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3 hrs ago | North Adams Transcript

National Grid tries to hike its rates

A proposal by National Grid to increase the average residential customer's utility bill by 5.5 percent next year has come under scrutiny by the state Attorney General's office.

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Related Topix: Nantucket, MA, Worcester, MA, Andover, MA, North Adams, MA, Berkshire County, MA

11 hrs ago | The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Our appreciation stretches from Hawaii to Massachusetts

Even though the total amounts to less than 2/3 of 1 percent of the Fiscal Year 2009 Supplemental Appropriations bill signed into law by President Obama last week, the $668 million allocated to continue the recovery from Hurricane Katrina will make a world of difference in Mississippi.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat, US Senate, Daniel Inouye, Massachusetts Government, Senator Roger Wicker, Roger Wicker, Republican, Thad Cochran, Opinion

19 hrs ago | WSHM - News - News Now

Thunderstoms unleash lightning, rain in Mass.

A man has been struck by lightning and traffic problems reported as thunderstorms move across Massachusetts.

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Related Topix: Upton, MA, Grafton, MA, Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood, Worcester, MA

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

Lightning strike destroys Mass. church steeple

Lightning has struck a historic eastern Massachusetts church, damaging its roof and destroying its steeple.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Government

Lubbock Avalanche

Senate bill fines people refusing health coverage

Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Massachusetts Government, Healthcare Law, Law, Health Insurance, Health

The Recorder - Greenfield, Massachusetts

Massachusetts environment boss wants comprehensive study of biomass plants

This is for "Flowers in my Hair": Let's not only ... Quick! Shut the Gate, the horse got out! Better ... Not saying for or against This type of study sho... PLEASE NOTE: In paragraph 7 of this article, Ener... So, Ms Sheehan doesn't want additional studies or ... Bowles has been bought and sold.... View all comments Published: Thursday, June 25, ...

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Biomass, Energy, Global Warming, Agriculture, Science, Renewable Energy (Green Energy)

MassLive.com

Western Massachusetts officials see rescue in meal tax

Battered by cuts in local aid, municipal leaders in Western Massachusetts are licking their lips over the possibility of raising additional revenues for government from a new local tax on restaurants.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Lughnasadh, Springfield Metro, Springfield, MA, Chicopee, MA, Amherst, MA

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Cw56.com

Two more H1N1 deaths reported in Mass.

Two more deaths in Boston have been linked to H1N1, bringing the total number of H1N1 related deaths to four in Massachusetts, health officials announced Wednesday.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Massachusetts Government, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

Mass. teacher found with student pleads not guilty

A former Massachusetts schoolteacher who was found with a student at a West Virginia motel has pleaded not guilty to rape.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Government

Deseret Morning News

Mitt Romney's return to Mass. Statehouse recalls tidy tenure

One by one, potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates are fading away or facing challenges.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, US Senate, Republican, John Ensign, Mark Sanford, US Governors, South Carolina, South Carolina Government, Sarah Palin, Massachusetts Government

Charleston Daily Mail

Mass. to spell out wind farms draft plan

Massachusetts officials are set to release a draft plan that spells out rules for setting up wind farms in state waters.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Government, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

MassLive.com

Bill in Massachusetts statehouse would ban convicted sex offenders from driving an ice cream truck

The bells of an ice cream truck can sound innocent, but state legislators are concerned that the driver might not be so harmless.

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Related Topix: Westfield, MA, Sturbridge, MA, West Springfield, MA, Springfield Metro, Springfield, MA

Tue Jun 30, 2009

IndieLondon

Amy Adams set to join The Fighter

Adams is in negotiations to star alongside Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in The Fighter .

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Related Topix: Julie & Julia, Sunshine Cleaning

MassLive.com

Gov. Patrick: Don't expect Mass. sales tax holiday

Don't count on another sales tax holiday this summer in Massachusetts. Gov. Deval Patrick signed a 25-percent hike in the state's sales tax into law on Monday, and it will take effect on Aug.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Government

WHDH

'Cheeseman' mob boss to plead guilty in bribe case

Carmen "The Cheeseman" DiNunzio, the reputed underboss of the New England mob, plans to plead guilty to attempting to bribe an undercover FBI agent posing as a state official to win a $6 million Big Dig contract.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Government

Free Republic

Massachusetts: 26% Consider State’s Health Care Reform a Success

Twenty-six percent of Massachusetts voters say their state's health care reform effort has been a success.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Government, US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Boston Herald

Honduras immigrants in Massachusetts protest coup at home

Some of the estimated 15,000 Honduras immigrants living in Massachusetts are protesting a military coup that ousted the country's president.

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Related Topix: Manuel Zelaya

TheBostonChannel

Massachusetts Electric Co. Fined

The state Department of Public Utilities has upheld an $8 million fine against National Grid for poor customer service in 2006.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Government

WHDH

Hannaford warns consumers about recalled beef

Hannaford Supermarkets is warning its customers in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont to check their freezers for recalled beef.

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NewsTimesLive.com

Mass. AG warns laws must strengthen before casinos

Massachusetts must strengthen its investigatory and regulatory laws before going ahead with any plans to expand gambling, Attorney General Martha Coakley said Monday.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Government, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Connecticut

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