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Group to meet in Mass. on yellowtail crisis

By admin on Saturday, May 19th, 2012 | Comments Off

A group assembled to find ways to help fishermen survive an 80-percent cut in the yellowtail flounder catch on George Bank is meeting next week. Boston.com — Local news A Massachusetts priest was selected Saturday to succeed Bishop Gene Robinson as New Hampshire’s next Episcopal bishop. Boston.com — Local news

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Mass. man gets new murder trial, witness recants

By admin on Monday, May 14th, 2012 | Comments Off

A Springfield man has been granted a new trial in a 2008 killing after a prosecution witness said he lied when he identified him as the shooter. Boston.com — Local news Amtrak has resumed service between Providence, R.I., and the Route 128 station in Massachusetts after an Amtrak train fatally struck a trespasser on the [...]

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Early start and end to Mass. asparagus season?

By admin on Sunday, May 13th, 2012 | Comments Off

The warm March brought an early asparagus crop to farms that are known for it in western Massachusetts. Boston.com — Local news

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Mass. baby found leads to discovery of dead man

By admin on Sunday, May 13th, 2012 | Comments Off

A baby found who was found in a car in Worcester has led police to a nearby apartment where they discovered a dead man and two injured women. Boston.com — Local news Since his first House campaign a dozen years ago, would-be Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake has worked diligently to cast himself as a conservative [...]

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Mass. Gov. Patrick to address South Carolina Dems

By admin on Friday, May 11th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Gov. Deval Patrick is heading back out on the campaign trail. On Friday, the Massachusetts Democrat will give keynote remarks at the South Carolina Democratic Party’s Jefferson Jackson Dinner at the Columbia Convention Center. Boston.com — Local news

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Mass. Senate hopeful didn’t claim minority status

By admin on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 | Comments Off

Records show that the leading Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts identified her race as “white” on an employment record at the University of Texas and declined to apply for admission to Rutgers Law School under a program for minority students. Boston.com — Local news

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Violin instructor Totenberg dies in Mass. at 101

By admin on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 | Comments Off

A Massachusetts violin instructor from Poland whose nine-decade career featured concert performances before kings and presidents has died. Roman Totenberg was 101. Boston.com — Local news The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has notified state officials that they plan to launch the federal Secure Communities program in Massachusetts over the objections of Gov. Deval Patrick [...]

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Plans for Mass. casino near Patriots’ home halted

By admin on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 | Comments Off

The head of a left-wing party opposed to the terms of Greece’s bailout agreements was meeting with the country’s president to receive the mandate to seek coalition partners and try to form a government after a… Sparks ignited Tuesday in Europe’s austerity debate as the left-wing politician struggling to form a new Greek government declared [...]

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Mass. town’s vote sends anti-casino message

By admin on Monday, May 7th, 2012 | Comments Off

Foxborough residents sided with casino critics in voting for two select board members opposed to any talks over a $ 1 billion resort casino proposed by Las Vegas developer Steve Wynn. Boston.com — Local news Sen. Scott Brown is calling for a one-year extension of the current 3.4 percent interest rate on federal student loans, [...]

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Proposal would ban boat sewage in Mass. waters

By admin on Sunday, May 6th, 2012 | Comments Off

Environmental officials are considering a proposal to designate the coastal waters of Nantucket and Vineyard Sounds and the islands as an area where discharges of treated and untreated boat sewage would be prohibited. Boston.com — Local news

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