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Maine municipalities deemed business-friendly
The Department of Economic and Community Development says Presque Isle and Richmond have made the grade to be certified as business-friendly communities. Twenty Maine towns and cities have earned the designation since the program was launched a little over a year ...
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In Oman Kerry pushes for completion of $2.1 billion air defence deal with Raytheon
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said at Bait Al Baraka in Muscat, Oman, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo?Jim ...
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Biden to address Coast Guard Academy graduates
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is hosting Vice President Joe Biden as the keynote speaker at its graduation ceremony on ...
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Mass. Senate to begin debating state budget plan
BOSTON (AP) - The Massachusetts Senate is scheduled to begin debating hundreds of proposed amendments to its $34 billion state budget ...
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King meets with Maine students via teleconference
The independent senator is holding what he calls a ‘‘Capitol Class’’ with students on Wednesday as part of his effort to digitally connect with as many Maine high schools as possible while in ...
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RI lawmakers to review Chafees budget changes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island state lawmakers are reviewing Gov. Lincoln Chafee’s proposed changes to his $8.2 billion state ...
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Vt secretary of state opens judicial records
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont secretary of state’s office says 150 years of judicial records from Caledonia County are now available for use by ...
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NH House voting whether to legalize casino
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The House is voting whether New Hampshire should compete with Massachusetts for gambling revenue by legalizing a ...
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Column Play ball with Goodell and NFL _ or else
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a news conference at the NFL football spring meetings in Boston, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Elise ...
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Lawyers to give judge update on Bulger case
BOSTON (AP) - Prosecutors and lawyers for reputed gangster James ‘‘Whitey’’ Bulger are due in court to update a judge on the case two weeks before Bulger’s racketeering trial is scheduled to ...
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Schilling lawyer to argue for tossing lawsuit
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Lawyers for Curt Schilling and architects of a state deal to give his now-bankrupt video game company a $75 million loan guarantee are set to argue for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against them by Rhode Island’s economic development ...
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Ceremony planned for fallen Conn. soldier
A ceremony, led by Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, is scheduled to take place in the Legislative Office Building atrium, where the names of all service members on the wall will be read. Their family members will have the opportunity to deliver ...
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Conn. rail service returning to normal
Metro North employees, in orange vests, help transfer westbound commuters at the transportation center in Bridgeport, Ct., to buses Monday, May 20, 2012, after a train collision on Friday injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. The commuters had arrived from New Haven by train and were being bused to Stamford, Ct., where rail service to New York was available. (AP ...
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10 geography experts to compete in national finals
WASHINGTON -; Ten young geography experts will field questions about history, cultures, landmarks and climates from "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek as they vie for the title of National Geographic Bee ...
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Mass. bill would try 17-year-olds as juveniles
BOSTON - Lawmakers are considering a significant change in how the state's court system handles teenage offenders.A bill expected to be debated in the House on Wednesday would treat 17-year-olds accused of most crimes as juveniles, meaning their cases would automatically go to juvenile court instead of adult court.The group Citizens for Juvenile Justice, which supports the bill, says ...
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Supreme Court Notebook Sotomayor At Yale
WASHINGTON - Justice Sonia Sotomayor was the author of a unanimous decision delivered at the Supreme Court on Monday, but Sotomayor was hundreds of miles from Washington when the court convened.While her eight colleagues donned their black robes and took the bench to announce opinions, Sotomayor was wearing Yale blue and receiving an honorary degree in New Haven, Conn.Among her messages to ...
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Boston earns 2-1 victory takes 3-0 series lead against Rangers | NHL playoffs
NEW YORK — It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs. Beantown's Bruins seem intent on wrapping up the long-awaited get-together in a hurry. Daniel Paille scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:31 left in the third period — after defenseman Johnny Boychuk got the Bruins even earlier in the frame — and Boston put the ...
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Buchholz looks to notch seventh win as Red Sox wrap up road trip
When John Danks returns to the White Sox rotation, there will be room only for Hector Santiago or Dylan Axelrod -- not both. With ace Chris Sale scratched from Wednesday's series finale as a precautionary measure because of mild tendinitis in his left shoulder, Santiago will pitch on three days' rest as the White Sox look to sweep aside the Red Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. Boston will ...
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Drug probe nets 75
Cops are grilling dozens of ?accused drug dealers arrested in yesterday’s massive raid, hoping to find out who shot 13-year-old choirboy Gabriel Clarke - and earning the gratitude of the ?recovering boy’s mother for their efforts."The fact that what happened to my son may have inspired the police to redouble their efforts at cleaning up the streets and stopping the violence, yes ...
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‘Long haul’ eyed for victims of bombings
Mayor Thomas M. Menino wants to keep The One Fund Boston going as an all-volunteer nonprofit even after all the money is distributed next month with an eye to helping victims of the marathon bombings with long-term "deteriorating" injuries."This is a long haul for (victims)," Menino said. "That’s why it’s important One Fund continues as long as we ...
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W. Mass pastor Too soon to help
Many people were eager yesterday to rush help to Moore, Okla., in the aftermath of Monday’s deadly twister but a western Massachusetts pastor whose church was devastated nearly two years ago urged patience."When there’s a disaster people want to do something, but often it’s too overwhelming to have people come and help. Right now, they don’t have a system to deal ...
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Cop fights back tears recalling slain daughter
Retired Boston police Detective Billy Kee, testifying at the sentencing yesterday of the men who murdered his daughter, was on the verge of doing what he said cops aren’t supposed to do."Cops don’t cry," Kee said, his voice cracking in a Suffolk Superior courtroom where convicted double-murderers Michael Corbin, 42, and Earl Fulgiam, 33, each received two life sentences ...
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Experts Globe worth more torn apart
The New York Times Co.’s local media properties - the Boston Globe, bostonglobe.com, boston.com and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette - could fetch tens of millions more if they were sold off separately than bundled together, according to industry experts."Given what the Globe has done, breaking apart bostonglobe.com from boston.com and putting less Globe content on Boston.com, it ...
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Herald videos win two Tellys
The Herald’s Robert Greim, director of video production, received two bronze Telly awards for his multimedia coverage of the Boston police K-9 unit and parishioners in Scituate who refuse to abandon their Catholic church.Greim, who holds a degree in broadcast and film from Boston University, has worked at the Herald for nearly 40 years, beginning in the pressroom as a teenager.The Telly ...
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Race organizers take steps to tighten security
This weekend’s "Run to Remember" half-marathon will have strict new security measures designed to minimize casualties in case of a terrorist attack."As a result of the marathon tragedy - we are putting extensive efforts into event security this year," organizers of Sunday’s race wrote in a letter to runners. "The entire area around the World Trade Center, ...
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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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