HYANNIS PORT, Mass.

Kennedy compound hosts a wedding; Breyer officiates

Patrick Kennedy married New Jersey schoolteacher Amy Petitgout on Friday in a ceremony that brought the Kennedy family back to its cherished seaside compound.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer officiated at the private 5 p.m. ceremony, held outdoors under a sunny sky.

Kennedy, son of the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, is a former eight-term Democratic congressman from Rhode Island. Petitgout, of Brigantine, N.J., teaches middle school.

Kennedy, 44, wore a blue coat and white pants; his bride wore a white dress. About 200 friends and family were in attendance. Kennedy’s brother, Edward Kennedy Jr., served as best man.

Since leaving Congress in January, Patrick Kennedy he has been named a visiting fellow at Brown University and has campaigned to improve brain research. He lives with Petitgout and her young daughter from a previous marriage.

BOSTON

Bulger’s girlfriend must stay in custody without bail

A federal judge on Friday ordered the longtime girlfriend of former Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger to remain in custody without bail while she awaits trial on allegations that she helped him evade capture for more than 16 years.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer Boal’s order came two days after an attorney for Catherine Greig said she would voluntarily remain in custody while he gathers more information to support his request that she be granted bail and placed under electronic monitoring.

Bulger and Greig were arrested last month in Santa Monica, Calif. Bulger is charged with participating in 19 murders. Greig is charged with harboring and concealing a fugitive.

Bulger has pleaded not guilty. Greig has sought to be released on bail in the custody of her twin sister.

The judge ordered that Greig be detained separate from convicts or those appealing their sentences. The suspect should also be given reasonable opportunity for private consultations with her attorney, according to the court order.

“This order is without prejudice to the defendant filing a motion to consider the issue of pretrial detention,” Boal said in her order of voluntary detention.

Greig’s bail hearing on Wednesday sparked passionate arguments from prosecutors, her attorneys and victims of Bulger’s alleged crimes.

WORCESTER, Mass.

Man, 24, charged in death of Rutland man last week

A 24-year-old Worcester man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Rutland man who was found dead in his home last weekend.

James Rutherford was ordered held without bail Friday during his arraignment in the death of Francis Spokis.

Rutherford and Lee Anne Chesko, also of Worcester, are also charged with intimidation of a witness for allegedly lying to police about phone calls to the 52-year-old Spokis in the days before he was found dead.

During Rutherford’s arraignment, First Assistant District Attorney Daniel Bennett said a large television and several weapons were stolen from Spokis’ house by Rutherford. He said police found an ammunition box in Rutherford’s car, similar to the one stolen from Spokis. Bennett said the box had human blood on it.

CONCORD, N.H.

Warnings of layoffs if union can’t make $50 million in cuts

New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch directed state agency heads Friday to develop contingency plans to lay off potentially hundreds of state workers if negotiations with their union fail to produce $50 million in savings.

Lynch’s budget director John Beardmore requested responses by Aug. 8. He said implementation potentially would be Sept. 8. The layoffs would be in addition to an as-yet unknown total number of layoffs from budget cuts.

The governor’s office said so far they know of about 130 executive branch layoffs from budget cuts, but more are likely as agencies comply with cuts whose amounts were specified, but not the programs to be cut.

The state budget requires Lynch to save $50 million in personnel costs with $20 million coming from state-tax funded accounts. The budget requires that an agreement with the union must implement the savings by Sept. 1 or the governor must cut labor costs by Dec. 1. Lynch hopes to achieve the savings through negotiations with unions representing the workers but no deals have been reached yet.

“We’ve sent the letter to department heads so they can take the proper steps,” said Lynch spokesman Colin Manning. “We’re still working with the unions so we can avoid further layoffs.”

State Employees’ Association President Diana Lacey said Friday the sides have tentatively agreed to ways to save the $50 million, but have no agreement on union job security issues. She said they have about a month to work out a deal to avoid layoffs.

The SEA represents most of New Hampshire’s approximately 11,000 employees.

ATKINSON, N.H.

U.S. Marine on leave dies in accident in Switzerland

The U.S. Marines say a 33-year-old major from Atkinson, N.H., has died in an accident in Switzerland.

Major Jeremy J. Graczyk died Tuesday after a recreational sporting accident while he was on leave. The cause of the incident is under investigation.

Graczyk joined the Marine Corps in 1999 after he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy.

He served multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and had received numerous decorations.

At the time of his death he was assigned to a Marine unit in Quantico, Va.

HAMPTON BEACH, N.H.

Swimming advisory lifted after bacteria level drops

New Hampshire officials have lifted a bacteria warning for Hampton Beach.

The advisory was issued on Wednesday when water samples taken from the left center of the beach showed high bacteria levels.

Signs at the beach warned people not to drink, swim or wade in the water.

WMUR-TV reports that officials lifted the alert on Friday after samples from the same area showed bacteria levels that they said were well below the state standard.