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Man Admits Killing Woman With Hammer In Boston After More Than 40 Years: DA Man Admits Killing Woman With Hammer In Boston After More Than 40 Years: DA
Man Admits Killing Woman With Hammer In Boston After More Than 40 Years: DA An Oregon man has confessed to beating a 24-year-old woman to death with a hammer and raping her in a Massachusetts apartment building more than four decades ago, officials said. John Michael Irmer, age 68, of Portland, Oregon, was scheduled to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court Central Division on Monday, Sept. 11, for the rape and murder of 24-year-old Pennsylvania native Susan Marcia Rose in October 1979, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced.  According to the DA's Office, in August, Irmer walked into the Portland Federal Bureau of Investigation…

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by Ben Crnic
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Boston Named Haven For 'Locavores,' New Study Says Boston Named Haven For 'Locavores,' New Study Says
Boston Named Haven For 'Locavores,' New Study Says There are plenty of reasons to pay attention to where your food comes from, and living in the Boston area makes it easy to shop local, according to LawnStarter.  Eating locally-grown foods can mean getting extra nutrients and supporting the local economy, according to Michigan State University, but that's easier to do in some places than others. For Bostonians, finding locally-grown foods is a breeze, according to a new study from LawnStarter that named Boston the seventh best city for eating local.  Out of 200 cities ranked in the study, Boston was beat out by only a few, in…

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by Morgan Gonzales