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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Cops reopen island case as woman’s kin seek 2nd autopsy

DEADLY END: The family of Dr. Joan Baruffaldi successfully prevented her husband Robert Harris from obtaining her body yesterday.
By O’Ryan Johnson
Police in the U.S. Virgin Islands have reopened the investigation of a Lynnfield...
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Cops: Hair appt. after hit-&-run

STUNNED: Danny Savanhmixay, above, holds a picture of his stepson, 12-year-old Kelvin, a sixthgrader at the Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School in Lowell, who was struck by a vehicle that ran a red light Wednesday afternoon.
By Laura Crimaldi and Richard Weir
The hairdresser who coiffed the tresses of accused hit-and-run driver Michelle P....
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Helping Santa is easy as ABCD

TOY STORY: Gladys Watson, 68, of Dorchester hugs her grandson, Michael Hamilton, 6. Watson hopes Michael’s wish for a Scooby Doo Haunted House for Christmas comes true.
By Renee Nadeau
Santa’s helpers at Action for Boston Community Development are making a long...
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Drowned soldier laid to rest

Army Sgt. Benjamin Sherman.
By Brian Fraga / New Bedford Standard-Times
In a final call home, Army Sgt. Benjamin Sherman told his sister to tell everyone...
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Seas the weekend!

WIND IN THEIR SAILS: Martin Schauer, left, of Reading and Sandy Allen of Milton windsurf under sunny skies at Pleasure Bay in South Boston yesterday.
By Sydney Lupkin
It looks like smooth sailing this weekend with mild temperatures and sunny skies, but Bay Staters should brace themselves...

Department of Correction debunks violence claim

By Laura Crimaldi
Assaults and weapons confiscations have skyrocketed at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center since the implementation...
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Slay trial begins for son accused of chopping up dad

By O’Ryan Johnson
A man accused of ghoulishly murdering his father in Mattapan - allegedly by chopping him to pieces and disposing of him in...
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Two more deaths bring Mass. swine flu toll to 17

By Colneth Smiley Jr.
A young child and an adult are the latest Bay State victims of deadly swine flu, bringing to 17 the number of H1N1-related...
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Mass. families adopt 244 foster children

By Associated Press
CAMBRIDGE — Dozens of Massachusetts families have opened their homes to more than 240 children as the state marks the seventh annual National Adoption...

Salvation Army to give away 1,200 holiday meals

By Associated Press
BOSTON — Salvation Army officials are expecting a record turnout when they distribute 1,200 Thanksgiving food baskets. The Salvation Army is distributing...

Two arrested at tech school protest

By Doug Fraser / Cape Cod Times
HARWICH — Two students were arrested yesterday morning when hundreds of students held a sit-in demonstration at Cape Cod Regional Technical High School...

2 honored for efforts in black Catholic community

By Associated Press
RANDOLPH — Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley is honoring two people for their service in the region’s black Roman Catholic community. O’Malley...

Coast Guard: instability doomed Mass. fishing boat

By Associated Press
BOSTON — The Coast Guard says a New Bedford fishing boat became rapidly unstable as a full fishing net was lowered on deck, causing it to sink and kill...

Mass. readies for holiday travel crunch

By Associated Press
BOSTON — Transportation officials say planning ahead and avoiding traffic "hot spots" could make things a lot smoother for Thanksgiving travelers in Massachusetts. Traffic...

Mass. launches blog outlining outdoor activities

By Associated Press
BOSTON — The Massachusetts government has a new outdoors blog. The Great Outdoors blog will tell readers about outdoor activities, wildlife and local...
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Governor’s wife backing Michael Capuano

Local Politics
by Hillary Chabot
The Bay State’s first lady Diane Patrick will endorse U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano in...
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Feds choose wealth over health

Margery Eagan
by Margery Eagan
Ladies, it appears they’re trying to kill us off. By the...

Paying the price for her father’s fame

Joe Fitzgerald
by Joe Fitzgerald
The next time you ponder a ballot with dismay, noting it contains the...
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