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- Meningitis victims tell Mass. judge: Freeze assets
- Lawsuit seeks to hold Kraft responsible for deaths after underage drinking at Gillette Stadium
- McCain welcomes new fighter jet squadron
- Catholic paper donates funds after advertiser plea
- FBI concludes Sikh temple shooter acted alone
- Estabrook earns gold for wellness
- Lynn mother allegedly hit 6-year-old daughter for bringing wrong shoes to school
- Agreement in Conn. bias case filed in US court
- Maine high court rejects school gunman's appeal
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- Annual Christmas Market returns Friday
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| Pedestrian suffers minor injuries when struck by duck boat in Boston Posted: 20 Nov 2012 02:41 PM PST A pedestrian suffered minor injuries when he was struck by a Boston Duck Tours duck boat at Bowdoin and Cambridge streets this afternoon, officials said. Police responded to the scene around 1:50 p.m., and Boston EMS arrived shortly after to take the pedestrian to Massachusetts General Hospital. Police did not release any more details. Cindy Brown, general manager of the company, said the duck boat was turning left at 2 or 3 miles per hour onto Cambridge Street.           |
| Posted: 20 Nov 2012 02:41 PM PST  |
| Cape Cod non-profit disciplines 2 workers, citing disrespectful photo taken at Arlington Cemetery Posted: 20 Nov 2012 02:38 PM PST Two women who work at a Cape Cod non-profit have been placed on unpaid leave from their jobs after a photo went viral on the Internet that showed one of them with her middle finger raised at Arlington National Cemetery, the company said. The photo was posted on one woman's Facebook page, according to the non-profit, LIFE Inc. The photo has since been removed from the page, said the company, which did not name the two women.  |
| Meningitis victims tell Mass. judge: Freeze assets Posted: 20 Nov 2012 02:37 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for two people who claim they contracted meningitis from contaminated steroid injections made by a Massachusetts pharmacy asked a judge on Tuesday to freeze up to $461 million in assets of the pharmacy, its owners and two related companies while lawsuits are pending.  |
| Lawsuit seeks to hold Kraft responsible for deaths after underage drinking at Gillette Stadium Posted: 20 Nov 2012 02:36 PM PST A Norfolk Superior Court judge is pondering whether to dismiss a lawsuit that claims Robert Kraft and his associated companies were responsible for a car crash that killed two young women and injured a third after underage drinkers partied at a 2008 country music concert at Gillette Stadium. The suit alleges that Kraft was negligent when he didn't address the problem of underage drinking in a stadium parking lot.  |
| McCain welcomes new fighter jet squadron Posted: 20 Nov 2012 02:34 PM PST SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sen. John McCain is welcoming the Marine Corps' first squadron of pilots who aim to fly the branch's version of the next-generation F-35 fighter jet out of its long and troubled testing phase.  |
| Catholic paper donates funds after advertiser plea Posted: 20 Nov 2012 02:24 PM PST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Catholic newspaper in Rhode Island is donating $14,000 to charitable organizations after a former advertiser pleaded guilty in federal court to defrauding the terminally ill.  |
| FBI concludes Sikh temple shooter acted alone Posted: 20 Nov 2012 02:22 PM PST MILWAUKEE (AP) — The FBI has concluded a white supremacist who killed six people at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee acted alone.  |
| Estabrook earns gold for wellness Posted: 20 Nov 2012 02:16 PM PST State officials have named Lexington's Estabrook Elementary School as the only gold-level award recipient in this year's Massachusetts School Wellness Awards.  |
| Lynn mother allegedly hit 6-year-old daughter for bringing wrong shoes to school Posted: 20 Nov 2012 02:12 PM PST A Lynn mother was arrested on two counts of assault and battery after allegedly striking her child in the face for bringing the wrong shoes to school. On Nov. 14, Rosilda Lopez, 28, was asked to bring sneakers for her 6-year-old daughter to the Drewicz Elementary School, said Lynn Police Lieutenant Chris Kelly. The girl was called to the office to meet her mother — who was upset she had to go to the school and bring the shoes, he said.  |
| Agreement in Conn. bias case filed in US court Posted: 20 Nov 2012 02:05 PM PST EAST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An agreement that resolves a U.S. Justice Department complaint alleging a pattern of police discrimination toward Latinos in East Haven has been filed for the approval of a federal court.  |
| Maine high court rejects school gunman's appeal Posted: 20 Nov 2012 02:04 PM PST PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has rejected the appeal of a 59-year-old man convicted of taking a fifth-grade classroom hostage at gunpoint.  |
| Terror suspect served briefly in US Air Force Posted: 20 Nov 2012 02:03 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. Air Force spokeswoman says a terror suspect accused of plotting to kill Americans and target U.S. bases overseas was given an honorable discharge after serving only briefly in the service 11 years ago.  |
| Police probe slaying of man in his 20s in Brighton Posted: 20 Nov 2012 02:02 PM PST A man in his 20s was shot to death in Brighton Monday afternoon in an apparent drug-related homicide, authorities said. Police responded at about 5:30 p.m. to a call for a person shot near 114 Leicester St. and found the man suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Two law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation said the fatal shooting was drug-related.  |
| Annual Christmas Market returns Friday Posted: 20 Nov 2012 01:58 PM PST More than 30 boutique vendors offering clothing, chocolate, and gifts will be taking part in the Church of the Redeemer's annual Christmas Market, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 30 in the church's parish hall, 379 Hammond St. in Chestnut Hill.  |
| Retired Justice Souter: Rudman like a brother Posted: 20 Nov 2012 01:57 PM PST CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter says New Hampshire Sen. Warren Rudman was like a brother to him.  |
| Posted: 20 Nov 2012 01:57 PM PST  |
| 58th annual Andover Firefighter’s Santa Parade Sunday Posted: 20 Nov 2012 01:54 PM PST The 58th annual Andover Firefighter's Santa Parade is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday.  |
| RI receives $4M to improve youth services Posted: 20 Nov 2012 01:53 PM PST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island will receive $4 million in federal funds to improve programs offered by the state's Department of Children, Youth and Families.  |
| Congregational church to hold Christmas concert and carol singing Saturday Posted: 20 Nov 2012 01:34 PM PST The Congregational Church of Topsfield will hold a Christmas concert and carol singing, featuring guest conductor Richard Webster, on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the church.  |
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