Boston.com - Sat Nov 28
Just after sunset, in an office suite across from a pair of housing developments, two dozen teenagers scribbled down answers during a trial run of an MCAS exam.
Eviction looms for Norwood silversmithBoston Globe - Sat Nov 28
Otto Suchy has spent a lifetime rescuing treasures from ruin. The sculptor and silversmith restored a 3,000-year-old bracelet that was caked in rust and a mangled bronze candlestick that someone had run over with a car.
Robinson shrugs off his lack of recognition among votersSouthCoastToday.com - Sat Nov 28
As a late entry in the race for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, businessman and occasional Republican candidate Jack E. Robinson doesn't seem worried about name recognition.
Spurlin pretrial conference pushed to Dec. 21Http - Fri Nov 27
The pretrial conference for Jason Spurlin, who is being accused of manslaughter in the July 4 car crash deaths of three area residents, has once again been pushed back.
State lab still behind on DNA testingBoston.com - Thu Nov 26
Thirteen years after Manson Brown allegedly pushed through a window of a home on Franklin Street in Cambridge, raped a woman, and disappeared into the night, he was indicted last week for the crime.
Spotlight shines brightBoston Herald - Wed Nov 25
Alice L. Myers was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Don't be a litterbug! A Roxbury man was arrested near Brigham Circle Monday night after he threw an empty cigarette box on the sidewalk, cops said.
Tale of the tapesThe Phoenix - Tue Nov 24
REPRESENT: Magnus Johnstone debuted Boston radio's first all-rap program at MIT's WMBR in 1985.
Sichuan Food in Cute Houses - Sichuan Garden 2 and Red PeppersChowHound - Sun Nov 22
In subsequent weekends I visited both Red Peppers and Sichuan Garden 2, and accidentally had very similar experiences in terms of both food and "overall impression". At Red Peppers, three of us started by enjoying the excellent peanuts on the table, and then ordered cong1 you2 bing3 , liang2 ban4 san1 si1 , and fu1 qi1 fei4 pian4 .
Author signings and readings in Greater Boston, Nov. 22-28The Boston Globe - Sat Nov 21
TODAY: Joe Kahn speaks at 10:30 a.m., Jewish Community Center, North Shore, 4 Community Road, Marblehead; for tickets and information, visit jccns.org/jewishbookmonth87.html . . . Ian MacKenzie and Maureen Foley read at 2 p.m., Newtonville Books, 296 Walnut St., Newtonville.
Yoon pushes proposed ordinance on term limits for mayorBoston.com - Sat Nov 21
Sam Yoon says his fellow councilors must act now. Less than three weeks after Boston residents voted to give Mayor Thomas M. Menino an unprecedented fifth term in office, one of his vanquished challengers is still campaigning against him, in a fashion.
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