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Brimfield, neighboring towns get money for shared equipmentBrimfield - The state has awarded Brimfield, Brookfield, East Brookfield a $58,000 grant so they can buy a sign-making machine and an asphalt roller and trailer to share in recovering from the June 2011 tornado and October snowstorm. — Telegram & Gazette Thursday, May 17, 2012 7:00 AM Court: Conviction needed for longer suspensionThe highest court in Massachusetts has overturned a 3-year license suspension given to a man who refused to take a breath test after being arrested on a drunken driving charge, finding that a law designed to increase penalties for repeat drunken drivers requires a previous conviction. — The Boston Globe Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:58 AM
Celtics paint pretty picturePhiladelphia - Paul Pierce, on his way to a 24-point, 12-rebound game, slashed to the basket midway through the... — The Boston Herald Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:51 PM
Ri agency official out after Schilling defaultProvidence, R.i. -- The head of the Rhode Island agency whose board approved a $75 million loan guarantee for former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's now financially troubled video gaming company has resigned. — 7 News - WHDH Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:28 AM
Coroner: RFK Jr.'s wife died of hangingBedford, N.y. -- A medical examiner in suburban New York says the estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. died of asphyxiation due to hanging. — 7 News - WHDH Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:06 PM
Cuban president's daughter gets US visaThe daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend an academic conference in San Francisco and another event, one of her associates confirmed Thursday. The decision has already drawn fire from Cuban-American politicians and on anti-Castro blogs, which argue that she is an apologist for the Communist government her family has led for decades. — The Boston Globe Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:59 AM
Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63 Legendary singer Donna Summer has died at age 63. — The Boston Channel Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:53 PM
Torch is being passed along in the Wood familyThe first of 14 events for the EKeys 4 Cars Modifieds this season at the Star Speedway in Epping, N.H. — The Lowell Sun Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:41 AM
Preakness Stakes Preview: A Derby Rematch Set For BaltimoreKevin Martin previews this weekend's running of The Preakness Stakes. — CBS Boston Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:51 PM
Medical examiner says Mary Richardson Kennedy died of asphyxiation due to hanging. — The Boston Globe Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:58 AM
Disco queen Donna Summer dies at 63Donna Summer, the "Queen of Disco" whose hits included "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls," "Love to Love You Baby" and "She Works Hard for the Money," has died, a representative said Thursday. She was 63. Her publicist, Brian Edwards, said Summer was suffering ... — The Boston Channel Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:50 PM
Tantasqua student arrested after Facebook threatSturbridge - A 16-year-old Tantasqua Regional High School student was arrested at the school yesterday morningafter he allegedly posted threats on Facebook saying he planned to bring a gun to school. — Telegram & Gazette Thursday, May 17, 2012 7:00 AM More News
