The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has just gotten quite a bit of company: As many as 6,600 graves at the country’s hallowed Arlington National Cemetery for fallen U.S. service members may be mislabeled, one lawmaker said on Thursday.Julian Assange, founder of the website that published more than 91,000 secret U.S. military reports from Afghanistan, says he’s revealing injustices. President Barack Obama says he’s concerned that disclosure of sensitive information may harm military operations.Subletting in NYC typically involves some kind of covert transaction. Try to find a budget traveler who hasn’t enjoyed the risk of Craigslist’s lease-free rentals. But thanks to a bill Gov. David Paterson signed into law last Friday, renting an apartment for less than 30 days isn’t kosher. Fortunately, there’s a saving grace for those in search of short-term living: Jersey City.Unless the locals covered you in meatballs and sang “Nessun Dorma” upon arrival, this vacation could hardly be more Italian. For this is a “Vespa vacation” — a two-wheeled tour of the nooks and crannies, the winding back roads and the off-the-beaten-track hidden gems of breathtaking Umbria, a beautiful region located in Central Italy.Telling Liris Crosse that she can’t do something might be a guarantee she will try.Around the corner from the marquee that bears the name of one of Hollywood’s founding fathers, Marcus Loew, and adjacent to one of Boston’s oldest cinemas, the newly restored Paramount, BiNA Osteria’s Cinema Italiano brings benchmark Italian movies (with English subtitles) to Downtown Crossing. Pair, say, Fellini’s masterful three-hour stunner “La Dolce Vita” with BiNA’s Cinema Italiano three-course prix fixe ($35). Or choose the inky black seafood risotto ($23), which is as dark and decadent as the film’s finale. Next up: “Johnny Stecchio.”Although facts on the famed Clinton-Mezvinsky wedding, which is rumored to happen this weekend, are tighter than Hillary Clinton’s smile, some details have leaked out. Sources report that groom Marc Mezvinsky has “hurt” his father’s family by not inviting them to the wedding (Ed Mezvinsky pleaded guilty in 2002 to swindling investors out of $10 million.School is in session at Gillette Stadium, where the Patriots kicked off their 2010 training camp Thursday.As the clock ticks down to baseball’s trading deadline, the Red Sox don’t appear close to making any splashy moves. Deals can, and often do, come together at the last minute, however, so fans will wait on tenterhooks.
A Holyoke schoolteacher was arrested on kidnapping charges yesterday after the police found her with a 15-year-old male student at a Super 8 motel in West Virginia.
Lisa Lavoie, 24, was ordered held without bond and faces a charge of enticing a child under 16, which includes statutory rape.
The boy’s parents complained about the nature of his relationship with the Maurice Donahue Elementary School teacher on Feb. 13 to officials. He was reported missing on Feb. 16.
The alleged kidnapping is the latest in a series of cases involving inappropriate relationships between teachers and their students.
Dr. Lisa Rene Reynolds, author of “Coming Out and Covering Up: Catholic Priests Talk about Sex Scandal in the Church,” said this form of hebephilia — an adult being attracted to a pubescent child — is more prevalent nowadays as cultural influences push teens to present themselves as mature beyond their years. She also said self-esteem issues are often behind the teachers’ actions.
“When someone doesn’t feel wonderful about themselves and they seek out a 15-year-old, that 15-year-old thinks that you are the world,” Reynolds said.
Reynolds also warned the potential long-term repercussions the boy will face could be “devastating,” as he tries to return to normalcy.
“He will hear mixed messages about ‘go, lucky you’ and that is in such opposition to what we are saying in society.”
Lavoie has been placed on paid administrative leave from her teaching position and will likely be transferred to the custody of Massachusetts officials. The eighth-grader will be reunited with his family after speaking with child welfare officials.
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In the July MMMpod, Young Veins talk about breaking away from Panic! at the Disco, Keith Lockhart talks about Buckwheat Zydeco throwing the Boston Pops for a loop, Zooey Deschanel talks about how Roy Orbison inspired a She & Him song, Derek Miller of Sleigh Bells talks about how awesome Funkadelic is, and we talk about how awesome Jimmy Cliff is, who in turn talks about Sam Cooke and divine intervention. An explosive show for July! Oh yeah, and we also test your knowledge of America songs in the MMMPod medley.