Answers sought in manhole cover fatality on Expressway
A manhole cover at the edge of the Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. Tunnel came loose and flew into the air during the Friday morning commute, smashing through a car’s front windshield and killing the driver, an art teacher who was headed to her job at a Milton elementary school.Caitlin Clavette, 35, was driving south on the Southeast Expressway in Boston just before 8 a.m. when the manhole cover, which weighed more than 200 pounds, crashed into her black Honda HR-V, traveled through the vehicle, and exit..>> view originalBoston Red Sox rumors: Dave Dombrowski should add Franklin ...
MassLive.com Red Sox beat reporter Jen McCaffrey wrote yesterday about a rumor that the Red Sox have shown interest in free-agent left-handed relievers such as Neal Cotts and Franklin Morales. I've been writing for a while now that president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski should add another left-handed reliever before spring training. On Feb. 4, I asked, Should Dombrowski have interest in Franklin Morales, Neal Cotts, any lefty reliever? Yes, of course he should. Sox lefties Robbie R..>> view originalSource, Carmelo scoff at Celtics trade rumor
TORONTO — By the time he reached the podium following this morning’s East team All-Star practice, Carmelo Anthony was already tired of this most recent trade deadline frenzy.A New York Daily News report had the Knicks star going to Cleveland as part of a three-team deal that also had the Celtics getting Kevin Love. Anthony shook his head.“It sucks. I’m tired of these rumors — I’m tired of it, man,” he said. “The Knicks? I don’t know where that rumor came from. I don’t talk to them about that. Bu..>> view originalDivision deepens in GOP field over immigration ahead of debate
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Republican presidential race has erupted in an incendiary new round of attacks over immigration, laying the groundwork in South Carolina for a monthslong fight that is likely to amplify hard-line talk about border security and migrants before a national audience. With Donald Trump leading the way, the candidates have offered contentious proposals to build a wall on the Mexican border, block Muslims from entering the United States and turn away even 5-year-old refugees f..>> view originalNo disruption for Craft Brewers Guild despite license suspension
The state’s largest distributor of craft beers has been slapped with an unprecedented 90-day license suspension by the state for paying Boston bars tens of thousands of dollars to carry its beers and freeze out competitors.The state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission said the Craft Brewers Guild of Everett spent around “$120,000 to pay kickbacks” to a dozen Boston-area establishments “in a pervasive illegal enterprise’’ that spanned at least five years. Advertisement Craft Brewers Guild..>> view originalDavid Krejci breaks tie, Bruins beat Wild 4-2
By BRIAN HALL Associated Press | 02.13.16 | 5:06 PM ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — David Krejci broke a tie in the second period and Jonas Gustavsson made 31 saves to help the Boston Bruins beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Saturday. Krejci added an assist in Boston’s sixth straight road victory. The Bruins are second in the NHL with 39 road points. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Brad Marchand, Loui Eriksson and Zdeno Chara also scored for Boston. Marchand has scored in six straight games an..>> view original5 numbers Red Sox need to fix this year
Here’s a prediction: The Red Sox need to score more runs and allow fewer runs if they’re to be better in 2016 than they were in 2015.Obviously.But how can they improve on their win total? Digging deeper into the numbers, here are five the Sox should try to fix:Rick Porcello’s home runs allowedLast year: 25Reasonable goal: 18It took Porcello some time to realize it, but there’s little need for him to be forcing four-seam fastballs high in the zone. His arm felt powerful last year, and his average..>> view originalNames of jurors in Tsarnaev trial released
A federal judge on Friday released the names of the 12 jurors who sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death last year.US District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. in August denied a request from The Boston Globe to release the jurors’ names because certain post-trial matters were still pending in US District Court in Boston. He disclosed the names on Friday because those matters have concluded. Advertisement The death penalty case is moving to the US Court of Appeals for t..>> view originalRussian PM: West is rekindling the Cold War with NATO moves
MUNICH — Russia's prime minister accused NATO on Saturday of restarting the Cold War amid increased military maneuvers and troop deployments to countries neighboring Russia, moves the alliance's top official defended as a necessary response to aggression from Moscow.Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told a meeting of top defense officials, diplomats and national leaders that sanctions imposed after Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and new moves by NATO "only aggravate" tensions."NATO's p..>> view originalMassachusetts prepares for Arctic cold blast
BOSTON — State officials say they'll be monitoring dangerous cold and wind chills over the President's Day weekend.The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency is encouraging people to wear proper clothing outside to prevent the Arctic air from causing frostbite and hypothermia. The agency is also warning of carbon monoxide dangers from alternative heating sources and cautioning against using blow torches to thaw frozen pipes.Keolis, the company that operates the MBTA's commuter rail system, sa..>> view original
Saturday, February 13, 2016
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