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House speaker Budget at risk without Medicaid
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire’s House speaker says it will be hard to get the Democratic House to support a state budget that does not include a way to expand Medicaid to an estimated 58,000 poor ...
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Craig confirmed as NH Labor Commissioner
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The Executive Council on Wednesday confirmed James Craig to be New Hampshire’s next Labor Department ...
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Bluebird Bio shares rocket higher in trading debut
The company’s initial public offering of 5.94 million shares had been priced Tuesday at $17 per share, above its initial expectations of $14 to $16 per ...
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Sunshine expected through early next week
A high pressure system gliding eastward will bring a much-needed dry and sunny day to southern New England, the National Weather Service said. Fine weather is set to continue, as the region finally breaks out of a stormy weather pattern through early next week, in a promising start for summer, which officially begins Friday. Today, it'll look like summer more than feel it, with sunny ...
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United Tech sees impact from order on fraud charge
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - United Technologies Corp. says a federal court ordering it to pay $473 million plus interest to compensate for alleged fraud in its sale of fighter jet engines will cut revenue and ...
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State trooper fatally shoots man near Conn. fires
SALEM, Conn. (AP) - A state trooper fatally shot a man who charged at authorities waving a club-like object as firefighters battled blazes at a nearby home and detached garage in Salem, state police ...
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Boston woman pays $560000 for 2 parking spots
Enlarge Parking spaces behind 298 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston are seen Friday, June 14, 2013. The two open spaces at right, front and back, were sold at auction on Thursday for $560,000. (AP Photo/Michael ...
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Bulger ex-enforcer grilled about varying stories
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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Admitted killer and key witness in Bulger trial lives quiet life in Boston suburb
Winter Hill hitman John Martorano's testimony has spellbound the region as he has recounted in James "Whitey" Bulger's trial his life of crime, but to Martorano's neighbor in Milford, he's just "John," a quiet older man with two little dogs who keeps to himself. "Very quiet," said Richard Vayo, who lives in the condo next door to Martorano. ...
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Mass. teens sentence suspended in traffic death
GREENFIELD, Mass. -- A Massachusetts teen who was making a food delivery when his car struck a pair of motorcyclists, killing one, has avoided jail.Eighteen-year-old Jacob Earl of Buckland received a 2 -year suspended sentence on Tuesday after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide. The Recorder (http://bit.ly/19im78z ) reports he was also ordered to spend 100 hours talking to youth about the ...
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John Martorano was concerned about death penalty when he agreed to testify against Whitey Bulger
Hit man-turned-government-witness John V. Martorano said today he decided to testify against James "Whitey" Bulger after he learned that Bulger was an informant for the FBI and also because he did not want to face the death penalty for murders he had committed for Bulger's gang in Oklahoma and Florida. Martorano is on the witness stand for the third straight day in the ...
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Police to discuss large drug arrest sweep in Vt.
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (AP) - Vermont State Police are planning to talk about a ‘‘large’’ drug arrest sweep in ...
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Dedication planned for NH soldier who died in Va.
MILFORD, N.H. (AP) - A dedication ceremony honoring a soldier from New Hampshire who died at a Virginia military base is being held Friday in ...
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Superstorm Sandy flood claims exceed $31M in RI
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The National Flood Insurance Program has paid more than 800 claims totaling more than $31 million to property owners in Rhode Island after Superstorm ...
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Vt. gallery reopens after owners death
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) - A folk art gallery and park devoted to colorful depictions of dogs has reopened in St. Johnsbury more than two weeks after the suicide of owner Gwen Huneck. Huneck's husband, Dog Mountain founder Stephen Huneck, committed suicide in January 2010. Despite those losses, other staff members at Dog Mountain say they'll try to keep the business going. The ...
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Liberty law school demands lawsuit coverage
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - Liberty University's law school wants a judge to force its insurance company to pay for its defense in a lawsuit stemming from a same-sex-marriage custody battle. Virginia Lawyer's Weekly ...
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Arrest Made In Fatal Somerset Hit-And-Run
killed a man in a wheelchair in Somerset last week. James Moore, 65, was struck late Friday night at Read Street and South Way Drive, about a quarter-mile from his ...
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Tewksbury man gets up to 15 years for sex crimes
WOBURN, Mass. -- A Tewksbury man prosecutors call a "predator" has been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for extorting and sexually assaulting young victims.Thomas Hutchinson pleaded guilty to 55 charges on Tuesday in Middlesex Superior Court, including rape of a child by force, possession of child pornography, and attempted extortion.Authorities say the 21-year-old Hutchinson ...
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Cape Wind project gets $200M investment
BOSTON - A Danish pension fund has promised to invest $200 million in the Cape Wind energy project providing financing is closed by the end of the year.The wind farm proposed for Nantucket Sound off the coast of Cape Cod is expected to cost at least $2 billion.PensionDanmark has already invested in offshore wind farms in Europe, as well as several land-based wind farms in the U.S.PensionDanmark ...
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Police search for gunman in Darien Norwalk
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) - A police search in Darien and Norwalk for a reported gunman has come up empty after officials temporarily suspended Metro-North train service and asked local residents to stay ...
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Connecticut gun maker moving to South Carolina
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) - A Connecticut gun manufacturer is moving to South Carolina after Connecticut state lawmakers passed stricter gun control laws after the Sandy Hook School ...
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NH lawmakers negotiate health insurance rules
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire lawmakers are taking another crack at a bill intended to align state insurance rules with President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul ...
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Land ownership questioned for Vt. trail
DUMMERSTON, Vt. (AP) - Development of a trail near Dummerston, Vt., has come to a halt as its ownership is being questioned. The goal is have the trail follow a 36-mile former West River Railroad route from Brattleboro to Londonderry. It's attracted hikers since the railway's demise in the late 1930s. Representatives of the nonprofit Friends of the West River Trail say they want to ...
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Xerox to sell Western European paper business
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) -- Xerox Corp. plans to sell its Western European paper and print media products business to a subsidiary of the paper maker Sequana. Terms of the deal were not ...
Boston Spotlight
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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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