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Sanders Vt. has high average student loan debt
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says a new report shows that the average student loan debt of college students in Vermont is higher than the amount in most other states. Sanders says only six other states had higher average student loan debt amounts. The independent senator says the report released from the Joint Economic Committee on Tuesday shows that 63% of college ...
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4 RI students to do Nature Conservancy internships
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) - Four Central Falls high school students are among those selected to participate in a national environmental group’s program to expose urban youth to nature and conservation ...
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US Rep. Capuano bill would limit car black boxes
BOSTON (AP) - U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano is co-sponsoring a bill he says will give car owners more control over so-called ‘‘black box’’ ...
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Belsito to be sworn in as new Conn. state rep.
Republican Sam Belsito of Tolland is scheduled to take the oath of office on Wednesday in the Hall of the House of Representatives. Merrill will deliver the oath to the recently elected representative of the 53rd Assembly District, which includes Ashford, Tolland and ...
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Markey Gomez heading into final campaign stretch
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts’s special U.S. Senate election heads into its final stretch after Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey engaged in some testy exchanges during their final ...
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Honor proposed for Puerto Rico-based Army unit
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has introduced a bill to recognize an Army infantry regiment that was made up almost entirely of soldiers from Puerto Rico who fought in World War I, World War II and the Korean ...
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Conn. DOT commissioner to testify at rail hearing
HARTFORD, Conn.-Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker (REHD'-eh-kur) is testifying before a U.S. Senate committee on ways to improve passenger and freight rail safety. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is scheduled to chair Wednesday's hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in Washington, D.C. The hearing, to include two panels, will ...
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Ex-Bulger cohort to spend 3rd day on witness stand
BOSTON (AP) -- A former enforcer for James "Whitey" Bulger is expected to face more tough cross-examination by Bulger's lawyers when he returns to the witness stand for a third ...
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Salty puts in long night behind home plate
Email BOSTON -- Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a historically long day at the ballpark. He caught both games of the doubleheader against the Rays on Tuesday, becoming the first Red Sox player to catch both games of a doubleheader since John Marzano did it in 1992. Still basking in the Red Sox's 3-1 walk-off win, Saltalamacchia insisted his marathon day wasn't a big deal. "It was ...
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Rates edge up spurring push to refinance
Signals that interest rates, long near rock bottom, are poised to rise are creating an urgency for homeowners and businesses to hurry up and ...
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AP PHOTOS Astrodome JFK terminal endangered
WASHINGTON -- Houston's Astrodome stadium, New York's old Pan Am Worldport Terminal at Kennedy Airport and Montana's one-room schoolhouses are joining a list of the nation's most endangered historic places.On Wednesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation is releasing its listing of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. It includes sites from Maine to ...
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Rays absorb doubleheader sweep by Red Sox
Tampa Bay Rays' Chris Archer pitches in the first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Tuesday, June 18, ...
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Stanley Cup Stories Gregory Campbell inspires Bruins
As the Chicago Blackhawks hope that veteran scorer Marian Hossa returns to the lineup, the Boston Bruins got another dose of inspiration from injured grinder Gregory Campbell. This and more in the top NHL stories from ...
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Sox look to continue season-long dominance of Rays
Like many pitchers, starters Ryan Dempster and Jeremy Hellickson have a common goal entering Wednesday's outing. The thing is, both are coming from completely different places. Dempster is looking to build on a solid start Friday against the Orioles that saw him give up just two runs on five hits in 7 2/3 innings. He struck out four batters in Boston's 2-0 loss. The veteran could ...
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UFC’s Boston donnybrook to go on but law may KO some fighters
UFC officials say their planned Boston blockbuster?brawl will go ahead on schedule, but some foreign fighters might be knocked out of the live TV spectacle because of state red tape that requires combatants to have Social Security numbers."There’s no doubt it’s ?going to be a burden," UFC Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein told the Herald.Because of the rule - ...
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Welfare boss Dept. is ‘open’ to EBT photos
The head of the state ?Department of Transitional Assistance said yesterday officials are "open" to slapping photos on EBT cards, a measure they once blasted as expensive and ineffective at stamping out fraud."I think anything that makes people feel like we are doing all we can to make sure that only people who are eligible for benefits are getting them, we are open to do," ...
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NSA boss 50-plus plots uncovered
One of the nation’s top spies told the House Intelligence Committee that a controversial database of American phone and Internet records has helped the National Security Agency intercept as many as 50 plots against U.S. targets - but an expert said she isn’t sure if that will be enough to assuage the public’s concerns over the massive federal surveillance of private ...
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Student freed on bail eyed in 2nd attack
A Northeastern student facing charges in a second disturbing knife-point ?attack on a woman was freed on bail yesterday as he awaits arraignment today.Patrick Barry, 21, of Medford is accused of preying on two women early Saturday morning along Huntington Avenue.He posted $30,000 bail ?after he was arraigned Monday in Roxbury District Court on charges ?including assault with ?intent to rape in ...
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MIT cop’s brother wants holiday for first responders
The younger brother of slain MIT police officer Sean Collier has launched an effort to establish a national holiday to honor the uniformed men and women who are the first on the scene, placing themselves in danger in emergencies."We don’t really have anything honoring our first responders," said Andrew Collier, 24, who has the backing of U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano. "I think ...
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Cheesy cake prank frosts WEEI fans with raunchy taste
A social media firestorm erupted online after WEEI radio talk show hosts ?posted a photo on Facebook and Twitter of a sexually explicit cake they sent rival sports station jockeys in Chicago as the Bruins and Blackhawks battle it out for the Stanley Cup.WEEI weekday hosts Mike Mutnansky and Lou Merloni on Monday posted a photo on their "Mut and Merloni" Facebook page of the cake, ...
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Cities towns eye rainy day fund windfall
Changes in federal tax law and other one-time state revenue windfalls have pushed more than a half-billion dollars into state coffers with more likely before fiscal 2013 ends June 30 - and Bay State cities and towns are eyeing it covetously."No one can quarrel with putting money aside for a future rainy day, but conversely this money can help support a $300 million roads program for every ...
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Victim’s friend Martorano is ‘not lying’
Skip Marcella graduated from Winthrop High School in 1960 with Michael Milano, a bartender whom John Martorano testified Monday that he and James "Whitey" Bulger blew away in downtown Boston by mistake in 1973. Marcella is also related by marriage to Debra Davis, a young woman who is among the 19 people Bulger is accused of murdering. Marcella comes to court daily to support both ...
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Bombing victim calls suspects’ mom ‘vile’
A Boston Marathon bombing victim hospitalized for weeks after the blasts lashed out at the mother of the accused bombers, calling Zubeidat Tsarnaeva "vile" for her jihad-laced rants and denials.Michelle L’Heureux, a 38-year-old John Hancock consultant, told the Herald yesterday it’s time to stop being "politically correct" and speak out - making her one of the ...
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Aaron Hernandez quizzed in death probe
Homicide detectives swarmed inside and outside the $1.3 million North Attleboro home of ?Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez last night as the star player was questioned about the suspicious death of a man found less than a mile away.The platoon of investigators snapped photos inside the mini-mansion, combed through a white sedan in the driveway and walked up and down the street hunting for clues ...
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UFC issues statement on Boston show
If you read the story in yesterday’s Herald, the UFC’s return to Boston could be in jeopardy. However, the UFC issued a statement today saying that they are working to try and resolve the ...
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Boston Marathon is a multi-faceted event
The Boston Marathon is a serious opportunity for professional marathon runners to prove themselves and for recreational runners to prove to themselves that they can do it. There is also the philanthropic side to the marathon though, with people taking part to make a difference.
Boston is gearing up to once again hold the annual Boston Marathon of 2010. The marathon was first held in 1987, and is a seminal event in the calendar of any serious marathon runner. Athletes from around the world have been training for the big day, and Boston will be visited by 20,000 professional and amateur runners for the event. Read more
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