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Bob Scannell lived by a lot of sayings, so many that one of his grandchildren is putting them on a T-shirt to help everyone remember the phrases that guided their lives. At the top of the list was ``family first,'' a simple sentiment Mr. Scannell turned into a code for everyday actions. He and his wife, Gerry, did not have a lot of money for fancy vacations when they moved with their five children to Milton nearly 40 years ago. So Mr. Scannell installed a pool and made their home a magnet for his family, extended family, and all others who wished that they, too, had been born a Scannell. ``The pool was a place of social gathering, and that was no accident; it was by design,'' said his son Bill of Medfield. ``I have friends who are now in Singapore, and when they're back in town, they say, `Let's go over to your father's and have a beer by the pool.' '' Mr. Scannell, who worked his way up at Boston Edison from mechanic to labor relations administrator, was 74 when he died of cancer Mond

Interior secretary sends Mass. wind farm project to historical preservation panel for review. The secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior on Monday asked a key historical preservation panel to weigh in on a proposed Cape Cod project that would be the nation's first offshore wind farm.

A group of Scituate police officers have filed a lawsuit arguing that they should be paid through the Quinn Bill whether the money comes from the town or from the state, a case that could have far-reaching consequences for a hot-button issue on Beacon Hill. Governor Deval Patrick and the state Legislature over the past year have dramatically scaled back funding for the program, which compensates police officers who seek higher education degrees. In most cases, the state pays half of the bonuses and the city or town pays the other half. As the state has reduced its portion of the funding, questions have been raised about whether cities and towns are obligated to make up the difference. The Scituate legal case - along with at least two others, in Mashpee and Wrentham - argues that the officers should be paid the full amount, regardless of any reductions in state funding. The cases could have implications for communities throughout Massachusetts. ``I think everybody is interested in the c

A group of Scituate police officers have filed a lawsuit arguing that they should be paid through the Quinn Bill whether the money comes from the town or from the state, a case that could have far-reaching consequences for a hot-button issue on Beacon Hill. Governor Deval Patrick and the state Legislature over the past year have dramatically scaled back funding for the program, which compensates police officers who seek higher education degrees. In most cases, the state pays half of the bonuses and the city or town pays the other half. As the state has reduced its portion of the funding, questions have been raised about whether cities and towns are obligated to make up the difference. The Scituate legal case - along with at least two others, in Mashpee and Wrentham - argues that the officers should be paid the full amount, regardless of any reductions in state funding. The cases could have implications for communities throughout Massachusetts. ``I think everybody is interested in the c

Interior secretary says he's bullish on wind energy on visit to proposed Mass. project site. The secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, who is weighing the fate of a controversial wind farm proposed off Cape Cod, said Tuesday that killing the pioneering project wouldn't hurt the country's developing offshore wind industry.

ABOARD THE USCGC IDA LEWIS - The place? Middle of Nantucket Sound. The weather? 28 degrees and overcast. And with the wind barely blowing yesterday, the conditions were hardly ideal for talking about plopping a 130-turbine wind farm about 5 miles off Cape Cod. Yet there was US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, the man deciding the fate of the controversial wind farm, sitting on the bridge of a Coast Guard vessel and peering out across the Sound with binoculars a few hours after meeting with Native Americans opposed to the Cape Wind project. ``Very meaningful,'' said Salazar about his visit that included a private sunrise meeting with the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe on a Cape Cod beach, and a later discussion with the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe on Martha's Vineyard. Standing on the deck of the Ida Lewis during a boat tour of the proposed wind farm's footprint, he said he came to Cape Cod and the Islands as a sign of respect to the Wampanoag tribes' deep reverence for the water body. ``We hear t

Interior Secretary says he's 'bullish' on wind energy on visit to proposed Mass. project site. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar says the future of wind energy in the U.S. does not hang on his decision about a Massachusetts project.

Salazar says he plans to decide on controversial Cape Cod wind farm proposal by end of April. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday he will decide by the end of April whether to approve a proposed wind farm off Cape Cod that has sparked a bitter, nine-year public fight.

Radiation treatment for a brain tumor left Adam Cohen temporarily unable to read, an alarming change for a Shakespeare scholar who had forged an intimate relationship with words. He soon found, however, that the experience gave him a new way to appreciate William Shakespeare's writings for the stage. ``My temporary illiteracy forced me and my students to engage only visually with the plays,'' he wrote in an unpublished memoir. ``My `disability' thus became an `ability' because I could experience the plays as Shakespeare probably intended.'' Dr. Cohen, an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth who had received tenure just weeks before becoming ill about 13 months ago, died Saturday in his Marion home. He was 38. The memoir, written in part to give his two young daughters a record of his life and thoughts, includes passages that introduce readers to the terrifying process of being diagnosed with terminal cancer. He wrote about submitting to treatments that were

The Obama administration signaled a sudden urgency yesterday to resolve the nine-year dispute over building a wind farm off Cape Cod, as US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced he would summon key parties to a meeting next week in hope of concluding the decision process within two months. The announcement was made minutes after the Cape Wind project appeared to suffer an unexpected setback, when the National Park Service agreed with two Native American tribes that Nantucket Sound is eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its cultural and spiritual significance to the tribes. The decision caught many by surprise, because listing in the Register, which affords extra protection against development, is normally reserved for structures or smaller, more specific locations. Native Americans' pursuit of the historic designation is the last outstanding major issue before Cape Wind Associates can begin construction in the Sound. The Park Service's decisi

The Obama administration signaled a sudden urgency yesterday to resolve the nine-year dispute over building a wind farm off Cape Cod, as US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced he would summon key parties to a meeting next week in hope of concluding the decision process within two months. The announcement was made minutes after the Cape Wind project appeared to suffer an unexpected setback, when the National Park Service agreed with two Native American tribes that Nantucket Sound is eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its cultural and spiritual significance to the tribes. The decision caught many by surprise, because listing in the Register, which affords extra protection against development, is normally reserved for structures or smaller, more specific locations. Native Americans' pursuit of the historic designation is the last outstanding major issue before Cape Wind Associates can begin construction in the Sound. The Park Service's decisi

National Park Service says Nantucket Sound eligible for special protections. Federal officials on Monday agreed to a request by two Indian tribes for special protections for Nantucket Sound, a move that could delay construction of a proposed wind farm off Cape Cod.

National Park Service says Nantucket Sound eligible for special protections. Federal officials on Monday agreed to a request by two Indian tribes for special protections for Nantucket Sound, a move that could delay construction of a proposed wind farm off Cape Cod.

National Park Service says Nantucket Sound eligible for special protections. Federal officials on Monday agreed to a request by two Indian tribes for special protections for Nantucket Sound, a move that could delay construction of a proposed wind farm off Cape Cod.

Mashpee Wampanoags hope alliance with new investors will help jumpstart casino efforts. The Mashpee Wampanoags have ended their relationship with investors they had hoped would help the tribe build a $1 billion resort casino in Middleborough, Mass., and formed a new alliance with Asia's largest casino operator.

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH - With bitter cold winds lashing at their faces yesterday morning, hundreds of North Attleborough High School students stood in silence while the hearse carrying Marine Captain Kyle Rolf Van De Giesen's coffin drove by the front of their school. Some students held their right hands over their chests, while others offered awkward salutes. The Marine was given a last tour through town, passing through places that held sentimental value, on his way to a military burial at the Massachusetts National Veterans Cemetery in Bourne. The route through this tight-knit community was marked by yellow bows on telephone poles and crowds of residents holding small American flags. Waiting for the procession, some people chatted about their personal moments with Van De Giesen, or of being in the stands when the strong-armed quarterback led the North Attleborough football team to the state championship 12 years ago. Others talked about the helicopter accident in Afghanistan less than t

Delay ahead for Cape Wind as Mass. commission says study needed of tribes' claim on sound. The nation's first offshore wind farm faces more delay after a top Massachusetts historic preservation officer said that two Indian tribes' claim to Nantucket Sound needed more study.

In a case that could have a major impact on water use in Massachusetts, the attorney general's office argued before the state's highest court yesterday that the Department of Environmental Protection can impose limits on the amount of water municipalities draw from aquifers, rivers, and lakes. Fourteen municipalities countered that the state has no authority to impose such limits, a position affirmed by a Norfolk Superior Court judge last year. The case, which the Supreme Judicial Court did not immediately rule on, stems from a state policy adopted in 2007 that allows the department to limit residential water use to 65 gallons a day per person for basins at risk of drought and 80 gallons a day per person for those with less risk. The policy limited the amount of ``unaccounted for'' water municipalities could claim and required they develop plans to reduce water use in the summer, when use increases. State officials as well as environmental groups have argued that the policy is vital to

Proposed Cape Cod wind farm could snag on tribes' claim turbines would ruin ancient ritual. From a blustery perch over a Cape Cod beach, Chuckie Green gestures toward a stretch of horizon where he says construction of the nation's first offshore wind farm would destroy his Indian tribe's religion.

Proposed Cape Cod wind farm could hit snag on tribes' claim turbines would ruin ancient ritual. From a blustery perch over a Cape Cod beach, Chuckie Green gestures toward a stretch of horizon where he says construction of the nation's first offshore wind farm would destroy his Indian tribe's religion.