Results tagged “marthacoakley”

Brad Marchand celebrated winning the Stanley Cup with gusto. You remember that Foxwoods event. He also got a tattoo with a spelling error. He fixed it, though. [Yardbarker.com] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Massachusetts is the most educated state in the nation, according to census data. About 25% of residents 25 or older have at least a bachelor's degree. [Boston Globe] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Brookline Political Action for Peace wants to ban the Pledge of Allegiance in the town's public schools. The group wants a non-binding town meeting resolution supporting the idea. Reciting the pledge is optional in Brookline. [WCVB] Woburn police officer Robert DeNapoli, the officer shot during an attempted robbery on Tuesday is in good condition, but has a long rehabilitation ahead of him. [Boston Globe]emember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Utilities trimmed the number of powerless Bay Staters to about 25,000 today. That's down from 500,000 on Sunday. People are frustrated, obviously, with National Grid or NSTAR for their response to Hurricane Irene. Attorney General Martha Coakley wrote to both companies for an explanation and legislators want answers, too, and punishment. more ›

With 45,000 residents without power five days after Hurricane Irene, Attorney General Martha Coakley wants answers and the truth from utility companies regarding what preparations they took before the stormhas sent a letter to National Grid, NStar and the other big utilities asking them to explain how they prepared for the forecasted emergency. [WCVB] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Even Howard Stern, the poster boy for pushing the limits of tasteless media stunts, thinks David Portnoy of Barstool Sports crossed the line by posting a naked photo of Tom Brady's son on the Internet. "…I saw the picture and, quite frankly, I do think it's kiddie porn," Stern said to Portnoy on his satellite radio show on Tuesday. more ›

Attention Stop & Shop shoppers! You can now use your iPhones at Stop & Shop stores at 65 Newport Ave., Quincy; 300 Grove St., Braintree; and 129 Samoset St., Plymouth to scan your groceries. There's an app called Scan It! Mobile that was developed by Modiv Media of Quincy that Stop & Shop will evaluate for 18 months at those three stores. [Boston Globe] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Attorney General Martha Coakley is working with National Grid on a settlemnt over the power outages caused by the December blizzard. A fisherman spotted a great white shark off the coast off Martha's Vineyard. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Baystate Health and Smith & Wesson are two of Springfield's biggest employers and both pledged to hire as many military veterans as possible. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

The Obama administration and the Justice Department will no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court and considers the 1996 law unconstitutional. DOMA will still be applied to block same-sex couples from getting benefits. more ›

We might get a well-deserved heat wave. Massport's boss is retiring and getting paid $450,000 for not getting sick. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

All of us die; some of us will end up in the ocean. Some people work at good companies and get raises. Plus guess today's JFK milestone. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Attorney General Martha Coakley is investigating the Massachusetts Probation Department hiring and promotions scandal detailed in a report by independent counsel Paul F. Ware Jr. Coakley has contacted US Attorney Carmen Ortiz about the report. The Supreme Judicial Court ordered and reviewed the report. more ›

A surprise! The Herald endorsed Martha Coakley for Attorney General. We think she was a bad Senate candidate for Senate. She's an effective AG. more ›

Ten men were arrested today for their involvement in a "date rape" drug ring, according to Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and Carmen M. Ortiz, U.S. attorney for Massachusetts. The suspects are from Arizona, Connecticut, and Massachusetts and they allegedly distributed methamphetamine and GHB, the "date rape" drug, in the greater Boston area. The suspects face multiple federal and state drug charges that carry 20 years in prison and a $1 million in fines. The investigation has been ongoing since 2008. [Globe] more ›

You may not have noticed that a woman is running for governor. Green-Rainbow Party candidate Jill Stein is locked out of some of the debates due to her poll numbers and meager fundraising perfomance. While Governor Deval Patrick thinks she should be there, something called the Boston Media Consortium doesn't always let her in. more ›

• Chatham officials have closed South Beach to swimming indefinitely after three more great white sharks were spotted today. One was just 100 yards from the sand. [Boston Globe]

• Is it possible that shark sightings are good for the Cape's tourism industry? [Wicked Local]

• As Mayor Menino encouraged Bostonians to support the Celtics by wearing green, Police Commissioner Edward Davis warned fans that public drinkers will be arrested. [Boston Herald]

• That the Boston Celtics are in the 2010 NBA Finals has inspired local artists to capture the playoff run in song. [Boston Herald]

Southie was the center of politics and "humor" in Massachusetts on Sunday at the annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast. Almost every prominent politician in the Bay State showed up. more ›

More pretend news from the world of blogs and other disreputable online infotainment hucksters. Gawker has uncovered a defamation lawsuit filed in 2000 against Scott Brown. Nothing like a shady non-story to keep Thursday afternoon interesting. more ›

• A report by Attorney General Martha Coakley's office states that about 10 Bay State hospitals get significantly higher payments from Massachusetts insurance companies for similar work. Hospitals that treat lots of poor patients are as paid up to 25% less than average by commercial insurers. Rising health care costs in Massachusetts are the result of rising prices not the amount of procedures. [Boston Globe]

• Bostonist knows it's January. But, it is really friggin' cold outside. [Boston Globe]

• The Obama administration is considering moving the 9/11 terrorist trials outside of New York City due to growing opposition. [AP via Yahoo!News]

Ask us a month ago if a hayseed Teatard like Scott Brown would win a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts, and we would have asked you to share some of that powerful hallucinogen you've been ingesting. But win he did, despite the supposed intelligence of our state's voters, and he's off to embarrass us for the next three years. We're left to wonder why. more ›

-- Do you know the location of your polling place? [MA Elections Division] -- "Yes it sucks. Yes you have to vote Coakley." [Blue Mass Group] -- "Scott Brown will be a responsive U.S. senator" [Red Mass Group] more ›

So, we knew the Globe had its problems, but today we're really confused. As of 12:45pm today, January 19, 2010, a Globe infographic (pictured above, in case they fix it) has Martha Coakley winning with 50% of the vote and "100% reporting" as of "3:48 pm" (elsewhere known as "12:36 am"). Additionally, more than half of Massachusetts' approximately 4 million registered voters have already turned out to vote—and had their votes recorded—by 12:45 slash 3:48 pm. That'd be impressive turnout for an entire day of voting. Can you spot additional errors? Our heads are imploding over here. Is the Globe rigging this election? (Note: we're not seriously suggesting this would happen.) Did somebody hack its data feeds? Are we dreaming? WHAT IS GOING ON? more ›

On Scott Brown's: "The guy sounds like a fictional character in some racy David E. Kelley show about politics. Tonight on an all new Mass Appeal: Senator McDangly exercises his pocket veto." On Democratic bumbling: "It's not that the Democrats are playing checkers and the Republicans are playing chess, it's that the Republicans are playing chess and the Democrats are in the nurse's office because once again they glued their balls to their thighs." [The Daily Show] more ›

Tidbits from the Globe's pollwatcher so far: more ›