The state’s first Office of the Child Advocate created by Gov.
December 20, 2007
Governor Patrick has created the state’s first Office of the Child Advocate, a watchdog of the state with power to investigate allegations of child abuse and neglect and to monitor state agencies that provide services to children, state officials said .
The Office of the Child Advocate, which Pat…
Man 85, installs illegal by pass valve,steals $50,000 in gas
December 20, 2007
A Winchester man was accused on Thursday for allegedly stealing $50,000 of natural gas during a four-year period.
According to the Attorney General,the man used an illegally installed bypass valve in his 50-unit apartment building located at 333 Broadway in Somerville to steal natural gas. An…
Eight Pats going to Pro Bowl
December 20, 2007
Tom Brady’s chase for NFL records and New England’s quest for perfection has earned the Patriots quarterback and seven of his teammates spots on the AFC’s Pro Bowl roster.
Brady and receiver Randy Moss, who have hooked up for 19 touchdowns this season, were the team’s top players voted to the squ…
Celtics get first home lost at the hands of Detroit
December 20, 2007
Chauncey Billups drew a foul on Tony Allen with 1/10th of a second remaining and sank both free throws to boost Detroit to an 87-85 win over Boston, as the Pistons handed the Celtics their first home loss of the season and snapped their nine-game winning streak.
Chauncey Billups had 12 of his g…
Seems Dan Duquette was right !
December 16, 2007
Duquette took a lot of heat for letting Roger Clemens go in ‘96. It was obvious to Dan that Clemens was really in the downside of his career . Who would of ever thought the Rocket would turn to Roids to prolong his already Hall Of Fame career. Wikipedia has already updated the Rocket’s bio to …
Funds set up for Everett fire victims
December 6, 2007
The American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay has been helping victims of the Everett fire today by serving meals and handing out blankets. For the children who were forced to leave their homes in the middle of the freezing night, there were also comforting teddy bears, said Amelia Aubourg, a Red Cros…
Three seriously injured in Brockton fire
December 6, 2007
Three people were in serious condition after being pulled out of a burning building in Brockton by several police officers, fire officials said.
A state trooper and three Brockton police officers went into a two-story building on Moraine Street about 1:30 p.m. and brought out two men and a woman …
Foster mother sentenced to eight years in prison in boy’s death
December 6, 2007
A foster mother was sentenced today in Suffolk Superior Court to eight years in prison for causing the death of a 4-year-old child in her care.
Prosecutors had asked for a sentence of 18 to 20 years for Corinne Stephen, 26, of Boston, who was convicted last month of involuntary manslaughter in th…
‘Johan, si?’ Johan, no….for now
December 6, 2007
It’s possible Bill Smith could pick up the phone and call Theo Epstein and say let’s make a deal, but as we neared midnight here Wednesday, there was scant evidence that a trade for Johan Santana was in the offing. This thing is by no means dead–Epstein said he expected to maintain some dialogue wi…
Schill checks in on new ‘rule’
December 6, 2007
Curt Schilling wasted no time in offering his thoughts on the new “Schilling rule” in a blog post on 38pitches.com this afternoon.
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America voted this morning to approve a resolution in which, starting in 2013, all players that have contracts which include fina…