Robot

Students seek connection with robots

This story originally appeared in The Boston Globe on April 19, 2013. Click here to read the story, see photos, and learn more about NAO. HAVERHILL — At the front of Room 201 in the Moody School, a robot is

Robot

Students seek connection with robots

This story originally appeared in The Boston Globe on April 19, 2013. Click here to read the story, see photos, and learn more about NAO. HAVERHILL — At the front of Room 201 in the Moody School, a robot is

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After marathoner’s death, friends vow to keep his promise to Nicholas

When Marlborough resident John Tanner, 47, was preparing to run a marathon, he often got a phone call from his young friend Nicholas Dainiak. “Go John,” Nicholas would say, according to his grandmother, Dorothy Noyes. “My hero.” That was back

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After marathoner’s death, friends vow to keep his promise to Nicholas

When Marlborough resident John Tanner, 47, was preparing to run a marathon, he often got a phone call from his young friend Nicholas Dainiak. “Go John,” Nicholas would say, according to his grandmother, Dorothy Noyes. “My hero.” That was back

Fishing

Gloucester fishermen’s leader cleared, but shocked by allegations

Vito Giacalone, president of the Gloucester Fishing Community Preservation Fund , has been cleared of any wrongdoing by former attorney general L. Scott Harshbarger after a three-month investigation. But that does not mean Giacalone is happy with what he found in Harshbarger’s report.

Fishing

Gloucester fishermen’s leader cleared, but shocked by allegations

Vito Giacalone, president of the Gloucester Fishing Community Preservation Fund , has been cleared of any wrongdoing by former attorney general L. Scott Harshbarger after a three-month investigation. But that does not mean Giacalone is happy with what he found in Harshbarger’s report.

Easing veterans’ job plight

This story originally appeared in The Boston Globe on January 25, 2013. Click here to see the story, pictures of Carter and his family, and charts of veteran employment numbers. When Marine Sergeant Christopher Carter was deployed to Iraq in

Easing veterans’ job plight

This story originally appeared in The Boston Globe on January 25, 2013. Click here to see the story, pictures of Carter and his family, and charts of veteran employment numbers. When Marine Sergeant Christopher Carter was deployed to Iraq in

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Former Times staff on Jeopardy!

I had just taken a generous bite of glazed doughnut when I was called up onto the Jeopardy! stage. Along with 14 other scheduled contestants, I was in the studio green room anxiously awaiting my turn to compete in one

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Former Times staff on Jeopardy!

I had just taken a generous bite of glazed doughnut when I was called up onto the Jeopardy! stage. Along with 14 other scheduled contestants, I was in the studio green room anxiously awaiting my turn to compete in one

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Cape Cod train set to roll by summer

Summer on Cape Cod means sandy beaches, fried clams, and — too often — mileslong traffic jams. But starting next May, visitors will be able to avoid short tempers and long lines of brake lights by taking a new weekend-only

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Cape Cod train set to roll by summer

Summer on Cape Cod means sandy beaches, fried clams, and — too often — mileslong traffic jams. But starting next May, visitors will be able to avoid short tempers and long lines of brake lights by taking a new weekend-only

WFPie

At bakeries, it’s all about the pies for Thanksgiving

MEDFORD — Buck Rollins never gets sick of pie. Not at the beginning of an overnight bakery shift, facing 12 or more hours of pressing dough or piling fruit into pans. Not six hours later, when he finds his groove

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At bakeries, it’s all about the pies for Thanksgiving

MEDFORD — Buck Rollins never gets sick of pie. Not at the beginning of an overnight bakery shift, facing 12 or more hours of pressing dough or piling fruit into pans. Not six hours later, when he finds his groove