US – Wednesday, November 4

My Voices / New York

No Time For the ’Pagne

I’m not one to tell the World Series champs how to celebrate, but these champagne-dousing bacchanals are getting downright silly.

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.

Updated 22:01, November the 16th, 2008

Drunk driver charged with man’s death in Allston

BOSTON. A drunk driver allegedly struck and killed a man crossing Soldier’s Field Road in Allston early yesterday morning, according to state police.

The accident happened shortly after 3 a.m. Police said 26-year-old Robert Finnerty of Charlestown was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee westbound when he hit the pedestrian. The incident took place near where Everett Street intersects with Soldier's Field Road.

State police said Finnerty has been arrested and charged with drunk driving.

Neither Finnerty nor his 25-year-old passenger in the Jeep were injured in the crash, and police had not officially identified the victim as of last night.

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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