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Former President Bill Clinton points to Ed Markey, candidate for U.S. Senate, during a Markey rally at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Alden Hall, Saturday, June 15, 2013, in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Steve Lanava)

Democratic congressman Edward Markey touts experience in US Senate race

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

BOSTON — In the U.S. Senate race, Democratic congressman Edward Markey has tried to take his Republican opponent’s chief criticism of him — that he’s an entrenched Washington insider — and turn it on its head. Markey has argued that while he may not be the freshest face in Massachusetts politics, he’s served long enough in the U.S. House to … 0

At a glance

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

NAME: Edward Markey AGE: 66; born July 11, 1946 EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree from Boston College, 1968; juris doctorate from Boston College Law School, 1972. CAREER: Markey served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1977. He entered Congress in 1977, where he represents the state’s 5th Congressional District. He is the ranking Democratic member of the Natural Resources Committee, which he … 0

This panel of May 2013 photos shows Republican Gabriel Gomez, left, and Democrat U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, candidates for U.S. Senate in the June 24, 2013 special election, being held to fill the seat vacated when John Kerry was appointed as secretary of state in Massachusetts. (AP Photos)

Republican Gabriel Gomez leans on military past in US Senate race

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

BOSTON — It’s a small group of potential voters but one that Gabriel Gomez is clearly at ease with — about two dozen people who gathered in a recreation room at the Chelsea Soldiers Home to hear a fellow veteran discuss his uphill fight to become the next U.S. senator from Massachusetts. Gomez, … 0

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This panel of 2013 file photos shows Democrat U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, left, and Republican Gabriel Gomez, right, candidates for U.S. Senate in the June 24, 2013 special election, being held to fill the seat vacated when John Kerry was appointed as secretary of state. (AP Photos/File)

Massachusetts US Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez seeks distance from national Republican Party

Monday, May 27, 2013

NEWTON — On the infrequent occasions that Republicans enjoy electoral success in Massachusetts, it’s usually because a candidate can convince voters that he or she isn’t too closely aligned with the national GOP. Gabriel Gomez, the Republican nominee … 0

Massachusetts Attorney General’s office awards $500,000 for mental health services to veterans and families

Monday, May 27, 2013

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has awarded $500,000 in grants to help provide access to mental health services to state veterans and their families. Five organizations were picked to receive the grants using funding from a 2012 settlement with the Life Insurance Company of North … 0

First responders gather at a staging point in Ephratah, N.Y., Saturday, May 25, 2013, before continuing their search for the pilot of a light plane that crashed in the wooded area day before. The twin engine plane was flown by an Angel Flight volunteer pilot and was carrying at least two passengers when it took off from Hanscom Field in Bedford, Mass., and was headed to Rome, N.Y. on Friday. Angel Flight is a nonprofit group that arranges free air transportation for sick patients from volunteer pilots. (AP Photo/The Daily Gazette, Bethany Bump) NO SALES

Search continues for brain cancer patient who was passenger in NY plane crash

Monday, May 27, 2013

EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — A crew aboard a helicopter and dozens of other searchers scoured the woods and water in central New York for a third day Monday to look for a brain cancer patient who was on … 0

First responders gather at a staging point in Ephratah, N.Y., Saturday, May 25, 2013, before continuing their search for the pilot of a light plane that crashed in the wooded area day before. The twin engine plane was flown by an Angel Flight volunteer pilot and was carrying at least two passengers when it took off from Hanscom Field in Bedford, Mass., and was headed to Rome, N.Y. on Friday. Angel Flight is a nonprofit group that arranges free air transportation for sick patients from volunteer pilots. (AP Photo/The Daily Gazette, Bethany Bump) NO SALES

Angel Flight crash victims identified as brain cancer patient, wife from Utica, NY

Sunday, May 26, 2013

EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — A brain cancer patient and his wife were on board the volunteer medical flight piloted by a Connecticut man that crashed in a wooded area of central New York, authorities said Sunday. Frank and … 0

Eugene Slabinski, left, 83, of Hanover Township, Pa., sits with Gerald Alder, 81, of Davis, Calif., in Greenville, Maine, at a 50th anniversary remembrance of a B-52 crash in January 1963 on Elephant Mountain, Maine. Slabinski, an Air Force medic, dropped from a helicopter to rescue Adler, one of two survivors of the crash. Seven other crew members died. (AP Photo/David Sharp)

Survivor, rescuer reunite more than 50 years later at Maine crash site of B-52 bomber that took off from Westover Air Force Base

Saturday, May 25, 2013

ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN, Maine — After surviving a deadly B-52 bomber crash and a night on a frozen mountainside, Gerald Adler, injured and frostbitten, could recall only the red handlebar mustache of his rescuer. For the first time in … 0

Investigators look for pilot in deadly NY crash of Angel Flight from Massachusetts

Saturday, May 25, 2013

EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers. The plane’s passengers were found dead Friday night near where the small plane … 0

Probable cause hearing rescheduled once again for surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect  

Friday, May 24, 2013

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has rescheduled a probable cause hearing for surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler on Thursday scheduled the hearing for July 10. Bowler earlier this week granted a joint request from prosecutors and defense attorneys to postpone … 0

Cadet Sean Collier wears the Somerville Police Department uniform for his 25th MPOC Academy Police graduation portrait. Although employed by MIT, Collier was sponsored by Somerville PD while at the academy. Photo taken September 27, 2010. (Jim Mahoney/Boston Herald/MCT)

Bill would honor dream of slain MIT officer

Friday, May 24, 2013

BOSTON (AP) — A bill that would posthumously honor the dream of slain MIT officer Sean Collier to be appointed to the Somerville Police Department is moving quickly through the legislature. The Massachusetts Senate unanimously approved the bill … 0

Nashua, NH, police department seeks reimbursement for manhunt assistance in Boston Marathon bombing

Friday, May 24, 2013

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — The police department in Nashua, N.H., has asked to be reimbursed for $15,000 spent in overtime while helping in the search for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev last month. Police from the New Hampshire city were among those who assisted in the search … 0

Health officials propose fees  for medical marijuana program

Saturday, May 25, 2013

BOSTON — Medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts would be required to pay a yearly registration fee of $50,000 and most patients would pay $50 annually to the state to remain in the program under a fee structure proposed Friday by state health officials. A law approved by voters … 0

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