Ousted Conductor Zander Apologizes For Hiring Sex Offender
BOSTON — For the first time, renowned conductor Benjamin Zander is offering an apology for employing a registered sex offender to video record children at the New England Conservatory.
Mass. Prison Plan Outlines Inmate Needs
BOSTON — A prison master plan released by the Patrick administration calls for construction of new jails and prisons — but also for reductions in sentences.
Needham Man Out On Bail In Insider Trading Case
BOSTON — Todd Newman, 47, is free on bail after being arrested at his home Wednesday as part of an ongoing federal investigation into insider trading.
7 Charged In $61M Single-Stock Insider Trade Case
BOSTON — Prosecutors said those charged, including one person in Boston, took part in an insider trading scheme that netted more than $61.8 million in illegal profits based on trades of a single stock.
Prosecutors: Boston Double Slaying Over Money
BOSTON — Prosecutors say a Boston man and his girlfriend shot and stabbed multiple times in their apartment may have been killed over a debt one of the suspects owed to a victim.
Court Vetoes Abortion Order For Mentally Ill Woman
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Appeals Court has overturned a judge’s ruling ordering a mentally ill woman to have an abortion and then be sterilized.
Kin Outraged After Actor Talks Of Bulger Meet
BOSTON — The brother of one of James “Whitey” Bulger’s alleged victims is speaking out after actor Mark Wahlberg expressed interest in a jailhouse meeting with the reputed former mob boss.
Coakley: Mass. Shows Health Mandate Is Constitutional
BOSTON — Attorney General Martha Coakley says that the Massachusetts experience provides proof that requiring health insurance is constitutional.
New England Conservatory Conductor Says He Was Fired
BOSTON — Benjamin Zander, director and conductor of the New England Conservatory’s Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, says he was fired for hiring a convicted sex offender to videotape the rehearsals and performances of young students.
2 Men On Mass. Most Wanted List Captured
BOSTON — Two men on the Massachusetts Most Wanted list of probation violators have been captured.
