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Freetown-Lakeville superintendent a finalist for Scituate school chiefLakeville — John E. McCarthy, superintendent of the Freetown and Lakeville schools since 2009, is one of two finalists for superintendent of the Scituate Public Schools. — South Coast Today Meals tax back on the tableHungry for revenue, town officials have once again proposed adopting a meals excise tax. Special Town Meeting voted it down back in November 2010, but has the appetite for a meals tax changed this time around? If approved by Town Meeting, Cohasset would enact a 0.75 (three quarters of one percent) increase over what the state already gets (6.25 percent). This raises the statewide tax to 7 percent for people dining out, with the town keeping the additional 0.75 percent. Factoring in this increase, a $40 restaurant bill generates $2.80 in meals tax, out of which the town collects an additional 30 cents. — Wicked Local Cohasset Dems say no changing horses nowBay State Democrats are standing by their woman, saying they're confident in embattled Senate candidate Elizabeth... — The Boston Herald Monday, May 21, 2012 9:30 AM
Celtics Concerned With Avery Bradley’s ShoulderIt's tough enough to go through your first playoff run, but Avery Bradley is mixing adding a unpredictable injury to the mix. — CBS Boston Monday, May 21, 2012 9:47 AM
Garden tour to aid Marshfield libraryMarshfield – Nessralla’s Farm and the Clift Rodgers Library will hold their ninth annual Marshfield Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 19. The event will feature a visit to six Marshfield gardens, demonstrations by local artists and light refreshments. — Patriot Ledger Mass. pharmacies can now give more shotsMassachusetts residents can now get more than just flu shots at the neighborhood pharmacy. A new policy adopted by state health regulators gives pharmacists the authority to administer 10 additional adult vaccines. They are for measles, mumps, and rubella; tetanus, diptheria, and whooping cough; shingles; pneumonia; hepatitis A and B; polio; HPV; chickenpox; and meningitis. — The Boston Globe Monday, May 21, 2012 6:38 AM
Roche: Time For Red Sox To Make A StatementThe suddenly surging Red Sox open up a statement series Monday night in Baltimora against the first-place Orioles. — CBS Boston Monday, May 21, 2012 8:49 AM
Former Cedarmere site construction courts controversyThe former “Cedarmere” construction project has circled back to Cohasset and raised new concerns. In February, the Toll Brothers home building company announced their intent to develop the vacant Hayes Estate on Beechwood Street into 41 detached single-family homes. The Planning Board has held several public hearings on the matter since then, with abutters voicing their fears that the new development will have a negative impact on the flow of traffic at the intersection of Beechwood and Route 3A. The hearing is continued to next week’s Wednesday night Planning Board meeting. The Toll Brothers project, according to abutter Richard Fitzpatrick, “will put 100 percent of the traffic from this new development onto the most dangerous intersection in Cohasset.” — Wicked Local Cohasset Portland police search for missing Mass. manAuthorities in Maine are looking for a Massachusetts man who was reported missing after spending a night out with friends in Portland. — The Boston Globe Monday, May 21, 2012 6:08 AM
Matsuzaka Hits Snag, Rehab On HoldRed Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has hit a snag in his return to the majors, and will not be making what was supposed to be his final rehab start Tuesday for the Pawtucket Red Sox. — CBS Boston Monday, May 21, 2012 8:37 AM
Freetown-Lakeville superintendent takes Scituate jobThe point man of the regionalization of the Freetown and Lakeville schools is on the move. Freetown-Lakeville Superintendent John McCarthy, 56, has been offered the same position in Scituate and intends to take it. — South Coast Today Celtics Return Home, Looking To Bounce Back Against 76ersThe Celtics resume the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers with Game 5 on Monday night. The series is tied 2-2 thanks to the Sixers' comeback from an 18-point, third-quarter deficit to win Game 4 92-83. — CBS Boston Monday, May 21, 2012 8:18 AM
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