Posts Tagged ‘boston-globe’
Bite Size News, October 5: Nature News Edition
Several North Shore towns are dealing with severe damage a day after heavy rain caused flash floods on Tuesday . Bundle up! Parts of the Bay State are getting freeze warnings and frost advisories on Thursday. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook . The rest is [...]
Francona Joins Fox TV Crew
Terry Francona lost his gig as replace Tim McCarver as Joe Buck's partner for the first two games of the American League Championship Series. MLB teams may face stiff competition for Francona's services as he already has a managerial offer in his back pocket. The Laconia (N.H.) Muskrats of the New [...]
Business News: Friendly’s Shuts 30 Sites
Friendly's closed over 60 restaurants and eliminated 1,200 jobs on Tuesday and decided to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The chain closed 30 Massachusetts locations. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook . More here: Business News: Friendly's Shuts 30 Sites
Bite Size News, September 20: Good Eats Edition
Fried Kool-Aid is available at the Big E this year. Nicole Collins of Peabody won breakfast with the Stanley Cup thanks the Boston Bruins Foundation. Big Boy, a 1,200-pound that lived at Russell Orchards in Ipswich for 12 years, died earlier this summer. Owners said he was in "hog heaven," which [...]
New car reviews from The Boston Globe
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Manny Ramirez Retiring
According to NESN and the Boston Globe , Manny Ramirez is retiring. Right now. Manny was 1-17 (0.59) in five games for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2011. Heidi Watney reported on NESN that Ramirez was informed of some drug-related issue recently by the MLB. Here is the original post: Manny Ramirez [...]
"Riddled with injuries and particularly low on manpower after Marquis Daniels went down with a…
"Riddled with injuries and particularly low on manpower after Marquis Daniels went down with a bruised spinal cord, the Celtics may be in the market for a backup small forward. "Celtics president Danny Ainge quickly shot down rumors of a deal for Detroit’s Richard Hamilton, or interest in [...]
Chuck Turner Gets 3 Years in Prison
Former Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner was sentenced to three years in jail for his November conviction in a federal corruption probe. Turner accepted a $1,000 bribe and was found guilty of attempted extortion and making false statements to the FBI. , Read more: Chuck Turner Gets 3 [...]
Boston Goes to the Oscars
The Oscar nominations were announced today with some wicked good films garnering nominations. Boston-connected films were well represented today. The Fighter , Mark Wahlberg's film about Lowell boxer Micky Ward, got seven nominations, including one for best picture. The cast of The Fighter got [...]
Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts Health Plan Discuss Merger
Is bigger really better? Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan may find out as the two insurance companies announced they are considering a merger . The companies insure over 1.5 million Bay State residents and announced they signed a "non-binding Memorandum of Understanding " to [...]
