Friday, June 3, 2016

Red Sox Notes: Rick Porcello Falters But Worn-Out Bullpen Dooms ... and other top stories.

  • Red Sox Notes: Rick Porcello Falters But Worn-Out Bullpen Dooms ...

    Red Sox Notes: Rick Porcello Falters But Worn-Out Bullpen Dooms ...
    The Boston Red Sox scored 16 runs over the final two games of their series against the Baltimore Orioles. And while that would have been enough for most teams to win, that wasn’t the case for Boston. For the second night in a row, the Red Sox’s pitching failed to deliver as the Orioles sent seven baseballs out of Camden Yards en route to a 12-7 Boston loss Thursday. Starter Rick Porcello gave up three of those on his own, with two-run homers to Mark Trumbo and Adam Jones and a solo shot to Trum..
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  • One lucky Thunderbird

    One lucky Thunderbird
    The shaken parents of a U.S. Air Force pilot from Chelmsford, whose Thunderbird crashed in Colorado after a flyover for an Air Force Academy commencement, said they’re thankful their son was able to eject safely.“It was a little tense. It hit me very hard to know he’s been involved in something like that,” Ann Turner, mother of Maj. Alex Turner, told the Herald yesterday. “I’m relieved he’s OK and no one was hurt.”Alex Turner, 33, a husband and father of a 3-year-old daughter, made national head..
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  • Walsh: Boston cops won't follow Baker's new rules on immigrants

    Walsh: Boston cops won't follow Baker's new rules on immigrants
    Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh today said there would be no shift in policy in the interaction between Boston police and the immigrant community after Gov. Charlie Baker reversed a Deval Patrick-era policy and allowed state police to detain undocumented immigrants at the request of federal immigration officials.“No, absolutely not, none,” Walsh said definitively when asked about any changes. “I don’t view police officers as immigration officials — they have their own enforcement arm and they are t..
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  • Citizenship applications soar in Mass.

    Citizenship applications soar in Mass.
    Massachusetts is experiencing a dramatic increase in the number of immigrants applying for US citizenship, driven by a contentious presidential election and an expanding array of services to help them apply.From January to March nearly 8,000 people applied for citizenship in Massachusetts, a 30 percent increase from the previous quarter. Advertisement “It’s been an overwhelming surge,” said Veronica Serrato, executive director of the nonprofit Project Citizenship in Boston. “I assumed that ..
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  • UMass official killed in crash 'was always there for you'

    UMass official killed in crash 'was always there for you'
    Bill Brett for The Boston Globe/File Gina Cappello was a vice chancellor at the University of Massachusetts Boston. To the University of Massachusetts Boston, Gina Cappello was the vice chancellor who led successful fund-raising efforts. To her family, she was a selfless mother who had taken up golfing and had a smile that radiated optimism. “She was always there for you,” said Nanette Campo, her older sister. “She’d take charge when she needed to. We have a very close family. Family was..
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  • Boston Red Sox trade coming? Dave Dombrowski should trade for a ...

    Boston Red Sox trade coming? Dave Dombrowski should trade for a ...
    The Boston Red Sox have demoted Clay Buchholz to the bullpen and Joe Kelly to Triple-A Pawtucket over the past five days. How about that for taking swift action to improve the starting rotation? But Boston needs to take it one step further and trade for a starter soon (within the next two weeks would be preferable).  The Red Sox have off days Monday (June 6), Thursday (June 8) and the following Monday (June 13). So they can use a four-man rotation for the time being. But once they return to a ..
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  • Hillary Clinton wants you to fear a Trump presidency

    Hillary Clinton wants you to fear a Trump presidency
    WASHINGTON — If Donald Trump’s unexpected rise has been fueled by the anger seething in America’s heartland, Hillary Clinton is seeking to harness a different emotion to beat him to the White House: fear that a Trump presidency would make the world a more dangerous place.Clinton hit that note hard Thursday, delivering a blistering takedown of Trump’s temperament and warning that the presumptive GOP nominee is unfit to be commander in chief. Advertisement “He is not just unprepared — he is te..
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  • 'Tronc' rhymes with 'Gronk,' and people are taking notice

    'Tronc' rhymes with 'Gronk,' and people are taking notice
    Tribune Publishing has announced that the company will change its corporate name to Tronc Inc., standing for ‘‘Tribune online content.’’The company publishes the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Hartford Courant, and several other major dailies. Advertisement Tribune Chairman Michael Ferro said the rebranding reflects the way the company will ‘‘pool our technology and content resources to execute on our strategy.’’However, many took notice of the way the new company name rhymes w..
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  • East Boston park unveiled after $4M revamp

    Boston’s newest revamped park will feature a restaurant, public swimming pool and kayak launch, officials vowed today as they unveiled the sparkling greenspace on the East Boston waterfront.“This beautiful park that we have here today is really incredible in East Boston and I want to thank the parks and recreation department and all the partners who made an investment here,” Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh told the crowd of residents and city officials gathered at LoPresti Park, which has undergone..
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  • 400 UMass Boston adjuncts are told contracts may not be renewed

    400 UMass Boston adjuncts are told contracts may not be renewed
    Facing a budget deficit of $22.3 million, the University of Massachusetts Boston has notified about 400 adjunct professors that their contracts may not be renewed in the fall, according to the university and the faculty union.The news has caused a stir on the Dorchester campus, as professors fear for their jobs and students worry they won’t be able to graduate on time if classes they need are canceled. Many point to the gleaming new buildings rising on campus and ask why the university targeted..
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