Guilty plea entered in hate-based attack (The Buffalo News) Sean Kwiatkowski pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of second-degree reckless endangerment for the reputed hate-based harassing of some mentally challenged people and then following their car until it crashed in Cheektowaga last August.
A 'bandit' gives back to hospital (Akron Beacon Journal) Major bouquets to Lucas Rife ? a freshman at North Canton's Hoover High School ? for his huge ''giving back'' efforts on behalf of cancer research, especially as it relates to Akron Children's Hospital.
Showdown over shock therapy (Boston Globe) In a replay of a contentious scene that has unfolded many times over the past 20 years, supporters and opponents of the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center's use of shock therapy stood shoulder to shoulder in a State House hearing room yesterday as the Legislature considered sharply curtailing the school's controversial treatment approach.