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One Fund surpasses $50M mark 247 victims file for help
The One Fund Boston now has $51 million in donations with 247 victims filing for the cash on time, the fund announced today.More marathon bombing victims are expected to file on time after their forms, post marked for Saturday June 15, arrive at the One Fund office.As reported in the Herald last week, the funds will be handed out by the end of the month. And, the fund is still open and taking ...
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Vt. state employees union reinstates chief
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The union representing Vermont state workers on Monday reversed a vote its board took last week to fire its executive director, placing him instead on paid leave while an investigation is ...
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Marathon compensation fund has 247 claims
BOSTON (AP) - The deputy administrator of the main compensation fund for Boston Marathon bombing victims says it has received 247 claims so ...
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Housing for homeless vets dedicated in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A newly renovated six-unit building where homeless veterans with mental health and substance abuse problems can live and get support services has been dedicated in ...
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Beverly police believe woman made up tale of being kidnapped and locked in trunk of car on Route 128
Police believe that a Beverly woman who initially claimed she was kidnapped and locked in the trunk of her car had made the episode up, and she will now face a charge of falsifying a police report, Beverly police spokesman Mike Boccuzzi said. Around noon on Monday, criminal investigators were in the process of interviewing Maria Brayfield about the alleged carjacking when they determined she ...
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Stanley Cup Game 2 draws most viewers for NBCSN
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - The Stanley Cup finals’ Game 2 drew the most viewers for the NHL on NBC Sports Network since the cable channel started televising the league in ...
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Cavs to pick Alex Len with No. 1 overall pick JUN 17
Cleveland Cavaliers still haven't made it clear who they will select with the top pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, but Maryland center Alex Len could be emerging as the choice. According to one report, Len has become the likely option for Cleveland with the top pick -- despite his inability to workout for teams due to a stress injury which has kept him sidelined for weeks. In the recent months ...
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Texas SD governors court Conn. gun makers
HARTFORD, Conn. -; The governors of Texas and South Dakota visited Connecticut on Monday to court gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws this year in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary ...
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PHT Hawks Bruins all knotted up going to Boston
You know two teams are evenly match when they play 185:53 minutes in just two games. However, the fact is that the Boston Bruins now have a slight edge by virtue of having more home games left. The Bruins haven’t lost a game at TD Garden since the first round, but that streak will have to end in order for Chicago to win the Cup. ';We’re extremely excited about the ...
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With Chlamydia Cases On The Rise Massachusetts Considers Expanding Sex Ed
4,800 new cases of chlamydia reported each year in the Boston area. Since most of those cases occurred among young people between the ages of 15 and 24, city officials are trying to figure out how to target that demographic with the sexual health information they need to better protect themselves. The Boston Public Health Commission conducted focus groups among the neighborhoods with the highest ...
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Pharmacist loses license after kids given morphine
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A Rhode Island pharmacist and former state senator has had his license revoked after an infant and a baby who got medicine from his pharmacy were mistakenly given ...
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Bloomberg to host fundraiser for Raimondo in NYC
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is backing Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo by hosting a fundraiser for her as next year's governor's race ...
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Maine lawmakers uphold LePage veto on 3 bills
One of the measures would have barred the state from contracting for timber harvesting on land under its management if the contractor employs foreign workers for logging. LePage called the measure unconstitutional in his veto ...
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Kerry casts absentee ballot in states Senate race
Kerry and his wife Teresa visited Boston City Hall on Monday so Kerry could cast an absentee ballot in the state's special election for the seat he resigned from earlier this ...
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NH court no scholarships for religious schools
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A program that gives businesses tax credits for funding scholarships that send New Hampshire students to private or public schools has been declared unconstitutional, but a judge says it can continue as long as none of the money goes to religious ...
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Man and woman shot in car in Dorchester but baby in back seat escapes unharmed
A man and woman were shot in a car on Devon Street in Dorchester this afternoon, but a baby sitting in the back seat was unharmed, Boston police ...
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LeBron James Just call him THE FLOPPER... JUN 16
I just realized that in all the time you blab away on here, you hardly(if ever), do a thread on the Spurs you claim to support..You are too busy hanging on Lebron, Kobe or Tebow's jockstraps to actually say something insightful on your team.Do you even know their roster...? Ohthere you go to google ...
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Is over my friends the Heat cant beat the Spurs three out of four JUN 15
Turn out the lights the party is over for Miami and their fans. There is no NBA team who can win three out four in a series against the Spurs.San Antonio and Pops are on a mission, they want to get one more for Tim Duncan, you know like the line from that Ronald Regan movie Knute Rockne All-American "...win one for the Gipper."So let it be done.LeBron pulled his customary despairing ...
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Bucks add Van Exel Bender to coaching staff JUN 17
Nick Van Exel and Bob Bender to new head coach Larry Drew's staff on Monday. The two former point guards could help bring along young franchise player Brandon Jennings should Milwaukee sign him to an expensive contract extension this offseason. Van Exel, an All-Star with ...
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Kings offer Chris Mullin consulting position JUN 17
Sacramento Kings have offered Chris Mullin a consulting role with the franchise. It appears likely he'll accept the offer, which will allow the Hall of Famer and ...
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Democrat Berwick to run for Mass. governor
Dr. Donald Berwick said in a written statement on Monday that he made the decision to run in 2014 after speaking with residents around the state over the past few ...
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Markey Holds Double-Digit Lead As Massachusetts Special Election Looms
With just over a week to go before a special election in Massachusetts, the results of a new Boston Globe poll show Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., with a double-digit lead over Republican businessman and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez in the race to fill Secretary of State John Kerry's old Senate seat.The poll showed that 54 percent of likely Massachusetts voters support Markey, while 41 percent ...
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North Kingstown beach closed 3 others reopen
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) -- The town beach in North Kingstown has been closed again to swimming because of high bacteria counts in the water, but three others have been ...
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Boston Childrens Hospital To Offer Hand Transplants For Kids
In this Jan. 29 photo, retired Infantryman Brendan M. Marrocco participates in a news conference at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore. Marrocco received a transplant of two arms from a deceased donor after losing all four limbs in a 2009 roadside bomb attack in Iraq. A Boston hospital is starting the world's first pediatric hand transplant program, a profound sign of the increased ...
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Two shot on Devon Street in Boston
Two people have been shot on Devon Street today, one male and one female, Boston police report.Police are now responding to the scene. There is no word yet on the condition of the victims.Developing ...
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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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