Bob Lobel: Dysfunctional Is The New Normal In Sports
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Want to become famous? Dysfunction is the easiest road these days.
6 Questions With Holy Cross Basketball Forward Amy Lepley
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
On Jan. 6, Amy Lepley scored her 1,000th career point for the Holy Cross women’s basketball team, becoming the 28th player in program history to achieve that milestone. The senior forward from Norfolk, Mass., a second-team All-Patriot League selection last season, is averaging 12.3 points and a team-best 5.4 rebounds through 11 games, after missing the Crusaders’ first nine contests with an injury.
LEGAL MATTERS: Religious Challenges to Obamacare
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The Supreme Court upheld the linchpin of Obamacare – the requirement that individuals obtain health insurance – but it will soon have to rule on just what that insurance has to look like. The federal government says the coverage must include women’s contraceptives; the plaintiffs in more than 45 lawsuits heading to the Supreme Court object to that on religious grounds.
NEW: Worcester Panhandling Ordinance To Go Into Effect Wednesday
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The City Council ordained two new local ordinances that will prohibit aggressive panhandling and keep pedestrians out of Worcester's roadways in a 9-2 vote on Tuesday night. City Manager Michael O'Brien said that enforcement of the new ordinances would begin on Wednesday following the Council's vote in the affirmative.
Worcester Area Companies Produced 3 Million Pounds of Toxic Waste in 2011
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Worcester County manufacturers produced more than 3 million pounds of toxic waste chemicals in 2011, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
NEW: Kerry Confirmed By Senate As Secretary of State
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The Senate confirmed Senator John Kerry's appointment to secretary of state for President Obama's second-term cabinet Tuesday afternoon.
Rutland’s Jane Moore Houghton Adds Whimsical Style To Folk Art Roots
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Rutland's Jane Moore Houghton describes her mode of artistic expression as "whimsical style with folk art roots." In her paintings, created using a plethora of materials and mediums including acrylics, watercolor, tissue paper, graphite, ink, and oil stick, Houghton wishes to portray subject matter that challenges her while hoping to provide a wide-range of personal meaning to viewers.
MA Foreclosure Starts Up 35 Percent in 2012
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Over 17,000 foreclosure petitions were filed in Massachusetts in 2012, an increase of more than 35 percent from 2011, according to a new report from real estate publisher The Warren Group.
NEW: Community Members Elected to Health Foundation of Central MA
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts elected several new community members to serve on its board committees and help advance its mission of improving the health of residents throughout the region.
NEW: UMass Med’s New Sherman Center Earns Top Green Certification
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The UMass Medical School's new Albert Sherman Center, the $400 million, state-of-the-art biomedical research and education facility that is the centerpiece of Governor Deval Patrick's Life Sciences Initiative, is also the school's greenest building.
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