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Antiques & Collectibles
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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A collection of Italian Venini glass, antique Italian furniture, and fine art from the estate of Laura Venini Hillyer, of Beverly, will be offered at Northeast Auctions’ Memorial Day Weekend Auction at Treadwell Mansion, Portsmouth, N.H., Saturday and Sunday at noon.
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Astronaut to talk about living without boundaries
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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Summary: Astronaut Story Musgrave will return to his native Massachusetts on May 22, lecturing at Framingham State University at 7 p.m. in the Dwight Hall Performing Arts Center.
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Hiring picks up along Route 128
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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The job market along the Route 128 corridor is back. And it’s not just all about the corporate giants. A bevy of small and midsize life science and high-tech companies are out front in this welcome trend, helping lead the way.
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Put alcohol controls in cars
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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Evan Bard and Sean Jackman were two beautiful young people, but now Bard is dead and Jackman is being held on $500,000 bail, charged with drunken driving, vehicular homicide, speeding, and marked lanes violation.
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One with nature, counting the fish
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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Bob Sigsby, a Hanover resident, is among an enthusiastic batch of volunteers tasked with counting herring during April and May at sites in Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, and Scituate.
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New marijuana rules imposed
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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The town last week joined the growing number of communities imposing a moratorium on medical marijuana facilities. Town Meeting voted overwhelmingly Monday to prohibit facilities that sell, grow, or distribute medical marijuana and related products until June 30, 2014. Town Meeting also voted to prohibit public consumption of medical marijuana or any marijuana in Walpole, with fines up to $300 for violations. The restricted areas include streets, sidewalks, stairs, bridges, parks, playgrounds, boat landings, public buildings, parking lots, cemeteries, and any land under the control of the town. Both actions were taken by voice votes.
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Town Meeting Monday; slots meeting Tuesday
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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Raynham has a busy political week ahead as Town Meeting gets underway Monday and town officials prepare to hold a meeting Tuesday to discuss the slot parlor proposed for the Raynham Park racetrack. The Town Meeting warrant includes a temporary moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries and directs the town to undertake a planning process that considers regulations issued by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Raynham Middle School. On Tuesday the town plans to hold a follow-up to an April meeting with the town’s consultants on the proposed slot parlor. The consultants are evaluating the plan submitted by Raynham Park owner George Carney and development partner Greenwood Racing.
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Chocolate factory rezoning fails
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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An article to rezone the former Lowney’s chocolate factory to allow it to be converted into condominiums was narrowly defeated at Town Meeting earlier this month, leaving some wondering about the future of the building. “It’s a gorgeous old building. The last thing that anyone wants is for it to be torn down,” said Selectman Olivier Kozlowski. He said some planning board members objected to the building’s conversion to housing, saying they hold out hope that another industrial user can be found for it. Other voters were concerned about the impact that roughly 100 additional households might have on schools. Kozlowski said he would potentially like to see the huge building in the north end of town used as a satellite college campus.
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Budget, moratorium approved
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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Town Meeting voters approved a $20 million budget and agreed to put a moratorium on establishment of medical marijuana facilities in town last week. Town Administrator Charlie Seelig said the budget included 1.5 percent pay increases for union and nonunion town employees. He said the one-year moratorium will give the town a chance to be more thoughtful about the location of a marijuana facility.
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Seat-belt campaign starts Monday
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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The Watertown Police Department will join 120 other local and state law enforcement and public safety entities in a two-week push to enforce seat-belt laws starting Monday. This year’s national “Click It or Ticket” campaign will continue through June 2, timed to coincide with the start of summer activities and serving as a reminder to drivers and passengers about the importance of wearing safety belts, police said. Authorities are citing a US Department of Transportation report that found 54 percent of the people killed in passenger car crashes in Massachusetts during 2011 were not wearing seat belts, a fatality rate that is mirrored in national figures. The US agency also estimates that nearly 12,000 lives were saved across the country in 2011 because of seat belts. In Massachusetts, drivers who are pulled over for a traffic violation can be fined $25 for each person in the car not wearing a seat belt or federally approved child restraint, barring any exclusions due to disability, according to state law. For more information, visit www.mass.gov/eopss and click on the “Crime Prevention and Personal Safety” tab.
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5K Sunday benefits One Fund Boston
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School is hosting a 5K road race Sunday at 10 a.m. at the high school to benefit One Fund Boston, the fund set up to help victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. Gayle Arrighi said she and her niece, Lindsay Arrighi, both teachers in the Bridgewater-Raynham schools, got the idea for the event, and when Lindsay Arrighi presented it to one of her classes as a senior project, the students embraced it. Today’s race will feature a marching band, singing of the national anthem, raffles, and appearances by local dignitaries. The registration fee is $25 in advance through www.racewire.com or at the race starting at 8:30 a.m. Advance registrants receive a T-shirt. Students working on the race are Nick Gordon, Kevin Power, Lawryne Boyle, Alley Degrace, Ariana Burkett, and Paige Bjorkman.
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Grandmother's 99th birthday abseil
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2013-05-19 03:40:07 (4 minutes ago)
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A great-great-grandmother celebrates her 99th birthday by abseiling from the top of an 11-storey building.
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8 killed across Iraq as violence escalates: fresh deaths come after bloodiest day in months
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2013-05-19 03:30:02 (14 minutes ago)
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Eight people were killed across Iraq Saturday, hours after a series of bombings rocked Baghdad in the bloodiest day there in months, officials said.
Calls for a halt to sectarian violence went unheeded, with gunmen storming the home of a top police anti-terrorism official and killing him, his wife and their two young children. The BBC said police Capt. Adnan Ibrahim was targeted by Sunni gunmen.
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Boston to conduct 2 reviews of bomb response
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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LOWELL, Mass. - Boston's police department and mayor's office will conduct twin reviews of the response to last month's bombing of the Boston Marathon, Police Commissioner Ed Davis said Saturday.
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NE rail link severed
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, adding that a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine whether it is connected to the accident.
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Woman testifies about Berlusconi parties and cash
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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MILAN - Silvio Berlusconi's private disco featured not only aspiring showgirls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but also one woman dressed up as President Obama and a prominent Milan prosecutor, whom the billionaire media mogul has accused of persecuting him, according to the first public sworn testimony by the Moroccan woman at the center of the scandal.
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N. Korea fires 3 missiles
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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BEIJING - North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to conduct a missile launch.
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Pope Francis greets German leader
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis toured St. Peter's Square to greet tens of thousands of people attending a rally of prayer, music and speeches Saturday, and he embraced the brother of a Pakistani politician who was assassinated in his country after calling for greater religious freedom for Christians there.
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Syria's enduring conflict
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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WASHINGTON - The fractured Syrian opposition movement is considering ditching its prime minister at a meeting this week, action that would complicate the State Department's push for peace talks and once again leave the international community without a clear idea of who would take charge should Bashar al-Assad fall.
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Mayor rejects crack-use claims
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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TORONTO - A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Ford on Friday called the allegations "ridiculous."
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IRS grilled for political motives
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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WASHINGTON - The firestorm buffeting the Internal Revenue Service intensified Friday as lawmakers began what they promised would be an extensive effort to learn whether there was any political motivation or White House involvement in the agency's recently acknowledged misdeeds.
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Powerball pot hits $600M
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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DES MOINES, Iowa - It's all about the odds.
With four out of every five possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot during Saturday night's drawing, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars - and that's after taxes.
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Cynthia Brown | Rights activist, 60
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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Activist Cynthia Brown, 60, one of the guiding forces at the international advocacy group Human Rights Watch, died last Sunday in Manhattan after fighting cancer.
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Norcross group enters bidding for Woodcrest
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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An investment group led by George E. Norcross III and Ira Lubert announced Saturday it would bid on the bankrupt Woodcrest Country Club, adding a new player to the mix of potential owners of the Cherry Hill golf course.
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Leaking water in subways costs millions in claims
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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SEPTA, PATCO, and the City of Philadelphia have paid millions of dollars to victims of slip-and-fall accidents in subways while failing to fix the hazards that cause the accidents.
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Nigerian teen taking courts by storm
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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It took one road trip for Demola Onifade to astound his new basketball teammates and coaches.
But it was nothing that the 16-year-old from Lagos, Nigeria, did on the court.
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Edward J. Nolen, 80, Penn accountant
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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Edward J. Nolen, 80, of Cape May, a longtime accountant for the University of Pennsylvania, died of kidney failure on Wednesday, May 15, at St. Joseph Villa, a nursing-care facility in Flourtown.
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Connie Williams, 72, East Camden activist
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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Connie Williams, 72, a community activist who worked with children and police to keep her East Camden neighborhood safe, died early Saturday, May 18, of lung cancer.
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PBA Summer Swing features testy clash of the keglers
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2013-05-19 03:21:10 (23 minutes ago)
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Jason Belmonte and Sean Rash are two of the best bowlers on the PGA Tour. They also don't like each other. They're bringing their tiff to Milwaukee for the two-week Geico PBA Summer Swing, a series of five tournaments.
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Roadrunners run rule Louisiana Tech
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2013-05-19 03:20:54 (23 minutes ago)
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After a defensive game to open the series UTSA's bats got going as the recorded a 13-2 Mercy Rule victory over Louisiana Tech in Ruston on Friday night.It was a stunning victory for the Roadrunners who...
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Jodi Arias gets tweets from top reality show stars
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2013-05-19 03:20:47 (23 minutes ago)
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Jodi Arias has been following two huge reality show stars on Twitter - and they actually tweeted her once they found out. Arias, who was just found guilty of murdering her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, has been...
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Do Maddie McCann's parents know so called mystery couple?
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2013-05-19 03:20:40 (23 minutes ago)
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On May 19, 2013 Express News UK shared shocking evidence in the search for Madeleine McCann -- but what does this evidence truly mean? It's been revealed that a mysterious "middle aged couple" entered the family'...
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Somerville, Dorchester men arrested for possession of heroin after Transit Police witness alleged drug deal
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2013-05-19 03:20:08 (24 minutes ago)
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Police arrested two men from Somerville and Dorchester after seeing them exchange heroin and cash at the JFK/UMass Red Line T station Friday night, Transit Police said. Plainclothes Transit Police officers reported they overheard Daniel Merrill, 28 of Somerville, saying the words “buying” and “dealer” in a conversation around 9 p.m., police said in a statement. Derick Anderson, 40 of Dorchester, got off a northbound train and briefly spoke with Merrill on the platform.
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Lebanese artist Nahas goes graphic on air
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2013-05-19 03:10:02 (34 minutes ago)
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Many Lebanese artists have tackled the violence and horror of the country’s Civil War in their work. Few approach it with the uncompromising brutality of Jean Marc Nahas.
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Medical emergency eyed in Va. parade crash
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2013-05-19 03:41:32 (2 minutes ago)
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Witnesses described a frantic scene and close calls after an elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a small Virginia mountain town's parade. Investigators were looking into whether the motorist had suffered a medical emergency before the accident.
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U.S National Security and its relations to Persian Gulf Oil
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2013-05-19 03:40:45 (3 minutes ago)
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The importance of Gulf oil for the United States has been a constant in American foreign policy since World War II. This was without question the importance was part of the complex of reasons that the Bush Administration decided to...
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Eagles finding ways to win
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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PLYMOUTH — A few games into their final season on the diamond at Plymouth North, David Murphy and Ryan Moskos, a pair of senior captains, were not satisfied with the Eagles’ start.
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Tri-Town resists auditor’s criticism
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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The state auditor is calling for changes to be made to the leadership of the South Shore Tri-Town Development Corp., the agency in charge of redeveloping a former military base in Abington, Rockland and Weymouth.
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New owners bring fresh focus to Orta
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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Last August, chef Brett Williams and his wife, Cara, bought the Orta restaurant in Pembroke from Jimmy Burke, his longtime employer and mentor.
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Voters face tax increase for schools
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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With just two weeks until Town Meeting, the stage has been set for a showdown between voters in Dracut who are willing to pay an average of $279 more in property taxes to boost the school department budget and those who think local educators should make ends meet without a tax hike.
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Area hiring takes healthy turn
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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The job market along the Route 128 corridor is back. And it’s not just all about the corporate giants.
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Town Meeting still short
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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Even after a number of successful write-in campaigns and new members elected at precinct caucuses, Stoughton Town Meeting will enter its first session Monday night at 7:30 at the Stoughton High auditorium at less than full strength. Town Clerk Cheryl Mooney posted the full list of Town Meeting representatives after the April 30 town election and the precinct caucuses on May 2 and 6. There are now 155 members, 13 fewer than the 168 seats authorized by the town charter. Mooney said she was still waiting to hear from two members who won election as write-in candidates — Matthew Smith from Precinct 5 and Faith Weiner from Precinct 6 — to officially accept their seats. If they do not, there would be 15 vacancies. Only 24 candidates originally came forward for the 62 seats available this spring, but 19 members were elected at precinct caucuses and there were six successful write-in candidacies. Additional Town Meeting sessions, if needed, will be held on May 22 and 29, and June 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, and 27.
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Ad hoc committee to address space issues
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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Plympton selectmen have appointed an ad hoc committee to address space issues in town. The town hall, known as the “Town House,” is not only home to municipal departments like the planning board and board of selectmen, but to the Police Department as well. But Town Coordinator Dale Pleau said that the antiquated facility does not have a proper cell block. “They’re housed in the old part of the building, and the space is inadequate by modern standards,” Pleau said. The committee — called the Plympton Town Complex Building Needs Study Committee — recently issued a request for proposals from outside firms to assess the town’s space needs. Bids to review the town’s infrastructure and make recommendations must be submitted to the town by the end of June.
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Gaming consultant to report findings
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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A representative from Cummings Associates, the town’s gaming consultant, will deliver the company’s findings at a 7 p.m. public forum Wednesday at the Beatrice H. Wood Elementary School, 72 Messenger St. (Route 106). The consulting firm was hired to analyze the potential effects on the town if Plainridge Racecourse won the state’s lone license for a slot machine parlor. For more information, call the town administrator’s office at 508-695-3010, ext. 11.
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MassBay plans IT security summit
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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Massachusetts Bay Community College will team up with Towerwall Inc., a Framingham-based company, to offer a summit on information security May 30 at its Oakland Street campus in Wellesley Hills. The workshop, to run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., will focus on discussing the issues and threats to businesses posed by cyber crime, and technologies that can help protect virtual content. Brown University’s chief information security officer, David Sherry, will be the keynote speaker at the event, and will be joined by other local industry leaders, including the state’s top information security officer, Kevin Burns, FBI agents, lawyers specializing in the field, and various business leaders. Event organizers said cyber crime rose by about 600 percent nationwide from 2005 to 2012, and nearly three-quarters of Americans have been the victim of a cyber crime. The fee for Information Security Summit 2013 is $45, and preregistration is required. To register online, visit www.tinyurl.com/itsecuritysummit.
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Senate hopeful Gomez to speak Thursday
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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Gabriel Gomez, the Republican candidate for the US Senate seat vacated by John Kerry, will address local business leaders Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Newton Health Care Center, 2101 Washington St. Hosted by the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce , Gomez will be focusing mainly on business-related topics, and then take questions from the audience. The 47-year-old private equity investor from Cohasset is making his first run for public office. He will face the Democratic Party’s nominee, US Representative Edward Markey of Malden, who spent the past 36 years in Congress, in the June 25 special election. Gomez is the son of Colombian immigrants and is a former Navy SEAL. The chamber has also invited Markey to appear at a similar forum; the date has not been announced. The hourlong event Thursday is free, but advance registration is requested. For more information, visit the chamber’s website, www.nnchamber.com.
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Slate of 300th festivities next weekend
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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A three-sided clock representing Lexington’s first 300 years and a time capsule reflecting community life in 2013 will be dedicated at 4 p.m. Saturday in Depot Square’s Emery Park as part of the culminating weekend of the town’s tercentennial celebrations. Other events over the Memorial Day weekend include old-time baseball games and family activities next Sunday at Center Field off Park Drive. Opening ceremonies are slated for 11:30 a.m., and the games, contests, entertainment, and music will continue from noon to 6 p.m. At 6:30 p.m. May 27, a 300th anniversary concert featuring the Lexington Bicentennial Band, the Master Singers of Lexington, the Lexington Pops Chorus, and the Lexington Symphony will be performed at Lexington High School. Tickets to the concert are $10; more information about the weekend of events can be found at www.lexington300.org.
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Imran Khan blames rival for killing
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2013-05-19 03:40:07 (4 minutes ago)
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Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan's PTI party, is blaming one of his political rivals for the killing of PTI official Zahra Shadid Hussain.
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Hofstra student killed by police during break-in
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2013-05-19 03:21:32 (22 minutes ago)
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Officials say a New York college student was accidentally killed by a police officer as she was held in a headlock by an intruder pointing a gun at her head during a break-in at an off-campus home.
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Event to kick off work on Rancho Cordova-area roads
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2013-05-19 03:21:28 (22 minutes ago)
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Sacramento County and Rancho Cordova officials will participate in a ceremony Monday launching a project to improve traffic circulation in the Mather Commerce Center area and Rancho Cordova.
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Stand up against domestic violence: Linda D. Johanek
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2013-05-19 03:21:27 (22 minutes ago)
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Domestic violence spills over into the community all the time. At the Domestic Violence and Child Advocacy Center, we have always known that. But now, due to Amanda, Gina, Michelle and 6-year-old Jocelyn's recent escape from their abductor, the world has seen it, writes Linda D. Johanek.
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Edwards' return to public life
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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RALEIGH, N.C. - Former presidential contender John Edwards has reactivated his license to practice law and is setting out on the speaking circuit.
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An official Wash. state pot logo?
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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SEATTLE - Officials in Washington state took their first stab Thursday at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults.
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In interview, Assad says he'll be staying
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday that he won't step down and will instead "face the storm," raising new doubts about a U.S.-Russian effort to get Assad and his opponents to negotiate an end to the country's civil war.
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Security or political ploy?
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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PETARE, Venezuela - Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas.
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France approves gay marriage
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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PARIS - France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate.
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Penn Station awaits overhaul
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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NEW YORK - The busiest passenger train station in the United States is a 1960s-era, utilitarian labyrinth in the basement of a basketball arena.
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Return of red knot B95 to Delaware heartens researchers
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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A rare shorebird that has defied all the odds was spotted yet again last week on Delaware Bay.
He's a small thing - no bigger than a robin, weighing only as much as a stick of butter. But he has one of the longest migrations on the planet. And a lot of renown.
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To Submit Obituaries
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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The Inquirer welcomes obituary information from funeral directors, relatives and friends. Please submit information promptly. We want our obituaries to be timely. Recent photographs of publishable quality are desired.
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Rutgers pioneer in public-interest law looks back
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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As a female student in the male-dominated law school culture of the early 1970s, Eve Biskind Klothen had such a terrible time that she figured she would leave, go into public-interest law, and never return to academia.
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Library Company chief plans to retire
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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John Van Horne, 63, who has presided over the Library Company of Philadelphia during nearly three decades of unprecedented digital change, has announced he will retire in May 2014.
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Montco's Shapiro laying groundwork for statewide run
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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Josh Shapiro, chairman of the Montgomery County commissioners and a rising Democratic star, will bypass 2014 races for governor and Congress already congested with ambitious pols and instead launch his own political action committee to try to influence campaigns and issues around the state.
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McGraw delivers brawny two-hour set
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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"I'm from a map dot," Tim McGraw sang shortly after taking the stage at the Susquehanna Bank Center on Friday night, "a stop sign on a blacktop." But McGraw, who took the stage to the decidedly un-countryish sounds of Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive," is defined as much by big-tent showmanship as small-town sentiment, sometimes to the latter's detriment.
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At Radnor races, a jumping good time
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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The sound of bugles echoed across the grounds of the Radnor Hunt Club around 1:25 p.m. Saturday, and 12 horses trotted toward the starting line of the afternoon's first steeplechase run. Officially, the 83d annual Radnor Hunt Races were about to begin.
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Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter
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2013-05-19 03:21:07 (23 minutes ago)
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Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to get Assad and his opponents to negotiate an end to the country's civil war.
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Effective leadership is a gift to God
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2013-05-19 03:20:53 (23 minutes ago)
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Some people tend to lead from their own will, but God wants us to lead from His. In order to be an effective leader, follow the essential guidelines Paul gave in Romans 15:1-14 for leading the church.One...
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Movie star and rare films spring into Chicagoland (Video)
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2013-05-19 03:20:47 (23 minutes ago)
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Russell Brand, star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek, and Arthur, will appear live at the Chicago Theatre as part of the annual TBS Just For Laughs Chicago Festival in June. For more information, visit /www.justforlaughschicago...
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Great Britain's Rachel Joyce, Paul Amey win Ironman Texas
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2013-05-19 03:20:38 (23 minutes ago)
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A duo of triathlons from across the pond took top honors at the 2013 Memorial Herman Ironman Texas held at The Woodlands, Texas on Saturday, May 18, 2013.Rachel Joyce and Paul Amey, representing Great Britain, won their respective divisions...
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Morsi urged to give green light for attack on Sinai kidnappers
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2013-05-19 03:10:02 (34 minutes ago)
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The Egyptian army has urged President Mohammed Mursi to give them the “green light” to launch an attack operation on Sunday against kidnappers of policemen at the North Sinai town of al-Arish, presidential sources told the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat.
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Why quote Dawkins?
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2013-05-19 03:41:26 (2 minutes ago)
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NHL playoffs update: Shark attack!
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2013-05-19 03:40:44 (3 minutes ago)
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Saturday was all about the Western Conference, as the East was off for the night for the NHL. The Wings and the Sharks were both looking for their first wins in the second round. The only difference was that if...
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CFO suspended due to anger over video
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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Weymouth’s chief financial officer was suspended without pay for 10 days, after showing a video that appeared to make fun of people who disagreed with the mayor’s proposed budget.
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Mansfield students help counterparts in Ghana
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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Sarah O’Callahan, school librarian at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Mansfield, showed middle school students there a documentary on libraries throughout the world, where some students have to walk an hour or more to visit.
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New school lunches get poor reviews
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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New state and federal laws regulating school lunches took effect this year, in an effort to improve nutrition and reduce obesity. But at Dedham, as in many districts in the state, students are buying less from the school cafeteria and throwing away more.
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McGrath overpass may come down
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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The McCarthy Overpass on the McGrath Highway is a rusted relic of 1950s urban design and should be torn down, according to state transit planners.
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These grandparents give the world
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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I want Al and Carmela Varraso to adopt me as their grandchild. You will, too, when you hear their story. The Varrasos, who have lived in the same house in Braintree for nearly 50 years, have six children and 11 grandchildren.
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Antiques & Collectibles
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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A collection of Italian Venini glass, antique Italian furniture, and fine art from the estate of Laura Venini Hillyer, of Beverly, will be offered at Northeast Auctions’ Memorial Day Weekend Auction at Treadwell Mansion, Portsmouth, N.H., Saturday and Sunday at noon.
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Town election Tuesday
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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In Sharon’s election on Tuesday, Selectman William Heitin faces a challenge from Steven Ross, a primary care physician who said he is running, in part, because his patients tell him they are moving out of Sharon because taxes are too high. Ross also said he would like to make government committees more representative of Sharon’s diversity. Heitin, a partner in an asset management firm, said he hopes to complete ongoing initiatives, such as attracting businesses like the Sharon Commons development that will shift some of the tax burden away from residents. He also aims to identify a new public water source, he said, and to see to fruition a solar facility that would reduce town electricity costs by about 50 percent. In another race, for School Committee, Marcy Kaplan and incumbents Jeff Cruzan and Emily Smith-Lee are running for two seats.
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Police to hold youth fishing derby
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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The Police Department’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education and Youth Services programs are holding their annual youth fishing derby June 8, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Arcand Park. Walk-ins are welcome before 8:30 a.m. the day of the race, but advance registration is preferred, organizers said. The fee is $20, and includes a T-shirt, bait, and lunch. Checks should be made payable to Bellingham Police Department Youth Services and mailed, with completed registration forms, to the department at 8 Mechanic St., Bellingham, MA 02019. To download a registration form, visit the Police Department’s page on the town website, www.bellinghamma.org.
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Learn about ‘Secret World of Bubbles’
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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The Fiske Public Library will host “Bubbleology: The Secret World of Bubbles” Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Sweatt meeting room. Keith Michael Johnson’s program explores the science, art, and presence of bubbles in everyday life. The hourlong presentation is aimed at children ages 4 and older, although toddlers are welcome if they sit in their caregivers’ laps. Tickets are available at the library’s circulation desk; the program is free, but canned-good donations for the Wrentham Food Pantry will be accepted. For more information, call the library at 508-384-5440 or visit www.fiskelib.org.
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Morning water shutoff May 26
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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Freetown residents who want to clean their cars for something special next Sunday had better get out their hoses the day before. The local water department is calling for a water shutoff on that Sunday morning when water levels in the storage tanks could be low while Fall River’s water department does electrical work at its treatment facility. Residents whose homes are connected to the Fall River water line are being asked to keep their sprinklers turned off and to avoid activities like power washing between 8:30 and noon. If necessary, residents will be asked to minimize water usage again in early June.
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Residents concerned about illegal drugs, school safety
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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Dedham residents are most concerned about illegal drugs, school safety, alcohol abuse, break-ins, and property theft, according to a police survey released last week. Of the 517 who responded to the survey, about 68 percent listed that they were “concerned” or “very concerned” with illegal drugs and with school safety, the highest total of the 21 crimes listed. More than half of respondents said Dedham has about the same crime rate as other neighboring towns, but 38 percent said they thought there was more crime in Dedham. Only 9 percent said they thought there was less. About 55 percent of residents thought crime had increased in the past year, with 4 percent thinking it had decreased.
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Movie reels will be spinning for cyclists
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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Cyclists can take off their helmets and still enjoy the ride at Ciclismo Classico’s fourth annual Bike Travel Film Festival, taking place Monday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St. The event will feature a dozen short films on two-wheeled adventures, including the festival’s centerpiece, “The New Woman: Annie ‘Londonderry’ Kopchovsky,” which tells the story of a Boston mother of three who endeavored to cycle the globe in 15 months in the late 19th century. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door, with proceeds going to the nonprofit Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition, also known as MassBike. A social hour will be held at 6 p.m. at the theater. More information is available at www.ciclismoclassico.com/filmfest.
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Fears of social service reform costs
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2013-05-19 03:40:07 (4 minutes ago)
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Major changes to social services could result in extra costs for taxpayers, health service and local government leaders warn.
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17 bodies removed from Modesto funeral home
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2013-05-19 03:40:04 (4 minutes ago)
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MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Seventeen bodies have been removed from a Modesto funeral home after complaints the home was taking too long to cremate the bodies, officials said....
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Somerville, Dorchester men arrested for possession of heroin after Transit Police witness alleged drug deal
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2013-05-19 03:30:06 (14 minutes ago)
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Police arrested two men from Somerville and Dorchester after seeing them exchange heroin and cash at the JFK/UMass Red Line T station Friday night, Transit Police said. Plainclothes Transit Police officers reported they overheard Daniel Merrill, 28 of Somerville, saying the words “buying” and “dealer” in a conversation around 9 p.m., police said in a statement. Derick Anderson, 40 of Dorchester, got off a northbound train and briefly spoke with Merrill on the platform.
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Syria's enduring conflict
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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WASHINGTON - The fractured Syrian opposition movement is considering ditching its prime minister at a meeting this week, action that would complicate the State Department's push for peace talks and once again leave the international community without a clear idea of who would take charge should Bashar al-Assad fall.
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Mayor rejects crack-use claims
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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TORONTO - A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Ford on Friday called the allegations "ridiculous."
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IRS grilled for political motives
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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WASHINGTON - The firestorm buffeting the Internal Revenue Service intensified Friday as lawmakers began what they promised would be an extensive effort to learn whether there was any political motivation or White House involvement in the agency's recently acknowledged misdeeds.
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Powerball pot hits $600M
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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DES MOINES, Iowa - It's all about the odds.
With four out of every five possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot during Saturday night's drawing, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars - and that's after taxes.
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Boston to conduct 2 reviews of bomb response
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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LOWELL, Mass. - Boston's police department and mayor's office will conduct twin reviews of the response to last month's bombing of the Boston Marathon, Police Commissioner Ed Davis said Saturday.
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NE rail link severed
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, adding that a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine whether it is connected to the accident.
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Woman testifies about Berlusconi parties and cash
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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MILAN - Silvio Berlusconi's private disco featured not only aspiring showgirls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but also one woman dressed up as President Obama and a prominent Milan prosecutor, whom the billionaire media mogul has accused of persecuting him, according to the first public sworn testimony by the Moroccan woman at the center of the scandal.
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N. Korea fires 3 missiles
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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BEIJING - North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to conduct a missile launch.
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Pope Francis greets German leader
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis toured St. Peter's Square to greet tens of thousands of people attending a rally of prayer, music and speeches Saturday, and he embraced the brother of a Pakistani politician who was assassinated in his country after calling for greater religious freedom for Christians there.
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Karen Heller: Not investing in Pa. students now will cost us later
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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We're in budget season, which means the city school district is experiencing yet another round of asking for money from local and state governments that have grown inured to the perpetual crisis, as common a sign of spring as azaleas.
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Area Votes in Congress
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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WASHINGTON - Here is how Philadelphia-area members of Congress voted on major issues last week:
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Dodd-Frank financial rules. Voting 235-161, the House on Friday passed a bill (HR 1062) imposing time-consuming requirements on the Securities and Exchange Commission as it puts the 2010 financial-regulation law known as Dodd-Frank into effect. In part, t
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Obama's activism is starved for trust
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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WASHINGTON - Whatever else happens as a result of the multiple controversies that have engulfed the administration, one thing is clear: President Obama has failed to meet one of the most important goals he set out when he was first elected, which was to demonstrate that activist government could also be smart government.
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Kevin Riordan: There's a new show in town
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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Inside the former Collingswood Theatre, Tom Marchetty and Josh Longsdorf talk about assembling the cast of their new production.
"We've got a photographer, a printmaker, a guy who makes portable power systems, and a woman who's got her own clothing line," Marchetty says.
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Top 5 Wins of Drexel's Season
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2013-05-19 03:20:50 (23 minutes ago)
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On the surface, Drexel's 2012-13 season wasn't what head coach Bruiser Flint had envisioned. Due to injuries and unfortunate breaks, the Dragons finished five games below .500 at 13-18 and only 9-9...
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A look back at NASA's planet-pinpointing space 'scope
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2013-05-19 03:20:16 (24 minutes ago)
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The space agency says the Kepler space telescope is having equipment issues. With the mission threatened, we look back at Kepler's mind-expanding search for Earth-like exoplanets. [Read more]
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RI Lottery
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2013-05-19 03:20:09 (24 minutes ago)
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CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — These Rhode Island lotteries were drawn Saturday: Estimated jackpot: $12 million 10-13-14-22-52, Powerball: 11 4-5-5-6 01-12-21-29-30, Extra: 3
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Jackpot hit in monster lottery win
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2013-05-19 03:02:06 (42 minutes ago)
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One single ticket in Florida has matched all the numbers to win the highest Powerball lottery jackpot in history at an estimated US$590.5 million (NZ$710m), officials said.
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Edward Furlong arrested: 'Terminator 2' star violates restraining order
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2013-05-19 03:01:03 (43 minutes ago)
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Edward Furlong hasn't done much on screen in recent years, but off screen he has been living a troubled life. E! News reported on May 18 that Edward Furlong is in trouble with the law again. He was arrested Thursday in West Hollywood for allegedly breaking a restraining order. The former child star who made a huge impact in "Terminator 2" and "American History X" is now making news for breaking a restraining order that his ex-girlfriend had placed against him after reports of several domestic violence incidents. He was arrested in January on similar charges and was supposed to be held for six months for that violation. Furlong has been charged with a felony this time and is being held on $100,000 bail. He has been on probation previously for violating the restraining order placed by his ex-wife Rachael Kneeland as well. It looks as if Furlong has an issue staying away from women who don't care to have him around. Read more on Examiner.com
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Nike Kobe 8 Mambacurial update (Photos)
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2013-05-19 03:40:40 (3 minutes ago)
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Growing up in Italy, Kobe Bryant was an avid basketball and soccer player and even to this day, he remains a dedicated soccer fan. With the release of the Kobe 8 Mambacurial, Nike pays tribute to Kobe’s love...
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New board leaves controversy at door
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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Meeting for the first time since last weekend’s election, Cohasset’s Board of Selectmen chose its leaders and will next tackle the search for a new town manager.
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Scituate lobstermen help whales
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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The numerous storms and rough seas haven’t only been difficult for Scituate’s shores. For Scituate lobsterman, the boiling seas have left their lobster traps a scattered and tangled mess.
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Duxbury resident co-chairs benefit for Greater Boston PFLAG
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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Duxbury resident Holly Safford, founder and president of Hingham-based The Catered Affair, recently co-chaired a benefit for Greater Boston PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays).
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Parish site considered for school
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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Reading school officials are preparing to seek community feedback for the plan to convert a former St. Agnes parish school building to a town kindergarten and preschool facility.
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Flight of fancy
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2013-05-19 03:40:09 (4 minutes ago)
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The carousel soon to adorn the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway in Boston– designed, sculpted, and painted by two local artists – is a horse of a different color.
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Center School study wins OK
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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Town Meeting endorsed plans by the Elementary School Building Committee for a comprehensive feasibility study on renovating or building a new Center School. Participants in the May 6 opening session agreed to let the town spend up to $600,000 for the study, which would be required for the project to qualify for state funding. Building committee members hope to have a plan for a new Center School ready next year. In addition, Town Meeting voters approved a measure allowing the Board of Selectmen to start negotiations to lease land on Fruit Street for a solar power-generating facility. If negotiations are successful, the town would lease two parcels to an alternative-energy company for 20 years. Members of the town’s Sustainable Green Committee say a solar-panel farm could save the town up to $10 million in energy costs over the 20-year period.
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Brittany MacLeod is heading to Australia
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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Brittany MacLeod, or BMAC to her mates, made it to the final round in the Tourism Australia Best Job In The World competition, as one of three finalists for the position of Chief Funster. The Franklin native and Marist College senior tweeted the news, “BMAC IS GOIN DOWN UNDAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” very early Wednesday morning. MacLeod, Andrew Smith, also from the United States, and Holly Easterbrook of the United Kingdom are listed on the website bestjobs.australia.com as finalists for the six-month position. The site also has their video applications for the job, which will involve promoting Sydney’s nightlife and entertainment scene on social media, and comes with a compensation package worth $100,000, according to Tourism Australia. The agency said it received more than 600,000 inquiries about the six openings in its Best Jobs in the World contest. MacLeod and the other finalists will be heading to Australia next month for a round of personal interviews.
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Register for special Senate vote
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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The last day to register to vote in time to cast a ballot in next month’s special election for US Senate is June 5, when the town clerk’s office will remain open until 8 p.m. to accommodate last-minute applications. Absentee ballots for the June 25 election, which will fill the seat left vacant when John F. Kerry was appointed US secretary of state, are available in the clerk’s office in Town Hall, and must be returned no later than noon June 24. Voter registration forms and absentee ballot applications are also available online at www.sec.state.ma.us. Sample ballots for the election, which pits Republican Gabriel Gomez against Democrat Ed Markey, are available online at www.natickma.gov. For more information, call the clerk’s office at 508-647-6430.
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Committee to name town administrator finalists
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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At the Board of Selectmen’s meeting Tuesday, the search committee for the new town administrator is expected to recommend three to four finalists. The next step in the process will be for selectmen to schedule interviews. Rene Read, who became town administrator in December 2009, resigned effective May 12 to become town manager in his hometown of Duxbury. Thirty people applied to fill his position in Hanson. Meredith Marini, executive assistant to the Board of Selectmen, was chosen by the board to serve as interim administrator until a permanent administrator is in place.
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Officials seek public input on budgets
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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Watertown officials last week began a monthlong series of hearings to set next fiscal year’s budget, and are encouraging residents to attend the meetings and express their opinions. Town Manager Michael Driscoll’s proposed general budget is set at $107 million, plus $15 million for water and sewer operations, which are handled separately. Driscoll’s report on his spending plan for the year starting July 1 anticipates Watertown will collect $80.5 million in residential and commercial property taxes, and receive about $10.5 million in state aid. The remaining $16 million in anticipated revenue to balance the budget would come from vehicle and other excise taxes, various municipal fees, program reimbursements, and transfers from other town accounts. Town Council members will hold hearings on individual departments before they convene a final cumulative session slated for June 11, when they would vote on the final budget figure. A detailed schedule of individual budget hearings is available on the town’s website, www.ci.watertown.ma.us.
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New playground and outdoor classroom
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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Following an eight-month fund-raising blitz, one of Canton’s elementary schools cut the ribbon for a new playground and outdoor classroom last week. Peter Boucher, principal of Lieutenant Peter M. Hansen Elementary School, said the school community came together behind the projects under the name “Team Hansen.” Sharon Stemm, fund-raising director of the Canton Association of Parents and Teachers, raised about $10,000 with a pair of fitness fund-raisers, then the Bank of Canton donated $10,000, according to Boucher. The Haggerty family in Canton donated $45,000 toward the project. At the same time, the school applied for and received a $5,000 grant from Lowe’s Home Improvement in Dedham for an outdoor classroom. The classroom has stone benches and a slate that can be used as a chalkboard, Boucher said.
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Farmers market to return June 13
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2013-05-19 03:40:08 (4 minutes ago)
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The Brookline Farmers Market will return for its outdoor season June 13 in the Centre Street West parking lot in Coolidge Corner. Everything from fresh produce and flowers to bread and meats will be featured at the nonprofit market, which will held each Thursday from 1:30 p.m. until dusk through Oct. 31 (except for July 4). For more information, visit its page on the town’s website, www.brooklinema.gov.
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Cardiff delegates 'to keep talking'
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2013-05-19 03:40:07 (4 minutes ago)
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Police officers, republicans and loyalists agree to resolve differences through dialogue and non-violent means.
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A look back at NASA's planet-pinpointing space 'scope
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2013-05-19 03:30:13 (14 minutes ago)
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The space agency says the Kepler space telescope is having equipment issues. With the mission threatened, we look back at Kepler's mind-expanding search for Earth-like exoplanets. [Read more]
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Hezbollah heads for strategic Homs town: 10 of its fighters killed in battles with FSA
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2013-05-19 03:30:02 (14 minutes ago)
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Battles raged in Qusayr between fighters from the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah and the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA), as activists reported the killing of at least 10 Hezbollah members.
Sources told Al Arabiya early Sunday morning that Hezbollah fighters are reportedly heading to Qusayr, located in the central Homs province.
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Marcos Breton: Kings win shows anything's possible in Sacramento
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2013-05-19 03:21:28 (22 minutes ago)
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A few weeks ago, I was covering baseball in San Francisco when a writer from another state accosted me with an emphatic declaration: "You've lost the Sacramento Kings," he boomed. "You're fantasizing if you think otherwise."
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In interview, Assad says he'll be staying
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday that he won't step down and will instead "face the storm," raising new doubts about a U.S.-Russian effort to get Assad and his opponents to negotiate an end to the country's civil war.
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Security or political ploy?
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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PETARE, Venezuela - Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas.
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France approves gay marriage
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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PARIS - France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate.
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Penn Station awaits overhaul
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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NEW YORK - The busiest passenger train station in the United States is a 1960s-era, utilitarian labyrinth in the basement of a basketball arena.
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Edwards' return to public life
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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RALEIGH, N.C. - Former presidential contender John Edwards has reactivated his license to practice law and is setting out on the speaking circuit.
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An official Wash. state pot logo?
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2013-05-19 03:21:22 (22 minutes ago)
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SEATTLE - Officials in Washington state took their first stab Thursday at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults.
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Funds went untapped for Camden police
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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For several years, even as the Camden city administration warned that it was unable to financially support its police department, more than half of $12 million in federal and state grants that poured in during that time lay unused.
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Phila. smokers and drinkers get ready for (tax) hit
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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The destitute Philadelphia schools are counting on Kevin Sosinavage, and others like him, to come to the rescue by continuing to do what they're doing: smoking and drinking.
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C. Siegel, war pilot, Wanamakers executive
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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Charles Siegel, 89, of Bryn Mawr, a decorated World War II pilot and merchandiser for 32 years with the former John Wanamaker department-store chain, died Thursday, May 16, of advanced age at his home.
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It's sweet vs. sweet in D.C. fight
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2013-05-19 03:21:20 (22 minutes ago)
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WASHINGTON - Even a chocolate bar, it turns out, comes with politics attached.
That peanut butter cup tempting you in the checkout aisle or Krimpet calling out from the office vending machine might seem like sweet, simple bliss, but in Washington they are the subject of fierce debate, competing economic studies, lobbying, and media campaigns that could all spill onto the Senate floor this week.
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$590 million Powerball jackpot: 1 winning ticket sold in Florida
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2013-05-19 03:21:13 (23 minutes ago)
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It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials disclosed Sunday.
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Joseph Abboud joins Men's Wearhouse as chief creative director
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2013-05-19 03:20:55 (23 minutes ago)
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Men's Wearhouse has announced that fashion designer and well-known suit maker Joseph Abboud has joined the company as chief creative designer.In the announcement, Men's Wearhouse said that as part of his partnership with the...
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Lucas Matthysse destroys Lamont Peterson in the 3rd round
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2013-05-19 03:20:41 (23 minutes ago)
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Many fight fans were expecting a slugfest between Lamont Peterson and Lucas Matthysse, as the two met on Saturday night. We did in fact get to see plenty of leather flying, but it was Matthysse who did all the...
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Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties
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2013-05-19 03:20:09 (24 minutes ago)
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier headed to India on Sunday for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties.
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Somerville, Dorchester men arrested for possession of heroin after Transit Police witness alleged drug deal
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2013-05-19 03:10:07 (34 minutes ago)
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Police arrested two men from Somerville and Dorchester after seeing them exchange heroin and cash at the JFK/UMass Red Line T station Friday night, Transit Police said. Plainclothes Transit Police officers reported they overheard Daniel Merrill, 28 of Somerville, saying the words “buying” and “dealer” in a conversation around 9 p.m., police said in a statement. Derick Anderson, 40 of Dorchester, got off a northbound train and briefly spoke with Merrill on the platform.
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Celebrating Prosecco DOCG in Conegliano Valdobbiadene
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2013-05-19 03:00:58 (43 minutes ago)
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“All this Prosecco DOCG, so little time!”As journalists from various points of the world sauntered into the elegant Hotel Le Betulle in the Congegliano Valdobbiadene region of NorthEast Italy, all eyes were upon the gorgeously laid out...
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