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5 hrs ago | WBZ-AM Allston

Swampscott home destroyed by fire

A three-alarm fire destroyed a home in the Peaches Point area on Friday, but apparently no one was injured in the blaze.

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Fri Jul 10, 2009

Boston Globe

For Baker, a long resume at a relatively young age

Not yet 50, Charles D. Baker Jr. had built a considerable resume when he first ran for public office in 2004 - the Harvard basketball player who became a think-tank dynamo, served as trusted adviser to two Republican governors, and orchestrated the turnaround of a struggling health plan.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Swampscott's Baker enters gov race

Swampscott resident and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care President Charlie Baker, a favored son by many state Republicans, is stepping down from his private-sector job to enter next year's campaign for Massachusetts governor.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Memoir of a community; Beverly man delves into North Shore's Jewish history

In 1775, he was one of those who joined General John Glover's regiment. Yet, you only have to hear his name to realize that Abraham Solomon was different than his fellow soldiers, even signing the muster roll in Hebrew.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Island Packet

Hilton Head finds buyer for extra fire truck, one more still on the market

The Town of Hilton Head Island has found a buyer for one of its brand-new fire trucks and hopes to get rid of a second, never-used truck.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Centennial Drive firm socked for $107K

A city-based engineering firm has agreed to pay more than $107,000 to settle alleged violations of the state's prevailing-wage laws, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's office announced yesterday.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Lappin: 'Justice has been served'

Robert Lappin has had relatively little to say about Bernard Madoff, the Wall Street investment manager who was sentenced yesterday to 150 years in federal prison.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Boston.com

Judge considers bid by Markoff's lawyer

A Suffolk County Superior Court judge said yesterday he would consider a request by Philip Markoff's lawyer that prosecutors provide answers ensuring that the grand jury process was not tainted by the enormous media attention to the case.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Boston Globe

Good American wines for your plonk cellar

Despite a reputation for austerity, Church of England separatists who founded the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts liked their wine and were eager to establish vineyards in their adopted country.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Bostonist

Photo of the Day, June 18, 2009: Buoy

Moving from a black & white photo, charlieontheradio made good use of selective color in this shot from Swampscott.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

His hobby kept him on track

Hobbyists of any ilk run the gamut from dabblers to devotees. Armand "Jack" Palleschi was one of the latter.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Salem charter school has first graduates

High school has been a unique experience for a group of seven young women who comprise the first graduating class of Salem Academy Charter School.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Teen sex photos a troubling trend

It reads like a good police procedural novel, but the process of convicting Kyle Fuchs of Saugus for raping and taking explicit photos of underage girls has frightening implications, according to District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett.

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SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Two women, 84 and 90, say license is freedom

Rita Downing, 84, renewed her driver's license on Tuesday. "I went over to Beverly, took the eye test and got my license for the next five years," she said.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Police: Man bashes bar patron with beer mug

The popular eatery has been open less than a month, but already there was trouble brewing at the hotspot over the weekend.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

MyFoxBoston

Walk for respect

Students who were inside the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum during last week's deadly shooting took part in today's Walk For Respect.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Media Nation

Close to home

Eighth-graders from Danvers as well as Swampscott were inside the Holocaust Museum in Washington earlier today when a white supremacist pulled out a gun, began shooting and killed a security officer.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Local survivor of Holocaust knew guard who was shot

It didn't end at Buchenwald. Sonia Weitz, a survivor of that Nazi death camp, watched the grim news coming from the Holocaust Museum in Washington on Wednesday only to learn of another victim of hate, museum guard Stephen Johns, 39.

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WBZ-TV

Mass. Students At Holocaust Museum During Shooting

Jun 10, 2009 4:53 pm US/Eastern WASHINGTON 1 of 1 Emergency vehicles, police, traffic and pedestrians are gathered outside of the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. following reports of a shooting there on June 10, 2009.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

CapeCodOnline.com

Bay State students see museum murder

By Jessica Fargen The murder of a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum terrified hundreds of Bay State students visiting the Washington, D.C., institution and sent shockwaves through the Jewish community that had built the monument to remembrance and peace.

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