The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from April 2009:
Innocence, spontaneity lost in `Hair' revival
Apr 01, 2009; ... NEW YORK - The bad puns almost write themselves. It's too long.It's dull. It's flat. It has lost its shine. Oh, I give up. I just watched "Hair" and I can't do a thing withit. I can imagine, barely, that the Public Theater's revival of"Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock ...
London's Nash Ensemble, vaulting centuries
Apr 01, 2009; ... It's not quite a classical British Invasion, but last week, bysome felicitous quirk of scheduling, Boston concert-goers receivedrewarding visits from two of London's finest ensembles. First theCelebrity Series brought the London Symphony Orchestra under ValerieGergiev for a hard-hitting ...
MTV fails to capture the real Pedro
Apr 01, 2009; ... Anyone who watched MTV's "The Real World: San Francisco" in 1994probably feels a bond with the late Pedro Zamora. He was the rarereality star whose modesty and appeal triumphed over thecontrivances of the genre, a kid whose passion to connect, to raiseawareness about AIDS, and, finally, ...
Not shaken or stirred by Bond
Apr 01, 2009; ... Bond takes you for a ride in the wayback machine, to a time whenmoney flowed, nightspots were luxe, and people went out withouttroubling their pretty heads about recessions, stimulus packages, orbonuses other than their own. This Financial District restaurant andlounge, located where ...
PC users brace for attack by Conficker worm
Apr 01, 2009; ... Today may see the beginning of a global online crime wave - orthe biggest April Fool's Day joke in Internet history. It all depends on what happens to as many as 15 million personalcomputers that could be infected with an insidious worm calledConficker. On April 1, these machines ...
Lease to kick-start Worcester project
Apr 01, 2009; ... A massive mixed-use development in Worcester is expected to get asignificant boost today when city officials announce a major tenantfor the long-delayed CitySquare project, according to officials whohave been briefed on the event. Unum Group, an insurance company with headquarters ...
Nonprofit immigrant-aid groups to merge ; Centro Latino, Concilio Hispano cite the economy
Apr 01, 2009; ... Spurred by growing demand and the troubled economy, two smallnonprofits that primarily serve Latino and immigrant communitiesnorth of Boston are merging today to jointly provide health,educational, and workforce training services. The groups, Centro Latino de Chelsea and Concilio ...
Genzyme acquires rights to Campath ; The Cambridge biotech broadens its lineup with deal for cancer drug
Apr 01, 2009; ... Genzyme Corp., the Cambridge biotechnology giant best known fortargeting rare genetic disorders like Pompe disease and Fabrydisease, is increasing its investment in drugs to treat broaderdiseases such as cancer and multiple sclerosis. The company said it struck a multimillion ...
Hancock Tower auction: Gone in 60 seconds ; A single bid of $20.1m in N.Y. conference room wins Hub's tallest edifice
Apr 01, 2009; ... NEW YORK - The bidding for Boston's tallest building, the JohnHancock Tower, was over as soon as it began. Shortly after 10 a.m. in the Manhattan offices of powerhouse lawfirm Skadden Arps, a young man with jet black hair stepped behind alectern and called for offers from a crowd ...
Google launches venture capital subsidiary
Apr 01, 2009; ... At a time when many venture capital firms are scaling back theirinvestments in high-tech and life-sciences start-ups, Internetsearch giant Google Inc. yesterday formally launched its own venturearm, jointly based in Cambridge and Mountain View, Calif. Google Ventures will scout ...
PC users brace for attack by Conficker worm
Apr 01, 2009; ... Today may see the beginning of a global online crime wave - orthe biggest April Fool's Day joke in Internet history. It all depends on what happens to as many as 15 million personalcomputers that could be infected with an insidious worm calledConficker. On April 1, these machines ...
Top judges question budget plan ; Patrick's proposal may mean job cuts
Apr 01, 2009; ... The state's two top state judges assailed yesterday a proposal byGovernor Deval Patrick to cut the trial courts budget by 4 percent.The judges said the reduction would result in 250 to 375 layoffs andcripple the judiciary. Margaret H. Marshall, chief justice of the Supreme ...
Former Middlesex register of probate faces additional charges ; Allegedly funneled campaign funds
Apr 01, 2009; ... John Buonomo, the former Middlesex Register of Probate whoresigned last year after allegedly stealing office funds, faces newcharges of funneling more than $100,000 of his campaign financemoney for personal use. Buonomo, 57, a Somerville politician who has been living inNewton, ...
DeLeo warns state budget cuts will be in the billions
Apr 01, 2009; ... House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo painted a dire picture of thebudget for the next fiscal year yesterday, warning a breakfastmeeting of business leaders that cuts will be in the billions andthat federal stimulus money will not be enough to solve many of theproblems. "I want to warn ...
Lawyers for aunt of Obama hopeful ; Strategy in place for hearing today on deportation
Apr 01, 2009; ... Lawyers for Zeituni Onyango, the Kenyan aunt of President Obama,say they will present new evidence in federal court today seeking toreverse a 2004 deportation order and allow her to stay in the UnitedStates. The lawyers would not discuss their strategy, such as whetherthey would ...
Son of woman accused of withholding cancer treatment dies
Apr 01, 2009; ... SALEM - A 9-year-old boy has lost his battle with leukemiaalmost nine months after Essex County prosecutors accused his motherof withholding medical care that doctors say would have saved hislife. Jeremy Fraser was initially diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphomain 2006, but his ...
Northeast compact inspired climate change bill ; Democrats urge emissions caps, credits
Apr 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - A groundbreaking climate change bill unveiledyesterday by leading House Democrats takes some inspiration from apact among 10 Northeastern states that was the first in the UnitedStates to place a mandatory cap on carbon emissions and begintrading pollution ...
Kennedy pushes Sebelius nomination ; Health post pick backs public insurance option
Apr 01, 2009 ... WASHINGTON - Senator Edward M. Kennedy, citing his own battlewith brain cancer, came out forcefully yesterday for KathleenSebelius's nomination as health and human services secretary. "Few debates in Congress touch our lives as profoundly andpersonally as healthcare. Over the past ...
Obama takes message abroad ; World economy is main focus of Europe trip
Apr 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - After two months of frenetic action on a domesticfinancial rescue plan, President Obama took his message abroadyesterday, beginning a five-nation, eight-day series of meetings inEurope aimed at beefing up the international response to the globaleconomic crisis and other ...
Harvard students, professors share advice for G-20
Apr 01, 2009; ... CAMBRIDGE - As the world's 20 most influential leaders preparefor a crucial summit tomorrow in London, they can chew on someexpert advice from professors and students at Harvard's KennedySchool of Government. On the official summit website, climate-change policy specialists ...
Another swipe at repeat offenses ; Revised bill aims to stiffen penalty
Apr 01, 2009; ... Prosecutors are urging state lawmakers to pass a bill that wouldcreate a "three strikes" form of punishment for habitual violentfelons. The bill is named for Melissa Gosule, a 27-year-old teacher fromJamaica Plain who was murdered 10 years ago this summer by a man whohad been ...
Revolution sign Osei and await delivery
Apr 01, 2009; ... FOXBOROUGH - Another addition to the Revolution roster isexpected in the upcoming weeks, as the team announced the signing ofcentral defender Emmanuel Osei yesterday. Osei has been playing with Liberty Professionals in Ghana's topprofessional league. He is awaiting his ...
Texas A&M QB to pay a visit ; McGee would be more insurance
Apr 01, 2009; ... PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK The Patriots proved last season how important it is to haveinsurance at quarterback, and as part of their preparations for theNFL draft, they are closely perusing more possibilities to bolstertheir ranks. Texas A&M quarterback Stephen McGee is ...
Green, Carter likely to stick
Apr 01, 2009; ... RED SOX NOTEBOOK FORT MYERS, Fla. - As Monday's Opening Day approaches, the RedSox seemingly have their 25-man roster set. Barring unforeseendevelopments, infielder Nick Green and first baseman/outfielderChris Carter have secured the final two spots. Club officials ...
He's had a tough time finding his place
Apr 01, 2009; ... FORT MYERS, Fla. - Jason Place would be standing in the cage,the catcalls coming from behind. The "hurry ups" and the "you'retaking too many swings" and the messing around, the normal activityat any batting cage at any minor league field. It didn't sit wellwith Place, the former ...
Bruins show a lot of spark against Lightning
Apr 01, 2009; ... Bruins3Lightning1 The Stanley Cup playoffs are but two weeks away, and the Bruins,some 37 years past their last rhumba with the Cup, appear to beshaping into a formidable postseason contender. Case in point: Last night's 3-1 dusting off of the lowly TampaBay Lightning, who ...
An out call ; Celtics' orders: Garnett must rest
Apr 01, 2009; ... WALTHAM - The Celtics plan to shut down Kevin Garnett until thefinal week of the regular season, but his right knee will notrequire immediate surgery, according to an NBA source. The source said the decision was made following the Orlando gamelast Wednesday after Garnett met with ...
For Buchholz, a minor detour
Apr 01, 2009; ... FORT MYERS, Fla. - Clay Buchholz handed the baseball to hismanager, took off his glove, then walked slowly off the mound andinto the next phase of his career. There was nothing more he coulddo. After his start at City of Palms Park yesterday, the roughest ofhis remarkable ...
Bergeron is nominated for Masterton
Apr 01, 2009; ... BRUINS NOTEBOOK Local members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Associationnamed Bruins center Patrice Bergeron the Boston nominee for theMasterton Trophy, awarded annually to the NHL player who bestexemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, anddedication ...
Airport dust-up got nasty, trooper says ; Motorist in SUV accused of assault
Apr 01, 2009; ... Perhaps you've been there, idling in front of an airport terminalhoping your family member or long-lost college buddy appears beforethe approaching state trooper shoos you away. Margaret M. Greer wastold to move along Sunday evening as she waited for her husband atLogan Airport, but ...
Strengthening the safety net for autism in adulthood
Apr 01, 2009; ... It is a lament that would ring familiar to many a parent: I don'twant my child to leave home. But this parent, Marie Duggan, was not talking about a childtrundling away to college or shipping off to war. Her autistic son,Michael, had scarcely crested adolescence when his Roslindale ...
Malden challenges pension validity ; Ex-state senator's payout examined Library eligibility under scrutiny
Apr 01, 2009; ... MALDEN - The City of Malden is challenging the legal validity ofthe $22,000 annual pension being paid to Beacon Hill lobbyist andformer state senator John A. Brennan Jr. for years of volunteerservice as a Malden library trustee. City Attorney Katheryn M. Fallon told the City ...
Delay sought on hybrid cab requirement ; Concern raised that rule will drive out smaller taxi firms
Apr 01, 2009; ... After more than two decades running a small cab company out ofDorchester, Edward Kempner was thinking about calling it quits. Sowhen the city of Boston established new requirements last year forexpensive hybrid taxis, the 65-year-old Stoughton residentaccelerated his ...
Andy Hallett, 33, singer known for TV role in `Angel'Andy Hallett, 33; singer known for `Angel' role
Apr 01, 2009 ... Andy Hallett, a Cape Cod native who gained a cult following withhis role as a green-skinned demon karaoke singer in the televisionseries "Angel," died Sunday night at a Los Angeles hospital. He was33. Mr. Hallett had called 911 and complained of shortness of breathearlier that ...
Winning season and seasoning for local frank maker at Fenway
Apr 01, 2009; ... CHELSEA - If there's a Holy Grail of hot dogs in Boston, theFenway Frank is it. And in top-secret, off-season negotiations that gave new meaningto the concept of Hot Stove, Kayem Foods Inc. has snagged thissought-after prize. Monday, on Opening Day at Fenway Park, Kayemwill ...
Mary Bastien; known, loved for salty tongue
Apr 01, 2009; ... Mary Bastien was late for her funeral yesterday, and if shecould have, she would have planned it that way. She liked to makesure she was the center of attention, friends said, and sometimesthat is best accomplished by being the last to arrive. Because the hearse carrying her ...
Walsh pulls out amid uproar ; Senator will not pursue $120,000-a-year state post
Apr 01, 2009; ... State Senator Marian Walsh abandoned her appointment yesterday toa $120,000-a-year position at a state authority, a decision thatfollows two tumultuous weeks for Governor Deval Patrick and was madeamid what Walsh described as a "tsunami" of public outrage. "I feel I have become the ...
DiMasi adviser trades testimony for immunity ; Strikes deal to cooperate in federal corruption probe
Apr 01, 2009; ... A longtime aide and political operative who served as chiefcounsel in Salvatore F. DiMasi's State House office is cooperatingunder a grant of immunity with federal authorities investigating the former House speaker and several friends and associates,according to two people briefed on ...
Hospital ratings complicate care of sickest ; Mass. General rethinks when to do angioplasties
Apr 01, 2009; ... Public reporting of hospital death rates may be pushingMassachusetts cardiac specialists to treat some very sick heartpatients less aggressively, sparking a debate among health officialsand doctors over whether patients are being spared unnecessary andcostly end-of-life treatment or ...
Nomination for Bergeron ; He's in running for Masterton
Apr 01, 2009; ... BRUINS NOTEBOOK Local members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Associationnamed Bruins center Patrice Bergeron the Boston nominee for theMasterton Trophy, awarded annually to the NHL player who bestexemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, anddedication ...
These teens are up for rollicking `Debate'
Apr 01, 2009; ... STAGE REVIEW SPEECH & DEBATE Play by Stephen Karam. Directed by: Jeremy Johnson. Scenic design, Skip Curtiss. Costumedesign, Mallory Frers. Sound ...
A pianist at the top of his game
Apr 01, 2009; ... MUSIC REVIEW MURRAY PERAHIA, pianist Presented by ...
Reading between the lines ; Architect-artist offers a playful, baffling exhibit
Apr 01, 2009; ... The world appears askew at Barbara Krakow Gallery. The firstthing you see when you go in is a black pipe hanging beside aCorinthian column that clads one of the building's support beams.They look a bit like Laurel and Hardy - the pipe slender and quiet,the column self-important and ...
In R.I., locavores thrive year-round
Apr 01, 2009; ... PAWTUCKET, R.I. - Local produce from Rhode Island andMassachusetts farms has been on sale every Saturday here all throughthe winter. And even though little is growing, there is plenty tobuy. This is good news for the locavores who didn't pay upfront forone of the few winter ...
Two cultures mix in this hot pot
Apr 01, 2009; ... LEXINGTON - Cliche though it may be, East definitely meets Westin the kitchen of Zhuqing Li and Ed Steinfeld's Victorian home. Li,45, comes from Fuzhou, the capital of China's Fujian province;Steinfeld, 42, grew up in New Jersey. And though Li says she didn'tlearn to cook until she came ...
Osso buco is better on the thin side
Apr 01, 2009; ... When I invited friends for dinner recently, I decided to prepareosso buco, a dish I've made dozens of times in my kitchen inCambridge, but never in Rome. I'm always aware, when cooking forItalians, of how particular they can be about their dishes. So I wasconcerned they might think I was ...
NEW ZEALAND OR AMERICAN?
Apr 01, 2009; ... Thirty years ago, Charles Silva fell in love with Bessie Bentasover lamb dinners at her family's table. Her father would roast aleg of lamb, always American-raised meat. Not only did Silva get the girl, he married into the familybusiness - New England Meat Market. Even though lamb ...
These teens are up for rollicking `Debate'
Apr 01, 2009; ... STAGE REVIEW SPEECH & DEBATE Play by Stephen Karam. Directed by: Jeremy Johnson. Scenic design, Skip Curtiss. Costumedesign, Mallory Frers. Sound ...
Outgoing BCMS director lets the music do the talking [Correction 4/ 7/09]
Apr 01, 2009; ... CAMBRIDGE - For his final concert as artistic director of theBoston Chamber Music Society, cellist Ronald Thomas did not opt fora sentimental farewell. Addressing the crowd at Sanders Theatre,Thomas corrected an error in the published program order ("Mylegacy," he joked), briefly ...
If you stay, you're going to pay ; Hotel guests find bills are boosted by fees for minibars, housekeeping, more
Apr 01, 2009; ... If you thought the new fees airlines are charging are bad, checkout your hotel bill. Recently, airlines have received lots of attention for movinglongtime standards - baggage, food, drinks, even pillows andblankets - from the "included" pile into the "for an additionalfee" ...
Minivan strikes family, killing boy, 3, in Brockton ; Police investigate accident near busy intersection
Apr 01, 2009; ... BROCKTON - A minivan struck a mother and her three childrenwalking at a busy intersection yesterday afternoon, killing a 3-year-old boy and seriously injuring the mother and two otherchildren, officials said. Christopher Mitchell was pronounced dead at MassachusettsGeneral ...
Dundee Atsalis; built bonds with customers
Apr 01, 2009; ... At Charlie's Variety Store in Hyannis, a little bit of everythingyou needed filled the shelves of the mom-and-pop store started by the Greek immigrant parents of John K. "Dundee" Atsalis. Early in the morning, well before the sun came up, Mr. Atsalisand his father, and later his ...
Child abuse nonprofit to close 3 sites
Apr 01, 2009; ... The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty toChildren is planning to close its offices in Pittsfield, Brockton,and Greenfield. The organization informed its staffs from those locations lastweek. "These sites provide only outpatient services," said MaryMcGeown, ...
US, Iranian diplomats break the ice at conference ; Cautious step after years of tension
Apr 01, 2009; ... THE HAGUE - In a cautious first step toward unlocking 30 yearsof tense relations, senior US diplomat Richard Holbrooke had a briefbut cordial meeting with Iran's deputy foreign minister yesterdayat an international conference on Afghanistan. The rare diplomatic approach was the ...
Franken wins key decision on ballots
Apr 01, 2009 ... WASHINGTON - Al Franken, the comedian-turned-politician, won apotentially decisive court ruling yesterday in his bid to replaceNorm Coleman, a Minnesota Republican trying to hold on to his Senateseat. A three-judge panel ruled that only 400 absentee ballots - farfewer than ...
The mayor, at your service
Apr 01, 2009; ... Standing in a loud, crowded room in a Hyde Park restaurant Mondaynight, the mayor of Boston is poring over real estate documents withthe same relish he sometimes applies to sugar-dusted pastries. "You got a tainted title there," he finally tells Anna Ng,holding up a white form ...
Raul Alfonsin; guided Argentina to democracy
Apr 01, 2009; ... BUENOS AIRES - Raul Alfonsin, who guided Argentina's return todemocracy in the 1980s after seven years of brutal military rule butfailed to stave off a deep economic crisis, died of lung cancer athis home yesterday. He was 82. Mr. Alfonsin was president from 1983 to 1989 and ...
Musicians press Congress for more funding for arts
Apr 01, 2009 ... WASHINGTON - Musicians Josh Groban, Wynton Marsalis, and LindaRonstadt pressed Congress yesterday for more public funding for thearts to help sustain programs during the nation's economic slump. Marsalis said it's critical for the nation to reevaluate itspriorities during the ...
US seeks unique bankruptcy, say sources
Apr 01, 2009; ... NEW YORK - The government is seeking to ease General Motors intowhat it calls a "controlled" bankruptcy, somewhere between aprepackaged bankruptcy and court chaos, by persuading at least somecreditors to agree to a plan that would divide the company into twopieces, according to people ...
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Braves' Jones chipper after 3-year, $42m deal
Apr 01, 2009 ... BASEBALL NOTEBOOK Chipper Jones already had a World Series ring and an MVP trophy.What he wanted was to finish up in the place where he started. The Atlanta Braves were glad to give it to him. The 36-year-old NL batting champion and the Braves agreedyesterday to ...
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Apr 01, 2009 ... Extraordinary Excellent Good Fair (No stars) Poor VINTAGE 1430 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury. 617-469-2600. Think big. That's the message at Vintage, which merges twopopular concepts: steakhouse and Italian. Veal parmigiana ...
The hard truths about the new economy
Apr 01, 2009; ... Myth: Raising taxes will hurt our economy. Truth: ProminentRepublicans (such as Newt Gingrich, John McCain's campaign economicguru) say taxes must go up, and the ride can be benign if we manageit prudently. Europe's high unemployment comes not from its hightaxes but from dopey laws ...
Boston Scientific wins, loses appeals
Apr 01, 2009 ... WASHINGTON - Boston Scientific Corp. and Johnson & Johnson bothlost appeals challenging 2005 jury verdicts that their heart devicesused each other's patented inventions. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washingtonyesterday upheld the back-to-back verdicts related ...