Boston – Wednesday, May 14

Boston
Danvers blast could have been avoided
BOSTON. The November 2006 explosion that destroyed a Danvers neighborhood could have been avoided if the ink factory on site had employed simple safeguards such as alarms and automatic shutoffs, according to final report released yesterday by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB).
 
Boston
City targets Roxbury foreclosure problem
ROXBURY. The city’s foreclosure intervention team (FIT) descended upon Dacia Street yesterday to clean up debris and trash, remove graffiti and check boarded-up properties that city officials and residents say have been a haven for squatters and drug users.

Boston
Brutal attack on student
­­­BOSTON. A school van driver raped a Brookline elementary school student in the back of his vehicle last week, authorities said.
 
Bike week Leader of the pack  Boston Mayor Thomas Menino kicked off Bay State Bike Week Monday with a ride through downtown Boston.Bike week Leader of the pack  Boston Mayor Thomas Menino kicked off Bay State Bike Week Monday with a ride through downtown Boston.
Foto: NICOLAUS CZARNECKI/METRO
 
Boston
News in brief
BOSTON. A Leominster bridal shop was ordered to reimburse costumers for failing to provide gowns, tuxedos and bridesmaid dresses and not returning deposits to customers that never received their goods.
 
Voices
Obama trumps Hillary’s race card
Hillary, girlfriend: you are starting to make a fool of yourself.  
 
National
Overconfidence led to Clinton downfall
WASHINGTON. Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with talent, tenacity, fame, money, connections and a team that knew how to win.
Boston
State unveils plan to speed repairs for 250-300 bridges
BOSTON. Gov. Deval Patrick unveiled a bill yesterday to borrow nearly $3 billion to speed repairs for 250 to 300 “structurally deficient” bridges.
 
 
 
Boston
Health report shows we’re all living longer
BOSTON. Life expectancy in Boston is up and mortality rates are down, according to health officials for the city, which experienced a 14 percent decline in deaths in 2006 compared with 2000.
Boston
MBTA caters to cyclists
CAMBRIDGE. The MBTA will install roughly 1,000 more bike racks at stations throughout its system and announce its second commuter rail bike coach, initiatives the T will highlight over the next few days with the backdrop of Bay State Bike Week.
 

International
Myanmar deaths could pass 10,000
YANGON, MYANMAR. The death toll from a devastating cyclone in Myanmar could reach more than 10,000 in the low-lying area where the storm wreaked the most havoc, the country’s foreign minister warned yesterday.
 
Boston
Drug, alcohol deaths up
High bail set for Southie fire suspect
News in brief
Gov. asks for ban on boat sewage
Group wants to abolish income tax
Thousands celebrate Lilac Sunday’s 100th
Plymouth supports film studio
Mother’s Day a time for grieving, too
Suspect in Southie fire to be arraigned
Plymouth has hopes of major movie work
National
Obama declares Wright is wrong
Hillary proving to superdelegates she can carry big states
Hillary needs a big win to sway superdelegates
Historic meeting with sex victims
DNA debate a case of privacy vs. protection
Mourners gather on VT anniversary
Pope tackles issues of sexual abuse
N.Y. reverses planted curse
No surprise: Bush soft on troop withdrawals
Pressed by senators, Petraeus won’t promise troop withdrawals
 
International
Cuban editor is voice of regime
Struggle goes on for rights
On the road to equality
Kosovo’s independence creates internal strife, int’l standoff
Muhammad cartoons that killed scores reprinted, but where’s the outrage?
Turkey’s truth is often stranger than fiction
As world warms, scientists try to solve Amazon puzzle
Israel vows to go electric by 2011
Gaza City plunged into darkness by power cut after Israel blocks fuel supplies
Pakistan announces 2 arrests in Bhutto assassination plot
Voices
The forgotten purpose of a wedding
McPhee: Why Hillary should keep going
America: United by our divisions
Hillary’s ‘Rocky’ strategy
Humanists come out against bias
Our ignored cities
McPhee: Obama links more than 'troubling'
Tax rebates: A placebo that works
Towing in justice
The missing debate
 



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