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B2 Metro The Boston Globe MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2013 New England in brief BOSTON Be ready if strike recurs, parents told The School Department, in an effort to be cautious, asked parents to prepare alternate transportation for Monday morning should another bus strike could occur. However, there has been no indication from the drivers' union that another such action is planned. About 100 bus drivers protested outside the school bus yard on Freeport Street in Dorchester Saturday morning, the School Department said in a statement. The union could not be reached for comment on Sunday afternoon. Drivers stopped working for one day Oct.

8, an unannounced strike that left about 30,000 students without transportation. Union representatives have raised issues of benefits, payment, and fair treatment. Starting at 6 a.m. Monday, parents can check the School Department's online bus tracker at schoolbus.bostonpublicschools.org or call 617-635-9520 or 617-635-4500. PAT GREENHOUSEGLOBE STAFF CELEBRATING THE YEARS Mel King marked his 85th birthday on Sunday with a party and fund-raiser for the South End Technology Center, which he founded.

Here King is greeted by Danielle Haynes, one of the many well-wishers. King is a longtime politician in Boston, a community organizer, and an educator. Capuano to back 'progressive' Walsh former state representative Charlotte Golar Richie may-oral contenders who have thrown their support behind Walsh as well as state Senator Linda Dorcena Forry and state Representative Dan Culli-nane, a former Walsh aide. Both campaigns have competed for backing in Boston's minority communities, which could be vital in the Nov 5. election.

While both Walsh and Connolly can boast the backing of prominent community leaders and ministers of color, Walsh has secured near-unilateral backing from minority lawmakers. WESLEY LOWERY Joshua Miller can be reached at joshua. millerglobe. com. Follow him on Twitter jmbos.

Wesley Lowery can be reached at Missing waiter had died without ID Bill McCarthy, a veteran waiter at the popular South End restaurant Giacomo's, reported missing a week ago, apparently died of natural causes, according to the Boston Police. McCarthy, who did not have identification on him, was taken Monday by EMS workers to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to Boston Police spokeswoman Neva Coakley. McCarthy was last seen early last Sunday morning outside the Columbus Avenue eatery, waiting for a cab. Colleagues and friends became concerned about his whereabouts when McCarthy did not show up for his Monday evening shift. CANTON Motorcyclist badly injured on 1-93 A 43-year-old Dedham man and his 36-year-old female passenger were involved in a near-fatal motorcycle crash Sunday night in Canton, according to State Police.

Troopers responded to the single-vehicle accident on Interstate 93 southbound at Exit 2B just before 8 p.m. Sunday. According to State Police, a preliminary investigation found that the operator lost control of the motorcycle and sustained life-threatening injuries in the ensuing crash. He was taken by medical helicopter to Brigham and Women's Hospital. The passenger, also of Dedham, sustained serious but not-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Norwood Hospital.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, State Police said. BARNSTABLE One dead, two injured in car crash One man is dead after a single-car crash in Barnstable early Saturday morning, according to police. Barnstable Police responded to a car crash on Race Lane near Indian Pond Point Road in Marstons Mills, a village in Barnstable, around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. One victim was transported by medical helicopter to a Boston area trauma center, police said.

The Cen-terville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire Department transported two other victims to Cape Cod Hospital, where one man was pronounced dead. The crash was under investigation by Barnstable police. NORTH READING Doughnut shop robbery brings arrest An Andover man was arrested early Sunday morning after he allegedly robbed a North Reading doughnut shop at knifepoint, days after authorities from 16 communities gathered to investigate a spate of Dunkin' Donuts robberies. An employee of Heav'nly Donuts on Winter Street called police around 4:30 a.m. Sunday to report that the store was being robbed by a man who had covered his face, North Reading police said in a statement.

Police arrested Michael Quinlan, 25, of Andover, and charged him with one count of armed robbery. Quinlan will be arraigned in Woburn District Court Monday, police said Sunday. Police are investigating whether he has any link to robberies of 23 Dunkin' Donuts stores this year. Police said Sunday that no immediate link between Quinlan and the 23 robberies has been established. MOBILE: LATEST NEWS Ia9 For the latest news on your mobile phone, text "latest" to BOSTON (267866).

US Representative Michael E. Capuano, whose district includes a wide swath of Boston, is set to en-CAMPAIGN dorsemayoral NOTEBOOK candidate Martin J. Walsh on Monday, according to advisers to Capuano and Walsh. The nod from Capuano, a former Somerville mayor and one of the most liberal Democratic members of Congress, could be a boon to Walsh's progressive bona fides and will boost his already hefty roster of endorsements from other elected officials. "Congressman Capuano believes that Marty's life history and his career, filled with helping those in need, uniquely positions Marty Walsh as mayor to be a powerful progressive voice for Boston," said the Capuano adviser, Paul Trane.

Michael Goldman, a senior adviser to Walsh, confirmed the endorsement and said it was set to be announced at a 10 a.m. event in Hyde Park. Walsh, a longtime state representative, has gained the backing of a variety of Boston elected officials in recent weeks, including city councilors, state legislators, and former mayoral rivals. US Representative Stephen F. Lynch, whose district includes the rest of Boston, is also backing Walsh.

Walsh and Councilor at Large John R. Connolly, who has picked up some endorsements of his own from elected officials, emerged from a 12-candidate field in the September preliminary election to succeed Mayor Thomas M. Meni-no. In just over two weeks, on Nov. 5, Boston voters will choose between the two finalists.

JOSHUA MILLER Mayoral rivals tally support from city's minority leaders City Councilor Tito Jackson led Saturday morning's enthu siastic cheer: "When I say Marty, you say On cue, more than a dozen local elected officials and community leaders responded: "Walsh!" The enthusiastic gathering in Grove Hall was the latest in a series of endorsements won by state Representative Martin J. Walsh, who is competing against City Councilor John R. Connolly to become Boston's next mayor. Among those who endorsed Walsh on Saturday were several of the city's most prominent elected officials of color: Jackson, state Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, and state Representatives Carlos Henriquez, Gloria Fox, and Russell Holmes. "He's going to be the one to listen to my community, and my community is Roxbury" Fox declared.

"I can believe him, I can trust him. So I'm here to encourage each and every one of you to go the distance with us." Also in attendance were City Councilor Felix G. Arroyo and Aide aims to follow Coakley e.com. Follow him on Twitter as AG Ultimately, it was another case that led the US Supreme Court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act in June. But Healey was credited with helping to lay the legal groundwork for that decision, which was a major victory for gay rights.

"She helped all of us take down DOMA," said Mary L. Bo-nauto, civil rights project director at Gay Lesbian Advocates Defenders. "I'm extremely impressed by her willingness to listen and not talk, and her incredible sense of justice." Coakley said in a statement she was thrilled that Healey is running. "Maura Healey has been at the forefront of our office's efforts to protect consumers and homeowners, level the playing field for workers and businesses, and ensure equality for all," she said. Michael Levenson can be mlevensonglobe.com.

Follow him on Twitter mlevenson. Advertising BC Wiistenrot Salzburg in Austria. After returning to the United States, she graduated from Northeastern University Law School in 1998 and joined the law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, where she handled business and securities litigation. In 2007, she joined Coakley's office, eventually rising to chief of two bureaus business and labor, and public protection and advocacy. She oversaw cases involving consumer protection, housing, and health care, but it was her work on the marriage case that lifted her profile.

In 2010, she argued the state's case against the Defense of Marriage Act before US District Court Judge Joseph L. Tau-ro, who less than two months later issued the first ruling in the nation to strike down the law. She also argued the case before a federal appeals court, which upheld Tauro's decision in 2012. that's why I'm in." Healey, 42, will face a daunting task trying to make the leap from inside player in Coakley's office where she oversaw 250 lawyers and staff members to credible candidate for statewide office. The race probably will attract established politicians with more experience in fund-raising and campaigning, skills that will be new to Healey.

"I realize I'm a first-time candidate, and I need to get out and introduce myself to people across the state," she said. "But I'm confident my work, my work ethic, and my experience will put me ahead of other candidates." A native of Hampton Falls, N.H., Healey graduated from Harvard College in 1992. She was cocaptain of the women's basketball team, which she led to an Ivy League championship in 1991. After graduation, she spent two years playing professional basketball in Europe, as the starting point guard for UB- DISPLAY (617) 929-2200 bostonglobemedia.com CLASSIFIED (617) 929-1500 boston.comclassifleds Vice President of Advertising: Jason (617) 929-2710, jkissellglobe.com HEALEY Continued from Page Bl this week that he also will run for attorney general, according to an adviser. Healey a Charlestown resident, gained notice in legal cir-cles after she spearheaded Coakley's 2009 lawsuit against the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied federal benefits to same-sex couples by defining marriage exclusively as the union of one man and one woman.

Healey said that case exemplifies the kind of groundbreaking work she would pursue if she is elected to succeed her boss next November. "The Massachusetts attorney general's office should continue to lead the nation as a public law firm, and I want to be the attorney general who does that," she said in an interview. "I have the experience, the judgment, and I have, frankly, the energy, and the passion, and the vision for what that office is, and can be. And FARM WORKS EXPLAINED Marlene Stasinos, the owner and operator of Chris's farm-stand in Haverhill, talked about the operation at Silsby farm during a hay wagon tour across a field during the pumpkin festival, which occurs each weekend in October. News CONTACTS, TIPS, COMMENTS (617) 929-7400 newstipglobe.com comments globe SPOTLIGHT TEAM TIP LINE (617) 929-7483 Customer service PRINT AND DIGITAL (888) 694-5623 circulationservices globe Director of Customer Service: Robert Saurer (617) 929-2209, robert.saurerglobe.com SUNDAY MIDDAY 7225 Payoffs (based on a $1 bet) EXACT ORDER City Retail Other $13.99 13.99 15.50 i.99 3.99 5.00 i.50 3.50 4.00 Lottery MASS CASH Oct.

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