WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts Marblehead Mourns Fallen Soldier By Athena Desai Listen to story (Real Audio) MARBLEHEAD, MA - June 28, 2005 - Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Piper is the first Marblehead soldier on active duty to die since the Vietnam War. The 43-year-old was on his second tour of Afghanistan when a bomb exploded near his convoy earlier this month. Many local residents turned out to pay their respects yesterday at Piper's funeral. RELATED LINKS Grieving town mourns its fallen hero (The Boston Globe)    From The WBUR Newsroom Mass. Governor To Attend Obama Economy Speech BOSTON (January 08, 2009) Gov. Deval Patrick is representing Massachusetts at a major economic address being delivered by President-elect Barack Obama. Celtics Fall Again, This Time At Home BOSTON (January 08, 2009) The Celtics failed to hold a late lead and lost to the Houston Rockets 89-85 last night at the Garden. Mass. To Unveil Ambitious Anti-Obesity Program BOSTON (January 08, 2009) The Patrick administration is out with a broad new plan aimed at preventing obesity in Massachusetts. Mass. Tech Firm EMC To Cut 2,400 Jobs BOSTON (January 08, 2009) EMC says it will cut 2,400 jobs. The Hopkinton, Mass.-based data storage company says about a quarter of those cuts will be in Massachusetts. WBUR's Abigail Beshkin reports.