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Larry Lucchino, feisty force behind retro ballpark revolution and curse-busting Red Sox, dies at 78
BOSTON (AP) — Larry Lucchino, the hard-driving force behind baseball’s retro ballpark revolution and the transformation of the Boston Red Sox from cursed losers to World Series champions, has died. He was 78. Lucchino, who was a three-time cancer survivor, died early Tuesday...
2nd man pleads not guilty to Massachusetts shooting deaths of woman and her 11-year-old daughter
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting a mother and daughter in Massachusetts as they were sitting in a parked SUV has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, nearly three weeks after he was arrested in California. Dejan Belnavis, 27, was ordered held without...
Man arrested in California after Massachusetts shooting deaths of woman and her 11-year-old daughter
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Police in California arrested a man wanted in connection with the deaths of a mother and her 11-year-old daughter in Massachusetts and charges against another man who was earlier arrested were upgraded Tuesday to murder. The latest arrest happened Monday in...
Woman and daughter, 11, fatally shot in SUV in Massachusetts; police arrest man, search for another
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A mother and her 11-year-old daughter were fatally shot while sitting in a parked SUV in a Massachusetts neighborhood. Police arrested one man and were searching for another. The mother and daughter were shot shortly after 3 p.m. Monday in Worcester, police...
Family that wanted to build world's tallest flagpole to pay $250K fine for cabins
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The family that had wanted to build the world's tallest flagpole in rural eastern Maine has agreed to pay a $250,000 penalty under a consent agreement following construction of more than 50 cabins without obtaining environmental permits from the state. The...
Hanover Insurance: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (THG) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $107.9 million. On a per-share basis, the Worcester, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of $2.98. Earnings, adjusted for one-time...
A scholar discovers stories and poems possibly written by Louisa May Alcott under a pseudonym
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The author of “Little Women” may have been even more productive and sensational than previously thought. Max Chapnick, a postdoctoral teaching associate at Northeastern University, believes he found about 20 stories and poems written by Louisa May...
