http://www.boston.com/news/local Breaking news and local news from Boston.com and Boston Globe reporters. en-us 2009-11-27T16:47:40Z http://www.boston.com/ http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/bcom_logo_140w.gif http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/27/police_in_mass_investigate_bottle_bomb_explosions?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news New Bedford police are looking for a suspect believed to be responsible for a string of soda bottle explosions in the city. 2009-11-27T16:09:24Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/27/boston_man_charged_with_fatal_shooting_in_city?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news A Boston man suspected of a fatal shooting in the city this summer is facing arraignment. 2009-11-27T15:19:19Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/27/mass_fire_chief_chided_for_allowing_wedding_ride?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news Revere's mayor has verbally reprimanded the city's fire chief for allowing a firefighter to ride a department ladder truck nine miles to his wedding. 2009-11-27T14:59:19Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/27/nh_soldier_gets_445k_after_being_illegally_fired?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news A New Hampshire soldier has been awarded $445,000 for being demoted and then fired after he returned from Iraq. 2009-11-27T14:49:19Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/27/mass_probes_citys_missing_tax_money?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news State investigators are expected to visit the Holyoke tax collector's office in their probe of $82,000 in overdue motor vehicle excise tax receipts reported missing. 2009-11-27T13:59:18Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/27/mass_woman_sees_image_of_jesus_on_her_iron?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news A Massachusetts woman who recently separated from her husband, had her hours at work cut, and moved into an apartment, says an image of Jesus Christ she sees on her iron has reassured her that "life is going to be good." 2009-11-27T13:49:21Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/27/myopia_hunt_club_rides_out_on_annual_hunt_dating_to_1880s?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news Tradition and legacy are hallmarks of the New England character. Here is where the nation was forged, suitably commemorated at Thanksgiving, and where its places and practices are remembered with earnest devotion. Robert G. Pushkar, Globe Correspondent 2009-11-27T05:45:16Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/27/explosion_causes_fire_that_injures_one_in_sandwich?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news An explosion caused a fire yesterday that destroyed a two-story home and left a male resident badly burned, Sandwich fire officials said. Fire Lieutenant Peter Pozerski said an explosion at 8 Chaucer St. was reported shortly after 4 a.m. “When firefighters arrived, they found a two-story home fully involved, with the resident located outside with burns from the fire,’’ Pozerski ... 2009-11-27T05:40:57Z met http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2009/11/27/nursing_home_clashes_mar_the_golden_years?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news For weeks last summer, 87-year-old Elizabeth DeCandia dreaded being in her bedroom in the Rosewood Nursing Home. She liked the space itself - relatively large, spanking clean, and decorated with photographs of her loving family. Patricia Wen, Globe Staff 2009-11-27T05:19:11Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2009/11/27/on_the_border_a_hard_line?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news The seaplane burst out of nowhere Tuesday in the skies above Lake Memphremagog, swooping low across the Canadian border and banking over a stand of bare trees. Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff 2009-11-27T04:49:52Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/27/fast_moving_fire_in_brockton_leaves_18_residents_homeless?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news A fast-moving fire jumped from one Brockton triple-decker to a second one last night, causing extensive damage to both buildings and leaving 18 residents, including five children, temporarily homeless on Thanksgiving. Michael Corcoran, Globe Correspondent 2009-11-27T04:17:46Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/27/single_father_who_was_homeless_fears_a_christmas_without_gifts?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news As a newly single father, he has made great strides in the past year to provide for his two children. Christopher Tangney, Globe Santa Correspondent 2009-11-27T04:16:43Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/27/lost_traps_posing_a_threat_to_maines_lobster_industry?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news Beneath the cold ocean waters off the coast of Maine, the nation’s lobster breadbasket, lie hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of old wire lobster “ghost traps.’’ Lost over the years to storms, boats, and even the knives of fishermen who have cut them from their buoys to settle scores, many of the traps continue catching lobsters. Clarke Canfield, Associated Press 2009-11-27T04:08:15Z met http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/11/27/when_debt_lacks_value?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news Peter Brooke has been around long enough to see everything in the worlds of venture capital and private equity. He doesn’t like a lot of what he sees today. Steven Syre, Globe Columnist 2009-11-27T04:07:57Z eco http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/27/more_charges_filed_in_lowell_hit_and_run?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news As police filed fresh charges yesterday in a Lowell hit-and-run accident, the 12-year-old victim woke up in his own bed for the first time since he was run down in a crosswalk last week, family said. Jack Nicas, Globe Correspondent 2009-11-27T04:05:06Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/27/meteorologist_predicts_heavy_snow_not_in_this_winters_forecast?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news This may not be the season for heavy snow, if Bob Pannuto predicted right again. Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff 2009-11-27T04:04:20Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/27/no_arrests_no_answers?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news Sergio Ibañez should be wrapping up his first semester at the University of Massachusetts about now, pursuing the degree he coveted in electrical engineering. Globe Columnist 2009-11-27T04:04:00Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/27/for_transplanted_students_a_home_for_the_holiday?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news Sarah Weatherbee spent much of yesterday cooking “supertraditional’’ fare - turkey, stuffing, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, squash, cranberry sauce, cheesecake - for an untraditional guest: someone she had never met before. Donovan Slack, Globe Staff 2009-11-27T04:02:31Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/27/demand_for_dna_testing_outstrips_crime_lab_capacity?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news Thirteen years after Manson Brown allegedly pushed through a window of a home on Franklin Street in Cambridge, raped a woman, and disappeared into the night, he was indicted last week for the crime. Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff 2009-11-27T03:55:56Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/26/gods_work_on_the_block?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news So, a priest, a rabbi, a minister and an imam walk into a prison . . . Kevin Cullen, Globe Columnist 2009-11-26T05:20:55Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/11/26/hingham_quincy_brighams_to_stay_open_braintree_and_kingston_locations_await_their_fate?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news HINGHAM - Ice cream lovers here exhaled in relief last week when they learned the iconic Brigham’s in Hingham Square would remain open despite the news that the corporation is going bankrupt. Johanna Seltz, Globe Correspondent 2009-11-26T01:31:33Z so http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/11/26/wayland_trims_affordable_housing_requirement_for_project_at_former_raytheon_site?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news Wayland officials say they hope workers will break ground in the spring on a new town center project after Town Meeting last week voted to remove a hurdle that could have tripped it up. Calvin Hennick, Globe Correspondent 2009-11-26T01:17:12Z we http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/25/redemption_and_gratitude?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news If I could, I’d like to be, a great big movie star... Bobcat Smith stands in a dark apartment in a Roxbury housing development, arms outstretched, singing. Decades of bad decisions may have taken their toll on the rest of him, but his voice is still rich and sweet, like a Neville brother’s. Yvonne Abraham, Globe Columnist 2009-11-25T06:23:51Z met http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/11/23/sparks_fly_over_silicon_valley_vs_bay_state?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news Highlights from Scott Kirsner’s Innovation Economy blog. For the full blog, visit www.boston.com/innovation . Scott Kirsner, Globe Correspondent 2009-11-23T03:08:59Z eco http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/22/age_based_road_tests_make_sense?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news There has been much sturm und drang up at the State House around mandatory tests for elderly drivers. But then there is always much sturm und drang around any legislation that affects the elderly. The ancient adage - never legislate anything to do with children or pets - was amended long ago to include the elderly, who have a hair ... Sam Allis, Globe Columnist 2009-11-22T04:50:53Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/11/22/the_ghosts_of_thanksgivings_from_the_past?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news The best thing about the holidays is the worst thing about the holidays. The past comes calling. Sometimes it taps you on the shoulder. Sometimes it tackles you. Sometimes you laugh at what you remember. Sometimes you cry. Beverly Beckham 2009-11-21T19:58:24Z so http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2009/11/20/attack_ads_to_spice_up_senate_primary?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news People say that the Democratic primary race for Ted Kennedy's seat is boring, and they are right. There's not a doughnut's worth of difference among the pretenders. Each claims to be a super-liberal, eager to empty out the US Treasury to placate whatever interest group they happen to find themselves in front of. Alex Beam, Globe Columnist 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z unknown http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/17/global_view_on_aids_drives_lab?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news Dr. Bruce D. Walker, an acclaimed AIDS specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital, didn't really want to go to South Africa. He was engrossed in his laboratory's AIDS research in Boston, and a trip to see his team's field work seemed a risky distraction. James F. Smith, Globe Staff 2009-02-17T05:23:39Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/17/homeless_families_face_strict_new_rules?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news Less than two years after vowing to end homelessness in Massachusetts, the Patrick administration has proposed new regulations that it acknowledges could force hundreds of homeless families back on the street. David Abel, Globe Staff 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/17/paid_sex_then_threats_bring_id_debate?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news He was a prominent businessman from the Boston area, married and in his 60s, who later told authorities that he had merely wanted a "last hurrah" - sex with a young woman. Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/17/autopsy_today_for_teen_who_left_party?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news WELLESLEY - Elizabeth Mun often invited friends from Dana Hall School to her home for slumber parties, so her former classmates at the Wellesley boarding school could get away from campus for a while. The teenagers would stay up late catching up, talking, and laughing for hours. Peter Schworm and Brian Ballou, Globe Staff 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/17/2_romney_estates_hit_the_market?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news The "cabin" in Deer Valley, Utah, which overlooks a reservoir and mountains, comes fully furnished with custom-made light fixtures, specially sculpted fireplace screens, and eight full bathrooms. Called the "perfect retreat," it is 9,500 square feet on 11 acres. The asking price: $5,250,000. David Abel, Globe Staff 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/17/bay_states_top_jurist_says_courts_are_in_crisis?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news The economic downturn could have a devastating impact on the American justice system as courts are forced to lay off employees and cut down on court hours, Massachusetts' top judge said yesterday. Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/17/umass_has_most_of_states_top_paid_workers?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news For a university laying off staff and eyeing a hefty fee increase, dominating the just-released list of top-paid state workers can't help but come across as ill-timed. Peter Schworm, Globe Staff 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/02/17/1_dead_in_alleged_drunken_driving_crash?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news HARWICH A 19-year-old Dennis man is dead after an alleged drunk driver crashed into a utility pole. Steven Saling was a passenger in a van driven by Eric St. Cyr when it slammed into a utility pole and snapped it in half Sunday night. Emergency workers found Saling's body in the wreckage, with St. Cyr and a second passenger standing ... 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/02/17/police_kill_pet_chimp_after_woman_is_injured?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news STAMFORD, Conn. - A large pet chimpanzee attacked a woman visiting a Stamford home yesterday, leaving her with serious facial injuries, police said. Associated Press 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/09/22/t_loses_bid_to_expand_security_grants?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news The federal government has rejected a request by the MBTA and other big-city transit agencies to use antiterrorism grants to install systems that detect chemical threats in subway stations. Noah Bierman, Globe Staff 2008-09-22T04:00:00Z met