Quirk in state liability statutes underlying factor in CSX talks.
Byline: Dennis F. Gorman COLUMN: AS I SEE IT I have read with interest the recent commentaries regarding the existing impasse between the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and freight carrier CSX relative to the Worcester-Framingham commuter rail line. Although the articles indicate that CSX is...

A welcome review.
Byline: The Register-Guard Mention the Eugene Police Auditor or the Civilian Review Board and the first things that come to mind are cases involving police misconduct, excessive use of force or racial profiling. That's understandable. Eugene voters approved the board and auditor positions in 2005...

Wrong-way driver stopped on Route 2; Man charged with drunken driving.
Byline: Matthew Bruun LEOMINSTER - State police charged a 20-year-old Athol man with drunken driving early yesterday morning after he allegedly drove 11 miles on the wrong side of Route 2. Shawn A. Cameron of 1122 Silver Lake St., Athol, is scheduled to be arraigned...

BOOK NOTES.
Byline: The Register-Guard Springfield library throws 100th birthday party Springfield Public Library will hold a 100th anniversary party from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the library, 225 Fifth St., Springfield. There will be music, birthday cake, children's games and a juggler. Eugene...

Government hospitals start setting up assistance centers; To assist patients and avoid incidents similar to surgery video scandal.
Byline: MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR. CEBU CITY -- Following the controversial anal surgery at a government hospital here, the Department of Health (DoH) will set up assistance and information desks in government hospitals around the region to ensure that no similar incident will take place again. ...

Blight busters; A multipronged approach on neighborhoods.
COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION An impressive neighborhood initiative from the Worcester city administration should go a long way toward preventing urban blight. The Save Our Neighborhoods plan aims to stabilize neighborhoods in the face of rising mortgage foreclosures, using a promising carrot-and-stick approach. ...

Northboro officer not guilty of drunken driving.
Byline: John Weeks Northboro Police Officer James Scesny, who was charged with drunken driving following an accident in Clinton last year, was recently found not guilty by a judge in Fitchburg District Court. Scesny, 38, of Clinton, was charged with operating a motor vehicle under...

Man arrested after pickup truck crashes.
LEICESTER - A Warren man was arrested early yesterday morning after his pickup truck went off the road and struck several trees. Jason F. McKusick, 22, of 778 Bemis Road, Warren, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, leaving an accident after property damage, negligent...

Cruel justice.
Debbie Shank was an employee of Wal-Mart when she suffered brain damage in a traffic accident. She will have to stay in a nursing home the rest of her life. The trucking company involved in the accident gave Shank a settlement payment of which a little over $400,000 was...

Who needs to know?; the state of public access to federal government information.
9781598880502 Who needs to know?; the state of public access to federal government information. McDermott, Patrice. Bernan Press 2007 292 pages $19.95 Hardcover JC598 With a background in both library science...