US – Thursday, November 5

Learning from loss

Without question, Tuesday’s elections were a major victory for the GOP.

T in worse shape than we thought

With the T’s maintenance backlog exceeding $3 billion, The MBTA report released yesterday found 51 of 57 high-priority T safety projects couldn’t be funded in the latest budget.

Areas of color key to Menino victory

Mayor Thomas Menino was able to fend off challenger Michael Flaherty in large part due to his success in communities of color, according to a MassVOTE report released yesterday.

Menino beats Flaherty, still top of the Hub

After a hard-fought mayoral campaign, Thomas Menino prevailed once more in yesterday’s city election, capturing an unprecedented fifth term and adding to his legacy in Boston’s history.

Raising the ‘Roof’

Revere native plays second-fiddle in ‘Fiddler.’ The actress on the timeless universal message of a Russian family in their shtetl

Getting to the Potter gold

“Harry Potter: The Exhibition” is essentially a field trip to the sets of the six already released films. All of the costumes, brooms and wands on display were used by the movies’ stars, and although you may have seen them onscreen, the impressive details are worth viewing up close.

Between the Lines

Allen: Domination isn't dull

I've heard in on sports radio, and seen it on comment sections and message boards. The Celtics games are boring - they're all blowouts. I'm only going to say this once: Complete and total annihilation is never boring. Especially when you're on the winning side.

Patriots’ game: Stop the Wildcat

The first time Bill Belichick remembers seeing a “Wildcat”-like formation in the NFL was in 1995, when the Steelers employed rookie backup quarterback Kordell Stewart.

What to do and where to go.

Published 22:24, October the 6th, 2008

Somerville Ave. project moves on

SOMERVILLE. Work to reconstruct Somerville Avenue is 75 percent completed and six months ahead of schedule, city officials said yesterday.

The underground work is finished, according to Somerville’s Public Works department, and crews will now be repaving the road and installing new curbs, street lights and signals.

“We needed to do this work in order to provide the infrastructure for current and further development in Union Square and all along the Somerville Avenue corridor, but it’s been challenging for the businesses within the construction zone,” Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone said in a statement. “This fall and throughout the holiday season will be a critical time for all of us to show our support.”

Most of the work to replace the sidewalks will be done this spring, and the entire $23 million project should be done by the end of 2009. Original estimates had pegged mid-2010 for completion.

The November MMMpod features interviews and music with a band called Girls, a band of girls called Supercute, and a supercute vampire. Yes, listeners, we have Pattinson!

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