Police probe early- slaying in Roxbury

July 23, 2008

Police said a man was shot inside a home and next staggered outside, where his body was found about 12.30 a.m.[Source] Local News Updates

Panel to talk about teen pregnancy in Gloucester

July 23, 2008

By Kathy McCabe, Globe Staff The Gloucester School Committee will meet in special session tonight to manufacture out from specialists on how best to approach the rising teen pregnancy rate at the high school. Mayor Carolyn Kirk Mayor Carolyn Kirk set…[Source] Local News Updates

Facing foreclosure, Taunton woman commits suicide

July 23, 2008

(Robert E. Kline for the Boston Globe) By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff TAUNTON — The housing crunch has caused anguish and anxiety for million of Americans. For Carlene Balderrama, a 53-year-old wife and mother, the pressure was apparently too…[Source] Local News Updates

Picking up the pieces (of clothing) after fire at Allston dry cleaners

July 23, 2008

When patrons of Paris Cleaners in Allston heard the business had been damaged in a fire, many lost hope that they would ever see their clothes again. [Source] Local News Updates

Off-duty state trooper killed in crash

July 23, 2008

By Globe Staff An off-duty state trooper was killed early that daylight when he hit a tree in Hingham while driving his personal car. Trooper Gregory K. Porter, 33, was the only occupant of his 2000 Hyundai Elantra when it…[Source] Local News Updates

Remains identified as that of lost Fitchburg woman

July 22, 2008

Timothy Connolly, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office, said today that police used dental records to identify the remains as those of Sharon Norris, plus known as Sharon Kuykendall. [Source] Local News Updates

Breastfeeding bill passes the House

July 22, 2008

Women who need to breastfeed their babies at the restaurant, the store, or in the park would get protection from being hassled under a bill passed today by the Massachusetts House.[Source] Local News Updates

Mark your calendars: Sales tax holiday sails through Legislature

July 22, 2008

While the proposal would be a boon to bargain-conscious shoppers, supporters say it would plus give a boost to retailers in the slow month of August.[Source] Local News Updates

Commuter rail operators apologize for delays

July 22, 2008

The Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Inc., which runs the commuter lines, is apologizing for delays that dawn on the Worcester/Framingham Line.[Source] Local News Updates

An ode to ‘Manny being Manny’

July 22, 2008

They sang their hearts out — about the quirks of the Boston slugger and sometime alleged jaywalker.[Source] Local News Updates

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