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Man convicted of NH business fraud scheme
Bender is to be sentenced on Sept. 2. Paul Wilson, a former Goss manager, pleaded guilty last year to three counts of wire fraud and was sentenced to a year in ...
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NH Senate panel continues work on budget
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The Senate’s budget committee will be making spending decisions for 11 agencies as it readies the two-year spending plan for a vote by the chamber on June ...
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Levin participates in final Yale commencement
Levin tells the New Haven Register (http://bit.ly/16Lq7jp ) the experience was quite moving for him. He is stepping down in June after 20 years as ...
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Vt. prison inmates help bats by making roosts
WINDSOR, Vt. (AP) - Inmates at Vermont's Windsor prison are helping to save bats by building daytime roosting boxes. The 50 bat houses were given away at this year's Herrick's Cove Wildlife Festival to attendees who regularly observe bats near their home. Corrections staff member Paul Brosseau says the project educated the inmates about the problems Vermont's bat ...
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Tea Party activists plan IRS protest in Boston
BOSTON (AP) - Tea Party activists are planning to hold a demonstration in downtown Boston to protest the Internal Revenue Service for improperly targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt ...
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R.I. Senate to take up school security secrecy bill
The Rhode Island Senate is set to vote Tuesday on a proposal to allow local education officials to formulate school security plans behind closed doors despite concerns from open government groups. The measure would allow locally elected school officials to hold closed-door discussions about school safety policies, including the arming of school security guards or the procedure for notifying ...
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N.H. firefighters push casino bill
New Hampshire firefighters are urging the House to pass a casino bill Wednesday to provide more revenue for state programs. David Lang, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire, said at a State House press conference Monday that the state needs money to pay for mental health programs and other spending vital to public safety. He said lawmakers need to listen to the public, ...
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Couple in Vt. killing ask for new lawyers
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Malloy to speak at tourism conference in Hartford
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and House Speaker Brendan Sharkey are speaking about tourism at a Hartford conference highlighting Connecticut’s tourism marketing ...
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NH celebrates 100th anniversary of primary law
Tuesday marks 100 years since the New Hampshire Legislature passed, and the governor signed, legislation creating the state’s presidential primary. Under that law, the state switched from a caucus system to a primary, and any potential delegate was allowed to be listed on a statewide ballot for election to the national convention. Candidates were permitted to sign up either as pledged to a ...
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Regulators vote on rules for Maines eel fishery
The eel management board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is voting Tuesday on proposed new regulations. The three options are to keep the status quo, close the fishery or set a catch ...
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RI Senate to vote on Chafees pick to lead EDC
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Senate is poised to vote on Gov. Lincoln Chafee’s pick to head the state’s economic development ...
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Mass. to switch to electronic Tobin Bridge tolls
BOSTON - Massachusetts transportation officials are planning a series of meetings to inform drivers about plans to switch to an all-electronic tolling system on the Tobin Bridge.Under the plan beginning early next year, drivers will no longer be able to stop at a toll booth and pay cash for their toll on the bridge.Instead, tolls will be collected electronically through a driver's E-ZPass ...
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UMass students urge senators to boost funding
BOSTON (AP) - UMass student trustees are calling on the state Senate to boost funding for the university so tuition and fees will not have to be increased in the next academic ...
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Newtown mom visits Utah hometown for ceremony
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - A woman who lost a child in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School is visiting her hometown in Utah this week for a private ceremony to honor her slain ...
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RI State Police step up seatbelt law enforcement
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island State Police are stepping up enforcement of seat belt and child restraint laws before and after the Memorial Day ...
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Conn. regionalism panel to release recommendations
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A bipartisan legislative panel that’s been charged with finding ways to help Connecticut cities and towns reduce their costs is releasing a list of recommendations to the full General ...
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Conn. surgeons calling for medical spa regulations
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut plastic surgeons are meeting at the state Capitol complex in Hartford to urge passage of a bill addressing safety at medical ...
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UMass Medical Center nurses plan strike
After another unsuccessful negotiation session for a union contract, registered nurses at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester will go on strike for one day, according to a statement from the hospital. On May 17, the medical center provided a proposal to the MNA-University bargaining unit, which represents the nurses, reflecting the decreased economic package as a result of having to bring ...
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UMass Dartmouth forms panel to review policies after Marathon bombings
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has formed a task force to review school policies including emergency planning in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, which have led to criminal charges against four former students, including the surviving alleged ...
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BC friends injured in bombings march at commencement no crutches needed
Liza Cherney and Brittany Loring were side-by-side at the Boston Marathon finish line when shrapnel tore through their bodies, leaving them hospitalized for days. On Monday, the two 29-year-old friends, still with some visible wounds and bandages, came together once more to proudly walk across the stage to receive diplomas from Boston College’s Carroll Graduate School of Management. To the ...
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Cambridge artist helps create ‘Mending Boston’ collage to honor bombing victims
The teenagers are some of the first people to work on a project called "Mending Boston" by Cambridge artist Clara Wainwright that aims to bring people together to mend their souls, talk, and honor the victims of the Boston Marathon ...
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Mystic Valley charter school objects to denial of expansion
The Mystic Valley Regional Charter School is mounting a vigorous objection to the state education commissioner’s denial of the school’s request to expand by 400 students, contending that the school is singled out for issues that are ignored at other charter ...
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Body found in trash can ID’d as postal retiree
Police said a man whose body was found in a trash barrel at City Park, Warwick, R.I., was a retired postal worker and avid runner who frequently used the park’s bike path. On Monday, police identified the man as John ‘‘Jack’’ Fay, 66, of Warwick. His body was found Saturday in the barrel, and the barrel had been covered with brush. Police have said he may have been ...
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Slow pokes Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles
QUINCY, Mass. (AP) -- Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild - from an ...
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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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