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Massachusetts Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Massachusetts.

Results 1 - 20 of 26,121 in Massachusetts

  1. Talking 'bout their generational programRead the original story

    11 min ago | Andover Townsman

    Is Andover ready to serve its 5,000 baby boomers? The Massachusetts Association of Councils on Aging seems to think so, as it has asked the leaders of Andover's one-year-old BoomerVenture program to share their ...

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    Related Topix: Andover, MA, Falmouth, MA

  2. Senator: Mandate 'financial literacy'Read the original story

    11 min ago | Andover Townsman

    ... a bill, to be filed in the January 2009 senate session, that would require financial literacy to be taught in Massachusetts schools. Considering America's economic woes, offering a financial curriculum in schools couldn't come at better time, she ...

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    Related Topix: Credit Card Debt, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Education Etc.

  3. Home heating aid to states will nearly doubleRead the original story

    19 min ago | Boston.com

    ... local consumers hard," said Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass. "With this increase in funding, hopefully no one in Massachusetts should have to make a heat-or-eat decision this winter." About 2 million more families are expected to get fuel aid this ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Edward Markey, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Christopher Dodd, US Senate

  4. Romney, actress in area stumping McCain, ObamaRead the original story

    28 min ago | MiddletownJournal

    Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and actress Natalie Portman could cross paths today, Oct.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Cincinnati, OH, Blue Ash, OH

  5. Mass. soldier killed by roadside bomb in AfghanistanRead the original story

    43 min ago | Boston Globe

    A 25-year-old soldier with Massachusetts roots died after his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb this week in Afghanistan, his mother said.

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  6. Obama campaigns in New HampshireRead the original story

    46 min ago | Boston Globe

    ... racing meeting where any form of betting or wagering on the speed or ability of dogs occurs to take place in Massachusetts. -- By Cathleen Jeffrey " Inside yeah. For me what is. It's just my feet and I Lawrence . . Watson yes he's gay -- besides the ...

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    Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television

  7. Vt. to receive 38.7 million in federal heating aidRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Burlington Free Press

    ... local consumers hard,' said Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass. 'With this increase in funding, hopefully no one in Massachusetts should have to make a heat-or-eat decision this winter.' About 2 million more families are expected to get fuel aid this ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Patrick Leahy, US Senate, Democrat, Bernard Sanders, Weather, Edward Markey, US House of Representatives

  8. Unemployment edges up in Mass. in SeptemberRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Telegram & Gazette

    The unemployment rate in Massachusetts inched up to 5.3 percent in September, but remains below the national average.

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    Related Topix: Massachusetts Government

  9. For Mass., a dramatic drop in fiscal fortunesRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Telegram & Gazette

    It wasn't so long ago that Massachusetts seemed to be swimming in cash. Month after month the state raked in tax revenues far ahead of predictions.

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    Related Topix: Deval Patrick, US Governors

  10. Mass. soldier killed by bomb in AfghanistanRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Telegram & Gazette

    ... wartime fatality since the Vietnam War. He was killed on his first day back on patrol after a 19-day leave in Massachusetts. Fortunato was in the 26th Infantry Regiment and served as a gunner in back of a Humvee. He had served in Afghanistan since ...

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    Related Topix: Beverly, MA, Salem, MA

  11. UMass Grapples With $12 Million Budget CutRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | WBUR-AM Boston

    ... assess the affects of a $1 billion state budget cut unveiled yesterday by Governor Patrick. The University of Massachusetts in Amherst will see a five percent budget cut, which amounts to $12 million. "No one really knows how this is going to play ...

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    Related Topix: Amherst, MA, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

  12. Patrick orders spending, job cuts to close $1.4 billion budget gapRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | WHDH-TV

    Saying the worldwide economic crisis has "hit home in Massachusetts," Gov. Deval Patrick has ordered a series of steps to deal with a $1.4 billion state budget shortfall.

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    Related Topix: Deval Patrick, US Governors, Massachusetts Government

  13. Beverly Soldier Killed In AfghanistanRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | WBZ TV

    ... wartime fatality since the Vietnam War. He was killed on his first day back on patrol after a 19-day leave in Massachusetts. Fortunato was in the 26th Infantry Regiment and served as a gunner in back of a Humvee. He had served in Afghanistan since ...

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    Related Topix: Beverly, MA, Salem, MA

  14. Federal home heating aid to states will nearly double this winter to $5.1 billionRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Newsday.com

    ... local consumers hard," said Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass. "With this increase in funding, hopefully no one in Massachusetts should have to make a heat-or-eat decision this winter." About 2 million more families are expected to get fuel aid this ...

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    Related Topix: Weather, Edward Markey, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Christopher Dodd, US Senate

  15. Ocean Spray sues Mass. co. over dried cranberriesRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Boston.com

    has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against another Massachusetts company that makes dried cranberry products. Ocean Spray claims in a lawsuit filed in federal court this week that Decas Cranberry Products in Carver is infringing on a patent ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Fruits, Food, Middleboro, MA

  16. Leaving the cars at home: Four schools support Walk to School DayRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Andover Townsman

    ... Sanborn, West and High Plain elementary schools, as well as Shawsheen School joined 32 communities in Massachusetts. Walk to School days are meant to spread environmental awareness - saving gas and easing pollution - but are also a fun, social ...

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    Related Topix: Andover, MA, Kids, Family

  17. Trade frost on the pumpkin for frosty glassesRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Andover Townsman

    ... beach wear, Cotch said, and "dancing is encouraged." The evening's entertainment, the Baha Brothers, are a Massachusetts-based band known for their island mentality, said Cotch. Their repertoire includes rock and pop favorites, including covers of ...

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    Related Topix: Andover, MA

  18. Neighbor to NeighborRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Coulter Press

    ... her series include, 'Your Healthy Pet' and 'Mostly Rock N' Roll,' which is aired in several communities across Massachusetts, Michigan and Wisconsin. Mansfield also hosts 'Animal Control,' with Animal Control officer Leona Pease for SGTV. To learn ...

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    Related Topix: Shrewsbury, MA

  19. Beacon Hill Roll CallRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Coulter Press

    ... programs. These funds come from the Workforce Training Fund that was established in 1998 and is financed by Massachusetts employers. Supporters of keeping the $3,056,500 said it is important to fund these grants that provide resources to ...

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    Related Topix: Deval Patrick, US Governors, Massachusetts Government

  20. Westboro property values updatedRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Coulter Press

    ... of fair market value as of Jan. 1. The project was completed in accordance with guidelines established by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, utilizing the analysis of sales which occurred during calendar 2007. The proposed new values will be ...

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    Related Topix: Massachusetts Government