Saturday, July 4, 2009
CHESTERFIELD - You will not find any of the large balloons, college marching bands or glitzy personalities that define many high-profile processions at the Chesterfield 4th of July Parade. But you might just see a team of oxen break out of their yoke.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
WASHINGTON - With lawmakers on Capitol Hill struggling to pull together sweeping health-care legislation, President Barack Obama Wednesday called for increased public pressure on Congress, warning that some lawmakers might be tempted to put off action.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's family moved quickly Monday to take control of his complicated personal and financial affairs, winning temporary custody of his three children and asking a judge to name the King of Pop's mother as administrator of his estate.
In documents filed in Superior Court, Jackson's parents said they believe their 50-year-old son died without a valid will.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
NEW YORK - A federal judge rejected Bernard Madoff's plea for leniency Monday, sentencing the 71-year-old swindler to spend the rest of his life in prison for an "extraordinarily evil" fraud that took a staggering toll on thousands of victims.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
MONDAY Daily - 4-7-3-6.
MONDAY MidDay - 8-9-3-6.
Mass Cash - The winning numbers drawn Sunday night in the $100,000 "Mass Cash" game were: 12-20-21-23-32. There were no winning jackpot tickets.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court declared Monday that white firefighters in Connecticut were unfairly denied promotion because of their race, ruling against minorities in a major reverse discrimination case that could affect bosses and workers nationwide. The justices threw out a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor had endorsed as an appeals court judge.
Monday, June 29, 2009
COLRAIN - Police seized 13 pounds of bagged marijuana, 200 marijuana plants, $8,500 cash and one man, 52-year-old Bobby Kay, in a drug raid at two Greenfield Road homes Thursday around 1 p.m.
