State considers noise regulations for wind turbines
Environmental officials are considering new regulations that would require the state to review potential noise issues before wind turbines are built.
Loophole in state law protects some drunk drivers
Attorney General Martha Coakley and state legislators are seeking to tighten Melanie’s Law to prevent lax treatment of admittedly drunk drivers whose cases are continued.
Church in South End recalls Donna Summer
Donna Summer was remembered at Grant AME Church as a kind woman whose fame never clouded her memory of the church.
State allows pharmacies to offer more vaccines
A new policy grants pharmacists the authority to administer 10 adult vaccines in addition to the annual flu shot they already can give.
Full cell reception expected for T subway by year’s end
So far, AT&T and T-Mobile are the only major carriers with immediate plans to introduce or expand their subterranean coverage.
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Wheelchairs block street in protest of MBTA fare hikes
Activists in wheelchairs blocked a busy street in front of the State House in downtown Boston.
4 students killed memorialized in BU ceremonies
Boston University graduated more than 6,700 students in a ceremony that paused in silence to remember four students killed this spring but mostly looked ahead with optimism.
New graduates urged to serve others
Tufts University, Mount Holyoke College, and Olin College of Engineering were among the area institutions that held graduation ceremonies Sunday.
Boston event raises over $2m for veterans
Thousands gathered at Fenway Park Sunday for the third annual 5.6-mile run to benefit the Home Base Program.
Five-year-old hit by car in Dorchester
Residents on Whitten Street heard piercing screams late Sunday morning and then watched in horror as rescuers tried to revive a boy who had been struck by a vehicle, witnesses said.
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Political Intelligence
Political Intelligence
Patrick vindicated for passing up Schilling’s pitch
Last week brought some vindication for Governor Deval Patrick, as Curt Schilling appealed for more aid after his company missed a $1.1 million payment to Rhode Island.
Obituaries
Joan Tozzer Cave, 90, figure skater driven to succeed
Mrs. Cave was the US Ladies Figure Skating champion in 1938, 1939, and 1940, and the national pairs champion with Bernard Fox the same years.
Regionals
Scientists and students help threatened spadefoot toads
Students at Concord’s Thoreau Elementary School have worked with biologists to raise spadefoot toads, the Bay State’s rarest frog species.
