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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

Coast Guard rescues ailing crew member off fishing boat
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter rescued a man from the deck of a fishing vessel south of Nantucket Wednesday after he reported suffering from heart attack-like symptoms.
Nantucket barge takes on water in harbor
A 130-foot barge with a load of processed stone and tied to the Steamship Authority dock in Nantucket Harbor is taking on water this morning and is partially submerged.
Boat's journey finally ends after 3 years adrift
When they were tossed from the 26-foot Queen Bee by a wave off the coast of Nantucket in the summer of 2008, Scott Douglas, 58, and Rich St. Pierre, 68, swam more than a mile to shore as the boat motored away.
Ex-sheriff may run for Nantucket selectman's seat
Former Nantucket County Sheriff Richard Bretschneider took out nomination papers Tuesday to run for the board of selectmen, joining a growing list of potential candidates for the island's lead policymaking body.
Former Island sheriff considers selectman run
Former Nantucket County Sheriff Richard Bretschneider pulled his nomination papers Tuesday to run for the board of selectmen, joining a short but growing list of potential candidates for the board.
Grid managers not counting on Cape Wind power
The manager of New England's electric grid has hedged its bets in declining to include the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm as part of an April auction for future power supplies.
Plum TV network files for bankruptcy
Just months after laying off 70 employees, Plum TV Inc, the television network which covers Nantucket and other resort communities across the country, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in federal court and agreed to sell the company.
More turns to come in 2012 for wind farm
It’s been said before but this could be the year the fate of the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm is finally decided.
Vineyard ferry, lobster boat collide
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a collision between a fishing vessel and a Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority ferry that occurred Wednesday afternoon.
Former Nantucket sheriff fined $1,200
Former Nantucket County Sheriff Richard Bretschneider has been fined $1,200 by the state Ethics Commission for failing to file state-required financial disclosure papers, despite repeated requests by the state.
Nantucket carpenter nailed in accident
A 3½-inch nail entered the top of Patrick Matheson's chest traveling at 1,400 feet per second. It pierced his trachea and esophagus, and then embedded in one of his vertebrae.
Veterinarians rescue Nantucket pet hospital
NANTUCKET - To the relief of island pet owners, Nantucket's only 24-hour animal hospital is changing hands instead of closing.
Veterinarians rescue island pet hospital
NANTUCKET - To the relief of island pet owners, Nantucket's only 24-hour animal hospital is changing hands instead of closing.
Birding: December to remember
It is hard to believe that it is early December. On December 6, there were several green darners, large, colorful dragonflies, flying about my yard on Nantucket and at least two species of grasshoppers jumping out of the way of the lawn mower.
Ferry and freight boat collide at Hyannis dock
The Steamship Authority's car ferry Eagle struck the freight boat Sankaty while leaving the Hyannis dock for its 9:15 a.m. trip to Nantucket Sunday, according to The Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror.
High-speed ferry Iyanough goes offline
The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority high-speed ferry Iyanough has been taken out of service until further notice, officials said Friday.
SSA ferry out of service until further notice
The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority high speed ferry Iyanough has been taken out of service until further notice, officials said today.
Rough seas knock fast ferry out of service
A fast ferry to Nantucket has not been running since Wednesday, when a wave damaged a cargo door on the Iyanough.
Heavy rain and wind hinder holiday travel across...
Rain and winds kept transportation and public works officials busy across Cape Cod on Wednesday and sent some passengers scurrying to catch a flight to Nantucket after Steamship Authority ferries were canceled.
Nantucket dispatcher honored
The public meeting room at the Nantucket Police Department was filled with the sounds of a frightened mother Wednesday night, a recording of a 911 call from island resident Evelina Kersulis whose 11-month old daughter Olivia had stopped breathing last...
Cape Wind opponents raised $1.74 million last year
The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound on Friday announced a 22 percent jump in fundraising revenues during 2010, bringing its revenues to $1.74 million, up from $1.42 million the previous year.More than 85 percent of the donations came in amounts of less than $500, the group reported. The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound formed in 2001 to oppose Cape Wind, an offshore wind farm proposed in the Nantucket Sound.Much of the organization's expenses come in the form of legal costs, said Audra...
Court puts Cape Wind on hold
A federal appeals court has overturned a vital clearance for the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm in a ruling Friday that dealt the project a major legal setback.
Drop off unwanted prescriptions on Saturday
Fourteen Cape police departments as well as the Nantucket and Dukes County sheriff's departments will participate in a national prescription drug take-back day on Saturday.
Retirement causes gridlock in Nantucket court
More than a year after Nantucket District Court lost its longtime clerk magistrate Roxana Viera to retirement, the position remains vacant, and there is no indication it will be filled anytime soon.
Skimming money suspected at Steamship Authority
Three recently fired employees of the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority are being investigated for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from the ferry line in a parking lot scam.

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