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Odetta dies at 77
Folk singer moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century
Probable cause found in Shrewsbury bus incident
LAST UPDATED: 3:41 P.M.
By Aaron Nicodemus TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
WESTBORO —
Former Shrewsbury school bus driver Donald P. Davison Jr. will face one count of reckless endangerment of a child after a closed-door hearing with a clerk magistrate in Westboro District Court today.
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Baseball bat attack suspect held without bail
LAST UPDATED: 2:57 P.M.
By Gary V. Murray TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
WORCESTER —
A suspect in a baseball bat attack last year in Westboro was ordered held without bail today in Worcester Superior Court.
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Ashby registered sex offender held without bail
LAST UPDATED: 3:44 P.M.
By Mike Elfland TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
AYER —
A Level 3 sex offender from Ashby, with a criminal record that includes a 1983 rape conviction, was ordered held without bail during his arraignment today on charges he recently assaulted an 8-year-old boy in Ashby.
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Family says police pressured teen mother to confess
By Scott J. Croteau and Linda Bock TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
WORCESTER—
Nga Truong is spending today, her 17th birthday, locked up after she was charged in court yesterday for allegedly suffocating her 13-month-old son Sunday.
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By Donna Boynton TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
While most food pantries are located in churches, small offices or town buildings, Laurie J. Drazek has one in her car.
No bail for pair arraigned in slaying
By Gary V. Murray TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
WORCESTER—
Their faces hidden from view because of what their lawyers said was a potential identification issue in the case, two men were arraigned yesterday on murder, assault and firearm charges arising from a fatal shootout July 3 in Fitchburg.
City to save 2 major land tracts
By Nick Kotsopoulos TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
WORCESTER—
The city, in conjunction with the Greater Worcester Land Trust, has secured funding to help acquire and preserve two noteworthy open space tracts — 10 acres on Crow Hill and 20 acres on Moreland Hill, both of which had attracted significant interest from developers.
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AL MVP Pedroia gets $40.5M, 6-year deal
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BOSTON—
AL Most Valuable Player Dustin Pedroia and the Boston Red Sox agreed today to a $40.5 million, six-year contract.
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By Kevin O’Malley CORRESPONDENT
ASHBURNHAM—
Fitchburg High senior tailback Greg Mendez rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries to lead the Red Raiders to a 33-7 victory over Shrewsbury High in the Central Mass. Division 1 playoff game last night at Arthur I. Hurd Memorial Field.
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As unemployment rises, some seek a military career
By John Milburn and Stephen Manning THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FORT RILEY, Kansas—
Sgt. Ryan Nyhus spent 14 months patrolling the deadly streets of Baghdad, where five members of his platoon were shot and one died. As bad as that was, he would rather go back there than take his chances in this brutal job market.
Wall Street rebounds after Monday’s drop
By Joe Bel Bruno THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK—
In a session that showed more indecision than conviction, the stock market rebounded yesterday from the previous day’s massive decline. The Dow Jones industrials rose 270 points after fluctuating sharply, and all the major indexes rose more than 3 percent.
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President-elect Barack Obama’s Cabinet choices to date are a reassuring signal to Americans across the political spectrum that he understands the seriousness of the challenges that the nation faces, as well as an acknowledgement that he could use some experienced hands in Washington to offset possible weaknesses stemming from his relative inexperience.
Marketing surge, bumper crop boost cranberry industry
EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE
Call it the fruit of Yankee ingenuity. Cape Cod cranberry growers enjoying bumper crops in recent years have been aggressively marketing the tangy fruit overseas, developing new markets for a product long associated with New England Thanksgivings.
Human rights issues remain high on Jim McGovern’s agenda
Kenneth J. Moynihan
Not too long ago, U.S. Rep. Joseph D. Early used to get re-elected every two years without having to worry about a thing. He campaigned, though he hardly needed to. Sometimes he ran unopposed, a status one might regard as triumphal. But there wasn’t much glory in it. Running unopposed usually relegated the congressman to a bottom corner of the newspaper reports after Election Day.
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Grandparents find webcams next best thing to being there
By Amy Hrmon THE NEW YORK TIMES
DEER PARK, N.Y.—
Her grandfather wanted to play tea party, but Alexandra Geosits, 2-1/2 years old, insisted she only had apple juice. She held out a plastic cup, giggling as she waited to see if he would accept the substitute.
Terrorists allegedly hijacked Indian trawler
By Ramola Talwar Badam THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MUMBAI, India—
The gunmen who attacked Mumbai set out by boat from the Pakistani port of Karachi, then later hijacked an Indian fishing trawler that carried them toward this financial capital on their suicide mission, a top police official said yesterday.
Court forces Thai leader out
By Ambika Ahuja THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BANGKOK, Thailand—
Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand declared victory yesterday and said they will end their occupation of the country’s two main airports after a court decision forced the country’s prime minister from office.
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