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Timeline: WBUR’s Top Stories Of 2011
"Whitey" is caught. DiMasi is convicted. Boston is "occupied." Gambling is law. The Bruins are champs! And oh, that weather — snow, tornadoes, Irene. Review WBUR's biggest stories of 2011 in our timeline. (What's your top story? Leave thoughts in the comments.)
Some Of The Year's Other Big Local Stories:
- Jan. 5 - The 'Work Begins Anew' For Mass. Democrats In Washington
- Jan. 12 - Menino Talks Jobs, Health Care Costs In State Of The City
- Jan. 27 - After Storm, Mass. Digs Out Again
- Feb. 8 - Computer Pioneer And DEC Co-Founder Ken Olsen Dies
- Feb. 16 - Drug Maker Sanofi-Aventis To Buy Genzyme For $20B
- Feb. 24 - Attorney General Coakley Celebrates DOMA Decision
- March 1 - Harvard Rev. Peter Gomes Dies
- March 15 - Fidelity Will Move 1,100 Jobs Out Of Mass.
- March 18 - Patrick Concerned He Wasn’t Told Of Issues With Big Dig Lights
- March 21 - Boston Hospital Performs The Nation's First Full Face Transplant
- April 4 - Patrick Nominates Barbara Lenk To High Court
- April 6 - Under-Investigation Staffer At Camp Good News Is Apparent Suicide Victim
- April 19 - Feds OK Building Plan For Cape Wind
- May 13 - Mass. Weighs Pros And Cons Of Controversial Immigration Program
- May 24 - Mass. Probation Commissioner O’Brien Suspended
- July 1 - DA: Fall River Woman Drowned In ‘Murky’ Pool
- July 6 - Menino, Boston Police Address Spike In Violence
- July 15 - Slain Wayland Teen’s Father Wants Some Good To Come From Her Death
- July 20 - Myra Kraft, Wife Of Patriots Owner, Dies
- July 29 - Hubway Bike-Sharing Program Gets Rolling
- Aug. 3 - Local Businesses Grapple With Debt Ceiling Deal
- Aug. 16 - Once-Promising Evergreen Solar Goes Bankrupt
- Sept. 16 - Child’s Death In Van Exposes Flaws In State Child Care System
- Sept. 16 - MFA Unveils New Contemporary Art Wing
- Sept. 28 - Arrested Ashland Man Wanted To ‘Kill As Many People As Possible’
- Oct. 5 - Friendly's Files For Bankruptcy
- Nov. 9 - Pressley The Surprise Ticket-Topper In At-Large Boston Council Race
- Nov. 17 - Lawmakers Send Bills On Transgender Rights, Parole To Governor
- Nov. 30 - State Takes Over Lawrence Schools
- Dec. 21 - Sudbury's Mehanna Found Guilty In Terrorism Trial
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