Let juries determine sex offendersa fate

Boston Globe - Sat Oct 31

MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Attorney Gerard Leone wants state lawmakers to give juries more say in whether some sex offenders should be civilly committed after completing their criminal sentences.

'The grip of addiction is very powerful'

Lowell Sun - Thu Oct 29

Colm Sullivan told his dad he loved him, then fell asleep on the couch. He never woke up.

Deaths highlight issue of elders, domestic violence

Boston.com - Wed Oct 28

The violent deaths of William and Jane Wyman of Newton last week, allegedly by his hand in the home they shared for decades, shows the need for more communication and education about domestic violence, said several local social workers and advocates.

Tsongas to announce she'll endorse Coakley

Lowell Sun - Wed Oct 28

U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas will endorse Attorney General Martha Coakley for U.S. Senate today at a campaign rally in Lowell, throwing her weight behind a fellow female politician at the expense of a congressional colleague.

DA wants prosecutors to have more say in sex-offender statute

Lowell Sun - Tue Oct 27

Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone and state Sen. Steven Baddour, D-Methuen, will testify at a hearing Tuesday on behalf of a bill they say will reform the sexually dangerous persons statute five days after a convicted sex offender with a lengthy record in Massachusetts and New Hampshire allegedly attacked a woman at a Boston hospital.

Plight of homeless: One paycheck isn't enough

Lowell Sun - Mon Oct 26

The money rattling around in Jasmine's pocket is all she had left from her last paycheck.

Two brothers dead in Lowell shooting

Lowell Sun - Sat Oct 24

Residents on Marshall Terrace are terrified that the triggermen who gunned down two brothers in their apartment in an early-morning double homicide will return to the quiet, dead-end street.

11-termer Faticanti to voters: 'Experience is valuable, too'

Lowell Sun - Fri Oct 23

During a city election cycle in which there has been a lot of talk about "change," 11-term School Committee member Regina Faticanti reminds voters that experience is valuable, too.

11-termer Faticanti to voters: 'Experience is valuable, too'

Lowell Sun - Fri Oct 23

During a city election cycle in which there has been a lot of talk about "change," 11-term School Committee member Regina Faticanti reminds voters that experience is valuable, too.

New pub coming to Tyngsboro

Lowell Sun - Tue Oct 20

Selectmen voted unanimously last night to approve a liquor-license transfer to Michael Kazanjian, owner of Michael's Pub at 147 Frost Road.