http://news.yahoo.com/local/Boston/2542 Yahoo! Local News - Boston Globe en-us var xml = "41.777242-70.543351941.777242-70.543351A traffic accident on the Sagamore bridge today caused a major backup on Route 3 South.Site of the accident";startMap(); By Michaela Stanelun, Globe Correspondent, and Martin Finucane, Globe Staff A car crash on the Sagamore Bridge, a... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=130r224rr/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fcar_crash_on_th.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/car_crash_on_th.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:49:35 +0000 By Michaela Stanelun, Globe Correspondent Officials in cities and towns around Massachusetts are keeping an eye to the sky, hoping that colorful pyrotechnics and not rain will fill the skies tonight and tomorrow at Fourth of July fireworks events. In... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=130gdgaat/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fcities_and_town.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/cities_and_town.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:34:55 +0000 By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff Customers should expect longer wait times as the state Registry of Motor Vehicles closes 11 branch offices to cope with a $13 million hit in this year's state budget, Registry officials said today. Registrar Rachel... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=130ndh564/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fwith_its_budget.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/with_its_budget.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:04:35 +0000 By Jazmine Ulloa, Globe Correspondent The Rev. Jeffrey Brown of the Boston Ten Point Coalition wants children to "chill this summer, not shoot." The coalition, partnered with the MBTA, announced today the start of the second annual Season of Peace,... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=12vmcm8aj/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fboston_program.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/boston_program.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:49:45 +0000 (Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff) By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff An 83-year-old woman drove her car through the exit doors of a liquor store in Natick this morning, striking a counter inside and pinning a cashier, who fortunately suffered only minor... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=12vugs9kh/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fdriver_smashes.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/driver_smashes.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:34:35 +0000 (NHTSA) Traffic fatalities by county in Massachusetts in 2008. By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff The number of traffic deaths in Massachusetts dropped 16 percent, from 434 in 2007 to 363 in 2008, following a national trend, federal highway safety... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=130vlgnek/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fmass_traffic_de.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/mass_traffic_de.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:19:35 +0000 Bianca Rosadao was allegedly shot to death by Erick Cournoyer. By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff A teenager from New Bedford pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges in the shooting death of a young woman and... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=1323bcpdu/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fteenager_arrest_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/teenager_arrest_1.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:35 +0000 Watertown's Erica Robertson was one of the competitors. By Meghan Irons, Globe Staff A Dorchester tennis club has been turned into a world-class tennis venue as female players from 22 countries vie for a piece of a $50,000 prize.... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=130r11ts4/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fby_meghan_irons.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/by_meghan_irons.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:04:46 +0000 By Globe Staff Had enough sun? Too bad. Here come the thunderstorms. Cloudbursts are now rolling across the central portion of the state. The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for portions of Worcester, Middlesex, and Norfolk... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=131e46vtg/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fforecast_calls_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/forecast_calls_1.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:04:35 +0000 By Globe Staff A 16-year-old boy was airlifted from a sailboat in the waters 125 miles southeast of Cape Cod after his father became concerned he was suffering from the effects of dehydration, the Coast Guard said. A Jayhawk rescue... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=12viajpud/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fteen_airlifted.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/teen_airlifted.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:34:35 +0000 By Vivian Nereim, Globe Staff Boston police shut down two blocks of Dudley Street in the city's Roxbury neighborhood for several hours today because they said they thought someone with a firearm might have been in the apartment they were... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=13246tvhd/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fswat_team_arres_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/swat_team_arres_1.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:49 +0000 (Steven Dahl) By Jazmine Ulloa, Globe Correspondent A Medway church that dates back to 1814 is still standing today after a lightning strike damaged the steeple and engulfed it in flames. The Medway Community Church was almost destroyed by... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=132v8vfcs/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Flightning_strik_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/lightning_strik_1.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:19:35 +0000 By Matt Collette, Globe Correspondent The man who was killed Wednesday afternoon when lightning struck his boat in Pleasant Bay in Orleans has been identified as a 41-year-old shellfisherman from Eastham. A spokeswoman for Cape and the Islands District Attorney... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=12v30ondc/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fcape_lightning.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/cape_lightning.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:34:45 +0000 By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff Eleven Boston police officers have been disciplined for their role in a steroids scandal that humiliated the department, forced officials to tighten their drug policies, and resulted in prison time for four patrolmen. The disciplined... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=130hc34nc/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2F11_boston_offic.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/11_boston_offic.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:04:36 +0000 Wednesday, rural Pennsylvania. Today, Baghdad. Vice President Joe Biden is making an unannounced stop in Iraq's capital, his first as President Obama's wingman. The White House statement on his visit: "Vice President Biden has arrived in Iraq to visit U.S.... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=130nedk2r/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fbiden_makes_sur.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/biden_makes_sur.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:19:45 +0000 var w = 539;var h = 454;var playerId = 21913462001;var textSize = 17;var customTitle = "" ;var bctid = 28351133001;var flashvars = {w:w, h:h, bctid:bctid, playerId:playerId, textSize:textSize, customTitle:customTitle};var params = {salign:"tl", scale:"noscale", AllowScriptAccess:"always", allowFullScreen:true};var attributes = ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=132lveebr/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Ftwo_arraigned_i_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/two_arraigned_i_1.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:19:35 +0000 By Andrea Estes, Globe Staff Doug Rubin, chief of staff to Governor Deval Patrick, said today that he will leave the administration in mid-July to reprise the role he played in the 2006 governor's campaign -- senior strategist. Rubin, 41,... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=12v31gfq4/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fprep_only_prep.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/prep_only_prep.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:19:35 +0000 By Michaela Stanelun, Globe Correspondent Plenty of Massachusetts residents heard the rumbles and booms today as powerful thunderstorms rolled through the state. An Upton man had a closer and more perilous encounter when he was nearly hit by... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=1307l7tic/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fa_close_encount.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/a_close_encount.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:04:35 +0000 (Dina Rudick/Globe Staff) NEWTON -- A heavily-armed police SWAT team moves into position in a quiet, leafy Newton neighborhood Wednesday, after a chase from the scene of a Needham Heights bank robbery. Two of the alleged robbers are facing... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=130f4heol/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fteddys_take_mus.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/teddys_take_mus.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:49:35 +0000 By Globe Staff State and local police are investigating the shooting death of a young woman Wednesday night in New Bedford. Bianca Rosado of New Bedford was slain outside 22 Collins St. at about 10:30 p.m., the Bristol district attorney's... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Boston/Boston_Globe/SIG=130o8trmn/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking_news%2F2009%2F07%2Fyoung_woman_sho.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/young_woman_sho.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:35:08 +0000 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:49:35 +0000