Boston Wednesday: 5 Stories You Shouldn't Miss

Published May 12, 2010

Five stories you shouldn’t miss on a rainy Boston Wednesday:

  1. GOP Group Targets Cahill; Cahill Is Flattered

    The Republican Governors Association is intensifying its campaign to beat down the independent candidacy of state Treasurer Timothy Cahill and give the GOP candidate, Charlie Baker, a clearer shot at victory in the fall election. “If I wasn’t doing well, they wouldn’t be attacking me,” Cahill said Tuesday. (Adam Gaffin: Patrick must be loving the Baker/Cahill war.) (Brian C. Mooney/Globe)

  2. Patrick Rips Arizona’s Immigration Crackdowns

    Gov. Deval Patrick on Tuesday blasted Arizona’s new immigration law, accused his gubernatorial opponents of grandstanding on the issue, and said supporters of such crackdowns were “trying to invent a villain for political purposes.” (Michael Levenson, Globe)

  3. Cambodian Gang Members Seek Redemption In Lowell

    Cambodian teens in Lowell joined gangs to search for respect and an identity. But many wound up in prison, dead or deported. Now, gang survivors are searching for a different kind of visibility. Part of a week-long series. (Bianca Vazquez Toness, WBUR)

  4. Their Loss, Our Defeat

    Afternoon sunlight seeped through the bay windows of the second-floor apartment on a side street in Dorchester, casting an odd glow on the shock and grief that filled the room. Gray-haired men sobbed. Relatives and friends drifted through the door. A woman cried out, “You just don’t know. It’s just so hard on us all.” (Brian McGrory, Globe)

  5. Celtics Incinerate The Cavs

    The score didn’t lie. A 120-88 score seldom does. It was a thorough domination, a total beatdown, a complete mastery in the final three periods of a team that led the league with 61 victories this season, but one which has now lost home playoff games to the Boston Celtics by margins of 18 in Game 2 and 32 in Game 5. (Bob Ryan, Globe)

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