A man charged with fatally shooting a 74-year-old man in Hartford has also confessed to the killing of convenience store clerk in Manchester, the Hartford Courant reports.
Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi makes a statement outside the Federal Courthouse in Boston, Wednesday afternoon, after his conviction on conspiracy and other charges in a scheme to steer two state contracts worth $17.5 million to a software firm in exchange for payments. Click on the link, above right, for a report from the Boston Herald about state Treasurer Steve Grossman seeking to halt DeMasi's pension.- State Treasurer Steve Grossman seeks to stop ex-Speaker Salvatore DiMasi's pension following corruption conviction [BostonHerald.com]
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- Charles Wilson, accused in Hartford shooting, admits slaying Manchester convenience store clerk (video) [HartfordCourant.com]
- Rolling rally a historical moment for Boston Bruins hockey fans (video) [NECN.com]
- Defense focuses on forensic evidence in case of Casey Anthony, accused of suffocating two-year-old daughter in Florida [CSMonitor.com]
- Investigators seek more clues in Cape Cod seal slayings [CapeCodOnline.com]
- Family offers $10,000 reward in bid to find missing Vermont couple (photo gallery) [BurlingtonFreePress.com]
- Texas Sen. Chris Harris tells Spanish-speaker it is insulting not to testify in English (video) [KTRH.com]
- Twitter posts tagged #westernma in Western Mass. [MassLive.com]
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