Massachusetts News

Yellow jackets sting woman more than 500 times
Fire officials say a Massachusetts woman who fell onto a yellow jackets' nest in her yard was stung more than 500 times.
2010-09-07 22:10:14
Rep. Frank faces town hall foe in Mass. primary
Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank's retort was an Internet sensation. Questioned at a town hall last year about the "Nazi policy" of health care reform, Frank told the speaker who made the comment that talking to her was "like arguing with a dining room table."...
2010-09-07 20:26:48
MERL develop roaming charging stations to power EVs anywhere
Eco Factor: Portable charging stations to power electric vehicles wherever recharging is required. Agreed that the whole concept of electric vehicles taking us to work fits in perfect harmony with the environment and our urban lifestyle, but imagine your batteries ditching you in a place where there is no charging station close by. Thinking of a similar scenario, researchers at the Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories in Cambridge, Massachusetts have come up with an ingenious idea of portable charging stations. They have developed a network of movable charging stations, which can be taken to wherever the demand for recharging is greatest. The idea of the this unique charging station will be presented at the Vehicular Technology Conference in Ottawa, Canada next week. The mains will charge up these station at night and set out to work during the day. How will it work The in-car sensors would monitor the level of charge in the battery and periodically report this to a central operations center. This center will determine areas where most cars run low on power. After finding the low-charge hotspots, the roaming stations would be easily deployed to juice up the EVs. The researchers claim that just five of these mobile stations would be enough to serve 100 electric cars on a 100-kilometer stretch of highway. Via: New Scientist
2010-09-07 14:15:50
Hoffman Blazes Into Ryder Cup Contention With Win
NORTON, Massachusetts Reuters - Charley Hoffman charged to a commanding five-stroke victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday but it remains to be seen whether it was enough to earn a spot on the American Ryder Cup team.
2010-09-07 12:24:36
Rep. Frank faces town hall foe in Mass. primary
Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank's retort was an Internet sensation.
2010-09-07 02:30:42
Day Has The Lead At Deutsche Bank Championship
NORTON, Massachusetts Reuters - Australian Jason Day continued his emergence as one of the game's best young players when he earned a one-stroke lead after the third round at the $7.5 million Deutsche Bank Championship Sunday.
2010-09-06 12:23:23
Snedeker Putts Into Share Of Lead With Day as Woods Hits Back
NORTON, Massachusetts Reuters - American Brandt Snedeker putted brilliantly to take a share of the lead with Australian Jason Day after the second round of the $7.5 million 4.85 million pound Deutsche Bank Championship on Saturday.
2010-09-05 12:21:46
Missed Cut Means Harrington Will Play Extra European Event
NORTON, Massachusetts Reuters - Padraig Harrington plans to add a European Tour event to his schedule before next month's Ryder Cup after missing the cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship Saturday.
2010-09-05 12:24:46
Fenced-out author leaving home next to Palin
Author Joe McGinniss is packing his bags and notebooks and leaving for his Massachusetts home after living next door to his subject, Sarah Palin, for three months in Wasilla, Alaska.
2010-09-05 02:23:47
School Uses Anti-bullying App After Suicide PC World
PC World - A school district in South Hadley, Massachusetts, is hoping a specialized software application will help stop tragedies like the one that befell Phoebe Prince, an Irish-born teen who committed suicide in January after an alleged bullying campaign by fellow students.
2010-09-04 13:11:18