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Ice cream shop settles in for another season

Posted Apr 21, 2008 @ 12:05 AM
FRAMINGHAM —

In addition to serving soups, chowders, stews, hot dogs and its lauded lobster roll, Mad Willie's in Framingham acts like a throwback to the ice cream parlors of yesteryear where service was paramount.

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Posted Apr 16, 2008 @ 12:01 AM
Last update Apr 16, 2008 @ 08:11 AM

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Intel 1Q profit meets subdued forecasts, revenue hits record

Posted Apr 15, 2008 @ 06:12 PM
SAN FRANCISCO —

Intel Corp.'s first-quarter profit matched Wall Street's subdued expectations, a sign the company's core microprocessor business remained healthy amid fears of a broader slowdown in technology spending.


Bacon's Wine & Spirits to open second store

Posted Apr 14, 2008 @ 10:00 PM
HUDSON —

Bacon's Wine & Spirits will build on its successful run on the local liquor scene with a second location on Rte. 20 in Northborough.


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Posted Apr 14, 2008 @ 05:43 PM

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Free commuter daily BostonNOW shuts down

Posted Apr 14, 2008 @ 01:21 PM
Last update Apr 14, 2008 @ 04:18 PM
BOSTON —

BostonNOW announced its immediate shutdown Monday after a year of competition with a rival five-day-a-week free newspaper geared toward subway and rail commuters.


Mortgage insurers put local real estate markets on watch lists

Posted Apr 14, 2008 @ 11:38 AM
QUINCY —

Half of the nation’s six major mortgage insurers have recently added Boston, the South Shore and Cape Cod to their watch lists of declining real estate markets where they seek more stringent lending requirements.


Delta, Northwest directors sign off on airlines' combination

Posted Apr 14, 2008 @ 08:23 AM
Last update Apr 14, 2008 @ 09:39 PM
ATLANTA —

Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp., squeezed by record high fuel prices and a slowing economy, are combining in a stock-swap deal that would create the world's biggest carrier.


Blockbuster takes bid directly to Circuit City shareholders

Posted Apr 14, 2008 @ 08:15 AM
DALLAS —

Blockbuster Inc. said Monday it will take an unsolicited $1 billion-plus bid for Circuit City Stores Inc. directly to its shareholders, saying the consumer electronics chain has not responded to repeated offers.


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Posted Apr 12, 2008 @ 12:01 AM
Last update Apr 12, 2008 @ 01:59 PM

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Derby darlings

Last update May 05, 2008 @ 11:41 AM

The evening of the first Saturday in May might belong to horses, but that day was reserved for critters of a smaller stature.

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Day of Prayer

Posted May 02, 2008 @ 12:50 PM

Photos from the National Day of Prayer ceremony in Norwood Thursday afternoon.

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BOSTON MARATHON: Videos along the route

Posted Apr 22, 2008 @ 01:09 PM

From the starting line in Hopkinton to the finish in Boston...and every step in between...we shot video of the sights and sounds along the 2008 Boston Marathon route. 

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Station, budget big on warrant

Last update Apr 21, 2008 @ 12:46 PM

The warrant for the May 5 Town Meeting holds 40 articles, including a big one, article No. 7, which seeks approval for a $66,494,000 town fiscal 2009 budget.

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Westwood Station traffic plans to be aired

Posted Apr 15, 2008 @ 09:45 PM

A preliminary design for measures that could be taken to decrease traffic generated by the 4.5 million-square-foot Westwood Station project will be presented tomorrow night at the Thurston Middle School on High Street.

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