http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/ en-us Copyright 2009 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:13:14 -0500 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:17:22 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss By Jeannie Nuss, Globe Correspondent An MBTA bus driver was assaulted and robbed on an idling bus last night in Dedham, a T spokeswoman said. Two men approached the 33 bus at the intersection of River and Milton streets about... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/bus_driver_assa.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/bus_driver_assa.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:13:14 -0500 var w = 539;var h = 454;var playerId = 21913462001;var textSize = 17;var customTitle = "" ;var bctid = 50278923001;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:"player5807"};swfobject.embedSWF("http://cache.boston.com/multimedia/templates/swfs/blog_player.swf", "player5807", w, h,... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/a_great_day_for.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/a_great_day_for.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:51:11 -0500 Dina Rudick/Globe Staff Should Widener Library and other Harvard libraries learn to be better sharers? By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff Even Harvard can't have it all. Already cut from the budget of the world's wealthiest university: hot breakfasts for... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/first_the_hot_b.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/first_the_hot_b.html The Quad Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:17:37 -0500 James Kebinger won a prize for using MBTA data to create this visualization of the flow of subway and commuter trains during the course of 24 hours. By Hannah McBride, Globe Staff An iPhone application that shows MBTA riders... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/new_iphone_apps.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/new_iphone_apps.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:37:55 -0500 By Emma Rose Johnson, Globe Correspondent Several hundred homes and businesses were left in the dark today due to a power outage in the Chestnut Hill section of Brookline. NStar spokeswoman JoAnne O’Leary said the outage was due to trouble... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/power_outage_da.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/power_outage_da.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:25:08 -0500 By Hannah McBride, Globe Correspondent Three suspects are facing charges that they beat a 19-year-old homeless man, then stole his boots and left him for dead in a nearby river, Concord, N.H, police said. Robert Potter, 42, Thomas Croswell, 42,... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/three_charged_w.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/three_charged_w.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:13:54 -0500 By Emma Rose Johnson, Globe Correspondent Two teenagers are facing charges that they robbed a pizza delivery driver in Revere, then stole his car, Boston and Revere police said. The 14-year-old and 17-year-old from East Boston were arrested at around... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/east_boston_tee.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/east_boston_tee.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:00:07 -0500 By Terri Schwartz, Globe Correspondent A Reading man died early today after his 2002 Ford Explorer crashed on the exit ramp from Route 128 southbound to Route 28 northbound. The Explorer driven by Ryan Golden, 35, rolled over onto the... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/reading_man_kil.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/reading_man_kil.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:46:29 -0500 By Hannah McBride, Globe Staff An 84-year-old man is in stable condition today at a hospital after being knocked to the ground by a bicyclist on Massachusetts Avenue around 5 p.m. Friday, Boston police said. Witnesses said the man had... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/biker_knocks_ov.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/biker_knocks_ov.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:31:05 -0500 John Blanding/Globe Staff Matt Woodbury of Beverly, Mass. tried to keep his feet dry today while crossing Summer Street in Manchester-by-the-Sea. By Kathy McCabe, Globe Staff, and Terri Schwartz, Globe Correspondent The remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped buckets of... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/traffic_snarls.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/traffic_snarls.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:14:24 -0500 Road closures and other transportation advisories for the week of Nov. 15: Two to three lanes of I-93 South will be closed approaching and through downtown Sunday through Thursday from 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. Two to three lanes of... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/road_closures_f_59.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/road_closures_f_59.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:00:29 -0500 Fidelity’s greatest concern is for the well-being of its employees. Fidelity’s health and emergency preparedness experts believe it’s prudent to get the medication to employees as a precaution. -- Fidelity Investments internal memo The idea of employers stocking antivirals for... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/fidelitys_flu_d.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/fidelitys_flu_d.html Viewpoints Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:16:17 -0500 By Jack Nicas, Globe Correspondent After a near-perfect weekend and uncharacteristically warm week, New England’s run of good weather is over. The remnants of Hurricane Ida are expected to drop an inch of rain on eastern Massachusetts beginning tonight, with... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/remnants_of_ida.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/remnants_of_ida.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:50:04 -0500 By Abbie Ruzicka, Globe Correspondent Four police officers and one resident were injured this afternoon in a fire in Scituate, officials said. The state fire marshal's office is investigating the blaze at 24 Egypt Beach Road, said fire marshal's spokeswoman... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/five_injured_in_4.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/five_injured_in_4.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:52:24 -0500 By Frank Phillips, Globe Staff It's time to hang up the gloves. State Auditor A. Joseph DeNucci will not seek re-election next year, ending a five-decade career at the State House in which the former champion boxer rose from legislative... http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/auditor_denucci_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/auditor_denucci_1.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:34:27 -0500