By Colin A. Young, Globe Correspondent A quiet evening in a Boxford backyard took an “udderly” dramatic turn Sunday when a bunch of bovines decided to drop by and have a couple of brews. “It started off with a call for loose cows in the area of Foster Street,” Boxford Police Lieutenant James Riter said. “On my way down Main Street, I did see evidence that cows were in the area.” That evidence, Riter said, was -- well, let’s just say you wouldn’t want to step in it. When the bovine bunch stopped in the front yard of a home on Main Street, Riter directed traffic around the herd. Then the cows decided to run off into the backyard, he said. “I could hear screaming ... Continue reading →

By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff Elizabeth Warren, emerging from what many consider the roughest patch yet in her Senate campaign, has pulled into a virtual tie with US Senator Scott Brown, according to a new Suffolk University/7News poll. Warren, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has the support of 47 percent of likely voters in Massachusetts, compared to 48 percent for Brown, a dead heat in a poll with a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. That is a significant shift from the last Suffolk poll in February when Warren, a consumer advocate and Harvard Law School professor, trailed Brown, a Wrentham Republican, 49 percent to 40 percent. Just 5 percent of voters were undecided in the current poll, down from 9 percent ... Continue reading →

By Alli Knothe, Globe Correspondent The Harvard alumni directory for the class of 1962, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, contains a bizarre entry for Ted Kaczynski, the graduate who went on to send deadly bombs through the mail as the mysterious and elusive Unabomber. While many of his classmates sent in lengthy updates on their lives for the 2 ½-inch-thick “red book,” the entry for Theodore John Kaczynski only contains nine lines. The listing says his occupation is “Prisoner,” and his home address is “No. 04475-046, US Penitentiary—Max, P.O. Box 8500, Florence, CO 8126-8500.” Under the awards section, the listing says, “Eight life sentences, issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, 1998.” Kaczynski’s name was also included in ... Continue reading →

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 1U.S. Rep. John W. Olver, D-Amherst, said Tuesday night that he was not hurt when his car went off Route 9, over an embankment and into a stream in Williamsburg earlier in the day. WILLIAMSBURG - U.S. Rep. John W. Olver of Amherst said Tuesday night that his car went off Route 9, over an embankment and into a stream after he changed his mind about passing a vehicle while he was on his way to Pittsfield in the morning. Olver, a Democrat, said he was not hurt in the accident which occurred about 9:15 a.m. while he was headed to a meeting at Berkshire Community College. "I have driven that road hundreds of times over the years," he said. "I ... Continue reading →

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Keith Olbermann is out, but economist Paul Krugman, U.S. Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren, and President Obama's former green energy adviser Van Jones are in. That's according to organizers of this year's Netroots Nation conference, a gathering of liberal and progressive political activists meeting at the Rhode Island Convention Center June 7-10 that is expected to draw more than 2,000 participants. Providence Mayor Angel Taveras is slated to join New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for the opening keynote on June 7 at 7 p.m. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, will address the conference on June 8 at noon. Krugman will speak June 9 at 9 a.m., and Van Jones will close out the conference at 4:30 p.m. Olbermann has said he cannot ... Continue reading →

The Haverhill VFW Post was friendly territory for Senator Scott Brown, a National Guardsman himself. Yet in the midst of his remarks to veterans this month, he stopped abruptly, distracted by a video camera in the crowd. Greg M. Cooper for The Boston Globe Democratic Party tracker Martin Geldhof videotaped Senator Scott Brown at Newton South High School. Brown fixed an icy gaze on the man behind the lens. Continue reading below The cameraman was a video tracker for a liberal group that supports Brown’s Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Warren. His mission, as it is most days, is to track the senator’s every word, in hopes of catching an inconsistency, or better, a gaffe. The senator, too, reaps the benefits of a tracker, one assigned to ... Continue reading →

Had a blast cruising #EastBoston with @GuyFieri and sharing some great #Boston #food! http://t.co/VvceKljU Continue reading →