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Mass. expected to join foreclosure abuse...
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is expected to sign on to a settlement brokered by attorneys general nationwide with five major US lenders over the banks’ role in the country’s foreclosure crisis, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions who wasn’t authorized to discuss the deal publicly.
Massachusetts defeats St. Bonaventure 76-67
Jesse Morgan scored 24 points and Massachusetts defeated St. Bonaventure 76-67 on Wednesday night for its 11th straight win at home. UMass trailed by 10 points in the first half and took the lead for good after a 14-0 run to start the second half gave it a 45-34 cushion with 17 minutes to play. The Bonnies trimmed the lead to 54-51 on a layup by Andrew Nicholson.
Speaker: No new taxes in Mass. budget
Massachusetts House leaders will propose a state budget for the next fiscal year that does not call for any new taxes or fees, Speaker Robert DeLeo told lawmakers on Wednesday.
Massachusetts releases report cards on...
Massachusetts public health officials have called together patient safety leaders to determine why hospitals reported a high rate of surgical infections among women who received vaginal hysterectomies over the past two years. The infection rates for vaginal hysterectomies emerged as health officials released report cards today for 71 hospitals, showing how many patients contract potentially ...
Pilot for Shonda Rhimes's 'Gilded Lillys' will...
The pilot for Shonda Rhimes's new ABC television series, âGilded Lillys,â will film in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Film Office confirmed today that the drama, which will be helmed by âGrey's Anatomyâ creator Rhimes and written by âGossip Girlâ's K.J. Steinberg, will be shot in town starting next month. The show will be set in 1895 and will follow characters at the first luxury hotel in New ...
Massachusetts delegation argues for end to...
The Massachusetts delegation called upon their congressional colleagues this afternoon to support a permanent fix to a controversial Medicare formula that would cut payments to doctors by nearly 30 percent if left alone. A full repeal of the flawed formula, known as the sustainable growth rate, is particularly important to the Bay State economy, the delegation argues in a letter to Dave Camp ...
As Massachusetts governor, Romney had an...
An overheated industry has gone bust. A tepid economy is not producing enough jobs. And a successful businessman promises he can use his private-sector experience to jump-start the economy. This is presidential candidate Mitt Romney now, but it was also Romney nearly a decade ago when he ran for governor of Massachusetts, a state that was still reeling from the tech bubble's burst. Read full ...
Plea deal in drowning case at murky Massachusetts...
(Reuters) - Two former Massachusetts recreation officials admitted in a plea deal on Tuesday that they allowed swimmers to frolic in a murky pool where a drowned woman's submerged body lay unnoticed for two days, court officials said. While not charged directly in the woman's drowning, the two men admitted to reckless endangerment of a child for opening the state-run pool in Fall River ...
Massachusetts pool operators admit letting kids...
Two former Massachusetts recreation managers have admitted that prosecutors have enough evidence to convict them of reckless endangerment of a child for opening a murky state-run pool where the body of a drowned woman went unnoticed for two days.
Proposal requires minimum standards for dementia...
Patient advocates called on state lawmakers today to close a loophole in Massachusetts law that allows nursing homes to advertise specialized Alzheimer's and dementia care units, even though their workers may have no training in caring for such patients.
2 Massachusetts workers get probation in murky...
Two former Massachusetts recreation managers have admitted that prosecutors have enough evidence to convict them of reckless endangerment of a child for opening a murky state-run pool where the body of a drowned woman went unnoticed for two days.
University of Massachusetts to celebrate Charles...
The University of Massachusetts Lowell today announced plans to celebrate Charles Dickens's 200th birthday with seven months of events, beginning at the end of March. Dickens was born Feb. 7, 1812.
MITX Announces New Chairman, Joe Grimaldi, CEO &...
The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange , New England's leading digital marketing, media and Internet business nonprofit association, announced today that Joe
Massachusetts' Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected...
Rebecca Ackerman, 16, of Westborough and Grace Kirrane, 12, of Fitchburg today were named Massachusetts' top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.
Bartlett Avenue home to be razed
Wednesday February 8, 2012 PITTSFIELD -- The Bartlett Avenue apartment building gutted by a massive fire last spring soon will be demolished

Cape hit-and-run death case postponed until July
The Plymouth woman accused in the hit-and-run death of a Buzzards Bay teen in 2010 will have to wait a few more months for her trial.
Plymouth man first GOP entry in 9th race
A 33-year-old Plymouth man who worked behind the scenes in the last race for U.S. Congress is hoping this time around to be the Republican nominee.
'The Rock' pales next to Plymouth's Rock
So here's the inside scoop on Whitey's incarceration down at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility.None...
Tea party meeting set for wednesday
The Plymouth Rock/Cape Cod and Islands Tea Party Patriots is starting up regular monthly meetings on Cape Cod.
Plymouth man held in fatal crash
A Plymouth man accused of killing one man and injuring two others in a head-on drunken driving collision is due...
Whitey Bulger's flying high in shackles
It was infuriating enough, the twice-daily Whitey motorcade up and down Route 3 from the Plymouth County House...
Let's talk, Whitey
Whitey, can I give you some advice? Plead guilty.You're not going to like the Plymouth County House of Correction....
Refis stay strong in Plymouth County
Even as the overall residential real estate market slumps along, refinancing is keeping up its brisk pace. The Enterprise reports that Plymouth County recorded 1,523 mortgages in February, bringing the early year-to-date total to 3,612. The Plymouth County Registry of Deeds says this is a 24 percent increase over the same two-month period in 2010.At the same time, though the number of deeds have continued to decline. Plymouth County recorded 832 deeds during the first two months of 2011, a 12...
DA holds out hope for Ecuador slay suspect's U.S....
The Plymouth District Attorney yesterday said he is "optimistic" a Brockton man will face trial for allegedly murdering...
Fishing legacy fades from some New England ports
PLYMOUTH - Mike Secondo remembers the days when Plymouth's docks outshone its rock.Tourists swarmed the...
Twin girls drown in Mass. family pool
Officials say 4-year-old twin girls have drowned at their family's swimming pool in Brockton. The Plymouth District Attorney's office says Lindsey Bonsu died Saturday afternoon and Leslie died early Sunday morning. A spokeswoman for the district attorney says rescue personnel responded to reports that the girls fell into the pool.
Mass. Senate president still opposed to 'racinos'
Senate President Therese Murray is showing no signs of softening her opposition to slot machines at the state's race tracks. The Plymouth Democrat told The Standard-Times in New Bedford that slot parlors at race tracks do not generate jobs and hurt the economic environment within 20 miles from race track casinos.
Three people injured in Plymouth plane crash
PLYMOUTH - Three people escaped serious injuries yesterday when a small airplane crashed into the woods near a Plymouth neighborhood.
Prosecutors: Husband tried to strangle wife at MGH
A Plymouth man was jailed and barred from seeing his ailing wife after prosecutors said he was spotted on closed-circuit...
Man killed in high-speed crash identified
The state police have identified the victim of a fatal crash on Route 3 Saturday as a 28-year-old Plymouth man
Plymouth crash victim identified
A 28-year-old Plymouth man was killed last night after being thrown from his own vehicle and struck by another, state police said.
Jordan Hospital parent narrows loss
The parent company of Plymouth's Jordan Hospital cut its operating loss by more than half after a boost in patient revenue and a decline in bad debt expenses.
DA: man found in burning car was fatally beaten
The Plymouth district attorney says a man whose body was found inside a burning minivan last month died of a blow to the head. District Attorney Timothy Cruz said Tuesday that the man has been identified as 27-year-old Eduardo Aybar Vizcaino of Boston's Dorchester section.
DA: Man found in burning car was fatally beaten
BROCKTON - The Plymouth district attorney says a man whose body was found inside a burning minivan last month died...
Mass. man accused in racial murders found slashed
A Massachusetts man charged with two racially motivated killings and once showed up in court with a swastika carved into his forehead is listed in stable condition after authorities said he suffered a self-inflicted slash wound to his neck. The Plymouth County sheriff said Thursday that 23-year-old Keith Luke is receiving care at an undisclosed Boston hospital.
Mass. double murder suspect found slashed in cell
Authorities say a Massachusetts man charged with two racially motivated killings who once showed up in court with a swastika carved into his forehead has been hospitalized with a self-inflicted slash wound to the neck. The Plymouth County sheriff says 23-year-old Keith Luke was taken to a local hospital after being found in his single cell at 6 a.m. on Thursday, then transferred to a Boston hospital.
Mass Senate president Murray headed to White House
Senate President Therese Murray has a date at the White House. The Plymouth Democrat was invited to the Executive Mansion on Wednesday evening to commemorate St. Patrick's Day with President Barack Obama and Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen.
Plymouth DA rules police lawfully killed New...
The Plymouth County District Attorney's Office has determined that a state police SWAT team lawfully shot...
Mass. inmate dies after altercation in prison
Authorities say a man convicted of child rape has died after a fight with another inmate at Bridgewater Treatment Center. The Plymouth district attorney's office said in a statement that 47-year-old Joseph Harlow was found unresponsive early Tuesday afternoon following the altercation. He was taken to Morton Hospital in Taunton where he was pronounced dead at about 1:45 p.m.
Renowned Mass. doc attacked by accused killer
Authorities say a Massachusetts man charged with the two racially motivated killings who once showed up in court with a swastika carved into his forehead attacked renowned psychiatrist Keith Ablow during a jailhouse evaluation. Ablow, who had his own television show, said he was unhurt after the Thursday incident at the Plymouth County House of Correction. Ablow says 23-year-old Keith Luke made a running leap over a desk and "karate kicked" him in the head.

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