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Sat, 5 Jul 2008 15:09:00 GMT

Boston Pops High School Sing Off

- TEXT OF STORY HOST INTRO: 500,000 people are expected to show up for the Boston Pops 4th of July Concert on the Charles River Esplanade tomorrow. This year's audience will get to see a new face: the winner of the Boston Pops High School Sing-Off.
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 15:09:00 GMT

Man from Boston shot, killed in Fitchburg

FITCHBURG -- A Boston man is dead and a Roslindale man is in the hospital with a gunshot wound in his back following Thursday night's shooting in front of 24 Congress St., according to Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. Nelson Ortega, 32, of 21
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 14:53:00 GMT

Search suspended for man in Boston Harbor

BOSTON --The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 60-year-old Quincy man who fell from a motorboat into Boston Harbor. Coast Guard Petty Officer Connie Terrell said the search was suspended at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, a day and half after Anthony Tufo
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 14:50:00 GMT

Search continues for Quincy man who went overboard

The Coast Guard continued its search Friday for a 60-year-old Quincy man who fell off a boat in Boston Harbor near Deer Island.
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 09:13:00 GMT

New kidney gives Quincy man independence

Alan Hendry stood with friends and family to watch the Independence Day parade in Squantum. But it was really his own independence Hendry was celebrating.
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 09:13:00 GMT

Boston Man Killed In Fitchburg Shooting

FITCHBURG (WBZ) A Boston man was killed and a second victim was critically injured in a shooting in Fitchburg Thursday night. According to Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr., the shots were fired while fireworks were exploding shortly before
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 09:06:00 GMT

Boston Celebrates July 4 With Concert, Fireworks

BOSTON (AP) A colorful fireworks display lit the banks of the Charles River where more than half a million people had gathered for July Fourth celebrations. Friday's festivities featured a flyover by two F-15 Eagles jets and the Rascal Flatts playing
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 09:06:00 GMT

Harvard rows by Williams

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England - Three Temple Challenge Cup quarterfinals in the student eights were all-American affairs yesterday at the Henley Royal Regatta. In a quarterfinal between Massachusetts schools, Williams College kept pace with Harvard
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:59:00 GMT

Red Sox' Crisp robbed of catch

NEW YORK - As David Ortiz walked out of Yankee Stadium just after the Red Sox had completed a 6-4 win over the Yankees yesterday, the slugger called down the hallway: 'Get some [expletive] glasses for the umpire.' Note to Wally Bell. Moments before,
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:59:00 GMT

Celtics GM Ainge a fan of summer camp

Aside from the money he'll save by not taking the trip to Las Vegas for the summer league, what Celtics general manager Danny Ainge liked most about hosting the team's summer camp in Waltham was that he got a chance to see everyone from Glen Davis
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:59:00 GMT

Brockton rollover accident tied to outage caused by squirrel

A squirrel may have caused a traffic signal to fail prior to the accident on Friday.
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:54:00 GMT

Quincy Rotary Club names new president

The Patriot Ledger QUINCY ? Robert J. Kachinsky was inducted as the new president of the Quincy Rotary Club in a special ceremony in Providence, R.I. Kachinsky, of Quincy, was one of 65 club presidents in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:23:00 GMT

VP Cheney greets new citizens in Boston

(Greg Wayland, NECN: Boston, MA) - Vice President Dick Cheney is celebrating the Fourth of July in Boston. He was on hand Friday morning to help welcome some of the country's newest citizens at the USS Constitution. Cheney read the oath of office for the
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 06:48:00 GMT

Boston man shot and killed in Fitchburg, MA

FITCHBURG, Mass. (AP) - A Boston man has been shot and killed and a second man was critically injured after several shots were fired as fireworks were exploding in Fitchburg. Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. on Friday said in a crowded
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 06:47:00 GMT

Boston celebrates the 4th with a bang

(Lauren Collins, NECN: Boston, MA) - We celebrate this July Fourth holiday with parades, backyard barbecues and the highlight of the day, spectacular fireworks. One of the biggest displays around are down on the Esplanade in Boston. Some folks have been
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 06:47:00 GMT

Sunitha bows out of Boston ITF tourney

New Delhi (PTI): Curtains were drawn on Sunitha Rao's campaign at the USD 50,000 ITF women's event in Boston after the Indian was knocked out in the quarterfinals in straight sets. Fifth seed US-based Rao, ranked 152, suffered a dejecting 2-6 3-6 lose
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 05:53:00 GMT

Queen for a day: QM2 visits Hub for Fourth

Fourth of July fireworks werent the only eye-popping spectacle on the skyline yesterday. Cunards RMS , the largest ocean liner ever built, graced Boston Harbor for a few hours as part of an Independence Day Getaway sail. At 1,132 feet, the $900 million,
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 05:37:00 GMT

Hub man killed in Fitchburg

A 32-year-old Boston man was shot in the head and killed, and a teen is clinging to lifeafter gunfire erupted on a crowded Fitchburg street. As fireworks exploded over the city, bullets whizzed on busy Congress Street shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday,
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 05:37:00 GMT

Stars and gripes

Bostonians looking forward to a peaceful and sunny weekend may continue to have their hopes dampened as temperatures are expected to stay in the lower 70s today. Scattered showers will also occur until the afternoon, when the sun might be able to
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 05:37:00 GMT

Hub partiers put Fourth lots of spirit

The threat of thunderstorms was no match for the patriotic spirit of thousands of people who crowded onto the Esplanade yesterday for Bostons extravaganza. Leilani Battiato and her family drove 24 hours from Tampa, Fla., to see the Boston Pops concert
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 05:37:00 GMT

Missing man fell from Entwistles spokesmans boat

An exhaustive search of Boston Harbor for a state court officer who fell off a pleasure boat during a dinner outing with friends last night is still under way by multiple rescue agencies. Everybodys out there and giving it their best effort, U.S. Coast
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 02:17:00 GMT

From one Bozo to another

Larry Harmon wasnt just clowning around, says former Bozo portrayer Frank Avruch. Larrys aim in life was to Bozo-ize the world, Avruch, 80, said today. He lived and breathed it. It was an amazing ride for me - just a wonderful experience. Avruch, of
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 02:17:00 GMT

Boston man killed in Fitchburg double shooting

FITCHBURG - A Boston man has been shot and killed and a second man was critically injured after several shots were fired as fireworks were exploding in Fitchburg. Worcester District Attorney on Friday said unidentified assailants opened fire shortly
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 02:17:00 GMT

Boston man killed in Fitchburg double shooting

FITCHBURG, Mass. Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. on Friday said unidentfied assailants opened fire shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday in a crowded neighborhood as people were celebrating the Fourth of July. Thirty-two-year-old Nelson Ortega was
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 23:21:00 GMT

Boston man killed in Fitchburg double shooting

FITCHBURG, Mass. Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. on Friday said unidentfied assailants opened fire shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday in a crowded neighborhood as people were celebrating the Fourth of July. Thirty-two-year-old Nelson Ortega was
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 22:05:00 GMT

Search continues for man in Boston Harbor

BOSTON Coast Guard Petty Officer Connie Terrell said a Coast Guard helicopter searched at first light Friday for Anthony Tufo of Quincy. A Coast Guard cutter and vessels from several agencies, including the state police, continued looking into the
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 19:20:00 GMT

VP in Boston for Fourth of July

BOSTON Cheney read the oath of office for the military during a reenlistment ceremony Friday morning aboard the Constitution, the Navy's oldest commissioned warship. Earlier in the day, the ship, called 'Old Ironsides,' was a backdrop for about two dozen
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 19:20:00 GMT

Back again for more

Real estate developers are a persistent lot. Especially when it comes to public money. The Columbus Center project is a proposed $800 million hotel, retail, and condominium development at the border of the Back Bay and the South End. It happens to be
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 19:19:00 GMT

Search continues for man in Boston Harbor

BOSTON --The search continues for a 60-year-old man who apparently fell overboard off a pleasure boat in Boston Harbor. Coast Guard Petty Officer Connie Terrell said a Coast Guard helicopter searched at first light Friday for Anthony Tufo of Quincy. A
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 18:12:00 GMT

Rain should clear for Boston fireworks

(John Bohn / Globe Staff) Last year rain drenched the crowd at the Hatch Shell, forcing Pops conductor Keith Lockhart to wear a florescent yellow Boston EMS rain coat over his tuxedo. By Anne Baker, Globe Correspondent Neither rain nor clouds could stop
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 16:02:00 GMT