Recently added articles from The Boston Globe (Boston, MA):
Spreading out in the suburbs ; Companies are leaving Boston for developing space
Sep 02, 2008; Casey Ross ... Massachusetts companies large and small are rapidly expandingtheir operations in communities outside of Boston, eschewing thecachet of city headquarters for the comfort and convenience ofgleaming new office parks. The demand for space is fueling an explosion of commercial ...
Adams family values ; Descendants of two presidents hold dear a legacy intertwined with the nation's past
Sep 02, 2008; Seetha Narayan ... As a teenager, Rett McKay Adams loved to sit in the chair inwhich President John Adams died and wear the founding father'sglasses. "I had the park rangers sweating," he said of his visits tothe Adams National Historical Park in Quincy. "I touchedeverything." His father, Peter ...
Insurance is unlikely an issue for ; Mass. banks Commonwealth's coverage system has ample reserves
Sep 02, 2008; Ross Kerber ... Massachusetts' state-chartered banks and credit unions areunlikely to face higher deposit insurance rates this fall, officialssaid, in a sign that local institutions are largely weathering thefinancial storms buffeting banks elsewhere. Unusual insurance programs in Massachusetts ...
Smelly algae crowd into prime pond on Vineyard
Sep 02, 2008; Bryan Marquard ... A stinking apron of green algae is clinging to the shores ofEdgartown Great Pond this summer, a mysterious ropey bloom thatposes problems for small boats and that is a sign of disruptions inthe pond's sensitive ecosystem. Martha's Vineyard environmental officials first noticed the ...
Public appeal?
Sep 02, 2008; Steven Syre ... Boston Capital The state is going back to the financial well this week, planningto raise another $662 million in a bond sale with a new marketingtwist: It's aimed at you. Treasurer Tim Cahill is ripping a page out of the Californiamunicipal bond playbook and working much ...
Confront racism, leader tells union ; Issue shadows campaign for Obama, Haynes contends
Sep 02, 2008; Maria Sacchetti ... The state's top union leader, concerned that some white voterswill not vote for Barack Obama because he is black, issued animpassioned plea to union members yesterday to confront racism onthe campaign trail. Speaking to politicians and pipefitters alike, Massachusetts AFL-CIO ...
A reprieve for New Orleans ; Levees hold as hurricane batters city
Sep 02, 2008; Keith O'Brien; Stephen Smith ... HURRICANE GUSTAV NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Gustav, reviving anxieties left behind byHurricane Katrina, washed ashore yesterday morning, ripping shrimpboats from their moorings on the coast, flooding small fishingvillages, and pushing white-capped water to the brink of one 12-foot ...
Capturing a city's pulse in pictures `A Year in the Life' is labor of love for Brett
Sep 02, 2008; Seetha Narayan ... To take a photograph can be a passionate journey. If you've neverfelt that way about your impulse clicks of camera and cellphone,talk to Boston Globe veteran Bill Brett. The Dorchester nativechased fires at 16 to capture them on film, and now, at 63, is stillsprinting with his ...
Boost buoys Catholic schools ; At many sites, enrollment has stabilized or risen
Sep 02, 2008; Michael Paulson ... A pledged investment of money and brainpower into severalstruggling Catholic schools in Eastern Massachusetts has stabilized,and in some cases increased, student enrollment. The most dramatic impact has been in Gloucester, where the numberof students at the last Catholic school on ...
Drawing on Obama's image
Sep 02, 2008; Joanna Weiss ... David Chalat, a sculptor from Sedona, Ariz., does a briskbusiness selling decorative soaps, and hasn't ventured far into thepolitical arena before. But one day this spring, he came across thepro-Obama viral video created by singer will.i.am, and found a newsource of inspiration. Before ...
Win isn't a popular decision
Sep 02, 2008; Dan Shaughnessy ... NORTON - Tiger Woods is on the shelf and Phil Mickelson was senthome Sunday, but there was still hope for a feel-good story, anembraceable winner in the sixth Deutsche Bank Championship at TPCBoston on a perfect Labor Day afternoon. Tournament folk no doubt were praying for Ernie ...
As fall's labors near, a last summer splash ; Young, old squeeze all they can from vacation's final hours
Sep 02, 2008; Tania deLuzuriaga ... Children splashed in the Frog Pond, families picnicked atDorchester's Malibu Beach, and young couples snuggled in the shadeon the Esplanade. Amid a clear blue sky and temperatures in the mid-80s, young and old across the city spent Labor Day trying to squeezein one last day of ...
In Maine, hope for answers in haunting death ; Town, mother seek answers in slaying Villagers fund autopsy on teen slain in 1980
Sep 02, 2008; Tania deLuzuriaga ... EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine - This quiet mill town on the edge ofMaine's northern wilderness has not been the same since it buriedJoyce McLain 28 years ago. A promising and beautiful 16-year-old, McLain went out for a jogone summer night in 1980 and never returned. Two days later, ...
Bank roll - Sizzling Singh runs away to 5-shot victory
Sep 02, 2008; Jim McCabe ... NORTON - Twilight was falling Saturday when Vijay Singh surveyeda second-round 66 in the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Bostonthat felt hardly special given that two dozen others had matchedthat score or done better. "I hope," said Singh, with a scent of sarcasm, "they turn off ...
At this mine, the precious nuggets go in ; Slices of US past, key data preserved
Sep 02, 2008; Robert Weisman ... BUTLER COUNTY, Pa. - Mine foreman Chuck Doughty steers his golfcart through a vast labyrinth of limestone tunnels, passing armedguards, bulging gray walls studded with dynamite holes, and storagevaults the size of Wal-Marts. Squirreled away in this subterranean world 220 feet ...
Passions shine throughon actor's debut
Sep 02, 2008; Joan Anderman ... Movie stars who make albums are a dime a dozen these days, andthe songs often aren't worth much more. The real challenge for theactor-musician is getting past the knee-jerk (and mainly accurate)assumptions: He was signed because he's a celebrity. Talent or notalent, she's rich enough to ...
3 firms planning to expand in state ; Life sciences sector adds jobs, buildings despite flat economy
Sep 02, 2008; Todd Wallack ... Three life sciences companies are expanding their operations inMassachusetts, the latest burst of good news for state economicdevelopment officials who are trying to bolster the sector. Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics plans to unveil its $109 millionexpansion in Walpole next week ....
MOVING DAY ; Logjams of U-Hauls and furniture announce a yearly rite of passage in student neighborhoods
Sep 02, 2008; Peter Schworm ... As a gentle breeze rustled through the leaves, Doug Bean and hisson Philip reclined under a towering oak tree, their eyes fixed onthe boughs and light-blue sky above. It was a sublime late-summermorning that held a hint of fall, and for just a moment, the Beanscould have been whiling ...
Palin's daughter, 17, is pregnant ; Republicans close ranks around family as rumors swirl
Sep 02, 2008; Michael Kranish ... CAMPAIGN 2008 / THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION ST. PAUL - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palinrevealed yesterday that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is fivemonths pregnant - a disclosure made by John McCain's campaign in aneffort to stop what it called "out of control" ...
Cornerback O'Neal is signed by Patriots
Sep 02, 2008; Michael Vega ... FOXBOROUGH - After cutting 10-year veteran cornerback FernandoBryant Saturday, the Patriots yesterday made an equally surprisingmove to shore up a soft spot on the 53-man roster by signing 31-year-old corner Deltha O'Neal, a nine-year veteran and two-time ProBowler who was released by ...