debunks violence claim

Slay trial begins for son accused of chopping up dad

Mass. families adopt 244 foster children

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Coast Guard: instability doomed Mass. fishing boat

Bay State flu ‘crisis’

Family troubled by hubby’s claim that wife hanged herself

Hub leaps into winter with frozen Frog Pond

Two die in Bay State from swine flu this week

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Senate rivals bicker over health care

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Mother’s loss overrides all in burial debate

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