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  1. Plow crews in high gear as Nor'easter blasts into Merrimack ValleyRead the original story

    7 min ago | Lowell Sun

    ... towed at their expense and will be issued parking tickets. Even heavier amounts were expected in southeastern Massachusetts, where the National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning. Some areas were expected to get up to 15 inches of snow, ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Taunton, MA, Lowell, MA

  2. LETTER: State legislators protected Buzzards BayRead the original story

    20 min ago | SouthCoastToday.com

    I hope you'll allow me to correct an error that I made when I issued my statement announcing that we had persuaded the federal government not to go forward with a lawsuit cancelling the Massachusetts state law to protect Buzzards Bay from oil spills.

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    Related Topix: Buzzards Bay, MA, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat, Opinion

  3. Watch The StoryRead the original story

    32 min ago | CBS 3

    ... sense and most of all safety when lighting up their next candle. Last year more than 100 fires were started in Massachusetts by candles. Fourteen people were injured and more than $6 million in damage was done to properties. With the holiday season ...

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    Related Topix: Springfield, MA, Thanksgiving, Life, Holidays, Holyoke, MA

  4. Surviving the holidays, with friend.....Read the original story

    47 min ago | The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York

    ... credits each year, including summer workshops at the National Center for Death Education at Mt. Ida College in Massachusetts and an eight-week seminar at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. "I worked very hard to get through my daughter's loss," Ricker ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  5. State girds for first snowstorm of seasonRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Boston Herald

    ... Monday morning," said Gov. Deval Patrick , who planned to ride out the storm from his vacation home in western Massachusetts. Patrick urged drivers to stay off the roads and warned of power outages. The state Department of Transportation expected to ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Boston, MA

  6. Mashpee tribe reopens meetinghouseRead the original story

    1 hr ago | CapeCodOnline.com

    ... about $1 million, Harding said. The money came from the town of Mashpee's Community Preservation Act fund, the Massachusetts Historical Commission, the Mashpee tribe and $80,000 from the Pequot tribe of Connecticut, which owns the Foxwoods Resort ...

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    Related Topix: Mashpee, MA, Wedding

  7. It WAS a 'Silent Night,' after allRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Cookeville Herald

    ... revelry until the Reformation, when the sourpusses snuffed it out altogether. It wasn't a legal holiday in Massachusetts until well into the 1800s. Protestant churches still complained, but the average joe couldn't hear them over the drinking and ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Victory, NY

  8. 21 wind turbines may mean plenty of powerRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Berkshire Eagle Online - Berkshires Week

    ... kind of anxious to hear more," he said. "The town is supportive of this -- it's what we're trying to do in Massachusetts and in Adams. But obviously we want to hear what the community has to say about it." Butler said the wind siting reform act ... 3 comments

    Related Topix: Savoy, MA, Adams, MA, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Energy

  9. James T. Brett: Car-obsessed Americans will use railroadsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Providence Journal

    ... York City, Bradley International Airport and Boston; rehabilitation of the Connecticut River line in western Massachusetts to restore the Vermonter service; upgrading the route between Springfield, Worcester and Boston to accommodate high-speed ...

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    Related Topix: Opinion

  10. New, custom-built homes in Salem, N.HRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

    ... two gentlemen have combined their talents and experiences under one name and have been working in the northern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire area for more than 15 years. They bring to the table a wide spectrum of experience, knowledge, ...

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    Related Topix: Salem, NH, Home Listing, Home

  11. Mass. MegabucksRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Boston.com

    The winning numbers drawn Saturday night in the Massachusetts Megabucks game were: There were no jackpot winners.

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    Related Topix: Massachusetts Government

  12. Gun permits surge in stateRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Boston.com

    The number of gun permits issued in Massachusetts surged by more than 15 percent over the past two years, reversing nearly a decade of steady declines and marking a pronounced departure for a state known for its antigun sentiment.

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    Related Topix: Guns, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Medford, MA, Cambridge, MA

  13. Snow bears down on areaRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | SouthCoastToday.com

    ... expected to begin around midnight with accumulations between 12 and 16 inches predicted across Southeastern Massachusetts. Forecasters were also calling for winds up to 50 mph with whiteout conditions possible as the periods of strongest winds were ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Taunton, MA

  14. High school athletic directors struggling to find replacements for departing hockey coachesRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | Nashua Telegraph

    ... Bishop at BG,a said Krahling, a former Guertin AD. a oeHe was in education (as a teacher and administrator in Massachusetts).a Bishop credits the backing of the school and the dedication of his team. a oeWe get the support, we have the players,a ...

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    Related Topix: Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

  15. Editorial: Flu vaccine shortage might have been deadlyRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

    There is now enough of the H1N1 flu vaccine to go around. That announcement from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is good news.

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    Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Haverhill, MA, Opinion

  16. LETTER: Church-state essay did not denigrateRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | SouthCoastToday.com

    ... to urge continued separation of church and state. In Rhode Island, with Congressman Patrick Kennedy, and in Massachusetts, with Sen. John Kerry, bishops did forbid communion because Kennedy and Kerry refused to try to impose their own religious ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Patrick Kennedy, Democrat, John Kerry, US Senate, Opinion

  17. Snow sale: Shoppers scurry to beat stormRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Boston Herald

    In Massachusetts, the last Saturday before Christmas - known as "Super Saturday" among retailers - got new meaning as shoppers raced to finish their holiday shopping before the storm.

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    Related Topix: Rockland, MA, Braintree, MA, Randolph, MA

  18. Snow Day: Ellen Austin, left, and Alan Hall frolic in the snow with...Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | Boston Herald

    D emocrats and pundits have all but handed Martha Coakley the keys to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's old office, but at least one Bay State Republican has had enough of the coronation.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Mitt Romney

  19. Book Review - Through many challenges, they were soldiersRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Winston-Salem Journal

    ... the recruiting and formation of the four North Carolina black regiments. White officers, at first mostly from Massachusetts, were chosen for their military experience, support of abolition and temperance. Blacks had to learn how to be soldiers and ...

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    Related Topix: North Carolina, New Bern, NC, Entertainment

  20. Boston hunkers down for shellackingRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Boston Herald

    As a major winter storm makes its way up the East Coast, Bay Staters should prepare to get slammed.

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    Related Topix: Blizzard, Weather