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2009-11-21T01:19:19Z

The winning numbers drawn Friday night in the "Massachusetts Daily Lottery" were: 6-7-0-1

Rhode Island Daily Lottery

2009-11-21T00:19:26Z

The winning numbers in the Rhode Island daily lottery drawing for Friday were: 2-6-5-0

Boston College tries to keep ACC title hopes alive

2009-11-21T00:09:20Z

Boston College looks to finish up an undefeated season at home Saturday when it plays North Carolina in Chestnut Hill.

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2009-11-21T00:09:20Z

Coast Guard: instability doomed Mass. fishing boat

2009-11-20T23:09:23Z

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 its captain a year ago.

2 more die in Mass. after contracting swine flu

2009-11-20T22:49:23Z

State health officials say a young child from Middlesex County and an adult from Suffolk County have died of complications from swine flu.

Attorney Anita Hill named to S. Vt. College board

2009-11-20T22:49:23Z

A Brandeis University professor who rose to national prominence during the 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas has been named to the board of trustees of Southern Vermont College in Bennington.

Car may be tied to Lowell hit and run

John M. Guilfoil, Globe Correspondent — 2009-11-20T07:48:06Z

An angry family called for swift justice yesterday in a brazen hit and run that seriously injured a 12-year-old boy as he walked to a friend’s home after school.

To outcry, Brigham’s heads to bankruptcy

Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff — 2009-11-20T06:05:51Z

When sheriff’s deputies unexpectedly told employees at the Brigham’s restaurant in Arlington to leave last Friday, locking the doors behind them, longtime waitress Kathy Hogan was angry. But not at the county officers.

State jobless rate declines, bucking trend

Robert Gavin, Globe Staff — 2009-11-20T06:04:53Z

The Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped last month for the first time in two years, and job losses slowed - signs the state’s beleaguered job market may be stabilizing.

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2009-11-20T06:04:53Z

Highway toll foes fall short on signatures

2009-11-20T05:58:47Z

Massachusetts voters will not get a chance to decide on a proposed ballot question to eliminate tolls in Massachusetts. The group Citizens Against Road Tolls filed two ballot questions to require the state to eliminate tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike, Tobin Bridge, and Boston Harbor tunnels by Jan. 1, 2012. The group’s spokesman, Michael Kelleher, said the group has fallen ...

Funds for the home stretch

Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff — 2009-11-20T05:07:38Z

Attorney General Martha Coakley’s campaign said yesterday it had $1.9 million on hand entering the stretch run to the Dec. 8 special Democratic primary to fill the US Senate seat of the late Edward M. Kennedy after collecting about $1.9 million in the past seven weeks.

Gillette bridge gets OK for $9m

Noah Bierman, Globe Staff — 2009-11-20T05:05:47Z

A key regional planning board gave final approval yesterday to Governor Deval Patrick’s plan to spend $9 million in federal stimulus money to build a footbridge over Route 1 near Gillette Stadium.

Gubernatorial candidates spar over local aid

John R. Ellement, Globe Staff — 2009-11-20T05:05:06Z

Timothy P. Cahill has spent 22 years in public life, but the state treasurer said he was nervous as he rose to speak to some 200 business people at a breakfast meeting here yesterday.

State ready to fill in Big Dig’s missing links

Peter DeMarco, Globe Correspondent — 2009-11-20T05:04:41Z

It was touted as the Big Dig’s greatest open-space gift to Boston: a spectacular ribbon of parks, paths, and pedestrian footbridges linking the Esplanade to both the Rose Kennedy Greenway and Boston Harbor. But when the Central Artery/Tunnel Project officially wrapped up two years ago, only half of what was promised had been built.

Officials examine Milford Water Co.

Kathleen Moore, Globe Correspondent — 2009-11-20T05:04:06Z

State environmental officials are investigating unusual water test results that Milford Water Co. obtained during last August’s bacterial contamination crisis, a spokesman for the Department of Environmental Protection confirmed this week.

Faneuil Hall Marketplace is where one wild thing is

Jack Nicas, Globe Correspondent — 2009-11-20T05:03:42Z

Faneuil Hall Marketplace has a new mascot. An owl has made the shopping and dining district its hooting grounds for the past month. The creature fits right in at the popular tourist destination - people-watching, sampling the local fare, and even recently checking out the mall’s new 87-foot Christmas tree.

Family seeks court order for 2d autopsy

Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff — 2009-11-20T05:03:25Z

The family of a Lynnfield woman who was found hanged in her hotel room in the Virgin Islands earlier this month is asking the Massachusetts courts for permission to conduct a second autopsy, saying her death remains suspicious.

Dog is offered death-row reprieve

L.E. Crowley, Globe Correspondent — 2009-11-20T05:03:18Z

An English mastiff that bit the wife of Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield and another woman would be sent to a New York shelter and avoid being put to death under a court decision issued yesterday.

Patrick, lawmakers spar over shortfall

Andrea Estes, Globe Staff — 2009-11-20T05:02:35Z

The war of words between the governor and some legislative leaders grew decidedly more forceful yesterday. Deval Patrick exhorted lawmakers to remain in session to address unresolved reforms and budget shortfalls, though as he spoke, most members were already gone for the remainder of 2009.

New Bedford, Boston rowing group partner in new venture

Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff — 2009-11-20T05:02:22Z

Against a backdrop of sleek racing shells stacked in a boathouse along the Charles River, Mayor Scott Lang of New Bedford announced yesterday that his city has teamed with Community Rowing Inc. to help bring the sport of rowing to the murky Acushnet River - and to the lives of the city’s schoolchildren and residents.

Attack ads to spice up Senate primary

Alex Beam, Globe Columnist — 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z

People say that the Democratic primary race for Ted Kennedy's seat is boring, and they are right. There's not a doughnut's worth of difference among the pretenders. Each claims to be a super-liberal, eager to empty out the US Treasury to placate whatever interest group they happen to find themselves in front of.

Baker narrows list of running mates

Frank Phillips, Globe Staff — 2009-11-20T04:57:59Z

As part of a decision that will significantly shape next year’s gubernatorial race, Republican Charles D. Baker is reviewing a final list of four potential running mates, including a district attorney, the GOP’s two top legislative leaders, and a lawmaker known for her political candor, a campaign adviser said yesterday.

A charisma shortage

Adrian Walker, Globe Columnist — 2009-11-20T04:26:22Z

Martha Coakley strolled into a union hall in Dorchester Wednesday waving, a little stiffly, to the membership of the Service Employees International Union Local 1199.

Pagliuca takes on foes on health care

Matt Viser, Globe Staff — 2009-11-20T04:25:24Z

The placid campaign for US Senate was jolted yesterday by an unusually heated exchange, as Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen G. Pagliuca criticized two of his rivals over health care and both of them immediately fired back, with one directly attacking Pagliuca’s wealth.

No agreement, no $147m upgrade

Meghan E. Irons, Globe Staff — 2009-11-20T03:55:36Z

Massachusetts has missed an opportunity to tap into as much as $147 million in grant money available under the federal stimulus package because of a deep disagreement between the Patrick administration and residents of Roxbury and Mattapan.

Being the underdog never deters a driven Brown

Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff — 2009-11-20T03:53:49Z

Scott Brown was not always the self-assured state senator, lawyer, National Guard officer, triathlete, and Republican candidate for US Senate that he is today. Far from it.

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2009-11-20T03:53:49Z

Economy showing signs of sustained growth

Bob Willis, Bloomberg News — 2009-11-20T03:48:21Z

WASHINGTON - The US economic recovery will extend into next year as manufacturing expands and the pace of firings abates, reports yesterday indicated.

As jobs remain elusive, foreclosures rise again

Jenifer B. McKim, Globe Staff — 2009-11-20T03:35:32Z

More Massachusetts borrowers lost their homes to foreclosure in October than in the month before, figures released yesterday show, adding to evidence that the sluggish economy is hindering national efforts to help homeowners keep their property.

Argument for rate caps

Steven Syre, Globe Columnist — 2009-11-20T03:34:45Z

Jack McCarthy opened his Citigroup credit card statement recently and read something that made him call the company with a pressing question.

For Pagliuca, health reform trumps choice

Scot Lehigh — 2009-11-20T01:36:55Z

The wealthy businessman believes the pressing need to bring coverage to the uninsured outweighs the abortion issue, putting him in stark contrast with his main Democratic opponents.

Parking meters proposed

Michele Morgan Bolton, Globe Correspondent — 2009-11-19T07:15:19Z

If Police Chief Richard Stillman has his way, the days of free parking in downtown Walpole will be history.

Abandoned to violence

Kevin Cullen, Globe Columnist — 2009-11-19T05:44:59Z

Two weeks ago, Carolyn Henderson was parking on Westville Street in Dorchester, on her way to work at John Marshall Elementary School, when she heard a noise.

Feathers fly over man’s rescue of poisoned pigeons

Brock Parker, Globe Correspondent — 2009-11-19T05:08:50Z

In his native Iran, Edwin Alexanderian said, pigeons are considered pets. So about seven years ago, after seeing poisoned pigeons around his home in Brookline and along the street, Alexanderian decided to catch some of the birds and try to nurse them back to health.

A reversal of fortune

Yvonne Abraham, Globe Columnist — 2009-11-18T06:09:44Z

CAMBRIDGE - It’s about time state Senator Anthony Galluccio’s remarkable good luck finally ran dry.

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2009-11-18T06:09:44Z

If you let them, big companies make you small

Scott Kirsner, Globe Correspondent — 2009-11-16T03:19:20Z

Highlights from Scott Kirsner’s Innovation Economy blog. For the full blog, visit www.boston.com/innovation. The bad side of working for a big company. On the Boston innovation landscape, there are two kinds of people: those who draw a paycheck from small start-up ventures, and those who toil in the salt mines at big companies. The latter often fall prey to Big ...

Take that, food police

Sam Allis, Globe columnist — 2009-11-15T07:21:19Z

The Observer has always enjoyed the cavalcade of conflicting health reports that scuttle across the morning papers like dark clouds. It’s like the stock market, only scarier.

Missing a father he never knew

Beverly Beckham, Globe Columnist — 2009-11-15T04:23:10Z

This is what I know about my father’s father. His name was James Francis Curtin. He was born May 2, 1897, in Cambridge, to Mary Callan. He had a sister, Eleanor. They lived on Portsmouth Street. He enlisted in the Army Aug. 27, 1918. He was given one belt, one pair of gloves, a pair of underwear, one undershirt, one ...

Global view on AIDS drives lab

James F. Smith, Globe Staff — 2009-02-17T05:23:39Z

Dr. Bruce D. Walker, an acclaimed AIDS specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital, didn't really want to go to South Africa. He was engrossed in his laboratory's AIDS research in Boston, and a trip to see his team's field work seemed a risky distraction.

Homeless families face strict new rules

David Abel, Globe Staff — 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z

Less than two years after vowing to end homelessness in Massachusetts, the Patrick administration has proposed new regulations that it acknowledges could force hundreds of homeless families back on the street.

Paid sex, then threats bring ID debate

Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff — 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z

He was a prominent businessman from the Boston area, married and in his 60s, who later told authorities that he had merely wanted a "last hurrah" - sex with a young woman.

Autopsy today for teen who left party

Peter Schworm and Brian Ballou, Globe Staff — 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z

WELLESLEY - Elizabeth Mun often invited friends from Dana Hall School to her home for slumber parties, so her former classmates at the Wellesley boarding school could get away from campus for a while. The teenagers would stay up late catching up, talking, and laughing for hours.

2 Romney estates hit the market

David Abel, Globe Staff — 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z

The "cabin" in Deer Valley, Utah, which overlooks a reservoir and mountains, comes fully furnished with custom-made light fixtures, specially sculpted fireplace screens, and eight full bathrooms. Called the "perfect retreat," it is 9,500 square feet on 11 acres. The asking price: $5,250,000.

Bay State's top jurist says courts are in crisis

Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff — 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z

The economic downturn could have a devastating impact on the American justice system as courts are forced to lay off employees and cut down on court hours, Massachusetts' top judge said yesterday.

UMass has most of state's top-paid workers

Peter Schworm, Globe Staff — 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z

For a university laying off staff and eyeing a hefty fee increase, dominating the just-released list of top-paid state workers can't help but come across as ill-timed.

1 dead in alleged drunken-driving crash

2009-02-17T05:00:00Z

HARWICH A 19-year-old Dennis man is dead after an alleged drunk driver crashed into a utility pole. Steven Saling was a passenger in a van driven by Eric St. Cyr when it slammed into a utility pole and snapped it in half Sunday night. Emergency workers found Saling's body in the wreckage, with St. Cyr and a second passenger standing ...

Police kill pet chimp after woman is injured

Associated Press — 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z

STAMFORD, Conn. - A large pet chimpanzee attacked a woman visiting a Stamford home yesterday, leaving her with serious facial injuries, police said.

T loses bid to expand security grants

Noah Bierman, Globe Staff — 2008-09-22T04:00:00Z

The federal government has rejected a request by the MBTA and other big-city transit agencies to use antiterrorism grants to install systems that detect chemical threats in subway stations.