GateHouse News Service New England Budget • March 6, 2008
Here are the top New England regional stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at gatehousenewsservice.com. Please submit stories below no later than 6 p.m. local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly. Questions?
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News
ELDERLY SCAMS - A Randolph woman is one of many elderly recently victimized by scams targeting them. This seemingly never-ending story of elderly scams has prompted fresh efforts, by the state and others, to safeguard the elderly and their money.
Ledger, Scheible, 15 inches, 8 p.m.
ARCHDIOCESE - Following a report that some parishes have refused to teach children about what is/how to report inappropriate sexual touching. Getting reaction from lay groups (for and against the program), parishes and more, as to what kind of sexual education, in terms of warning youngsters what is inappropriate touching and the like.
Ledger, Reardon, 15 inches, 8 p.m.
GROWING GREEN: ECONOMY WON'T WITHER SPRING FLOWER SHOW - Despite the dazzle, local vendors and exhibitors say they can see the effects of the down economy. And it is actually not all bad.
MetroWest, Haneisen, 25 inches, on wire now
With photos
QUIET ON SET, SCORCESE'S CAMERAS ROLLING IN TAUNTON - Filming of Martin Scorsese's latest production, "Ashcliffe", is in full swing this week at the Whittenton Mills complex in Taunton.
CNC, Cohea, 6 inches, on wire now
With photos
ODGREN ATTORNEY: THROW OUT FIRST-DEGREE MURDER INDICTMENT - The lawyer for a Princeton teen charged with murdering a classmate at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School last year argued today in court that a grand jury indictment for first-degree murder should be thrown out.
MetroWest, Miller, 12 inches, on wire now
'TOUGH TIME TO BE POOR': MANY HAVE MAXED OUT FUEL ASSISTANCE BENEFIT - With a month or more of cool weather still to come and home heating oil prices up about 45 percent over last year, "it's a tough time to be poor," says the director of the anti-poverty agency Self Help.
Ledger, Colby, 20 inches, on wire now
With where to get assistance sidebar
With graphic
'DISNEY DAN,' WEYMOUTH MAN WHO ARRANGED TRIPS FOR AILING KIDS, DIES - Weymouth's Dan Kercz, known as "Disney Dan" for his years arranging trips for ill children, dies unexpectedly.
Ledger, Encarnacao, 18 inches, on wire now
With photo
ADVOCATES: BREAST-FEEDING IS NOT OBSCENE - Advocates of breast-feeding say they will once again attempt to pass legislation that would allow mothers to feed their children in public without harassment.
Ledger, Chan, 15 inches, on wire now
A COMPROMISE? CASINOS WON'T WORK, BUT SLOT MACHINES MIGHT - State Rep. David Flynn said the public dispute between Gov. Deval Patrick and House Speaker Sal DiMasi over whether to legalize casinos has created an impasse.
Enterprise, Alspach, 15 inches, on wire now
MISSING CHIHUAHUA IN DANGER OF DYING WITHOUT MEDICINE - The tiny dog, which is owned by a Middleboro couple and suffers seizures, got loose at the Raynham Wendy's and patrons say it was scooped up by another couple who said they were taking it to the pound.
Enterprise, Elwell, 12 inches, on wire now
With photo
Business
BOSTON FED SAYS NEW ENGLAND EMPLOYERS ARE MORE CAUTIOUS - Bank researchers identify more companies that are talking about a potential "downside risk" to the economy.
Ledger, Chesto, 12 inches, on wire now
NEW UNDERWATER DEVICE MAKING WAVES FOR SCIENCE AND MILITARY - A University of Massachusetts Dartmouth marine science professor and a city company will begin work this month on a data-gathering underwater device that can give researchers video along with chemical and acoustic information - all wirelessly and at a far cheaper price than in the past.
Herald News, Welker, 15 inches, on wire now
With photo
Opinions
SPITZ: NO STRINGS TIED TO OUR CASH? - Normally, I don't get a warm and fuzzy feeling when I hear the IRS is reaching out to me. This time, I give the agency credit for understanding most folks have reservations about free money we have no way to refuse.
MetroWest, on wire now
GRANLUND: OBAMA VS. HILLARY FIGHT CONTINUES
MetroWest, on wire now
EDITORIAL: WELCOME HOME SIGNS - As a fable of bureaucracy, the story of the signs welcoming soldiers home falls somewhere between Orwell and Dilbert.
MetroWest, 6 p.m.
Sports
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Lifestyles
BODY POLITICS: TATTOO PHOTO EXHIBIT AT PEABODY ESSEX - Their faces covered by webs of slate blue lines, men and women gaze with fierce pride in "Body Politics: Maori Tattoos Today," a fascinating collection of 30 large-format color photos by Hans Neleman.
MetroWest, Bergeron, 25 inches, on wire now
With photos
POWER PLAYER: ADRIAN BELEW TRIO TO PERFORM IN NATICK - The Adrian Belew Power Trio - featuring young brother and sister Eric and Julie Slick on drums and bass - stops at the Center for Arts in Natick on Sunday, March 9, during a month-long national tour in support of their new live album, "Side Four."
MetroWest, Riley, 18 inches, on wire now
With photos
INTO THE FOLD: ORIGAMI NOW! AT PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM - Do you think origami is just folding paper into pretty little cranes? Then step beneath the 12-foot butterflies fluttering above the Art & Nature Center at the Peabody Essex Museum and prepare to be astonished.
MetroWest, Bergeron, 25 inches, on wire now
With photos
HOVEY'S 'KEELY AND DU' HOLDS AUDIENCE HOSTAGE - The Hovey Players aren't afraid to take risks when it comes to play selection.
MetroWest, Andrews, 20 inches, on wire now
WINTER HIKING AT BLACKSTONE RIVER AND CANAL HERITAGE STATE PARK - There is an undeniable dichotomy to Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park.
MetroWest, Jung, 12 inches, on wire now
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A SWELLEGANT EVENING OFFERS TRIBUTE TO BROADWAY LEGEND CHITA RIVERA - With Broadway legend Chita Rivera set to accept this year's Boston Youth Moves Lifetime Achievement Award, "Swellegance," an evening of celebration through dance, will no doubt draw a crowd to the Sheraton Boston Hotel in the Back Bay this Saturday, March 8.
CNC, Peters, 22 inches, on wire now
With photo
5-STAR FOOD AT 3-STAR PRICES - Stop walking past that high-end restaurant in Cambridge or Boston and just walk in to get that five-star food and service people have been raving about. That's the point of the third annual Winter Restaurant Week, when establishments entice customers with lower prices to their legendary fare. The event takes place in and around Boston, and Cambridge restaurants have joined the fun in a big way.
CNC, Ma, 25 inches, on wire now
With photo
KEEPING TABS: EVENTS IN AND AROUND BOSTON - A musical about pimps and prostitutes, a jazz super group, a play about ghosts and Puccini's final opera. All of that is happening this week in town.
CNC, Ma, 20 inches, on wire now
With photo
VIDEO: MAPLE SUGAR DAYS AT BLUE HILLS FARM AND MOOSE HILL IN SHARON - Those with a sweet tooth will have a decision to make this weekend, when the Blue Hills Reservation and Mass Audubon will hold maple sugaring events in Canton and Sharon.
Ledger, Derr photos and video, on wire now
BEST-SELLING HISTORICAL NOVELIST WILLIAM MARTIN ON WRITING AND BOSTON ROOTS - William Martin's career as a big-time Hollywood screenwriter didn't take off like he expected and for that, his fans are grateful.
CNC, Coakley, 25 inches, on wire now
With photos