Mass. House gives initial OK to bill letting Gov. Patrick name interim Kennedy replacementBOSTON — The Massachusetts House of Representatives has given initial approval to a bill allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to name an interim appointment to the Senate seat left vacant when Edward Kennedy died last month. Boston Celtics co-owner Pagliuca kicks off campaign with announcement at basketball team arenaBOSTON — Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca said Thursday he wants to jump from the business world to the political arena because he has the background to help solve the nation’s economic problems and lend expertise to the health care debate that was the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s passion. Boston Celtics co-owner Pagliuca announces senate campaign at basketball team arenaBOSTON — Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca announced Thursday he is a candidate to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. Mass. House begins debate on bill allowing Gov. Patrick to name interim Kennedy replacementBOSTON — Massachusetts Speaker Robert DeLeo said Thursday there are enough votes in the House to pass a bill allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to name an interim appointment to the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Edward Kennedy last month. Mary Travers, blond beatnik in 1960s folk anthem trio Peter, Paul and Mary, dies at 72NEW YORK — Mary Travers, one part of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, which used beautiful, tranquil harmonies to convey the angst and turmoil of the Vietnam anti-war movement, racial discrimination and more, died after a yearslong battle with leukemia. She was 72. Mass. lawmakers to debate bill letting Gov. Deval Patrick name interim senator to Kennedy seatBOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers braced Thursday for a contentious debate on a bill allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to name an interim appointment to the Senate seat left vacant by the death last month of Edward Kennedy. Mary Travers of folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary dead after battle with cancer at 72BOSTON — Mary Travers, one-third of the popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary who were perhaps best known for their hit “Puff (The Magic Dragon),” died in a Connecticut hospital after battling leukemia for several years. She was 72. A look at who’s in, out for Kennedy seatA glance at who’s in and who’s out of the special election race to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.: Superintendent: 4 Mass. boys charged in immigrant beating can’t return to schoolLYNN, Mass. — A ruling says four boys accused of severely beating a Guatemalan immigrant will remain indefinitely suspended from school, but they’ll receive tutoring. With Mass. poised to change Senate succession law, focus shifts to whom governor may pickBOSTON — Massachusetts Republicans vow to delay Democratic efforts Thursday to change the state’s Senate succession law, but the likelihood lawmakers will ultimately give Gov. Deval Patrick the power to temporarily replace the late Sen. Edward Kennedy has prompted discussion about whom he may pick. Massachusetts woman found with baby cut from womb held on $500,000 bail in kidnap caseWORCESTER, Mass. — A woman accused of kidnapping a baby who had been cut from her mother’s womb was ordered held on $500,000 cash bail Wednesday after she was returned to Massachusetts from New Hampshire, where she was found in a homeless shelter with the infant. Dukakis: Mass. should approve temporary Kennedy replacement, but won’t say if he’d take jobBOSTON — Michael Dukakis says he favors Massachusetts changing its Senate succession law so the current governor can name a temporary replacement for Sen. Edward Kennedy, but the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee won’t say if he’d be a candidate for the job. Mass. Rep. Capuano says he will run to succeed Kennedy; targets rival Coakley as untestedBOSTON — U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano said Wednesday he will run for the late Edward M. Kennedy’s Senate seat, arguing he is the best candidate to continue his fellow Democrat’s liberal philosophical tradition and better tested in the national political arena than leading rival Martha Coakley. Woman found with baby cut from womb to be extradited to MassachusettsWORCESTER, Mass. — A woman accused of kidnapping a baby girl who had been cut from her mother’s womb has agreed to return to Massachusetts from New Hampshire to face charges. Obama to award first Medal of Honor to Mass. soldier who sacrificed life to save comradeWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is giving his first Medal of Honor to a soldier who sacrificed his life saving a comrade in Afghanistan. Mass. AG now favors changing Senate succession law as lawmakers consider interim appointeeBOSTON — Massachusetts legislators could vote as early as this week on changing the state’s Senate succession law so the governor has free reign to temporarily fill vacancies like the one created last month with the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Slow-speed commuter train accident in Boston leaves at least 15 with minor injuriesBOSTON — A commuter train has collided with a bumper at the end of a track in Boston, leaving 15 riders with minor injuries. President and CEO of investment manager Rockefeller & Co. found dead in Mass.BOSTON — James S. McDonald, president and chief executive of investment management firm Rockefeller & Co., has died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, Massachusetts authorities said Tuesday. Boston Globe says 2 bidders visit newspaper’s headquarters, 3rd group may drop from processBOSTON — Two groups with an interest in buying The Boston Globe have reportedly toured the newspaper’s headquarters in the past week, while a bid from a third group is looking less likely. Harvard hopes to train leaders to transform schools with first new ed doc degree in 74 yearsBOSTON — Citing what it calls a “leadership deficit” in the nation’s schools, Harvard University is introducing a doctoral education program aimed at attracting top talent to transform the U.S. education system by shaking up the status quo. Race to succeed Kennedy in Senate being shaped by non-candidates as much those who are runningBOSTON — With the clock running on a shortened election calendar, the campaign to succeed Sen. Edward Kennedy has become notable for who’s not running, instead of who is. Race to succeed Kennedy in Senate being shaped by non-candidates as much as those runningBOSTON — The campaign to succeed Sen. Edward Kennedy is becoming notable for who’s not running, as much as who is. Correction: Health Care-Primary Care storyBOSTON — In a Sept. 13 story about primary care, The Associated Press erroneously identified the past president of the Massachusetts Medical Society. He is Bruce Auerbach, not John Auerbach. Son says Chappaquiddick tragedy prodded late Sen. Kennedy to remedy failingsBOSTON — Rep. Patrick Kennedy says he thinks his late father was motivated by the death of Mary Jo Kopechne (co-PECK’-nee) at Chappaquiddick to work hard his entire life to make up for his failings. AP Enterprise: Lax enforcement means anti-bullying laws offer little protection in schoolsATLANTA — Recent student suicides have parents and advocates complaining that anti-bullying laws enacted in nearly every state are not being enforced and do not go far enough to identify and rid schools of chronic tormentors. Report: FBI investigating ’stolen’ condolence note Jacqueline Kennedy wrote to Ethel KennedyDALLAS — The FBI is investigating a “stolen” handwritten condolence note by Jacqueline Kennedy to Ethel Kennedy that was penned shortly after Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination. Critical need: More primary care doctors for projected surge of 50 million uninsured patientsBOSTON — When Dr. Robert Flaherty launched a private practice in 2001, he soon found himself cramming in as many patients as possible to make ends meet, leaving little time to discuss with them the steps they could take to prevent future health troubles. Oldest American, a 114-year-old NH woman, enjoys Boston Red Sox, Hershey’s Kisses, ice creamMANCHESTER, N.H. — A 114-year-old New Hampshire woman who loves the Boston Red Sox, Hershey’s Kisses and ice cream is believed to be the oldest American. Rep. Barney Frank finds calm crowd, not Hitler posters, at Mass. health care reform forumWELLESLEY, Mass. — Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank’s latest town hall meeting on health care reform was much calmer than one last month, when a protester held a poster portraying the president as Hitler. Mass. state Sen. Brown, a Republican, to run for Senate seat vacated by death of KennedyBOSTON — Republican state Sen. Scott Brown says he’s running for the late Edward Kennedy’s Senate seat in Massachusetts. |
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