AP Interview: Harvard president forced to deal with economic crisis, but with a softer styleCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Drew Gilpin Faust started as Harvard’s president when the university’s prosperity seemed limitless. With its ballooning wealth, Harvard planned almost frenzied growth, from a building boom into Boston to vast increases in student financial aid. Unemployed seek solace, guidance from God in church-based unemployment support groupsBEVERLY, Mass. — Her fellow job seekers offer knowing groans as Diane Castro recalls the day she was laid off: The fear of being summoned to the front office. The phones in nearby cubicles going off like grenades. Finally, a ring at her desk. Mass. company gets $43 million loan guarantee from US for flywheel energy storage in NYTYNGSBORO, Mass. — A Massachusetts company says the federal government has approved a $43 million loan guarantee to help finance a 20-megawatt energy storage system for New York’s electrical grid. Lightning strike destroys historic Mass. church’s steeple, but pastor promises Sunday servicesMEDWAY, Mass. — Lightning has struck a historic eastern Massachusetts church, damaging its roof and destroying its steeple. Former Mass. teacher found with 15-year-old student in West Virginia pleads not guilty to rapeSPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A former Massachusetts schoolteacher who was found with a student at a West Virginia motel has pleaded not guilty to rape. Senior Housing Properties Trust raises quarterly dividend by a penny to 36 centsNEWTON, Mass. — Senior Housing Properties Trust said it raised its quarterly dividend by a penny to 36 cents. 3Com names Akamai CFO J. Donald Sherman to boardMARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Computer networking gear maker 3Com Corp. said Tuesday it has named J. Donald Sherman, the chief financial officer of Akamai Technologies Inc., to its board. Mass. man arraigned on a murder charge in the fatal beating of 7-year-old son on Father’s DayWORCESTER, Mass. — Bail has been revoked for a Massachusetts man now charged with murder in the fatal beating of his 7-year-old son on Father’s Day. New programs at Plimoth Plantation in Mass.PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Visitors to Plimoth Plantation will find two new programs: a weekly story hour for children and a reenactment of what a religious service would have been like in the 17th-century colony. Mass. man held in kidnapping, attempted rape of a 6-year-old girl riding bike at apartmentsHANOVER, Mass. — Prosecutors say a Massachusetts man lured a 6-year-old girl to an apartment, restrained her and injected her with an unknown substance intending to rape her, but instead freed her and slashed his own wrist. Prosecutor: Massachusetts girl in leg shackles escapes from would-be rapistHANOVER, Mass. — A 6-year-old Massachusetts girl riding her bicycle was kidnapped by a neighbor who tried to rape her, but she managed to escape from his apartment despite being in leg shackles, a state prosecutor said. 7-year-old boy dies a week after alleged beating by dad on Father’s Day in Mass.WORCESTER, Mass. — A 7-year-old boy who authorities say was severely beaten by his dad on Father’s Day has died in Massachusetts. NYC man indicted on murder, other charges for shooting at Harvard University dormWOBURN, Mass. — A New York City man has been indicted in the shooting death of a 21-year-old man inside a Harvard University dormitory last month. CNB Financial Corp. of Worcester opts for merger with UFB, ends merger with Berkshire BankWORCESTER, Mass. — CNB Financial Corp. of Worcester has signed a $25 million merger agreement with United Financial Bancorp of West Springfield. Boston Scientific taps Ray Elliott as president and CEO, Jim Tobin to retire after 10 yearsNATICK, Mass. — Boston Scientific Corp. said Thursday its board has named Ray Elliott as president and CEO to succeed Jim Tobin, who is retiring from the medical device maker. Boston Scientific names Ray Elliott president and CEO, Jim Tobin to retireNATICK, Mass. — Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. said Thursday its board has named Ray Elliott as president and CEO. 7-year-old boy who came to Mass. for summer ‘clinically dead’ after alleged beating by dadWORCESTER, Mass. — Authorities in Massachusetts say a 7-year-old boy was severely beaten by his dad on Father’s Day and has been declared “clinically dead.” Mass. man arrested after allegedly placing an ad on Craigslist selling marijuanaQUINCY, Mass. — A man has been arrested after he allegedly placed an advertisement on Craigslist selling marijuana. Police said undercover detectives responded to the advertisement and bought a small bag of pot from 30-year-old Christopher Gray for $45. Citing dropping endowment, Harvard to cut 275 jobs, or about 2 percent of work forceCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University is cutting 275 staff jobs as fallout continues from the school’s dropping endowment. TJX reaches settlement with multiple states related to data theft a few years agoFRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Discount retailer TJX Cos. said Tuesday it has reached a settlement with multiple states related to a massive data theft that occurred at the parent company of retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshall’s a few years ago. Cape Cod firm’s net timer could save endangered sea turtles from drowning in fishing netsBOURNE, Mass. — Fishery managers trying to protect rare sea turtles from dying in fishing nets have tapped a Cape Cod company to build a device they think can help balance turtle protection with profitable fishing. Hospitality Properties plans to sell 15 million shares to raise money to repay debtNEWTON, Mass. — Hospitality Properties Trust said Wednesday it plans to sell 15 million common shares to raise funds to repay debt. Danvers Bancorp in Mass. to acquire Beverly National Corp. in $62 million dealDANVERS, Mass. — Two banks on the North Shore of Boston are combining. AP IMPACT: Zicam just one of many homeopathic drugs with side effect reports, no safety testsCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The unsettling little secret of Zicam Cold Remedy finally spilled out this week. Though widely sold for years as a drug for colds, it was never tested by federal regulators for safety like other drugs. And that was perfectly legal — until scores of consumers lost their sense of smell. Police say well-dressed man tries to rob Mass. bank, is foiled when worker texts for helpDEDHAM, Mass. — A man wearing a suit and driving a BMW tried to rob a Boston-area bank at gunpoint but was foiled when an employee texted another branch for help, police said Tuesday. Dedham Police Lt. Bob Nedder said Delroy George Henry, 34, of Boston, walked into a Citizens Bank just as it opened Tuesday and pulled a pellet gun on employees. Police: Well-dressed man tries to rob Mass. bank, is foiled when worker texts for helpDEDHAM, Mass. — Police say a man wearing a suit and driving a BMW tried to rob a Boston-area bank at gunpoint but was arrested after an employee texted for help. Man spends night trapped in bathroom of Mass. bar, offers to pay his tab in the morningSALEM, Mass. — A customer at a Salem, Mass., bar spent the night trapped in a bathroom but told police in the morning he was “comfortable” and even offered to pay his tab. Laura Walton, the manager of Gulu-Gulu Cafe, says staff arrived at about 8 a.m. Saturday and heard noises coming from the bathroom area. She tells The Salem News they called police because they thought someone was breaking in. Antigenics says it appointed former Sanofi-Aventis US head Timothy Rothwell to its boardLEXINGTON, Mass. — Biotechnology company Antigenics Inc. on Monday named former Sanofi-Aventis executive Timothy Rothwell to its board of directors. Singing in the rain; thousands brave bad weather in Mass. for ‘American Idol’ auditionsFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Thousands of “American Idol” hopefuls made it through the rain — and the cold — hoping to find their singing respected by the judges as Season Nine auditions kicked off near Boston. Well-known- Mass. defense lawyer accused of assaulting, ‘bear hugging’ female attorneyLAWRENCE, Mass. — A well-known Massachusetts defense lawyer faces an assault and battery charge after a female attorney said he bear-hugged her and put his chin on her shoulder in court. Attorney Pamela Saia-Rogers told Lawrence police that attorney Robert LeBlanc assaulted her in November 2008 while she was talking the other attorneys in Lawrence District Court. |
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