Tribal Member Disputes Claim of Sacred Ground (Vineyard Gazette)
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:07:31 GMT
Adding another twist to the high-stakes gamble for who will win the right to use the ocean waters around the Vineyard for industrial wind power development in the name of green energy progress, a formerly prominent member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has publicly disputed the claim that Nantucket Sound is sacred ground traditionally used by the tribe for sunrise ceremonies.
DA Seeks Inquest in 1986 Bishop Shooting (CBS News)
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:30:03 GMT
Mass. Prosecutor Says Inquest Would Compel Testimony From Parents in Fatal Shooting of Bishop's Brother
Norfolk DA seeks an inquest in Seth Bishop's 1986 death (Boston Globe)
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:26:19 GMT
By Donovan Slack, Globe Staff Saying he had questions about the original investigation, Norfolk District Attorney William R. Keating is requesting an inquest into the death of Seth Bishop, who was killed by his sister, Amy, in 1986. The...
Police/fire (The Salem News)
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:48:46 GMT
Beverly Friday A woman told police at 4:08 p.m. that someone stole her purse while she was at One Stop Market on Rantoul Street. Police received a report at 9 p.m. that a man got out of his truck and tied his dogs to a post while he went inside a West Street business, but when he left, he forgot his dogs. The man eventually came back for his dogs.
Why did Amy Bishop snap? A picture of a driven woman with a troubled past emerges (The Huntsville Times)
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:05:26 GMT
Just four hours before shooting six of her colleagues, killing three of them, Bishop began to wander off topic in her class lecture. The discussion turned to evolution, to dormant genetic programming, to chickens and how they still have buried in them the coding of dinosaurs.
CSI: Danvers – forensic scientist opens library series (Danvers Herald)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:26:04 GMT
Forensic scientist Mary Kate McGilvray addressed the obvious question right up front: “The CSI TV shows are a blessing and a curse.”
Melrose Police Log (Melrose Free Press)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:34:50 GMT
The Melrose Police department logs for Feb. 22-28
Police (The Salem News)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:38:07 GMT
Peabody Sunday Police received two reports of car break-ins at the Spring Hill Suites parking lot. Police said a window was broken and a GPS was stolen in each incident. Police received a report at 7:09 p.m. of kids rummaging through a truck belonging to Melanson Trucking on Caller Street.
CYO Youth Basketball roundup (Swampscott Reporter)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:31:47 GMT
The Boys Bantams are preparing for their opening game of the EMass CYO State Tournament. They will play St. Paul of Hingham at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Milton High School. They enter the tournament as the seventh-ranked team in Eastern Massachusetts ....
High school Stars of the Week (Lowell Sun)
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:32:47 GMT
Area coaches are invited to provide nominations for this column any weeknight by phone (978-970-4647 or 4628 or 800-694-7100) between 6-10 p.m. Nominations may also be emailed to rharrison@lowellsun.com or faxed to 978-970-4600.
