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Kim Peno in court Thursday (WBZ-TV)

Rehoboth mom charged in death of 2-year old son


Authorities have filed a charge of murder against a Rehoboth mother after her 2-year-old boy she had allegedly beaten died in hospital. Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter says an upgraded criminal complaint was filed at Taunton District Court against Kim Peno on Friday afternoon, just hours after her son died at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, R.I. The 38-year-old Peno was originally charged with assault and battery of a child causing substantial injury. She was held without bail at her arraignment Thursday in Taunton District Court pending a competency evaluation. Peno's lawyer says his client has a history of mental health issues.
Barack Obama
President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform at the Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., Friday. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama rallies support for health reform; Docs, AARP endorse plan


Counting down to the final votes on his health care legislation, President Barack Obama says the only question left to answer is: Will the country let the insurance companies win again? Rallying support at a campaign-style rally in northern Virginia on Friday, Obama said the insurance industry will continue to "run wild" if the House vote set for Sunday fails. Republicans are united in opposition to Obama's proposal, and House Democrats are still searching for the 216 votes they need to pass the Senate version of the sweeping overhaul bill and send it to the president for his signature.
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Green Line repairs finished early


MBTA Green Line service between Reservoir and Newton Highland Stations is back up and running. The rail line was shut down after rains from last weekend's storm washed away 60 feet of rail bed underneath the tracks.  In just over three days, the MBTA says it was able to install a 250-foot, 18 inch diameter concrete drainage pipe, create a retaining wall, rebuild the rail bed and restore power to the overhead wires.
Crews at work in Danvers (WBZ-AM)

Sinkhole repairs underway in Danvers


They escaped serious widespread flooding, but the now the people in Danvers are dealing with a giant sinkhole in the middle of one of their most heavily traveled roads. In Danvers plan on detours if you need to travel on Route 62.
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Stoughton hospital suspending new admissions


State health officials have announced that New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton has voluntarily suspended admission of new patients after state officials cited the hospital for "serious concerns."  The State Department of Public Health said in a statement Friday that a recent inspection identified "a number of serious concerns regarding documentation procedures, skin and wound care, intravenous medications and overall patient safety at the hospital."
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Shea-Porter says she'll vote yes on health care


New Hampshire Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter says she will be voting yes to the health care bill.  The Democrat made the decision after seeing the latest language.  In a statement Friday, Shea-Porter says she supports the bill because it provides affordable health care for the middle-class and small businesses, and because it will reduce the deficit by $138 billion over the next 10 years.

NH DOT commish: Don't put toll in Salem


New Hampshire's transportation commissioner has decided against installing tollbooths on Interstate 93 in Salem.  In a letter sent to Gov. John Lynch on Friday, Commissioner George Campbell says that even though there is a $250 million shortfall in funding for the $800 million I-93 expansion project, the state shouldn't build the tolls.

Governor Patrick to make West Coast fundraising swing


Gov. Deval Patrick is planning a West Coast fundraising trip to help fill his campaign coffers ahead of the fall election.
John Hemingway, center, was discovered missing after his boat ran aground in Nantucket (WBZ-TV)

Coast Guard suspends search for missing man


The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a Nantucket man who went missing while sailing a skiff with his family. Thirty-six-year-old Jonathan Hemingway was reported missing Thursday after a sailing trip from Hyannis to Nantucket. Petty Officer Lauren Jorgensen said the Coast Guard suspended the search late Friday morning.

State faces another budget shortfall


State officials say Massachusetts is facing a new budget gap of up to $295 million this year that could mean another round of cuts before the fiscal year ends in June.  Patrick administration officials blamed the gap on rising demand for the health care program for low-income residents known as MassHealth, increasing demand for homeless shelters, and a shortfall in revenue from state fees and and federal aid.
Patric McCarthy
Patric McCarthy

NH AG: Not enough evidence to prosecute death


New Hampshire's attorney general says there's not enough evidence to look into prosecuting someone in the case of a 10-year-old Massachusetts boy who was found dead in the White Mountains in 2003. Attorney General Michael Delaney was briefed on the case of Patric McCarthy last fall, when he took over as the state's top prosecutor.
Stephen Lynch
U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch (WBZ-TV)

Congressman Lynch explains his opposition to health reform bill


Slowly but steadily, support is building behind President Barack Obama's health care legislation in the House, the result of intense lobbying and politically targeted changes aimed at reassuring waverers and winning over critics.  However, one local Democrat is already breaking ranks.  Congressman Stephen Lynch of South Boston tells WBZ NewsRadio he doesn't like what the Senate did to the original bill. "Unlike the bill I voted for in the House, the Senate bill  has stripped out basically all the significant reform in the health care reform bill, it puts back the ability of the insurance companies to operate as monopolies. We had stripped that out."
Gregory Hart
Gregory Hart (Providence Police Dept.)

No signs of foul play on Dedham man found in RI river


A preliminary autopsy performed on the body of a Massachusetts man pulled from a Providence river has found no evidence of foul play.  The results released Thursday by the Rhode Island medical examiner's office show that 23-year-old Gregory Hart appears to have drowned in the Woonasquatucket River.  Police say they are still investigating Hart's death as suspicious.

Little change in MA unemployment figures


The Massachusetts unemployment rate held steady at 9.5 percent in February.  The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported Thursday there was a net jobs increase of 1,500, with private sector jobs up 3,000 in total. For the year to date, private sector jobs are up 3,600.
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Menino: We are not going to 'Manhattan-ize' the Greenway


A Boston developer says he will ditch plans to build a pair of skyscrapers near the New England Aquarium unless the city relaxes height restrictions and approves buildings tall enough to make the project economically viable. Don Chiofaro tells The Boston Globe the towers need to be 45 to 50 stories tall to attract investors willing to underwrite the costs of building on the waterfront. Mayor Tom Menino tells WBZ NewsRadio, "We are not going to Manhattan-ize the Greenway with high structures to block the view of the harbor and also the view of people that live around the neighborhood."
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Advocates: MA House watering down bullying bill


Anti-bullying advocates are protesting changes to the House version of a bill designed to clamp down on school bullies. Derrek Shulman, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League of New England, said the version of the bill set to be debated Thursday by House lawmakers is weaker than the version approved by the Senate last week. He said the House version strips away key Senate provisions including mandatory reporting of bullying and cyberbullying in schools, and required training for teachers. He said the House bill also fails to include non-public schools.

MA immigrant advocates in final push for census


Immigrant activists in Massachusetts have began a final push to make sure that the state's immigrants take part in the U.S. Census.

Springfield man charged with stabbing student


A Springfield man has been ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to fatally stabbing a 17-year-old high school soccer star attending a birthday party at a city restaurant.
Jeff Thompson, a quadriplegic who died from injuries sustained in a wheelchair service-call incident Dec. 2007 in Boston. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Thompson family) NO SALES

Family of paralyzed man sues over wheelchair death


A Boston family claims their quadriplegic son died after his wheelchair malfunctioned during routine maintenance, pinning his legs under a table and causing him to suffer seizures.
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Nor'easter clean-up tips


Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director offers these tips for residents after the nor'easter of March 2010. If you have been evacuated, listen to the media and your local Public Safety officials. Do not return home until authorities indicate that it is safe to do so.
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Nor'easter - March 2010


A tenacious storm hangs over Massachusetts, pouring rain on the state, flooding roads and basements, forcing school closures and threatening to overwhelm drainage systems.

Ex-federal official facing immigration charges


A former top Homeland Security official from Boston is set to go on trial for allegedly encouraging her housekeeper to remain in the United States illegally.
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