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Chafee reiterates call to pay 38 Studios bonds
BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) - Gov. Lincoln Chafee says a rating agency’s move to review Rhode Island’s credit rating shows there will be consequences if the state refuses to pay back bonds issued for a $75 million loan guarantee granted to the now-failed video game company of former Red Sox pitcher Curt ...
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Fraud defendant changes his mind wont enter plea
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire man accused of an elaborate mortgage fraud scheme that prosecutors say bilked distressed homeowners and banks out of about $13 million was set to enter a guilty plea, but changed his ...
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Negotiators reach deal to fund new womens prison
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire House and Senate negotiators have reached a tentative agreement on a public works budget for the next two years that contains a new women’s ...
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Boston hitman fingers Bulger for 1975 slaying
By Matthew DeLuca, Staff Writer, NBC News A former underworld killer testified Tuesday that James "Whitey" Bulger gunned down a Boston bar owner for bragging about his ties to Bulger's "Winter Hill Gang.""They took him out in the phone booth," John "The Executioner" Martorano said of the 1975 murder of Edward Connors, Reuters reported."I heard ...
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Massachusetts Climbers Hurt In Fall Off Maine Cliff
Two men, a climber and a local guide, fell off a 25-foot cliff due to a broken rope. One landed on a woman. (Photo credit: LeslieAnn Dykes ...
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Vt. gov to tour new psychiatric residence
MIDDLESEX, Vt. (AP) - Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin is going to be touring a new seven-bed psychiatric unit in Middlesex built after Tropical Storm Irene disrupted the state’s mental health ...
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No injuries reported in RIC athletic center fire
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Fire officials say there were no injuries when workers accidentally started a fire while installing a new roof at Rhode Island College’s athletic center in ...
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Assistant GOP leader backs Medicaid veto override
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - The Maine Senate’s assistant Republican Leader who helped craft a Medicaid expansion compromise says he is hopeful they can get enough votes to override Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s ...
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Ex-hitman describes more killings in Bulger trial
An ex-gangster who admitted killing 20 people was unemotional Monday when describing his line of work at the trial of his former partner, James "Whitey" Bulger, but called himself heartbroken when he learned that Bulger had become an FBI ...
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Mass. Gets C+ On Boston Foundation Health Report Card
BOSTON (CBS) — How healthy are we in Massachusetts? One group says we are making progress in making healthy nutritional choices, but there is a long way to ...
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Massachusetts special election prepares for third debate
With one week to go until the special election in Massachusetts the Boston Globe's Matt Viser joins Daily Rundown guest host Peter Alexander to discuss the latest happenings on the ground in Massachusetts, looking ahead to the debate between Democrat Ed Markey and Republican Gabriel ...
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Man goes to jail for recording teen girls
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A 45-year-old former Maine man who installed hidden video cameras in a home to record unsuspecting teenage girls is going to jail for two ...
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Convicted killer testifies Whitey Bulger shot Boston bar owner
A vehicle with bullet holes and broken glass which was shown to jurors hearing the racketeering and murder trial of accused Boston mob boss James ''Whitey'' Bulger is seen in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office June 17, 2013. John Martorano, a former associate of Bulger took the stand in the trial and told jurors about killing rivals in ...
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Two Boston- area rock climbers injured in fall in Maine national park
Two rock climbers from the Boston area were injured when one of the climbers and a guide fell more than 20 feet off a cliff, landing on the other climber, in Acadia National Park near Bar Harbor, Maine, officials said. After the fall on Sunday, the injured climbers waited for more than three hours at the base of the seaside cliff as rescuers worked to remove them without causing further ...
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2 rural Vt. counties get almost $1m for jobs
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Two of Vermont’s most rural counties are getting more than $930,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help create ...
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Maine House sustains LePage long-term care veto
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine lawmakers have sustained a veto by Republican Gov. Paul LePage on a bill designed to lower long-term care insurance ...
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Heavy showers possible this afternoon followed by dry conditions for the rest of the week
It's the last one and then we're done -- for the week. One final slug of showers will roll in this afternoon before skies clear and the Bay State can dry out over the rest of the workweek, the National Weather Service said. The morning should be dry, with highs in the mid-70s, ahead of the showers. The raindrops are expected to start falling in Boston between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., ...
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Attacks in Boston and London and the failure of the West in the war on terror
The recent incidents like the killing of a British soldier in London on May 22, 2013 and the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, 2013 reveal an inconvenient truth that the West has failed in the war on terror, and this is something that neither the Western mainstream media nor many Western leaders would like to admit or tell their own people, with tragic consequences to the world that we all ...
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Portland Maine Lifes good here
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Everyone knows that what happens in Las Vegas "stays in Vegas." Maine's largest city is launching its own marketing campaign, and wants you to know simply that "Life's good ...
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Metro-North suspended 2 after fatal accident
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- A Metro-North Railroad spokeswoman says a student traffic controller and his supervisor were suspended without pay after a track foreman was struck and killed by a train last ...
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RIPTA board OKs reorganization of routes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has approved a reorganization plan that eliminates service in low ridership areas while increasing it in areas where public transit is ...
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Confessed killer John Martorano says Whitey Bulger murdered Dorchester man in 1975
John V. Martorano testified today that James "Whitey" Bulger was one of two people who shot and killed a Dorchester man in 1975, marking the first time that jurors were told that Bulger had committed murder. Martorano, who spent just 12 years in prison for killing 20 people, is on the stand in US District in Boston for the second day at Bulger's racketeering trial. On Monday, he ...
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Maine House OKs $5 snowmobile fee hike
Supporters say the increase is necessary to maintain the state’s trail system. Republicans criticized Democrats for pushing another fee ...
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Vt. and Quebec announce electric car corridor
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and Quebec Premier Pauline Marois say they're implementing an electric vehicle charging corridor across the international boundary between the state and province. The two announced the agreement to install the stations Monday in Montreal. The corridor will initially link Burlington and Montreal with more than 20 charging stations along the ...
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NH man sentenced for raping foster brother 7
GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- 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 ...
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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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