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An award from The One Fund Boston is a tax-free "gift," said charity boss Kenneth Feinberg.And that gift can be ?obtained by filling out a few simple forms and submitting them by June 15.Today the Herald is posting all One ?Fund forms at boston?herald.com to assist families who lost loved ones in the attacks and for the 260-plus injured in the marathon twin ...
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Service set after man dies day after wedding
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A memorial service is this weekend for a newly married Detroit-area youth minister who was killed in a traffic accident as he and his wife were en route to their honeymoon in Myrtle Beach, ...
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Somerset County sues state Corrections Board
SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) - Somerset County has sued the state prisons board in an attempt to get payment of more than $280,000 the county says it is owed for operations at the county ...
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Metro-North back on schedule after repairs
Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was back on schedule Wednesday morning on one of the nation’s oldest and most heavily traveled ...
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Tracks had been inspected 2 days before accident
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Federal officials say the section of railroad track in Connecticut where two commuter trains collided last week had been inspected two days before the ...
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Boston teen safe after alleged abduction by father
BOSTON (AP) - Police say a 13-year-old boy is safe after being abducted by his own father, but the father remains on the loose and may be ...
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Four takeaways from Apple CEO Tim Cooks tax strategy testimony
Apple CEO Tim Cook defends his company's tax strategies at a U.S. Senate hearing. Apple CEO Tim Cook survived his first congressional hearing Tuesday with his company's reputation for innovation intact. Today, however, the focus wasn't on a new technological breakthrough by Apple, it was on the creative ways the multinational corporation reduces its U.S. tax liability. Here are four ...
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Here are the top 5 caterers in Massachusetts BBJ List
Business models vary widely among the top 5 caterers. No. 1 Rebecca's Cafe booked revenue of $13.4 million at 30,500 Massachusetts events. No. 5 Gourmet Caterers booked $11.5 million at just 951 events. Pictured: organic field green salad with Vermont goat cheese, green apples and candied pecans. For this week's List, the Boston Business Journal Research Department surveyed the top 25 ...
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Police search for suspect in NH assault case
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) -- A 911 call about an alleged domestic assault at a home in Portsmouth, N.H., has turned into a manhunt involving two SWAT teams and a city ...
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Administrator Marathon victims procrastinating
BOSTON (AP) -- The administrator of the Boston Marathon victims' compensation fund says so far just five people have filed applications for a portion of the $30 million the One Fund has already ...
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Man held at knifepoint in Pawtucket
LeBrun tells WPRI-TV he was watching TV and drinking a soda just before 2 a.m., when the men came through an unlocked door. He says one man tried to strangle him, the other attacked him with a ...
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Ex-chief of Maine nonprofit sentenced for stealing
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The former executive director of a Maine nonprofit that serves the poor has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in federal prison for stealing $900,000 from the ...
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LePage vetoes Maine college tobacco ban
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed a bill that would have banned smoking at all public university and college campuses in ...
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NH man arrested as fugitive in South Carolina
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The U.S. Marshals say a New Hampshire man wanted on an outstanding warrant has been found and arrested in South ...
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Out of the Office Comcast Dana-Farber BiNA Farms Women to Watch photos
'Horsing Around at the Ritz.' Keith Lockhart, conductor of the Boston Pops; his wife, Emiley Lockhart, Jana Gimenez, partner at AE Events; and former WBZ-TV arts and entertainment anchor Joyce Kulhawik gathered recently at BiNA Farm's 3rd annual "Horsing Around at the Ritz," a benefit for the farm that brings together youngsters with and without special needs to help them ...
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Conn. Rail Service Returns to Normal
Regular train service is returning to Connecticut, five days after a derailment injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks. Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was scheduled to resume Wednesday morning on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways. Metro-North had been using buses to ...
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Nightclub owners dispute workers comp finding
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The owners of the Station nightclub say they didn't know they needed to buy workers' compensation insurance for the club's part-time ...
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Marathon bombing survivors urged to meet fund deadline
The driving force behind The One Fund Boston has an ?urgent appeal for hundreds of still traumatized Boston Marathon bombing victims - get your applications for a share of the tax-free $31 million in donations in on time, or you’ll be left out."You would be amazed at how people in grief, with all sorts of uncertainty about their lives, don’t file. File at the last minute. File ...
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Maine businesses to receive environmental awards
WINSLOW, Maine (AP) - Three businesses, a nonprofit and a new venture are being named as this year’s winners of the Governor’s Awards for Environmental ...
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Vt homeowners get foreclosure relief
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont’s attorney general says Vermont homeowners have gotten $14.7 million in foreclosure relief benefits as part of a state-federal settlement with the country’s five largest mortgages ...
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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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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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