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NH man sentenced for raping foster brother, 7
A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing his 7-year-old foster brother while living in Massachusetts. Comment?
Arizona guardsman sentenced on Mass. drug charges
A sergeant in the Arizona National Guard who served in Iraq has been sentenced to three years in a Massachusetts prison after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme to move $1 million worth of cocaine from Mexico to Canada. Comment?
Mom: Happy noises get New Bedford girl tossed
A Massachusetts woman says she and her 5-year-old developmentally disabled daughter were thrown out of a Providence, R.I., theater during a "Beauty and the Beast" performance because the girl was making giggling and humming noises she makes when she's happy. Comment?
RMV Begins Low Number License Plate Lottery
One-hundred-and-forty lucky Massachusetts drivers could soon find themselves sporting a new low number on their license plates. Comment?
... The association will focus on current issues and developments in labor and employment law and both federal and Massachusetts laws and regulations along with recent court cases will be addressed. Details: The cost is $40 for member advanced ... Comment?
Motorycle rider does 152 mph, still gets caught, say N.H. cops
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We can probably all agree that 150 miles per hour is a little too fast to be driving your motorcycle, which is what police say a Massachusetts man did on Saturday on I-93 in New Hampshire. Comment?
During the 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney maintained that the health-reform law he signed in Massachusetts was not the same as Obamacare. Comment?
Visiting Suns hold off Torrington, 4-2
... "He worked in his cutter today and it kept hitters off balance." Plunkett, who pitches at the University of Massachusetts, struck out eight and kept the Titans off the board in his seven innings. "Almost everything was working for me," said ... Comment?
Milford Selectmen Question Process for Reviewing Casino
Milford selectmen expressed disappointment Monday in aspects of the process for reviewing the Foxwoods Massachusetts casino application, particularly chairman William Buckley, who said he was not aware that the town's consultants would not be conducting their own studies of impacts including traffic and water consumption. Comment?
Health care employees honored in Leominster
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... e 1999. Always On Call provides home health care and supplemental health care facility staffing within Central Massachusetts. Comment?
Flanagan appointed to state executive committee
... CSG/ERC will focus on the key policy issues that will promote a more competitive and affordable system for Massachusetts, as well as the citizens in my district," Ms. Flanagan said. "Committee membership also proves a unique networking opportunity ... Comment?
Charter honors high-school Scholar Athletes
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... guidance counselors and athletic directors from schools in Charter service area in Central and Western Massachusetts, and the communities of Hollis and Brookline, N.H. The following students are 2013 recipients: Michael Fitman of Whitinsville, ... Comment?
Local car dealers adding staff to keep up with sales
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... dealership sales totaled $15.5 billion in 2012, an average of $38.4 million per dealership. On average, Massachusetts dealerships that sell new cars employ 49 people, who earn about $62,000 per year, the association reported. And while the data is ... Comment?
Lightning strike ignites Milford home, displaces family of 4
... that occurred as a thunderstorm was passing over the region. The American Red Cross of Central and Western Massachusetts was called to the fire to assist the family. They provided food vouchers and clothing. The family was able to stay with ... Comment?
School libraries to benefit from help from Worcester Public Library
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... of outside entry. The program will be funded by a mix of public funding and donations. The University of Massachusetts Medical School on Monday announced that $700,000 of its payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with the city will go toward the ... Comment?
... vehicles on the street. "We're doing the best we can," she said, citing tough budget choices. If only Massachusetts drivers pulled over for an expired inspection sticker could use that excuse on the officer. In today's economy, most residents face ... Comment?
Mass. Senate leaders unveil welfare reform plan
... supporters as one of the most comprehensive attempts at welfare reform in the country and the most sweeping in Massachusetts in nearly 20 years, was scheduled for debate by the full Senate on Thursday and followed several critical examinations of ... Comment?
CSX yard $100 million expansion in Worcester paying off
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... its freight operations out of the Beacon Park yards in Boston to existing rail yards in Central and Western Massachusetts. In the process, CSX has made Worcester its new freight hub for New England. The freight yard now encompasses 79 acres, ... Comment?
Outdoors: Dangerous Lone Star ticks are joining cousins in New England
... villains from New Jersey south to Florida, west to Texas and Kansas, and up to Illinois - are now in Massachusetts and have been recorded as far north as Maine. With global warming, should we be surprised about hosting yet another southern invader? ... Comment?
UMass Lowell team wins NASA robotics contest
A robot that students from University of Massachusetts-Lowell designed has won a NASA contest. Comment?