Ex-radical absent from UMass, but cops protest his allies at forum on landmark 1989 trial
Cops protest as UMass holds forum with ex-radicals Charles River Labs cuts full-year outlook on weak demand; forecast falls below Street viewWILMINGTON, Mass. — With sales and profit down the first half of the year, medical research equipment maker Charles River Laboratories International Inc. on Tuesday cut its guidance for the year. Vampire Killer asks Mass. parole board for freedom after grandmother’s slaying, bloodlettingNATICK, Mass. — A Massachusetts man dubbed the Vampire Killer after he shot his disabled grandmother to death and tried to drink her blood has gone before the state parole board to ask for his freedom. Faster Friendly’s: Chain opens first smaller, but faster restaurant in MassachusettsMANSFIELD, Mass. — Friendly Ice Cream Corp. is trying to stay competitive by opening smaller restaurants that promise faster service. Bottle of wine worth $20,000 stolen from, then returned to Massachusetts liquor storeHOPKINTON, Mass. — A $20,000 bottle of wine stolen from a Hopkinton, Mass., liquor store has been returned unopened. Investigators still probing Mass. chemical leak that sent more than 100 to the hospitalNEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the toxic fumes at a New Bedford trash disposal facility that sent more than 100 people to the hospital. Startled deer kicks 4-year-old girl in face at Southwick’s Zoo in Mass.; child bruised but OKMENDON, Mass. — Officials say a startled deer jumped and kicked a 4-year-old girl in the face at Southwick’s Zoo in central Massachusetts. Chemical leak at Mass. disposal company sends 100-plus to hospitals, leaves 2 critically hurtNEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Noxious fumes at a trash disposal facility sent 119 people to hospitals Monday, including two who were listed in critical condition. Slain woman’s boyfriend, uncle, aunt seek custody of Mass. baby girl cut from mother’s wombWORCESTER, Mass. — At least three people are seeking custody of a baby who was cut from her slain mother’s womb in Massachusetts. Chemical leak at Mass. disposal company leaves 2 critically injured, sends dozens to hospitalNEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Noxious fumes at a trash disposal facility sent 55 people to hospitals on Monday, including two who were listed in critical condition. Gas leak at Mass. disposal company sends dozens people to the hospitalNEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Noxious fumes at a trash disposal facility sent more than four dozen people to hospitals on Monday, including three who were listed in critical condition. 3 reported critical after chemical leak at Mass. disposal company sends dozens to hospitalNEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Noxious fumes at a Massachusetts trash disposal facility have sent more than four dozen people to hospitals, including three in critical condition. Boyfriend says he wants custody of baby who had been cut from mother’s womb in MassachusettsWORCESTER, Mass. — A man who says he is the father of a baby who was cut from her slain mother’s womb said Monday that he wants custody of the baby girl. Chemical leak at Massachusetts disposal company knocks out 6, sends 26 to hospitalNEW BEDFORD, Mass. — An official with the Massachusetts Fire Marshal’s Office says six people fell unconscious and 26 people were transported to hospitals following exposure to unknown fumes at a trash disposal company. Boyfriend says he wants custody of Massachusetts baby cut from mother’s wombWORCESTER, Mass. — A man who says he is the father of a baby who was cut from her slain mother’s womb says he wants custody. Several people in court to seek custody of Massachusetts baby cut from slain mother’s wombWORCESTER, Mass. — Several people seeking custody of a Massachusetts baby cut from her slain mother’s womb are headed to court to state their case. 3rd suspect in Harvard dorm shooting faces murder charge in Massachusetts courtMEDFORD, Mass. — A New York City man charged in connection with a fatal shooting at a Harvard University dormitory is scheduled to face a judge in Massachusetts. Black scholar says he’s able to joke about arrest by white officer that sparked race debateCHILMARK, Mass. — Black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Sunday joked about his arrest by a white police officer, but also described receiving death threats and dreaming about being arrested at the White House. Family believed baby cut from womb was theirs, mourn mother who never held herWORCESTER, Mass. — Little things nagged at Cindy Dion while her son’s girlfriend, Julie Corey, was pregnant: One month Corey said she was four months’ pregnant — the next it was eight. Her due date pushed back drastically as it neared. And Corey suddenly refused to let Dion’s son, Alex, accompany her to the doctor Relatives in Mass. believed baby cut from womb belonged to woman now accused of kidnappingWORCESTER, Mass. — Relatives of a man whose girlfriend is accused of kidnapping a baby girl who’d been cut from her mother’s womb thought they had a new member of the family. They even held a cookout to celebrate the birth. ‘Mommy does this when she gets angry’: Mass. woman charged with locking boy in hot atticLOWELL, Mass. — A Massachusetts prosecutor says police responding to a report of a 3-year-old being locked in a sweltering attic were told by other children, “Mommy does this when she gets angry.” 3rd NY man arrested in shooting death of 21-year-old at Harvard University dormCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A third man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 21-year-old Massachusetts man inside a Harvard University dormitory in May. Mass. mother charged with locking 5-year-old son with special needs inside 120-degree atticLOWELL, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman is due in court after being accused of locking her 3-year-old son inside a sweltering attic, where police say temperatures were above 100 degrees. Black officer at Gates’ home during arrest says he’s become ‘Uncle Tom’ for supporting officerCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A black sergeant who was at the home of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. when he was arrested says he’s been maligned as an “Uncle Tom” for supporting the actions of the white arresting officer. Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates says it recorded $14.3M fiscal third-quarter lossGLOUCESTER, Mass. — Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc., which makes equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, on Thursday said it suffered a fiscal third-quarter loss of $14.3 million, as sales plunged amid challenging economic conditions. Baby girl is found after being cut from slain Mass. mother’s womb; 2 arrestedWORCESTER, Mass. — Police in central Massachusetts say a baby girl who was cut from her mother’s womb has been found alive and two people have been arrested in the woman’s killing. Akamai reports 2nd-quarter profit grew 5 percent but falls short of Wall Street forecastsCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Akamai Technologies Inc. says its second-quarter net income rose 5 percent as demand for its Internet caching services grew despite the recession, but results missed expectations and shares tumbled 11 percent after-hours. 911 caller in Harvard scholar case says she chose her words carefully; hurt by racist labelCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The woman who dialed 911 to report a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. said Wednesday she was wrongly labeled a racist based on assumptions about her and words she never said and hoped the recently released recording of the call would put the controversy to rest. 911 caller in Harvard scholar case says she chose her words carefully when she called policeCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The woman who reported a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. says she tried to be careful and honest with her words, never thinking they would be analyzed by an entire nation. Police in Mass. say fetus was cut from womb of woman found slain; child could have survivedWORCESTER, Mass. — A pregnant woman was found dead in her apartment with her fetus cut from her womb, and police on Wednesday were trying to find the missing baby, which they said could have survived. |