November 6, 2009 by Farah Joan Fard
This year marks the 22nd year of one of Boston’s most exciting musical festivities, Steppin’ Out, a fundraising and gala event.
Based on Boston’s rich musical history (Boston boasts one of the oldest choral companies in the United States, and one of the most acoustically exact concert halls in the world), Steppin’ Out focuses [...]
November 4, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
Former Lt. Governor Kerry Healey, who was thought to be considering a Senate run early on, announced she was endorsing fellow Republican Scott Brown.
“Scott Brown knows that you don’t create jobs by making government bigger, letting spending get out of control and increasing taxes,” said Healey, in a statement. “Scott has been a leader in [...]
November 4, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
Did anyone else not know brothels were legal until yesterday?
October 24, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
$19 million deal promises to keep most of 12 local stores
October 23, 2009 by Tanya de Jesus
President praises work of MIT
October 20, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
Exercise is one of the top preventative actions one can take to decrease chances of developing breast cancer. Commonwealth Sports Club (1079 Commonwealth Ave.) couldn’t think of a better way to get involved than to hold our own Zumba and Spinathon to raise money for breast cancer research.
Instructors are donating their time to [...]
October 8, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
Trying to draw a clear line in the sand between Massachusetts Democrats and the oft-moderate Republicans, State Senator and US Senate candidate Scott Brown (R-Wrentham) launched a YouTube video emphasizing his support for capital punishment.
“My Democratic opponents Martha Coakley and Mike Capuano are having an ongoing debate over who’s more liberal,” Brown says in the [...]
October 8, 2009 by Tom Layman
State officials, high school students and advocates for new voting laws in Massachusetts urged the state Election Laws Committee to consider a bill that would change the landscape of voter registration for teenagers under the age of 18, yesterday at the State House.
As part of the Massachusetts Freedom to Vote Act, the proposed [...]
October 8, 2009 by Ryan Cloutier
What’s the difference between archiving and just backing up?
September 28, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
A female Emerson College student was groped Friday night after leaving the Loews Boston Common movie theater on the outskirts of the school’s downtown Boston campus, police said.
According to George F. Noonan, Emerson College’s police chief and director of public safety, the victim was leaving the movie theater when she was approached by a man [...]
September 26, 2009 by Michelle O'Berg
ÃÂlvaro Uribe Vélez cites record on public safety, health care while protesters urge him against seeking a third term
September 26, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
A newly released map of the MBTA system shows the subway, some key bus lines, commuter rail, and a new connection of the Silver Line to South Station.
Click here to download the map now so that you’ll never get lost again.
September 24, 2009 by Sachin Seth
Savoie, who would now be 45 years-old, went missing on April 7, 1974 after leaving his State Road home to shine his shoes and buy an Easter present for his mother. Savoie, 36 years ago, was last seen wearing blue pants, a blue sweater, brown shoes, and a white shirt reading, “Try it, you’ll like it.†He had blue eyes and brown hair and stood at about 4’ tall.
September 23, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
Gregg Woodward, 47, of Milford, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison followed by 7 years of supervised released after he pleaded guilty in January to possession of child pornography, according to acting United States Attorney Michael K. Loucks and Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in [...]
September 19, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
An American Airlines flight from Miami to Boston had to be diverted back to Miami International Airport Friday night because of an unspecified security concern, the Boston Globe reported.
According to the Globe, 168 passengers and six crew were on-board American flight 1640, which left Miami around 9:30 p.m. and returned 45 minutes later. Passengers got [...]
September 17, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
Police have re-implicated Yale lab technician Raymond Clark, previously called a “person of interest,” in the murder of Yale University graduate student Annie Le.
Clark was taken into custody Tuesday, but released after he volunteered a DNA sample.
According to The New Haven Register, police have now obtained a DNA match that implicates Clark in the strangling [...]
September 16, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
DNA test clears Yale lab technician
September 15, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
An Orange, Conn. rookie police officer has resigned from the force and faces criminal charges after he allegedly pretended to be his twin brother to lure a woman into having sex with him.
According to the New Haven Register, Jared Rohrig, 25, is charged with first-degree sexual assault and criminal impersonation in the case.
“Jared Rohrig’s decision [...]
September 13, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
Connecticut state police have found a body inside the wall of a Yale University building. While police have not confirmed it, presumably this is the remains of missing graduate student Annie Le, who was supposed to be celebrating her wedding day Sunday.
Police have now switched from a missing person investigation to a homicide case, said [...]
September 12, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
WTNH-TV New Haven reported that bloody clothing has been found above ceiling tiles in a Yale University building where missing graduate student Annie Le was last seen.
The sources told WTNH News Channel 8 reporter Erin Cox the area where the items were found is now considered a crime scene, but New Haven police officials would [...]


