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Jess Cain's Mommy and Daddy Awards

Jess Cain's Town Songs

Jess Cain's New Football Rules

Jess Cain's Easy Judge

Jess Cain's Beeple

Jess Cain's Overdue Book Stakeout

Jess Cain's They're Taking the Ivey From Harvard

Jess Cain's End Of The Word

Jess Cain on The Jordan Rich Show part 3
The legendary radio host was interviewed by Morgan White on April 15, 2007.

Jess Cain's Frank Purdue

Jess Cain on The Jordan Rich Show part 2
The legendary radio host was interviewed by Morgan White on April 15, 2007.

Jess Cain's Father and Son Hunt

Jess Cain on The Jordan Rich Show part 1
The legendary radio host was interviewed by Morgan White on April 15, 2007.

Jess Cain's Celtic Green Blues

Jess Cain's Remember Sandlot Baseball

Jess Cain's Red Sox Song

Jess Cain's Sidney Flack: National Dairy Council Cow

Jess Cain's Castro Golf

Jess Cain's Opening Day

Katrina 2 Years Later: Emily DeMoore
WBZ's Lisa Meyer talks with Emily DeMoore about her new life in Massachusetts.

Katrina 2 Years Later: Earl Haynes
WBZ's Lisa Meyer talks with one business owner looking at starting over in the Northeast.

Katrina 2 Years Later: Vanessa Johnson
WBZ's Lisa Meyer talks to Vanessa Johnson about how Katrina has changed her life.

How families cope when a loved one is deployed
Chris Burritt, Jennifer Johnson, DeeDee Rice, and Jackie Ceurvels talk to WBZ's Lisa Meyer about the relative isolation of Guard families when their soldier deploys.

MA guardsman talks about being deployed in Iraq
Staff Sergeant Shane Rioux talks with WBZ's Lisa Meyer from Baghdad.

Is the National Guard being misued by the Pentagon?
Dr. James Currie, Colonel, U.S. Army(ret.)and Professor, National Defense University, Washington D.C.,is the co-author of the official history of the U.S. Army Reserve "Twice the Citizen".

The personal and public ramifications of being deployed
Major General Kenneth Clark is the Adjutant General of the New Hampshire National Guard.

Jon Mattleman, head of the Needham Youth Commission
Jon Mattleman, head of the Needham Youth Commission, gives parents some tips for connecting with their teens and alleviating some of the stress.

Family Therapist and Harvard admissions interviewer Carleton Kendrick
Carleton Kendrick talks about the "playbook" for stress

Family Therapist and Harvard admissions interviewer Carleton Kendrick
Carleton Kendrick talks to WBZ's Laurie Kirby about an important question every parent should ask themselves.

Teens and Stress Part 5
We've heard what the teens have to say, and in the final part of our series, we hear from the parents.

Teens and Stress Part 4
When Teenage Angst...turns to anger...in part four of Laurie Kirby's weeklong series ..... Teens and Stress.

Teens and Stress Part 3
More on the Academics of Stress, in part three of Laurie Kirby's weeklong series ... Teens and Stress.

Teens and Stress Part 2
The Academics of Stress, in part two of Laurie Kirby's weeklong series.... Teens and Stress.

Teens and Stress Part 1
Why is this generation so stressed out? WBZ' s Laurie Kirby reports in part one of Teens and Stress.

Tax Tips 58
How to extend filing deadline.

Tax Tips 57
How you treat Health Savings Account on your Tax Return.

Tax Tips 56
Rules changed for donating used items in order to get tax deductions.

Tax Tips 55
Some income that isn't taxable.

Tax Tips 54
You can now deduct State Sales Tax on your Federal Income Tax

Tax Tips 53
Watch out for your identity being stolen.

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Diamonds and Pops on the Fourth
Neil Diamond and the Boston Pops thrilled thousands of fans with a stirring 4th of July concer at the Hatch Shell Saturday night.

WBZ's Jim Smith was there:

Initial bids due this week to buy The Boston Globe
A deadline is approaching for the possible sale of The Boston Globe. The New York Times Co., which owns the Globe, has set a Wednesday deadline for initial, nonbinding bids. That's according to a confidential letter sent by Goldman Sachs to potential buyers. The letter was obtained by the New York Times.

MA bill calls for study of lost lobster traps
A bill making its way through Beacon Hill would require the state to investigate the hazards posed by lost lobster traps.
The bill calls for the state Division of Marine Fisheries to conduct "an investigation and study relative to lobster traps washed ashore by natural causes."

Skipper of hijacked ship honored with a parade
The first mate of the U.S. cargo ship that was attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia in April is being honored with a parade in Boston. The parade for Capt. Shane Murphy of Seekonk comes at the end of this year's Boston Navy Week at the Charlestown Navy Yard.

Jail evacuated after sprinklers flood building
A county jail in Cambridge has been evacuated after a group of inmates allegedly broke the building's sprinkler system.
Middlesex County Sheriff James DiPaola says several Middlesex Jail inmates became unruly Sunday morning after 15 of them were sent to area hospitals with flu-like symptoms.

Connecticut man unhurt after crash landing plane
A Connecticut pilot with 20 years of flying experience managed to avoid hitting a house while crash landing his small plane in the front lawn of a home in Westerly. Fourty-four-year-old Doug Durand of Danielson was pulling an advertising banner on his way back to Westerly Airport from New Haven when his one-seat, single-propeller plane lost power at about 5 p.m Saturday.

Obama highlights country's challenges; McCain hails Iran's opposition
President Barack Obama is blending his domestic efforts with the July Fourth holiday in his weekly address. Obama says the "unyielding spirit" that's been present throughout our history is being called upon again. In the Republican address, Arizona Senator John McCain talked about the political turmoil in Iran. He said the U.S. has a moral obligation to publicly denounce the Iranian government, and support Iranians who feel cheated by their recent presidential election.

New Bedford Oceanarium
New Bedford is celebrating more than just Independence Day as the city welcomes the full-time opening of the Ocean Explorium. More than a decade in the making, the aquarium and ocean science center overcame major financial hurdles and finally opened to the public last year - but on Saturdays only. As of July 4, it will be open seven days a week.

Report: Movie incentives not moneymaker
A new report says Massachusetts taxpayers are not getting their money's worth from an incentive program to boost filmmaking in the state. The Boston Globe reports that according to the state Revenue Department, Massachusetts is getting only 16 cents for every dollar it gives up in incentives and much of the benefits from the program go to out-of-state companies and workers.

MA will close 11 motor vehicle offices, open 5 new ones
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is closing 11 branches statewide and opening five new branches in a move to deal with a $13 million cut in its budget. The agency says the closings will save $1.7 million annually. The shutdowns begin this month in Lowell and end in December in Boston. Branches are also closing in North Attleboro, Cambridge, New Bedford, Springfield, Southbridge, Framingham, Falmouth, Eastham and Beverly.