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“We're pleased to be backing Ed Lastes and Lars Swanson as the management team forming this new company”

Fusion Media Group , an outdoor advertising holding company, has received $7.5 million in its first round of venture capital funding from Key Venture Partners , the company said on Monday. via Boston Business Journal

“If traders start to get wind that the economic situation is decreasing demand (and) people are cutting back, that could start to creep in and stabilize the prices”

Gary Paradis owns a plumbing and heating company in New Hampshire and he's taking on four extra jobs a week to pay for gas for his box truck. via EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

'Reflections of a Holocaust Survivor' Learn about the Holocaust from a woman who survived five Nazi concentration campus, including Auschwitz. via NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA

“Quatre petites prieres de St. Francois”

Gloriae Dei Cantores is presenting a sacred choral experience to remember loved ones who've gone before at this weekend's Feast of All Saints at the Church of the Transfiguration, 5 Bayview Drive. via CapeCodOnline.com

Police received a report of two beagles lost on Sumac Lane at 3:30 p.m. Monday. As of yesterday morning, the dogs had not been found. via GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

“It's counterintuitive because it seems to rain so much here.”

It sounds strange, but I moved here for the water. Already in the early 1980s, The Wall Street Journal was reporting that the West would be running out of water, with the mighty Colorado River overtaxed, and ... via The Boston Globe

“It's a nice, repetitive motion.”

Marinel McGrath's brain works in overdrive most days. That makes her no different from any other superintendent of schools. via SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Brian Bronaugh, long-time executive creative director of advertising agency Mullen 's Pittsburgh office, has been appointed its president. via Pittsburgh Business Times

“Pittsburgh has been a consistently strong, stable and profitable operation”

Exec Shift at Mullen Pittsburgh October 29, 2007 By Adweek Staff BOSTON Interpublic Group's Mullen has promoted Brian Bronaugh to president of its Pittsburgh office. via Adweek

“You can't even see a tenth of the effort we made.”

For 60 years, it has been known as the "Vitale site," an infamous sand-and-gravel pit, 33 feet deep, the sides overflowed with hazardous gray fly ash, spilling into an adjacent brook and Wenham Lake. via SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Always wanted to write a novel? You can learn about penning your first book with investigative reporter and novelist Hank Phillippi Ryan during "What I Wish Someone Had Told Me: The Scoop on Your First Novel" ... via SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

“It can really be a beautiful moment”

Most people have a hard time embracing death, and many would find the prospect of facing it every day depressing. via SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

“I think long-distance relationships are really difficult”

Issue date: 10/22/07 Section: The Scene Maniac With a Pen Long-distance relationship - not the two months of accumulated trash mutating in the corner, not the dust bunnies under the bed the size of gerbils and ... via The East Tennessean

“If you've ever walked along a Rockport street intrigued by the thought of what lies beyond the doorways, now is your chance to look inside.”

Salem State College's theater department is focusing its 2007-2008 season on the challenges faced by women. via SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

“I hope that Pumpkin Fest becomes a strong fall festival that continues year after year”

Local residents will be celebrating autumn by carving pumpkins, running along Bradley Palmer State Park's scenic trails, savoring spaghetti dinners, and enjoying hayrides - all as part of Hamilton and Wenham's ... via Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle

“We don't have the data so that we can improve instruction to the kids”

More than one of every five North Shore high-schoolers failed state standardized science tests last year, and area administrators are hopeful that improvements will come shortly. via SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

“Most quilts were made as gifts, so they were made with sharing in mind.”

Andover quilts will help heat up the Wenham Museum's "Invitational Quilt Weekend: Three Centuries of Essex County Quilts," this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. via Andover Townsman

“No experience is required. It's really for novices”

Stephanie Hatch of Boxford has always had an affinity for warm and comfy things. via SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

“Once it has been identified on paper as a safety issue, it needs to be addressed.”

The joint Hamilton-Wenham Capital Management Committee, which is recommending approximately $6 million in improvements to town-owned buildings as well as future repairs to other buildings, met with the School ... via Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle

Swampscott public school students do well in statewide Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System tests across the board. via Swampscott Reporter