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Cardinal Sean O’Malley skips Boston College commencement to protest honor for Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny

Monday, May 20, 2013

BOSTON — Cardinal Sean O’Malley skipped Boston College’s commencement Monday to protest its decision to honor Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who backs legislation to permit abortion, and O’Malley’s views were echoed outside the ceremony by a few dozen anti-abortion activists. The protesters gathered at an entrance to the stadium where Kenny gave the keynote address and received an honorary degree, with some holding signs saying it was a scandal … 0

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, campaigns with Massachusetts Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Gabriel Gomez, second from left, at the Boston Police VFW Post in Boston, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Massachusetts US Senate candidates spar over homeland security

Monday, May 20, 2013

BOSTON — The candidates running in the special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts traded barbs Monday over homeland security in an exchange that pointed to an increasingly sharp tone between the two. Republican Gabriel Gomez said it was unconscionable that his opponent, U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, voted twice against resolutions to honor the … 0

Metro North railroad employees use heavy equipment to repair tracks near Bridgeport, Conn., Monday, May 20, 2013. A train collision on Friday injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Connecticut commuter rail service to resume Wednesday

Monday, May 20, 2013

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Commuter rail service between Connecticut and New York City is expected to resume in full by Wednesday morning rush hour, five days after a derailment and crash injured scores of passengers, transit authorities said Monday. Crews have worked around the clock since Saturday and track rebuilding has progressed quickly, officials … 0

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Left, Dawud Lubieddin's things are laid out where a bench used to be on Main Street Northampton. Lubieddin talks with Abd Lomax of Northampton. City removes benches in bid to curb loitering
Terry Mollner, left, Eileen Spira and Susan Bellak, all with Stakeholders Capital, pose outside their office on Main Street in Amherst with a utility box on the corner of Dickinson Street they were inspired to have painted with a quote of Emily Dickinson, whose homestead is just across the street behind them. The work was painted by Ezzell Floranina. KEVIN GUTTING Amherst downtown artwork honors Emily Dickinson
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Metro North employees, in orange vests, help transfer westbound commuters at the transportation center in Bridgeport, Ct., to shuttle buses Monday, May 20, 2013. The commuters had arrived from New Haven by train and were being bused to Stamford, Ct., where rail service to New York was available. A train collision on Friday injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Commutes long, slow in aftermath of Connecticut train derailment

Monday, May 20, 2013

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week’s train collision that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. It took Gary Maddin of Milford an hour to make … 0

Police report 7-year-old girl drowns in Wilbraham home pool

Sunday, May 19, 2013

WILBRAHAM (AP) — Police say a 7-year-old girl has drowned in a pool at a home in Wilbraham. The Republican reports that Wilbraham Police Sgt. Robert G. Zollo said the 911 call came in at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday from the girl’s mother, who said her daughter was … 0

Metro-North employees work at the site of Friday's train derailment in Bridgeport. Conn. on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals following the collision between two trains Friday evening that injured 72 people, Metro-North President Howard Permut said Sunday. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post,Brian A. Pounds ) MANDATORY CREDIT

Traffic mess forecast for southwest Connecticut until service restored after commuter rail line derailment

Sunday, May 19, 2013

HARTFORD, Conn. — Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Dannel P. … 0

MBTA Police Officer Richard Donahue smiles with his wife, Kim, during an interview at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston's Charlestown section, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Donahue almost lost his life after being shot during the crossfire with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects in Watertown, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

MBTA police officer shot during showdown with Boston Marathon bombing suspects determined to return to duty

Sunday, May 19, 2013

BOSTON — With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects said Sunday he’s determined to return to duty. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Officer Richard Donahue has … 0

Kenneth Feinberg says all money to bombing victims next month

Sunday, May 19, 2013

MILTON (AP) — The administrator overseeing efforts to provide financial help to victims of the Boston Marathon bombings says he will keep to the June 30 date for release of donated money. Kenneth Feinberg spoke at the commencement of Curry College on Sunday. He said he is determined … 0

Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis speaks to graduates after receiving an honorary degree during the UMass Lowell commencement in Lowell, Mass., Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Ashley Green)

Boston police, city will review bombing response

Sunday, May 19, 2013

LOWELL — Boston’s police department and mayor’s office will conduct twin reviews of the response to last month’s bombing of the Boston Marathon, police commissioner Ed Davis said Saturday. Davis said the aim of the reviews is to … 0

NH troopers selling 'Boston Strong' shirts

Sunday, May 19, 2013

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire state troopers are raising money for Boston Marathon victims with their own version of a “Boston Strong” T-shirt. The front of the T-shirt sports a logo reading “Boston Strong” and the date of the bombings: 4-15-13. The back of the shirt is … 0

Crash kills Fairfield University student from Brockton day before graduation

Sunday, May 19, 2013

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A 21-year-old Fairfield University student from Massachusetts has died after a car crash a day before he was to graduate. The Connecticut Post reports that Deandre Lawton of Brockton, Mass., died when his car hit a tree near the university on Saturday. He was … 0

This April 28, 2013 photo released by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows a robotic device being deployed to detect red tide in the Gulf of Maine. Red tide monitoring is going high-tech with a robotic “laboratory in a can.” A garbage can-sized canister was deployed in late April in the ocean waters off southern Maine to collect and transmit data about toxin-producing algae blooms, known as red tides, that show up in the Gulf of Maine each spring.(AP Photo/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution & Northeastern University, Isaac Rosenthal)

Red tide monitor set adrift in Gulf of Maine

Sunday, May 19, 2013

PORTLAND, Maine — Red tide monitoring is going high-tech with a robotic “laboratory in a can.” A garbage can-size canister was deployed in late April in the ocean waters off southern Maine to collect and transmit data about … 0

Sen. Richard Blumenthal addresses the media at a press conference near the scene of the Metro-North train collision, Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Bridgeport, Conn. Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Cathy Zuraw) MANDATORY CREDIT

Official says broken rail studied in Connecticut train crash

Sunday, May 19, 2013

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine … 0

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