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Toilet Repair Lands Senate Candidate Gabriel Gomez Lawsuit

By Neal White 2 weeks ago

One thing about politics it that anything that happens in your life is news.  No matter how big or small the story.  

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Massachusetts Gov. Patrick Eyed As Obama’s New Attorney General

By Jack Peterson 2 weeks ago

Governor Deval Patrick is being eyed as Eric Holder's replacement for Attorney General. Sources tell Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed that Holder's days are numbered. Sneed's anonymous source from the White Hous

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Massachusetts Loses 1,400 Jobs

By Jack Peterson 2 weeks ago

Sequestration cuts and higher payroll taxes are putting the brakes on economic recovery in the Bay State.

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No Powerball Winner Wednesday Night

By Jack Peterson 2 weeks ago

The Powerball jackpot moves to an estimated record $475 million  after there was no winner in Wednesday night's drawing.  

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Is Panhandling A Protected Freedom of Speech Liberty?

By Phil Paleologos 2 weeks ago

These days, everything is up for litigation like the issue of panhandling. Recently, Worcester, MA officials passed anti-panhandling ordinances, "including soliciting cash from motorists while standing in the street, on a traffic island and while walking in and out of traffic." 

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Massachusetts Considering Restaurant Tax Holiday

By Jack Peterson 2 weeks ago

Bay State Lawmakers are once again considering a sales tax holiday, this time a restaurant-specific tax holiday that would last five days.

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Mass. Gas Prices Jump Six Cents Per Gallon

By Jim Phillips 2 weeks ago

Massachusetts gasoline prices are up six cents this week, but are still below the national average.

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Extra Cameras Planned At Boston Fourth Celebration

By Jack Peterson 2 weeks ago

Boston Mayor Tom Menino says the city's Fourth of July celebration will go off as planned despite the Boston Marathon bombings. 

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Confirmed Tornado Touches Down in Stoughton, Mass

By BJ Ragone 3 weeks ago

The people of Stoughton, MA got a bit of a surprise on Thursday as a funnel cloud touched down. The National Weather Service has confirmed that it was in fact a tornado. 

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Is Profanity on Gravestones Next Craze?

By Phil Paleologos 3 weeks ago

The idea of having vulgarity inscribed on gravestones knocks the wind out me! Can you just imagine the respect and veneration of a cemetery being invaded by profanity chiseled onto a gravestone next to one of your loved ones?

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