http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/ en-us Copyright 2009 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:22:09 -0500 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:41:42 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss By Abbie Ruzicka, Globe Correspondent A woman was assaulted and robbed early yesterday morning on the Charles River Esplanade near the Massachusetts Avenue footbridge, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said. The woman was walking alone when the attack... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/woman_assaulted.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/woman_assaulted.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:22:09 -0500 By Nandini Jayakrishna, Globe Correspondent The family of a Jamaica Plain woman raped and killed by a repeat violent offender stood with lawmakers today and urged the Legislature to pass a "three strikes" law that would toughen penalties for... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/victims_family_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/victims_family_1.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:10:42 -0500 (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)During 2001 press conference, Kenneth Waters laughed with his sister, Betty Anne, after his murder conviction was vacated. By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff The town of Ayer and five of its insurance companies have agreed to pay... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/by_jonathan_sal_4.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/by_jonathan_sal_4.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:02:08 -0500 National Transportation Safety Board By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff Investigators for the National Transportation Safety Board said today that a fatal Green Line crash in May 2008 could have been prevented if the MBTA had an automated train control... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/ntsb_holds_hear.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/ntsb_holds_hear.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:20:38 -0500 Pat Greenouse/Globe Staff Riding in the bucket of Tower Ladder 10, an engineer inspected the damage on Monday to a Northeastern University student housing building on Huntington Avenue after the cornice collapsed onto the sidewalk. Ted Gartland, a dayside... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/teddys_take_thi.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/teddys_take_thi.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:51:52 -0500 Globe Staff An 88-year-old driver accused of striking and killing a 4-year-old girl in Stoughton is scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday in Norfolk Superior Court. Ilse Horn faces a charge of negligent motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation. The... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/driver_88_to_fa.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/driver_88_to_fa.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:42:28 -0500 By Jack Nicas, Globe Correspondent Two people received minor injuries in two separate aircraft incidents within minutes of each other at Hanscom Field in Bedford today. A student pilot overturned a helicopter while practicing hovering maneuvers just before 2 p.m.... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/2_crashes_repor.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/2_crashes_repor.html Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:59:29 -0500 By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff Linda Jenness was working in the rear of a Green Line trolley last year, slowly emerging from a red light in Newton, when she "heard a horrific crash and felt my train being thrown." "I... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/investigators_s_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/investigators_s_1.html Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:44:04 -0500 By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff A man accused of trying to murder his ex-wife in Swampscott today was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing later this month. Felix Manuel Mateo-Perez was arraigned in his bed at NSMC... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/suspect_in_swam_2.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/suspect_in_swam_2.html Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:38:37 -0500 By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff The co-owner of a Boston nightclub is now facing criminal charges for allegedly destroying evidence and for lying to Boston police as they investigated a shooting outside his nightclub on New Year’s Day. Shawn... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/bar_coowner_cha_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/bar_coowner_cha_1.html Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:09:54 -0500 By Matt Viser, Globe Staff House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo said today that House lawmakers plan to restore funding for Zoo New England, which could stave off the closure of two zoos in Greater Boston. “With the amount of calls... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/deleo_lawmakers.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/deleo_lawmakers.html Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:28:49 -0500 var w = 539;var h = 353;var playerId = 21913462001;var textSize = 17;var customTitle = "" ;var bctid = 29331928001;var flashvars = {w:w, h:h, bctid:bctid, playerId:playerId, textSize:textSize, customTitle:customTitle};var params = {salign:"tl", scale:"noscale", AllowScriptAccess:"always", allowFullScreen:true};var attributes = {id:"player7516"};swfobject.embedSWF("http://cache.boston.com/multimedia/templates/swfs/blog_player.swf", "player7516", w, h,... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/decorative_trim_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/decorative_trim_1.html Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:30:07 -0500 (Bill Greene/Globe Staff) Family members and onlookers watch as Lawrence police, firefighters, and State Police search the Merrimack River for missing boater and Iraq war veteran Juan Guzman. By Brian Ballou and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff LAWRENCE --... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/search_underway.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/search_underway.html Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:52:15 -0500 By Matt Collette, Globe Correspondent A Dorchester mother today expressed regret that she and her friend left their four young children home alone early today while they went to get some cigarettes. Maggie Rodriguez said two of the four children... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/dorchester_mom.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/dorchester_mom.html Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:03:09 -0500 Yoon Byun/Globe Staff Ada Jones, 2, of Lexington, looks out from the Romanian Tall Ship Mircea as blue skies and warm temperatures on Sunday brought multitudes to Sail Boston 2009 to experience the majesty of the great sailing ships.... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/teddys_take_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/teddys_take_1.html Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:33:30 -0500