New Round Of Snow Could Push Boston To Season Record
After cold and snow that set February records, southern New England is entering March with another round that could push Boston over its 20-year-old snowfall record. With 102 inches, Boston…
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Biting Cold Air Follows Latest New England Blizzard
Frigid cold nipped at New England after the region’s fourth winter storm in a month blew through, piling another foot of snow on top of 6-foot-high mounds in Boston, and…
Judge Drops Charges Against Woman Who Threw Bacon At Police Station
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — A judge has dismissed charges against a Massachusetts woman who threw uncooked bacon and sausage inside a police station while saying she was there to “feed…
Appeals Court Will Hold Change Of Venue Hearing In Tsarnaev Case Next Week
A federal appeals court on Thursday agreed to hold a hearing on a bid by lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to move his trial outside Massachusetts. The…
More Snow On The Way For New England
Just as southern New England residents have finished digging out from the latest storm, forecasters say more snow is on the way. National Weather Service Meteorologist Stephanie Dunten said Tuesday…
Five Things to Know for Your New Day — Monday, February 9
WINTER WEATHER Snow, snow, snow: Sometimes you just can’t catch a break. Boston and large chucks of the Northeast are getting hammered again. Snow accumulations of 12 to 18 inches…
3 Mondays, 3 straight snow storms bury the Northeast
This is the continuing story of the Winter of 2015. Boston is in the cross hairs again, but winter storm warnings are in place across large portions of the Northeast,…
Had enough snow Boston? Here’s some more
The National Weather Service predicts between 1 to 2 feet of snow to fall in northeastern Massachusetts through Monday night. – CNN’s Sean Morris and Ed Payne contributed to this…
Tagg Romney: I’m both ‘sad and relieved’ at dad’s decision
It was last weekend, Tagg and others say, that the former Massachusetts governor came to the conclusion that he was “unlikely” to enter the race, but wanted to sit on…
Mitt Romney Is Not Running For President In 2016
Former Massachusetts governor and 2012 GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said he will not run for president in 2016. Hugh Hewitt posted text of the remarks Romney was to make…
Just when New England had dug out…more snow
It dumped feet of white. Worcester, Massachusetts, for example, received a record 34.5 inches from Monday through Wednesday. – Though not as mighty, the coming clipper system’s gusts combined with…
Super Bowl ‘draft’ picks for Seattle and New England
Seattle was one of the key players in starting the microbrew revolution, partly because of its proximity to fresh hops in the nearby Yakima Valley. One of the leaders of…
‘Shark Week’ becomes ‘Summer of the Shark’
(The young Lesniak actually helped to get a law passed last year that banned the possession and sale of shark fins in Massachusetts.) – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data…
Snow storm buries eastern Massachusetts, but the sun returns
When baby Anna Klein wakes up to the second day of her life on Wednesday, the sun will come out to greet her and nearly all of frigid New England,…
New England Blizzard Buries Residents In Snow Amid Forecast Second-Guessing
New Englanders savaged by a blizzard packing knee-high snowfall and hurricane-force winds began digging out as New Yorkers and others spared its full fury questioned whether forecasts were overblown. The…
What you need to know about the blizzard, state by state
There have been no widespread power outages reported. Thousands of flights were canceled — a move that could have ripple effects for travelers throughout the country. Here’s a look at…
Rand Paul Trolls Jeb Bush And Mitt Romney
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday mocked former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for meeting privately in Utah as both men consider bids for the…
Person Shot At Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Suspect In Custody: Cops
At least one person has been shot at a Boston, Massachusetts hospital. – This is a developing story.
Rick Santorum: Saying ‘Dumb Things’ About Birth Control And Abortion Fueled 2012 Loss
Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) said Monday that controversial comments over abortion and contraception contributed to his defeat in the 2012 Republican presidential primary to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney….
Elizabeth Warren Fast Facts
Birth place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Birth name: Elizabeth Ann Herring Father: Donald Herring, salesman and maintenance man Mother: Pauline (Reed) Herring, department store worker Marriages: Bruce Mann (July 12, 1980-present);…
American doctor who survived Ebola returns to Liberia
He calls the West African nation his “second home.” He lived there from 1995 to 2010 and has made about a dozen trips since then. But he said this time…
Elizabeth Warren wins: Banker drops out of Treasury job nomination
The senator from Massachusetts has a lot of supporters from the left who view the news as a victory. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of…
1795 time capsule opened, centuries after Revere and Adams buried it
More than 200 years after Samuel Adams and Paul Revere first buried it in Boston, it took an hour to remove all the objects crammed inside a tiny time capsule….