The state’s highest court yesterday reversed a decision to grant a new trial to a man convicted in the 1972 kidnapping and murder of a 13-year-old male from North Attleborough.

Court rules against Weavers Cove over Mass., RI permits
A company trying to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Fall River has lost an appeal over key dredging permits in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Journalist, senator were an item
He was a prominent Republican senator from Massachusetts, married but a fixture on the Washington party circuit. She was a rising star in television news, twice divorced and the co-host of the “Today” show.

Judge delays trial of governor’s councilor accused of assault
The trial of Governor’s Councilor Marilyn Petitto Devaney, set to begin yesterday in Newton District Court, was delayed after her lawyer filed a motion to dismiss the case for “vindictive prosecution.”

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