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Mark Kerrigan makes brief court appearance in Massachusetts (Pioneer Press)
BOSTON — The brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, charged with assaulting his father shortly before he died, has made a brief pretrial court appearance in Massachusetts.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:43:08 GMT

Massachusetts Senate passes Lawrence borrowing bill (The Eagle-Tribune)
BOSTON - The Massachusetts Senate this afternoon voted 31-4 to approve legislation authorizing the city of Lawrence to issue up to $35 million in long-term bonds to generate quick cash needed to keep the city and its services running.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:31:33 GMT

Boston Red Sox Spring Training: A Fan's Perspective (The Republican)
Take a trip to see the Boston Red Sox play at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, and you're bound to run into someone you know from back home in Western Massachusetts.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:21:46 GMT

Latino livery taxis battle cabbies in Massachusetts (The Monterey County Herald)
BOSTON — A turf war between licensed taxis and livery drivers has taken on ethnic overtones in central Massachusetts, as two Latino-owned companies popular in immigrant neighborhoods in Worcester face the threat of shutdown if they don't pay thousands in fines.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:21:24 GMT

Boston judge rejects fake Rockefeller's bid for new trial, but defense promises to appeal (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
BOSTON - A Massachusetts judge has turned down a new trial request by a man who called himself Clark Rockefeller. Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter (GAYR'-hahrtz-ry-tur) was convicted last year of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter and assaulting a social worker supervising their visit in 2008.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:20:27 GMT

Good Feet Boston to hold (dBusinessNews.com)
NEWTONVILLE, MA, ISSUED MARCH 5, 2010…In anticipation of the upcoming Boston Marathon, Good Feet Boston, which owns and operates six locations in Eastern Massachusetts and is part of the national retailer dedicated to pain elimination in feet selling custom-fitted arch supports and shock-absorbing Spira sneakers will conduct a free “Marathon Clinic” on Tuesday, March 23 from 6 to 8 pm in its ...
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:52:33 GMT

Bruins centre Marc Savard back in Boston after taking blindside hit (The Hockey News)
TORONTO - Still facing visions of the stomach-turning blindside hit on teammate Marc Savard, the Boston Bruins were hopeful Monday that their star centre will make a speedy recovery and that the NHL will take action on head shots
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:37:00 GMT

Attorney Richard D. Vetstein's The Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog Cracks Top 100 List (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The nationally acclaimed The Massachusetts Real Estate Law Blog created by real estate attorney Richard D. Vetstein was recently ranked #97 in a ranking of all North American law blogs by Avvo.com.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:28:00 GMT

Boston Public Library’s Drastic Cuts to Affect All (School Library Journal)
The Boston Public Library (BPL) system may be forced to close nearly 40 percent of its branches, as well as let go 25 percent of its staff for its 2011 fiscal year.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:28:38 GMT

Cat, owner reunited after a year (UPI)
LEXINGTON, Mass., March 9 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts woman whose cat ran away nearly a year ago said the feline turned up in a foreclosed Boston home.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:23:20 GMT