University of Massachusetts drops women’s basketball coach Marnie - Union-News & Sunday Republican
essential, so despite being popular with her players, Marnie Dacko will not be returning as the head coach of the University of Massachusetts women s basketball team. UMass Athletic Director John McCutcheon Dacko, the Minutewomen did not
Mass. RMV highlighting ways to avoid branch visit - Houma Courier
BOSTON - The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is trying a workaround after the governor killed a $5 fee it wanted to impose for in-person service. Registrar Rachel Kaprelian called a news conference for Wednesday to highlight two ways to
Food, Inc. Director Robert Kenner Wears O-Wool Organic Wool Tuxedo by - YAHOO!
Kenner, whose film documents the industrialization of the U.S. food supply and the viability of the local and organic sector, noted I loved the tux! It felt right to be organic and show that both food and textiles can be made in an organic fashion
Last-ditch effort aside, health care reform plan should be ditched - Kansas City Star
few Republican suggestions President Obama pretended to incorporate was tort reform. What did he suggest to address the plague of defensive medicine that a Massachusetts Medical Society study showed leads to about 25 percent of doctor referrals
NEW Altoona woman denies she s Massachusetts kidnapper - Tribune-Democrat
HOLLIDAYSBURG A central Pennsylvania woman is fighting extradition to Massachusetts where police have charged her with abducting her 13-month-old niece last month. An attorney for 38-year-old Alyssa Dawn Johnson, of Altoona, filed a the petition
Massachusetts Senate GOP to push for tougher Lawrence bill - My Fox Boston
BOSTON (FOX25, myfoxboston) - Republicans in the Massachusetts Senate are pushing to require the state to immediately appoint a control board to take over Lawrence’s finances. Republicans say they’ll file an amendment Tuesday when the Senate is
Mass. judge turns down Rockefeller new trial bid - Las Vegas Sun
A Massachusetts judge has turned down a new trial request by a man who called himself Clark Rockefeller. Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter (GAYR’-hahrtz-ry-tur Defense attorney Jeffrey Denner says he’ll appeal the decision. Prosecutors say
To print this page, select “Print” from the File menu of your browser - Salon
According to the Globe, Massachusetts Rep. Richard Neal will challenge Sander Levin for the top slot after this November s election (assuming that Democrats retain control of the chamber). Levin claimed the gavel last Thursday, after Rangel stepped
For Juveniles in Family Court, Judges Seek Safer Alternatives to - New York Times
He was a member of the Bloods, the prosecutor said, and he later joined another gang. He was arrested once for grand larceny and twice for assault. He went to school drunk and spat on the dean of students. He admits to going out to Bergen Beach to
Gubernatorial hopeful Poizner, accused of flip-flopping, steers hard - San Jose Mercury News
When Republican Steve Poizner ran against Ira Ruskin in a heavily Democratic state Assembly district in 2004, Poizner assured voters he was against the war in Iraq, was 100 percent pro-choice and would stand up to “Republican Party bosses.'’ But six
Obama: Onward on health reform, regardless - Detroit News
Feb. 25 Blair House operative noun. Among the few Republican suggestions President Barack Obama pretended to incorporate was tort reform. What did he suggest to address the plague of defensive medicine that a Massachusetts Medical Society
Agencies praise Patrick administration’s ‘effective management during - Union-News & Sunday Republican
BOSTON Three major financial agencies have affirmed the Massachusetts bond rating, citing the Patrick administration s effective management during economic downturns. Moody s Investor Services, Fitch Inc., and Standard & Poors Financial
Massachusetts wood pellet manufacturer bringing 45 jobs when it opens plant in western Pa. - Washington Examiner
BOSWELL, PA. A Massachusetts company that makes wood pellets plans to open a plant in southwestern Pennsylvania. First Nation Wood Pellets LLC, plans to open the plant in the Jenner Township business park in Somerset County. That’s near Boswell, about 55 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. First
Massachusetts Rep. Delahunt Won’t Seek Re-Election - NPR News
Democratic Rep. William Delahunt of Massachusetts speaks during a news conference in Quincy, Mass., last month. The seven-term congressman told The Boston Globe on Thursday that he will not seek re-election. Steven Senne / AP Democratic Rep. William
McCain brings Scott Brown to Tucson for rally - San Francisco Chronicle
Amid criticism that he’s too moderate, Sen. John McCain on Saturday said the Arizona GOP Senate primary should be about fixing the economy, not political ideology. “My focus is on jobs and the economy, and jobs and jobs and jobs,” McCain said. He
Book feeds U.S. child-rearing obsession - LJWORLD
Washington Memo to that Massachusetts school where children in physical education classes jump rope without using ropes: Get some ropes. And you you are about 85 percent of all parents who are constantly telling your children how
Massachusetts unemployment rate up to 9.5 percent - My Fox Boston
BOSTON (FOX25, myfoxboston) - The unemployment rate in Massachusetts edged up to 9.5 percent in January from a revised 9.3 percent in December. The state labor force grew by 3,200 but only 400 net jobs were added. The Executive Office of Labor and
Massachusetts newlywed couple spends 1st night in jail - San Jose Mercury News
HYANNIS, Mass. A newlywed Massachusetts couple spent their wedding night in separate jail cells after police said the bride tried to run over an old flame of the groom. Police say 22-year-old Hyannis resident Marissa Ann Putignano-Keene tried Monday to run over the other woman and the woman’s
