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But today, two years after receiving her master's degree in music, the 26-year-old actress is still here. Nor, tellingly, does she seem to regret it. While her New York-based actor friends endure a painful cycle of auditions and rejections, Smith - who grew up in Tupelo, Miss., and got her bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh - has landed one part after another. She has tackled the title role of Lydia R. Diamond's wrenching slavery drama ``Harriet Jacobs,'' and utilized her Conservatory-honed song-and-dance skills in musical productions as varied as ``Nine,'' ``Passing Strange,'' ``Big River,'' and ``The Phantom Tollbooth.

Michael Garrigan, a private investigator who said he has worked the case for free for the past 20 years, said yesterday that the latest leads, developed over the past year, were promising enough to bring in search dogs from Connecticut.

Barrett, of Reading, appeared in North Shore's first production of ``A Christmas Carol'' in 1989. She was originally cast as a caroler, but the night before the first preview, the actress playing Fred's wife, Meg, broke her foot and Barrett took the role. Also during that show, the Ghost of Christmas Past lost her voice and Barrett sang backstage for her.

The town has named two representatives to a biosafety committee being created by Dyax Corp., a pharmaceutical company that plans to move into Burlington, according to Susan Lumenello, environmental engineer for the Board of Health. She said the board's regulations require that any company planning to use recombinant DNA/RNA create a biosafety committee to ensure that it complies with National Institutes of Heath guidelines intended to protect the health and safety of workers, and the protection of the environment when such work is undertaken. Cambridge-based Dyax plans to relocate to 55 Network Drive early next year, according to Lumenello. The Board of Health designated Lumenello to serve as its representative on the biosafety committee, and selectmen appointed James Harrison to serve as the community representative. Harrison, a Burlington resident, is an environmental health and safety manager for a private company in Lexington with more 20 years of experience in the field, Lumenello

In the blender When we were 14, the only trio we knew was the Three Stooges. Jazz vocalist Claire Dickson, 14, performs with a trio of pianist Michael McLaughlin, drummer Grant Smith, and bassist Greg Loughman. You can expect Dickson's diction to show off her blend of jazz, Latin, bop, and post-bop. 3 p.m. $10, $5 for kids. Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge. 617-395-1393. www.lily-pad.net

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With Mansfield atop the Kelley-Rex with a 3-1 record, the best King Philip could do entering yesterday was tie the Hornets. A North Attleboro win over cross-town rival Attleboro would bring about a three-way tie, and this was the only way in for the Warriors.

Backstage at the ballet Imagine what it's like backstage with more than 200 mice, soldiers, cherubs, angels, and party children between the ages of 6-18. They're all cast members of José Mateo Ballet Theatre's ``The Nutcracker'' which cracks its nut in three locations. Today at 4 p.m., Nov. 26 and 27 at 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. (through Dec. 24; Dec. 1-18 at Sanctuary Theatre in Harvard Square. $38, $50; Dec. 22-24 at Strand Theater in Dorchester. $15-$50). $15-$50. Duxbury Performing Arts Center, 73 Alden St., Duxbury. 617-354-7467. www.ballettheatre.org

200 Andover Rd. Thomas and Michelle Pierce to Gregory E. Marullo and Tracy A. Siciliano, $220,000

This morning at 10, the trio will take the field as captains for their respective teams on the new turf at Victory Field in Watertown, Reynolds playing for Belmont, and McCusker and Ortiz for the host Red Raiders.

High 5

Late Friday night, police responded to a woman's home in Saugus for an alarm sounding and reports of an argument. Police found the woman standing in the garage and McCarthy, in an unmarked Ford Crown Victoria police cruiser, driving away.

While takeover deals and rising cash flow sparked some small energy names Friday . Stockhouse Canadian Small and Micro-cap Stock Report for Friday, April 8, 2011

Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan's brother pleaded not guilty to manslaughter Friday in the death of their father, who prosecutors say was stricken after a violent clash with his son.

Kerrigan's brother pleads not guilty in Mass. to manslaughter, assault in father's death. Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan's brother pleaded not guilty to manslaughter Friday in the death of their father, who prosecutors say was stricken after a violent clash with his son.

Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan's brother pleaded not guilty to manslaughter Friday in the death of their father, who prosecutors say was stricken after a violent clash with his son.

Nancy Kerrigan's brother released on $10K bail in late father's assault case. The brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, charged with assaulting his father in their home shortly before he died, was released from custody Wednesday after his family posted his $10,000 bail.

The brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, charged with assaulting his father in their home shortly before he died, was released from custody Wednesday after his family posted his $10,000 bail.

The brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, charged with assaulting his father shortly before he died, will be allowed to live in the house where the assault occurred if he is able to post bail, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Judge: Brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan can return to family home if he makes bail. The brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, charged with assaulting his father shortly before he died, will be allowed to live in the house where the assault occurred if he is able to post bail, a judge ruled Wednesday.