http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/ en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:00:30 -0500 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:57:05 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss A tornado was to blame for at least some of the damage inflicted yesterday when powerful storms hit New Hampshire, a National Weather Service official said. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/cleanup_underwa.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/cleanup_underwa.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:00:30 -0500 Two bi-level coaches derailed at about 9:30 p.m. at a switch about a quarter-mile south of South Station as a crew took the train to a rail yard, said MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/fairmount_commu.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/fairmount_commu.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:41:10 -0500 Brenda Stevens "loved her family and her husband loved her,” McGovern said “They were just a happy-go-lucky couple.” http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/friend_woman_ki.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/friend_woman_ki.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:12:38 -0500 A procession led by state and local motorcycle police thundered into the city today, carrying the body of Army Staff Sergeant Alex R. Jimenez. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/a_somber_recept.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/a_somber_recept.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:00:16 -0500 Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino is scheduled today to announce the formation of an advisory committee for issues faced by the disabled in the city, city officials said. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/mayor_to_announ.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/mayor_to_announ.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:58:03 -0500 Bands of bikers, escorted by cycling police officers, converged on Boston's City Hall this morning as part of Bike Friday, an event intended to encourage more people in the city to take to their two-wheelers. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/a_different_kin.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/a_different_kin.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:53:11 -0500 Robert J. Chadronet was convicted of unarmed robbery, Norfolk District Attorney William Keating said in a statement. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/teardrop_bandit.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/teardrop_bandit.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:30:59 -0500 A man was killed this morning on Interstate 495 in Chelmsford when his car collided head-on with a tractor-trailer that had careened out of control and was traveling on the wrong side of the highway, State Police said. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/by_casey_ramsde.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/by_casey_ramsde.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:21:47 -0500 "That's the first time I ever saw anything like that, and Jacksonville has a lot of bad weather," said Rosalie Lindamood, 84, of Jacksonville, Fla. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/an_unusual_sigh.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/an_unusual_sigh.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:13:39 -0500 Reports of damage from high winds came in just before noon from the Deerfield and Epsom area, said Jim Van Dongen, a spokesman for New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency Management. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/a_strong_storm.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/a_strong_storm.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:51:51 -0500 Massachusetts dodged a bullet. A violent storm killed one person in southeast New Hampshire today. The weather service said it will investigate tomorrow whether that was a tornado. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/another_day_som.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/another_day_som.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:42:17 -0500 Jacob Ebenberg-Carey was found in the pool at the home on Kilmer Avenue at about 7:40 a.m. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/toddler_dies_in.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/toddler_dies_in.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:40:36 -0500 The searchers, who worked until early this morning, also found "a number of devices in various stages of completion," the state fire marshal's office and Plymouth Police said in a statement. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/fireworks_mater.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/fireworks_mater.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:16:42 -0500 Ariel Lara Agusviva, 18, of Jamaica Plain, was shot during a struggle after a vehicle stop. He and Jorge Luis Ortiz Lara, 22, of Palmer are facing heroin possession charges. A third man is facing a traffic citation. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/arraignment_set.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/arraignment_set.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:59:25 -0500 The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning after reports of a funnel cloud sighting at about 4 p.m. in Barrington, R.I. The warning was cancelled about 45 minutes later. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/up_to_8_inches.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/up_to_8_inches.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:43:04 -0500