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House, Senate approve budget

Posted Jul 03, 2008 @ 11:16 PM
BOSTON —

The House and Senate yesterday approved a $28.2 billion state budget that significantly taps into the state's rainy day fund and boosts scores of budget accounts that lawmakers describe as critical priorities.


Plan to seal criminal records quicker

Posted Mar 19, 2008 @ 12:33 AM
BOSTON —

People who break the law and then go on to live without any more legal woes should not be shadowed by their mistakes for the rest of their lives, Gov. Deval Patrick told legislators yesterday.


Clinton, Romney prove most popular with local voters

Posted Feb 06, 2008 @ 01:02 AM

Residents showed up at the polls in force yesterday and threw their support behind New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and former Gov. Mitt Romney in two of the most hotly contested presidential primaries in state history.


State officials set with primary picks

Posted Feb 04, 2008 @ 01:41 AM
Last update Feb 04, 2008 @ 01:50 AM

On the eve of Super Tuesday, most Bay State officials have been passionately backing their presidential picks for months, but some lawmakers are keeping quiet about how they will cast their ballots tomorrow.


Patrick budget has hundreds of millions in uncertain revenues

Posted Jan 23, 2008 @ 03:04 PM
BOSTON —

BOSTON - Gov. Deval Patrick released a budget today that relies on hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from sources not yet approved by the Legislature, including $124 million from projected casino licensing fees for local aid to cities and towns.


Patrick's gambit

Posted Jan 17, 2008 @ 10:42 PM
NORWOOD —

NORWOOD - Gov. Deval Patrick used his appearance at the annual meeting of the Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce yesterday morning to preview his fiscal 2009 budget and explain how he plans to generate more money for the state.

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Patrick announces $368M in education proposals

Posted Jan 15, 2008 @ 02:07 PM
SOMERVILLE —

SOMERVILLE - Gov. Deval Patrick announced today in Somerville that his budget would increase education aid funds by $368 million for fiscal 2009.

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MBTA preparing for possible Amtrak strike

Posted Jan 10, 2008 @ 12:35 AM
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A possible Amtrak strike later this month could cripple commuter rail service from South Station, MBTA officials said yesterday, and create havoc area commuters.


Patrick reflects on N.H. results

Posted Jan 09, 2008 @ 03:01 PM
BOSTON —

BOSTON - A smiling Gov. Deval Patrick greeted the press before joining Barack Obama at a downtown fundraiser today, casting the Illinois senator’s second-place finish in New Hampshire as a near miss.


Gun owners want rights protected in a disaster

Posted Jan 07, 2008 @ 11:32 PM
BOSTON —

BOSTON - The Gun Owners' Action League, a Northborough gun rights protection group, has authored a bill that would make it illegal for police and public officials to seize legally owned weapons during a state of emergency.

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Frothy Fun

Posted Jul 18, 2008 @ 03:56 PM

Children enjoyed the foam at Father Mac's Friday morning.

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Walpole man pleads innocent to child porn charges

Last update Jun 06, 2008 @ 01:41 AM

A former high school principal, Russell Goyette, pleaded not guilty yesterday to 16 counts of possessing child pornography.

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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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