New England in brief
PROVINCETOWN
Two fishermen who reported trouble with their boat yesterday were found and rescued by the Coast Guard last night, said Petty Officer Connie Terrell. The men, wearing survival suits, were pulled from the water around 9 p.m. in Cape Cod Bay between Sandwich and East Sandwich. The boat, the Carol and Allison out of Wellfleet, sank at 4:15 p.m., about an hour after the two called the Coast Guard station in Provincetown to request assistance, Terrell said. Terrell said the men’s survival suits helped them stay warm and afloat until they were found. The fishermen were checked out by Coast Guard personnel, but declined medical treatment.BOSTON
Governor to get a new legal counsel
Ben Clements, an original member of Governor Deval Patrick’s team and his chief legal counsel, is leaving the administration, along with deputy chief counsel Michael Pineault. They will launch a new law firm together. William “Mo’’ Cowan, a Boston lawyer, will replace Clements. Cowan is leaving his partnership in Mintz Levin’s litigation section. He is the former president of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association and the Northeastern University School of Law Alumni Association. (State House News Service)LOWELL
Tsongas endorses Coakley for senator
US Representative Niki Tsongas, a Lowell Democrat, endorsed Attorney General Martha Coakley yesterday for US Senate. Tsongas is the first member of the Massachusetts congressional delegation to endorse someone other than their colleague in the House, US Representative Michael Capuano. Tsongas was the first woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts in 25 years, and Coakley is seeking to be the state’s first woman US senator.CONCORD, N.H.
Preservation group names 7 sites to save
Two churches, a conference center, and a ski jump are among the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s picks for its annual “Seven to Save’’ list. The First Parish Church in East Derry hosted yesterday’s gathering and received one of the designations. Built in 1769, it still serves an active congregation, but is facing nearly $1 million in repairs. The New England Center in Durham is listed, as are the iron furnace, a 19th-century Franconia landmark; the 70-meter ski jump at Gunstock Ski Area in Gilford; Brewster Memorial Hall in Wolfeboro; the United Methodist Church in Keene, just vacated by its congregation; and a mill building in East Alstead. (AP)EAST LONGMEADOW
Town shuts school as students fall ill
An East Longmeadow elementary school has been closed for the rest of the week after about a fifth of its students came down with flulike symptoms. The town’s Board of Selectman voted Tuesday night to close the Meadow Brook School after more than 140 students reported feeling ill. Superintendent Edward Costa said there was no indication that any of the sick students have swine flu. Classes are scheduled to resume Monday. (AP)WESTMINSTER
Police killed man who fired on officers
An autopsy report shows that a Westminster man who exchanged gunfire with police Sunday night died of wounds from gunshots fired by police, Timothy Connolly, a spokesman for the Worcester district attorney, said yesterday. Westminster officers shot Michael A. Membrino, 49, twice, sending one bullet through each leg.CAMBRIDGE
Bomb squad destroys old cannonball
An old cannonball at an apartment on Garden Street drew several bomb squads Monday, including one from a Newport, R.I. naval base, called because it was a military-grade explosive. The crew X-rayed the large sphere and brought it back to Rhode Island, where it was destroyed. It was unclear why the residents had the cannonball or why they contacted authorities.
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