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For college student far from home, a Thanksgiving connection
By Donovan Slack, Globe Staff Sarah Weatherbee spent much of the day cooking traditional fare -- turkey, stuffing, brussel sprouts, broccoli, squash, cranberry sauce, cheesecake...
Firm will pay Mass. General $20m to settle suit
Associated Press Canadian biotechnology company QLT Inc. said it will pay Massachusetts General Hospital $20 million to settle a lawsuit over product royalties. The Vancouver...
Waltham middle schoolers tried to poison teacher, police say
Three Waltham middle-schoolers have been charged with attempted poisoning after allegedly trying to harm a teacher, Waltham police said. On Nov. 12 at 9:45 a.m.,...
In Thanksgiving message, Obama promises jobs
President Obama, with a jobs refrain on the brain, uses the traditional Thanksgiving Day message to tell Americans that he feels their economic pain and...
News
Canton volleyball team finds inspiration in Molly’s story
One senior captain, outside hitter Allie Jones, left the match with an ankle injury. The other, setter Colleen Healey, was hobbling on her ankle too...
Mapendo (and Dukakis) draw crowd for refugee event
Rose Mapendo, the Congolese refugee for whom Mapendo International draws its name, enthralled an audience of more than 200 people at Temple Beth Avodah in...
'Engage with Grace,' again
Health care bloggers, including Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CEO Paul Levy and e-Patient Dave deBronkart, are urging people to talk to friends and family...
Arlington, Lexington approve local option taxes
Both Arlington and Lexington have approved local option taxes, raising money from restaurant goers and hotel users. Here are two reports from Globe correspondent Brock...
Questions on Communion and swine flu
The big news of the week on the Boston religious scene was the announcement that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, after consulting with public...
News stories in photographs
New Pilates Studio in Cambridge, MA
A new Pilates studio just opened in Cambridge, MA called FitLab Pilates. Their mission is to bring science-based exercise methodology to their clients. The studio...
A notebook of graphic disobedience from editorial cartoonist Dan Wasserman
Sports
Sources: Gonzalez signs with Bluejays
Just weeks after the Red Sox declined a $6 million option on his contract, shortstop Alex Gonzalez officially closed the door on a return to...
Roy? Wonderful!
Sox making strong push for Roy Halladay. That's just Theo being Theo at Thanksgiving....
Bergeron bouncing back
Forward Patrice Bergeron has been a shining light as the Bruins endured a rocky start to the season, but then got back on track.
The incomparable Fred Cusick
No one I've heard in 45 years of New England residence has ever broadcast anything better than Fred Cusick broadcast hockey.
Injury/Participation report ... sorta
Consider this your "virtual" injury report (Speaking of virtual things, here's about the strangest thing I've ever seen) ... OK, since the Patriots were...
Opening daydream
With lots of consideration and research (really), a healthy dose of wishful thinking, and the help of a not-so-trusty Magic Eight-Ball, here's Chad Finn's best effort at projecting the Red Sox' 25-man, Opening Day roster.
Pierce provides steady presence in win
It can be easy to forget about Old Reliable. But tonight, Paul Pierce was there when the Celtics needed him most. Pierce led the Celtics...
Preview of things to come
Normally I hate it when someone uses the phrase, "Super Bowl preview," but Patriots-Saints might live up to the hyperbole.
Buzzer Beater: Spark or Band-Aid?
While I loved seeing another dagger thrown into the hearts of Knicks fans, part of me wishes that Boston lost the game on Sunday.
The best sports photography of the week
Final: Bruins, 2-1 (SO)
All done in St. Paul. Bruins in the shootout, 2-1. Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci with the goals. End of overtime After 65 minutes, tied...
Revolution expansion list
The Revolution named 11 players for the MLS expansion draft protected list: Kevin Alston, Darrius Barnes, Kheli Dube, Shalrie Joseph, Jeff Larentowicz, Kenny Mansally, Sainey...
Thanksgiving football 2009: Updates, updates, updates!
This is the one-stop shop for all of the Thanksgiving Day football updates. I'll be posting every single score here as well as shooting out...
4, 3, 2, 1 ... tied
Kenny Perry's lead in the Tour Championship is gone, thanks to Phil Mickelson.
Sully's Court: Florida impressive
My viewing habits: Florida has lost a lot of luster with two straight NIT bids and when I started the Tivo rolling last night, I...
A&E
And the 'DWTS' winner is
Donny Osmond! Osmond won the 9th season of "Dancing With the Stars" after a final blockbuster tango, beating Mya, the front-runner for much of...
American Music Awards: Taylor Triumphs, Lambert Gets Risque, J.Lo Goes Boom
Things we learned from the 2009 American Music Awards: -Taylor...
Up in the saddle
From our pal Mark Feeney. Say this for the Coen...
Maine writer has plenty to celebrate
Portland, Maine author Phillip Hoose says that writers know how to party. After winning the National Book Award for Young People's Literature for his...
Boston-area writer readings, Nov. 29-Dec. 5
TODAY: Aaron Santos discusses “How Many Licks?,” at 6:30 p.m.,...
Footloose and chat-free
Hi, party people. Just want to let everyone know that my weekly events chat isn't happening tomorrow or on Turkey Day. I'm at a conference...
Second act for NSMT?
Is the North Shore Music Theatre coming back from the...
Another October contest update
Our judge, Sharon Pruitt, is making her Top 10 choices now and will send me her final picks tonight or tomorrow morning. I'll post the winners as soon as possible after I hear from her. Good luck to everybody...Business
Socrato Aims to Help Students Score Higher on Standardized Tests
You may be spending today preparing for Thanksgiving dinner, or...
Does Grandma need to downsize?
If you are psyched to spend half a fortune on a fortune worth of stuff on Black Friday, you should read this entry later. Today,...
Happy Thanksgiving
It appears there’s a survey for everything, as I witnessed today when I came across the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Thanksgiving market basket, a survey...
Here's your guide to personnel changes in Massachusetts
Travel
Drowning roses
My apologies to the non baseball-playing world. Four of us visited Hisop a while back. The restaurant is one of Barcelona's most respected ''bistronomic''...
Bringing all the latest news, conditions, deals and events from the ski mountains of New England to your computer.
Ideas
Pre-Thanksgiving links
--David Keene, the chairman of the American Conservative Union, argues that scandal-ridden Warren ... (By Christopher Shea, 11/25/09, 2:58 PM)
--David Keene, the chairman of the American Conservative Union, argues that scandal-ridden Warren ... (By Christopher Shea, 11/25/09, 2:58 PM)
Rules & realities of English language usage
Lifestyle
The atheist and the theology student
Happy Thanksgiving. As promised, here’s a letter to carry you through Friday. Feel free to comment through Monday. Also as promised, we have an update...
Climate leader McKibben speaks to the hometown crowd
By Michael Prager Author and activist Bill McKibben wasn’t only preaching to the choir when he addressed the annual meeting Sunday of the Mass. Climate...
Contest voting!
Thanks to everyone who entered the Holiday Song Parody contest! The prize, as noted, will be two tickets to Tru Grace at Central Square Theater....
Almanac: What to do in the garden Nov. 24.
Carol Stocker's live chat has moved to Fridays. She will answer on-line questions Dec. 4, 1-2 p.m. Here's what to do in the garden...
Black Friday deal round-up
In case you plan to hit the stores on Friday, here's a sampling of additional deals on clothes, home goods, and more to help you...
Charity shop
Here's a nifty deal that actually benefits something more than the contents of your closet. From Dec. 7 to Dec. 13, bring a pair...
Noah would recognize it.
The Good Book says Noah was the first man to make wine. Whether he did or not we can't really know, but the grain...
Thanksgiving from a pre-kindergarten perspective
My youngest kids have been learning about Thanksgiving at preschool all week, and today was the main event: pajama day and a party, with a...
Boys will be boys, and that's OK
November 23, 2009For this month's Books We Like installment, I offer up one that made me less worried about raising a serial killer. The Way of Boys: Raising Healthy Boys in a Challenging and Complex World by Anthony Rao tells moms...
Jobs
Thanks!
With the holiday season upon us, I can’t think of...
Resources for HR professionals from the Northeast Human Resources Association
Cars
Roaring through Mass. in the McLaren F1
Herb Chambers takes us for a ride in his 240 mph McLaren F1....
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