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Boston Bacon Lovers Compete For Greasy Glory

Published March 19, 2010

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Ten hungry contestants recently tried to down a whole pound of bacon each, in just five minutes, at the Fourth Annual Bacon Eating Contest at Atwood’s Tavern in Cambridge.

Rep. Lynch To Vote Against Health Care Bill

Published March 18, 2010

BOSTON — If congressional Democrats win passage of a national health care overhaul, they will do so without the vote of one Massachusetts Democrat — Rep. Stephen Lynch.

Mass. Feels Aftereffects Of Rainstorm

Published March 16, 2010
An official surveys flooding of the Charles River by the Moody Street dam in Waltham on Monday.  (Jack Lepiarz for WBUR)

BOSTON — The storm is gone but problems persist. Gov. Deval Patrick and Peter Judge, of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, individually joined WBUR Tuesday morning to discuss the storm’s damage and lingering trouble-spots.

Patrick Declares State Of Emergency As Rain Storm Continues

Published March 15, 2010
Flooding has caused a sinkhole to develop beneath the Green Line (D) subway between the Chestnut Hill and Newton Centre stations.  The MBTA has suspended service and is busing.  (Courtesy of flickr/MassDOT)

BOSTON — A tenacious storm hanging over Massachusetts continued pouring rain on the state Monday, flooding roads and basements, forcing school closures and threatening to overwhelm drainage systems.

Mass. Will Cut Local Aid By As Much As 4 Percent

Published March 12, 2010

BOSTON — Massachusetts could cut local aid to cities and towns by as much as 4 percent next fiscal year, Democratic leaders on Beacon Hill said Friday.

A. Raymond Tye, Massachusetts Patron, Dies

Published March 11, 2010

BOSTON — A Massachusetts philanthropist who gave away millions of dollars to meet medical expenses for needy people and paid for the separation surgery of conjoined twins has died. A. Raymond Tye was 87.

Former Shortstop Garciaparra Signs With Sox To Retire

Published March 10, 2010

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox on Wednesday signed former standout shortstop Nomar Garciaparra to a one-day contract so that he can retire as a member of the team.

Menino Threatens Eminent Domain For Downtown Crossing Site

Published March 9, 2010

BOSTON — The move comes after the chairman of Vornado Realty Trust, which is charged to develop the Filene’s Basement site, was quoted in an article explaining how he sat on a similar vacant property in New York City for years in order to squeeze more subsidies from the city.

Senate Seeks Stronger Oversight In Lawrence Financial Recovery

Published March 9, 2010

THE STATE HOUSE — The Massachusetts Senate on Tuesday approved a measure that would allow the city of Lawrence to borrow up to $35 million to avoid bankruptcy but requires stricter oversight than in the House bill.

Poem: To Hear And To See Are Two Different Things, That’s True

Published March 5, 2010
(Bianca Vazquez Toness/WBUR)

Jean-Dany Joachim, the “poet populist” of Cambridge, recently returned from a family visit to earthquake-stricken Haiti, where he saw Port-au-Prince “with its guts open.” Joachim composed this poem about his experience there.

List: Massachusetts’ 35 ‘Level 4,’ Or Underperforming, Schools

Published March 5, 2010

BOSTON — The following schools have been deemed “underperforming,” according to a release from the Massachusetts Department of Education.

Rep. Delahunt Will Not Run For Re-Election

Published March 4, 2010

WASHINGTON — In a report by The Boston Globe, Delahunt is quoted as saying he has been considering leaving for several years but was talked out of it by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, who urged him to help pass President Obama’s first-term agenda.

Mass. Among ‘Race To The Top’ Finalists

Published March 4, 2010

MIAMI — The U.S. Department of Education has named 16 finalists in the first round of its “Race to the Top” competition, which will deliver $4.35 billion in school reform grants. Massachusetts is among the finalists for the funding.

Listen: Quake Alters Viewpoint For Boston’s Haitian Students

Published March 1, 2010

BOSTON — As a Haitian student, the January earthquake has changed the way Hyde Park’s Sabrina Isaac sees her life. She shares an essay on the subject.

Mass. Delegates Receive High Marks On Environmental Scorecard

Published February 23, 2010

BOSTON — Praising Massachusetts’ congressional delegates for their work on conservation issues, a new study from a conservation non-profit gives nine of the state’s 12 lawmakers perfect scores for their “pro-environment” voting records.

2 New England Marines Die In Afghanistan

Published February 20, 2010

BOSTON — New Englanders are mourning the loss of two of their own who were killed in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province.

Mass. State Police Announce AMBER Alert

Published February 18, 2010

BOSTON — An AMBER alert is underway in Massachusetts as police search for a 1-year-old girl who was allegedly taken from a gas station in Swansea.

Evidence Of Misconduct: The Documents

Published February 18, 2010

Two 1991 police reports, both attributed to the same Boston detective, tell very different stories of a murder pinned on Mafia boss Vincent Ferrara. An original, handwritten version of the report reveals exculpatory details that never made it to trial. Compare the documents side-by-side in this interactive feature.

Evidence Of Misconduct: The Exculpatory Report

Published February 17, 2010

Boston Police Det. Martin Coleman filed a handwritten report in 1991, stating that his witness had lied in the murder case against Vincent “The Animal” Ferrara. But the report never made it to trial, and a court would later find that the prosecutor withheld exculpatory evidence. Judge Mark Wolf called it “the smokingest gun I’ve ever seen.” View the report.

Evidence Of Misconduct: Meet The Characters

Published February 16, 2010

BOSTON — The 20-year-old murder case against Boston Mafia boss Vincent Ferrara is a complicated story involving several key characters. Learn more about each of them in this interactive feature.

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