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2 charged with attempted murder in Vt. house fire
MORRISTOWN, Vt. (AP) - Police in the Vermont community of Morristown say two women have been charged with attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to a house occupied by a ...
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Campaign targets seat belt violators in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine State Police and 83 other law enforcement agencies in Maine have kicked off their annual campaign to crack down on seat belt ...
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LowellBank buyer Richard Bolton After name change comes expansion
Richard Bolton Jr. says after changing its name to Sage, the bank formerly known as LowellBank will embark on an expansion. When you put up the money to pull a failing community bank back from the brink, you can name it whatever you want. And the name change underway at LowellBank appears to be the window dressing of a management team preparing its next move. In an attempt to choose a name ...
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Eight companies Spark Capital has backed in Boston
RunKeeper, whose CEO and co-founder is Jason Jacobs, is among the Boston-area companies with backing from Spark Capital. Boston-based Spark Capital may be best known for making investments outside its home city, such as Tumblr and Twitter. But Spark also ranks among the VC firms which frequently back Boston-area startups: Spark invested $25 million into Massachusetts-based firms in 2012, across ...
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Driver who struck and fatally injured MIT visiting professor has been identified officials say
The driver of the truck that struck and killed visiting MIT scientist Kanako Miura as she rode her bicycle near Kenmore Square on Sunday has been identified, said two law enforcement officials. He is cooperating with investigators, one of the officials said. Miura was riding near the intersection of Beacon Street and Charlesgate West at about 3:30 p.m. when she was hit by a truck and sustained ...
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Audit Mass. nonprofit overcharged state
BOSTON (AP) - The state auditor says a nonprofit that contracts with Massachusetts to provide services to residents with autism and other developmental disabilities overcharged the state nearly $350,000 for staff ...
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Trial of former Donovan aide heading to jury
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Defense attorneys have decided not to call any witnesses in the federal corruption trial of Roberty Braddock Jr., a campaign aide to former Connecticut House Speaker Chris ...
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Warm muggy weather expected to start off week
The start of the week won't be a washout, though it will be warm and muggy, with afternoon showers and a chance of thunderstorms beginning today, the National Weather Service said. Overnight showers gave way to mostly cloudy skies this morning. A warm front moving eastward will usher showers and thunderstorms into the Boston metro area after 2 p.m., meteorologist Bill Simpson said. ...
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In New Hampshire two $1m tickets were sold during weekend’s Powerball frenzy
It was a winning weekend for New Hampshire. Though no one in the Granite State won Powerball's record-setting jackpot, two $1 million tickets were among the eight tickets that garnered nearly $2,050,000 in prizes during Saturday's Powerball drawing of $590.5 million, officials said today. The $1 million tickets were purchased at Manchester's Bunny's Superette and the Exit 3 ...
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NH firefighters urge House to pass casino bill
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire firefighters are urging the House to pass a casino bill Wednesday to provide more revenue for state ...
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USA Football survey shows few youth concussions
BOSTON (AP) - Fewer than 4 percent of youth players surveyed in a USA Football-sanctioned study suffered concussions in the 10 leagues ...
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Gas prices rise slightly in NH
The website Gasbuddy.com says the average retail price for a gallon of gas rose 1.9 cents in the last week, averaging $3.45 in New Hampshire on ...
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OKC amnestying ... no one MAY 20
What the "L" is OKC waiting for? And why the "L" not amnisty Perkins? He sucked this post season and is a liability on offense! I have been a strong supporter for Perkins in the past, but when all you can do is set screens in the pick and roll and make faces at other players, you need to ...
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Boston Bomber Spent 6 Months in Russia’s Most Violent Republic
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Gov. Patrick wife become grandparents
The governor's office announced that their oldest daughter, Sarah Baker Patrick Morgese,, gave birth to a son Monday in San Francisco. Even though Gianluca Noah Patrick Morgese arrived two months early and weighed just two pounds, eight ounces, mother and baby are doing well. Their daughter married the proud dad Marco Morgese in 2011. The announcement said "Poppy and Nonna are ...
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PeerApp rolls out content collaboration initiative
Charlie Baker, director of product development, PeerApp Newton, Mass.-based PeerApp, an Internet caching systems developer, has rolled out a Content Service Extension collaboration initiative with global service providers EdgeCast Networks of Santa Monica, Calif., and Limelight Networks Inc. of Tempe, Arizona. Charlie Baker, PeerApps director of product management told Mass High Tech Monday that ...
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Warren Buffett meets with young entrepreneurs
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Billionaire Warren Buffett is spending his day listening to business pitches from a select group of kids, but the ideas aren't likely to generate new acquisitions for Buffett's Berkshire ...
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Police ID girl who drowned in Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM, Mass. -- Police have identified the 7-year-old girl who drowned in a backyard pool at a Wilbraham home over the weekend.Sgt. David Carr said Monday that Estefani Alfaro was found in the pool at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday. After responding authorities tried CPR at the scene, she was taken to Baystate Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.Carr tells WWLP-TV (http://bit.ly/16JGkpm ) ...
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Karyopharm names investors behind Series B round
Michael Kauffman, CEO, Karyopharm Karyopharm Therapeutics Monday named the investors of its $48.2 million Series B round of funding . The Natick, Mass.-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company said the Series B round, reported by Mass High Tech last week, was led by a private investor with additional investors participating in the round including Delphi Ventures. The funding will be used ...
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Vt. city teachers work on new contract
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - The school board and teachers in the Vermont city of South Burlington are hoping a mediator can help them reach an agreement on a new contract. Negotiations have been underway since November and a mediator from Boston met with both parties May 15 but was unable to resolve an impasse in negotiations. A fact-finding report is due mid-summer. The Burlington Free ...
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Boston startup events for May 20-23 powered by Greenhorn Connect
A discussion on planning for an M&A exit from The Capital Network is among the local events ahead this week. / / /Monday, May 20 Description: Games are played on every device across the world. Game mechanics are being intregated into our favorite services and making their way into our everyday lives. In this class, Seth will discuss topics surrounding indirect control, interest curves, and flow ...
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Apperian grows fast as biz leaders get app fever
Apperian CEO David Patrick says the company is benefiting from a desire by business leaders to roll out mobile apps to their employees. Boston-based Apperian has doubled its customer base over the past year, as an increasing number of business leaders have begun demanding services to roll out mobile apps to employees, CEO David Patrick said in an interview. Apperian supplies enterprises with ...
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Yahoo confirms $1.1B acquisition of Spark-backed Tumblr
Spark Capital general partner Bijan Sabet has led his Boston-based firm's investments into Tumblr, which Yahoo has acquired for $1.1 billion. When New York-based blogging platform Tumblr raised its first funding, of $750,000, in 2007, Boston-based Spark Capital was among the two venture capital firm investors. On Monday, after massive growth (and continued funding by Spark) over six years, ...
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Slow morning commute in wake of train accident
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut transportation officials say the morning commute went about as well as they could have hoped following Friday's train collision outside Bridgeport that disrupted rail service into New ...
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Boat carrying 7 hits island in NH Lakes Region
The patrol says a powerboat operated by 18-year-old Michael Peterson of Londonderry struck Chip Island near Tuftonboro while he was transporting passengers to Cow Island. The accident happened at about 12:30 a.m. ...
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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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