Norfolk NewsLocal news for Norfolk, MA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Former Mobster Among 13 Indicted In Gambling Sting- April 30, 2008 A grand jury indicted 13 people, including former New England mob leader Vincent Ferrara of Boston, on state gambling charges Tuesday. Ferrara, 59, once a captain of the New England Mafia, was released early from a federal racketeering sentence in 2005 by a federal judge who found that prosecutors may have coerced Ferrara into admitting to a murder he did not commit. In the Norfolk County indictment, he is accused of one misdemeanor charge of conspiring to use a telephone for gambling...http://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-ma/2008/04/former-mobster-among-13-indicted-in-gambling-... Buzz grows over beekeeping- April 28, 2008 "It turned out there's a whole subculture." Soaring enrollment in county 'bee schools' reflects a national trend Peter Tullock, a furniture maker and restorer, studied a queen bee with his 8-year-old daughter, Madison. via Boston Globehttp://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-ma/2008/04/buzz-grows-over-beekeeping?fromrss=1 Cohen memories sparked- April 24, 2008 "We always sat on the right-hand side of the balcony so I could look down and see everything." People sometimes e-mail little asides to this corner. John Mrazik, the retired Bartlett High School teacher-coach and athletics director hit his computer's send button at 5:55 a.m. April 10: "Holy Cow, only 99 ... via Worcester Telegram & Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-ma/2008/04/cohen-memories-sparked?fromrss=1 New trash bin set for Holyoke streets- April 15, 2008 "They were just a real source of litter" Standing outside City Hall yesterday, Mayor Michael J. Sullivan demonstrated how to empty a new public trash and recycling bin erected at the corner of Dwight and High streets. via MassLive.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-ma/2008/04/new-trash-bin-set-for-holyoke-streets?fromrss... Check out Apple's Time Capsule- April 11, 2008 Politics - Student Video Foreclosures Interest Rates Local News Lifestyle Local Music Videos Mitt Romney Mortgage Rates Energy Prices New England A&E Odds and Ends description Genworth Mortgage Insurance ... via Boston Globehttp://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-ma/2008/04/check-out-apples-time-capsule?fromrss=1 Liam Sullivan summons alter ego 'Kelly'- April 4, 2008 Here's a recent profile on comedic actor Liam Sullivan, a native of Norfolk, MA and opener for Margaret Cho at the Orpheum Theatre on Saturday, April 5, by EDGE writer Scott Kearnan: Her lipstick is smudged, ... via Loaded Gunhttp://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-ma/2008/04/liam-sullivan-summons-alter-ego-kelly?fromrss... Man shoots co-worker, kills self- April 2, 2008 A man killed himself this morning after police said he shot a co-worker at a steel fabricating company in Randolph, according to a spokesman for the Norfolk district attorney's office. via Boston Globehttp://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-ma/2008/04/man-shoots-co-worker-kills-self?fromrss=1 |