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Brendan Maher spent his career as a psychology professor, department chair, and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences dean, but in passing away this St. Patrick’s Day, he reminded friends and family that he was also an Irishman with a sense of humor...
Kirwan, who graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School in 1984, is not unfamiliar with the terrain of fiscal management, as evinced by her years of service to the state. Prior to her role on the governor’s cabinet, Kirwan spent seven years as director of administration and finance at the Massachusetts Port Authority...
...memorial service held Friday afternoon, friends, family, and colleagues spoke of Maher’s witty and personable nature as well as his time in the British Royal Navy and the summers he spent in Nova Scotia with his family...
...asked him one day why he spent so much time and energy on this project. He rubbed his hands together with glee and said, ‘I love to do work that is of practical significance...
...bargain in which other charges - including drugging and raping the girl - were dropped. However, fearful that the Los Angeles judge in the case was about to renege on the deal and slap him with a long prison sentence, Polanski fled the U.S. in 1978 and never returned. He has spent the past 30 years in France, where he has raised a family and continued his career unhindered. That is, until Saturday. Swiss police seized Polanski on an international warrant issued by U.S. authorities in 2005 and, under bilateral treaties, will now extradite him to the U.S. unless barred from doing...