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John Martorano’s ‘nice guy’ image picked apart by defense
John Martorano’s self-image as a "nice guy" who could justify murder to help a friend or take out a "Judas" will be exploited today by lawyers for James ?"Whitey" Bulger, as they continue to paint the aging ex-hit man as an unrepentant fiend who sold out his Winter Hill Gang partners for freedom, money and his name in lights."You knew the future ...
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High Noon Howie Joe weigh in on debate trial
With less than a week until voters head to the polls for the special election for the open U.S. ?Senate seat, Democrat ?U.S. Rep. Edward J. Mar?key and Republican rival Gabriel E. Gomez met ?last night in a feisty final debate.Who scored and who was off base?Hear what Howie Carr and Joe Battenfeld have to say about the candidates’ performance on today’s weekly "High ...
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NH inn recognized for energy improvements
The inn partnered with New Hampshire Electric Cooperative to install an ozone cleaning system in its laundry, four air source heat pumps for heating and cooling and a solar photovoltaic ...
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School board in allows dodgeball similar games
The Windham School Board on Tuesday night accepted a study committee’s recommendation to let students play dodgeball and other ‘‘human target’’ games next year. That was a change from a vote in March to eliminate the games over concerns about student safety and ...
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Mass. welfare chief promises changes
BOSTON (AP) - The new director of the state agency that oversees welfare benefits has unveiled measures she says are aimed at preventing fraud and ...
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Man arrested at NH gun control rally
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Police in Concord, N.H., say they arrested a man who was creating a disturbance at a gun control rally outside the ...
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Conn. poll shows support for new gun control law
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - While a new Quinnipiac (KWIHN'-uh-pee-ak) University Poll shows a majority of Connecticut voters support the state’s new gun control law, there’s doubt whether enough has been done to help prevent another mass school shooting like the one in ...
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6500 would lose health coverage under RI budget
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The proposed Rhode Island state budget would kick nearly 6,500 low-income people off the state's subsidized health insurance ...
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Maine man pleads guilty to 1980s sex offenses
Glenn Graves pleaded guilty Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court just before he was scheduled to go on trial on three charges of gross sexual ...
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Maine releases details of proposed health plan
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - The state has released some information about a proposed health insurance plan being put together by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and MaineHealth after a hospital group sued to make it ...
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State trooper shoots man near Salem fires
State police say that while firefighters were putting out the blaze, neighbors reported seeing a distraught man in a field near the fires. Capt. Thomas Garbedian of the state police says the man acted more irrationally when a trooper approached him, and the trooper shot ...
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2 Vt. groups get money for housing advice
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Two Vermont community action agencies have won federal grants to help advise people on meeting their housing needs and avoiding foreclosures. The Central Vermont Community Action Council and Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council will help people find housing, make more informed housing choices or keep their current homes. The money is part of $40 million in funding ...
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Maine man charged in teens death to be arraigned
Twenty-year-old Kyle Dube (DOO'-bee), of Orono (OHR'-uh-noh) was indicted on murder and kidnapping charges in last month’s asphyxiation death of Nichole Cable. He was due to be arraigned Wednesday at the Penobscot Judicial ...
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Congressional delegation hosts Experience NH
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The state’s congressional delegation is hosting the fourth annual ‘‘Experience New Hampshire’’ reception in ...
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Korean chefs learn all about Maine lobster
During their five-day visit that began Monday, the chefs are getting a hands-on education about Maine’s signature seafood by going out on a lobster boat, touring processing plants and attending a lobster-cooking class and an industry ...
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Sanders Vt. has high average student loan debt
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says a new report shows that the average student loan debt of college students in Vermont is higher than the amount in most other states. Sanders says only six other states had higher average student loan debt amounts. The independent senator says the report released from the Joint Economic Committee on Tuesday shows that 63% of college ...
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4 RI students to do Nature Conservancy internships
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) - Four Central Falls high school students are among those selected to participate in a national environmental group’s program to expose urban youth to nature and conservation ...
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US Rep. Capuano bill would limit car black boxes
BOSTON (AP) - U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano is co-sponsoring a bill he says will give car owners more control over so-called ‘‘black box’’ ...
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Belsito to be sworn in as new Conn. state rep.
Republican Sam Belsito of Tolland is scheduled to take the oath of office on Wednesday in the Hall of the House of Representatives. Merrill will deliver the oath to the recently elected representative of the 53rd Assembly District, which includes Ashford, Tolland and ...
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Markey Gomez heading into final campaign stretch
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts’s special U.S. Senate election heads into its final stretch after Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey engaged in some testy exchanges during their final ...
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Honor proposed for Puerto Rico-based Army unit
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has introduced a bill to recognize an Army infantry regiment that was made up almost entirely of soldiers from Puerto Rico who fought in World War I, World War II and the Korean ...
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Conn. DOT commissioner to testify at rail hearing
HARTFORD, Conn.-Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker (REHD'-eh-kur) is testifying before a U.S. Senate committee on ways to improve passenger and freight rail safety. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is scheduled to chair Wednesday's hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in Washington, D.C. The hearing, to include two panels, will ...
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Ex-Bulger cohort to spend 3rd day on witness stand
BOSTON (AP) -- A former enforcer for James "Whitey" Bulger is expected to face more tough cross-examination by Bulger's lawyers when he returns to the witness stand for a third ...
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Salty puts in long night behind home plate
Email BOSTON -- Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a historically long day at the ballpark. He caught both games of the doubleheader against the Rays on Tuesday, becoming the first Red Sox player to catch both games of a doubleheader since John Marzano did it in 1992. Still basking in the Red Sox's 3-1 walk-off win, Saltalamacchia insisted his marathon day wasn't a big deal. "It was ...
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Rates edge up spurring push to refinance
Signals that interest rates, long near rock bottom, are poised to rise are creating an urgency for homeowners and businesses to hurry up and ...
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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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