Thursday, February 4, 2016

Going Nuclear: Can Boston Take A Shot At PK Subban - And Should ... and other top stories.

  • Going Nuclear: Can Boston Take A Shot At PK Subban - And Should ...

    Going Nuclear: Can Boston Take A Shot At PK Subban - And Should ...
    The Montreal Canadiens are in full-blown panic. They're losing games hand over fist and the Montreal media is already debating whether or not they should tank. But now they're beginning to talk about the untouchable - trading PK Subban. If that ever came close to fruition - here's why the Bruins should be in - and how it could happen. Times are tough over on the dark side. Montreal Canadiens are struggling spectacularly. Carey Price is injured. The Habs can't score. Right now, they are the wor..
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  • Massachusetts Gaming Commission signs off on Wynn-Boston ...

    Massachusetts Gaming Commission signs off on Wynn-Boston ...
    BOSTON รข€“ The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted to approve an agreement put together by Wynn Resorts and the city of Boston, clearing away another hurdle for the $1.7 billion resort casino planned for neighboring Everett. The agreement also marks the end to a bitter feud between Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and casino mogul Steve Wynn. Walsh had claimed Boston should receive "host community status" because of the heavy impact of the casino on the city, and sued the Gaming Commission over the ..
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  • Boston Latin School parents urged to bypass administration

    Boston Latin School parents urged to bypass administration
    Advocates and city officials are urging parents of Boston Latin School students to bypass the school’s administrators and take racial insensitivity complaints straight to the district’s equity office, which is probing how the elite school’s headmaster dealt with tweets that students submitted to her over a year ago.City Councilor Andrea Campbell — who graduated from Boston Latin in 2000 — said concerns about inaction on racial tensions extend beyond the binder of tweets submitted a year and a ha..
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  • Boston could see 4-7 inches of snow, forecasters say

    Boston could see 4-7 inches of snow, forecasters say
    Despite Thursday’s unseasonably mild weather, the Boston area is expected to see 4 to 7 inches of snow Friday, after temperatures drop noticeably overnight, the National Weather Service said.Winter storm watches are in effect for Boston, the southern portion of Worcester County, and the southeastern portions of the state from late Thursday until 3 p.m. Friday. Advertisement “Moisture and the colder air will mean a period of snow after midnight and through the [Friday] morning rush hour,’’ fo..
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  • Boston Flower Exchange vendors to close by year's end

    Boston Flower Exchange vendors to close by year's end
    Another Boston institution has set a closing date.Vendors at the Boston Flower Exchange in the South End have been told they need to move out by the end of the year, to make way for a new owner at the 5.6 acre site in the South End. Advertisement It’s still not clear who that new owner will be, or what they will put there. When the building went up for sale last year, a bidding war among big-name developers drove the price north of $40 million, according to people familiar with the deal. But..
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  • Yoan Moncada's car: Boston Red Sox top prospect owns new BMW ...

    Yoan Moncada's car: Boston Red Sox top prospect owns new BMW ...
    Yoan Moncada has been spending some of that $31.5 million signing bonus he received from the Boston Red Sox last March.  Moncada purchased an Avorza BMW i8, and the Cuban phenom paid Alex Vega of The Auto Firm in Miami to make the car more stylish.  Vega wrote on Instagram that the BMW was stripped to the bone and painted in all satin black with red metallic accents that glow in the dark. Vega also made a custom interior. The 20-year-old Moncada batted .278 with a .380 on-base percentage, .438..
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  • Suffolk president, board chair meet amid turmoil

    Suffolk president, board chair meet amid turmoil
    Besieged Suffolk University president Margaret McKenna met for four hours Wednesday with the college’s trustees chairman, Drew Meyer, in an effort to resolve their highly public dispute, as worries grew over the damage it is causing to the school’s reputation.The meeting took place as Mayor Martin J. Walsh waded into the ugly tiff for the first time, offering strong praise for McKenna’s leadership and urging board members to “work this out.” Advertisement A brief statement from the universit..
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  • Scorching Celtics are Ready for Cleveland Test

    Scorching Celtics are Ready for Cleveland Test
    BOSTON – The Boston Celtics finished off the Detroit Pistons, 102-95, Wednesday night to grab their seventh win over their last eight games. The C’s are in the midst of their hottest stretch of the season, but now its time for them to test some deeper waters. They will travel to Cleveland Thursday afternoon for a Friday night marquee matchup against the best the Eastern Conference has to offer. It will be Boston’s first trip to Quicken Loans Arena since April, when the Cavaliers beat it t..
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  • Who's On First, scene of fatal shooting, closes

    Who's On First, scene of fatal shooting, closes
    Popular Fenway bar Who’s On First, where a Thanksgiving Day shooting left a beloved train conductor dead and three others injured, has closed for good, according to Red Sox officials.The closure was announced Tuesday night by Red Sox president Sam Kennedy and senior vice president and special counsel David Friedman at a community meeting and was met by applause from residents who say the bar should have been shuttered long ago. Advertisement Even after a series of violent incidents at the b..
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  • Bulpett: Forget about Dwight Howard; David Lee in limbo

    Bulpett: Forget about Dwight Howard; David Lee in limbo
    Apparently Danny Ainge has not lost his mind.Amid reports the Celtics were pursuing Rockets center Dwight Howard, one had reason to ponder that possibility, but multiple league sources have told the Herald there are no such talks.Team A calling Team B in recent weeks to ask if it would give up assets C, D and E for Player F — and being told no — does not a negotiation make. Rather it makes for a pretty quick and fruitless phone call.It’s clear the Rockets would like there to be a market for Howa..
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Brock Holt settles in as Red Sox utility man .Virginia Tech students charged in death of girl, 13 .
Black enrollment at Boston Latin falls sharply .State, federal sweep nabs 37 local members of violent gang .

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