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Greenway wants to discuss funding

The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy is now fighting back days after getting a letter from Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Richard Davey calling for the organization to "wean" off government handouts.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:03:14 GMT)

Suspect sought in double Roxbury murder

ROXBURY - Boston police asking for help to find an accused double murderer. Investigators believe 30-year-old Jean Weeven Janier killed two Roxbury sisters back in November.

(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:20:51 GMT)

DiMasi 'in transit' from prison

BOSTON - Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi has left the federal prison in Kentucky where he's been held since last fall, but it's unclear where he is headed or if the move is permanent.

(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:54:44 GMT)

Church sells silver for $1.7 million

DORCHESTER - A Dorchester church raked in $1.7 million dollars but the needed cash came at a steep price. The First Parish of Dorchester was built in 1631 and has a very impressive colonial-era silver collection so they decided to put 27 pieces up for auction through Sotheby’s.

(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:25:29 GMT)

Valets may keep keys of drunk drivers

It's being called the next line of defense against drunk driving in the city of Boston. A Boston city councilor wants to empower valets to keep your keys if you appear to drunk to drive.

(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:38:42 GMT)

Mass. gas prices edge up another 2 cents

BOSTON -- Massachusetts residents are paying two more cents a gallon at the gas pump, the seventh consecutive week of increases. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve, regular is up to an average of $3.49 per gallon, 12 cents higher than a month ago.

(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:39:37 GMT)

Judge dismisses suits in church dispute

HOLYOKE  - The future of a Holyoke church where parishioners have been holding a 24-hour vigil to protest its closure by the Diocese of Springfield is now in the hands of the Vatican.

(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:19:01 GMT)

Marshfield teen dies in fiery crash

MARSHFIELD - State police continue to investigate a fatal crash in Marshfield. The car reportedly struck a tree before bursting into flames. It all happened early Saturday morning on Highland Street.

(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:24:09 GMT)

Inmate escapes from NH halfway house

CONCORD, N.H. - The New Hampshire Department of Corrections is looking for an inmate who went missing Sunday from the Shea Farm Transitional Housing Unit in Concord.

(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:46:47 GMT)

Peabody man dies in Route 128 rollover

DANVERS - State police say a 30-year-old Peabody man has died in a single-car rollover on Route 128 in Danvers that also injured the passenger.

(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:49:00 GMT)