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  • N.Y. REAL ESTATE FIRM SINKS ROOTS IN BERKSHIRES
  • The move into Massachusetts was also spurred by the firm becoming a participating broker for Cabela's Trophy Properties during the summer of 2011, he said. Cabela's sells hunting, fishing and outdoor gear worldwide through its mail-order ...
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  • 2/4/2012 11:55:52 AM
  • Museum of Science tells 'Gecko' tales (with video)
  • Wandering with her dad through the just-opened “Geckos: Tails to Toepads,” she sees as many kinds of geckos as SpongeBob usually sees of fish. The Dunning School first-grader saw real, live frog-eyed geckos, Chinese cave geckos, skunk geckos ...
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  • 2/4/2012 7:09:32 AM
  • Trustees of Reservations’ Feb. 5 walk ends in wine
  • The extensive conservation efforts in this area by the Trustees of Reservations, Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust, the Westport Land Conservation Trust, the Massachusetts Dept. of Fish and Game, the State Dept. of Agricultural Resources make it possible .
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  • 2/4/2012 1:47:25 AM
  • Feds seek off-island wind developers
  • In 2010, regulators first proposed an area of Massachusetts for wind energy project. But they soon heard from fishermen who complained it encroached on their fishing grounds, as well as areas that had long been shut to them to protect various species.
  • Cape Cod Times
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  • 2/3/2012 11:31:25 PM
  • Flanagan to host meeting of mayors
  • Taunton State Hospital and New Bedford’s fishing industry. “We’ll be looking more and more to be working as a region to get more resources into Southeastern Massachusetts,” Flanagan said. The concept is to hold quarterly meetings rotating between ...
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  • 2/3/2012 8:10:59 PM
  • Feds seek offshore wind developers
  • In 2010, regulators first proposed an area of Massachusetts for wind energy project. But they soon heard from fishermen who complained it encroached on their fishing grounds, as well as areas that had long been shut to them to protect various species.
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  • 2/3/2012 4:57:42 PM
  • Feds seek offshore wind developers in Mass. area
  • BOSTON—Federal regulators on Friday said they're seeking offshore wind developers who want to build inside a newly redrawn zone of ocean off Massachusetts, which they pitched as a prime spot for wind farms.
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  • 2/3/2012 4:50:33 PM
  • Chalk of the town: Reporter reveals his sidewalk art in Somerville
  • I’ve drawn a unicorn, a fish drinking from a glass of ice water, and a lizard that is so large it can be seen from Google Earth. You might have to squint. People love it, and I’m pretty happy with it myself. I like the idea that a piece of art doesn ...
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  • 2/3/2012 6:42:06 AM
  • Fish deputy ties cod loss to catch shares
  • The deputy director of Massachusetts' marine fisheries ... "Sector vessels," members of fishing cooperatives that are allowed to participate in the catch share system, "are in a position to fish in the Gulf of Maine with no catch limits and so they can ...
  • Gloucester Daily Times
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  • 2/3/2012 2:53:02 AM
  • Outdoors: Connecticut farms fight back against deer, crop damage
  • Massachusetts has no crop damage permits for orchards, nurseries, farms or other interests damaged by deer. MassWildlife laws, Chapter 131, Section 37 rights, however, are occasionally used to justify control, according to Mass. Fish & Wildlife ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 2/3/2012 1:19:58 AM
  • Survival À la Massachusetts
  • Two years later, the Republican Massachusetts senator still opposes what he calls “Obamacare” but has found a lot more to love about the Democratic president and his agenda. While many Republican lawmakers have used Obama as the ultimate ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 2/3/2012 1:19:58 AM
  • Food For Thought: Rum as a local food and local work of art
  • At one point, Massachusetts was rum, producing 70 percent of the ... As Cabot says, privateers made millionaires out of fish mongers by filling a great social void. Rum went along with those fortunes. Now, 200 years later, the Cabots are back in the ...
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  • 2/2/2012 9:52:23 PM
  • Dr. Michael Jones: Get moving with your arthritis
  • A diet rich in omega-3s is also a necessity to help lubricate joints and decrease inflammation, so eating good sources of fish or taking a fish oil supplement daily can help as well. Weight loss has also been shown to be effective in helping with joint ...
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 2/2/2012 2:21:25 PM
  • LOOKING BACK: Almost time for the Firemen’s Ball
  • Stoughton, Massachusetts: A century ago this week ... Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lane are the parents of a son born this week. Miss Alice M. Fish has returned from a visit to relatives in East Lynn. Fred Tedford of Boston University is spending a short vacation
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 2/2/2012 1:02:40 PM
  • Former Patriot Jermaine Wiggins shares his perspective on life
  • Wiggins is also involved with Suffolk Construction and its CEO John Fish in a scholar athlete program that assists ... youngster that they can also be like him — somebody from Massachusetts or New England who can play sports in college. 
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 2/2/2012 11:43:56 AM
  • Massachusetts governor has two-book deal
  • NEW YORK—Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has a two-book deal, including a budget-priced e-book and a second work that will build on responses to the first. Hyperion announced Thursday that "Faith in the Dream" will come out in May.
  • Lowell Sun
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  • 2/2/2012 10:53:49 AM
  • Harbormaster seeks better way to wash boats
  • “They’re telling us to stop our fishing boats from doing this unless we can prove ... have teamed up to apply for a community innovation challenge grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance. If the grant is received ...
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 2/2/2012 8:37:49 AM
  • Patrick PAC raises more than $500G
  • The donations to Together PAC flowed from a variety of prominent Massachusetts business leaders and political ... The committee also gave back a $5,000 check from John Fish, the CEO of Suffolk Construction, who is prohibited from making ...
  • Lowell Sun
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  • 2/2/2012 3:37:10 AM
  • Council urges range for cod limits
  • Before the compromise "range" motion by James Odlin, a councilor and major fishing industry leader in Maine, the council overwhelmingly rejected, 14-3, a proposal by David Pierce, Massachusetts' council representative, to urge an 8,500 metric ton limit ...
  • Gloucester Daily Times
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  • 2/2/2012 2:54:13 AM
  • LIBRARY CORNER: Feb. 2
  • Nonfiction book group The Nonfiction book discussion group will meet Thursday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World ... Plimoth Plantation, Massachusetts State Parks, Buttonwood Zoo, Boston Museum of Fine ...
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 2/2/2012 2:25:35 AM
  • Letter: Permit Bank, Giacalone are pluses for Gloucester
  • Vito's idea to save Gloucester's fishing industry with a community permit bank of fishermen's allowed "days at sea" was such a good idea, the state of Massachusetts chose ... equal opportunity to access this fish. The undersigned fishermen and the fishing
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  • 2/2/2012 2:25:35 AM
  • Health care for fishermen
  • Leaving these maladies untreated is more expensive in the long run both financially and socially. Of course, it was the Massachusetts Fishing Partnership that in the late 1990s moved to get insurance for those working in this beleaguered ...
  • Cape Cod Times
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  • 2/1/2012 11:12:18 PM
  • Shelter drops lunch program
  • “We’re really upset about it. I loved the lunch here.” Lekeitha Crabtree, 37, said the tuna fish, egg salad and other cold sandwiches served at the 190-bed shelter on Massachusetts Avenue weren’t fancy — and sometimes weren’t even good — but ...
  • Boston Herald
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  • 2/1/2012 11:05:09 PM
  • Mitchell presses for 'realistic catch limits'
  • Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In a press release Sen. Scott Brown, D-Mass., said: "I hope that with clear support from Congress, the council and NOAA will adopt a plan for Gulf of Maine cod that ensures our fishermen stay fishing."
  • South Coast Today
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  • 2/1/2012 8:56:18 PM
  • Regulators buy time for New England fishermen
  • PORTSMOUTH, N.H.—Fishery officials bought time for some New England fishermen on Wednesday, asking federal regulators to take an emergency step to avoid ruinous cuts in the Gulf of Maine cod catch this year.
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  • 2/1/2012 2:58:23 PM
  • Atlantic sturgeon declared endangered species
  • a decision that could lead to moves to protect its habitat along the East Coast. The prehistoric fish was once bountiful, but populations were depleted by anglers seeking its coveted caviar.
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  • 2/1/2012 10:55:00 AM
  • Grim cod report accepted, regulators weigh action
  • PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Regional regulators are meeting to try to minimize damage to New England’s fishing industry after an assessment ... 90 percent cut in the allowed catch to protect the fish. That would wipe out major segments of the industry.
  • Boston Herald
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  • 2/1/2012 10:40:41 AM
  • Food pantries: Hanover in good shape amid statewide worries
  • “If we don’t get more food we will have a social problem on our hands the likes of which we haven’t seen in a while,” said Andrew Morehouse, executive director of The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts ... plenty of tuna fish, peanut butter ...
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  • 2/1/2012 3:24:02 AM
  • State sets up $1M loan fund for fishermen
  • BOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts announced Tuesday that ... of fewer fishermen in bigger operations catching more of the fish. The loans aim to help preserve the state's smaller fishing businesses, and the broader fishing communities.
  • Lowell Sun
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  • 2/1/2012 2:26:46 AM
  • Food For Thought: Rum as a local food and local work of art
  • At one point, Massachusetts was rum, producing 70 percent of the ... As Cabot says, privateers made millionaires out of fish mongers by filling a great social void. Rum went along with those fortunes. Now, 200 years later, the Cabots are back in the ...
  • Gloucester Daily Times
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  • 2/1/2012 2:12:27 AM
  • State announces $1m loan fund for fishermen
  • Massachusetts yesterday announced that it has set up a $1 million loan fund to help the dwindling number of fishermen with smaller businesses buy the rights to catch more fish. The new Commercial Fisheries Revolving Loan Fund aims to help ...
  • Boston Globe
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  • 2/1/2012 1:43:49 AM
  • Merrimack River Eagle Festival takes flight Feb. 11
  • First, the Merrimack River has rebounded from its polluted past to its sparkling present; second, the bald eagle, our national symbol, which was extirpated from Massachusetts due ... Refuge is operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Newburyport Daily News
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  • 2/1/2012 12:39:24 AM
  • Nothing keeps this couple from watching the Patriots
  • He spoke to hundreds of voters at Salem High School last night, taking questions from the crowd. He praised the low taxes and budget cuts in New Hampshire, but had harsh words for both the Massachusetts government and a former governor of Massachusetts.
  • Eagle-Tribune
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  • 1/31/2012 10:52:01 PM
  • Police Log
  • He spoke to hundreds of voters at Salem High School last night, taking questions from the crowd. He praised the low taxes and budget cuts in New Hampshire, but had harsh words for both the Massachusetts government and a former governor of Massachusetts.
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  • 1/31/2012 10:30:33 PM
  • Former Patriot takes root in Topsfield
  • Wiggins is also involved with Suffolk Construction and its CEO John Fish in a scholar athlete program that assists ... youngster that they can also be like him — somebody from Massachusetts or New England who can play sports in college.
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/31/2012 9:40:26 PM
  • Lawmakers join call for interim cod rules
  • On the eve of today's landmark debate about the status and future of inshore cod — the dominant fish ... Massachusetts shore. "Without cod," said Jackie Odell, executive director of the Gloucester-based Northeast Seafood Coalition, "there's no fishing."
  • Gloucester Daily Times
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  • 1/31/2012 9:40:26 PM
  • Mass. sets up $1M loan fund for fishermen
  • BOSTON - Massachusetts on Tuesday announced that ... of fewer fishermen in bigger operations catching more of the fish. The loans aim to help preserve the state’s smaller fishing businesses, and the broader fishing communities.
  • Boston Herald
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  • 1/31/2012 5:37:03 PM
  • State launching loan fund for fishermen
  • Massachusetts is creating a $1 ... program that enables fishermen to sell and lease fishing quotas.   State officials say the loan fund will help smaller scale, owner-operator businesses that fish near shore and have less access to capital than larger ...
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/31/2012 1:55:09 PM
  • Teddy W. Lisowski
  • Ted loved playing golf, fishing at the Cape, and wonderful times spent with his loving family. He will be truly missed by all. He was in the Massachusetts National Guard as a reserve of the Army and belonged to the Company C 1st Battle Group 104th Infantry
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  • 1/31/2012 1:33:40 PM
  • Peter Costa: Birds and puppies are newspapers' best friends
  • During Don Corleone’s time, for example, fellow Mafiosi knew they were doomed when they received a newspaper wrapped around a fish. It was an ancient Sicilian warning that meant, “Tomorrow, you will swim with the fishes.” With the decline of the ...
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/31/2012 8:25:52 AM
  • Black box secrets
  • Ott, communications director for the American Civil Liberties Union in Massachusetts. When asked for comment, AAA Southern New England said in a prepared statement: “AAA strongly supports protecting the privacy of automobile owners whose ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/31/2012 6:31:20 AM
  • Experts: Weather becoming more unpredictable
  • In 2011, Massachusetts also saw the warmest fall on record ... director of the Division of Ecological Restoration at the state Department of Fish and Game. The state is also encouraging dam removals, not only to restore natural flows to rivers ...
  • Sentinel & Enterprise
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  • 1/31/2012 3:32:23 AM
  • VIDEO: Lt. Gov. Tim Murray touts regionalization
  • Tim Murray stood with microphone in hand at the Duxbury Senior Center Jan. 18  and said he’s absolutely convinced that Massachusetts is coming out ... specifically fish life. He said he would take all concerns back to the governor, adding that regular ...
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/31/2012 3:18:04 AM
  • Outdoors: Rodent-control poisons killing local hawks, owls
  • fishing, farm tours, boating, camping and more. Go to www.mass.gov/blog/environment to help make your outdoors experience both more fun and successful. EEA secretary Richard Sullivan announced the Get Outdoors Massachusetts Mobile Apps Contest ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/31/2012 1:37:51 AM
  • Barry Greenfield: The self-sustaining school system
  • Whether hydroponics in the basement or a greenhouse on the roof, or maybe even a small fish farm, sustainable farming and healthy diets are key elements in quality of life. Michael Pollan (http://michaelpollan.com/) and others have written extensively on .
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  • 1/30/2012 10:35:54 AM
  • Westport's Trustees of Reservations plan 6-mile Slocum's River trek
  • Conservation efforts by the Trustees, Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust, Westport Land Conservation Trust, the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Agricultural Resources make it possible to walk from the Slocum’s River to the ..
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  • 1/30/2012 7:36:57 AM
  • Bison brings a win to Worcester's Best Chef fest
  • The chefs had to work with two pompano fish, Himalayan red rice ... McNally of Auburn, communications director for the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, said of the food from Sonoma. In the People's Choice category, second place went ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/30/2012 4:59:28 AM
  • Bison brings a win to Worcester’s Best Chef fest
  • The chefs had to work with two pompano fish, Himalayan red rice ... McNally of Auburn, communications director for the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, said of the food from Sonoma. In the People’s Choice category, second place went ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/30/2012 2:00:30 AM
  • Winter play series kicks off at Provincetown Theater
  • In that play, “"H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth," Thomas retells Lovecraft’s classic 1930s fantasy tale involving a handsome hero taking an unexpected trip to a certain isolated Massachusetts fishing village possessed by…what indeed?
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/30/2012 1:53:21 AM
  • Family donates murder trial transcripts related to 1912 mill strike
  • "My hope is that in having them at the center, scholars can do research and bring the story back to life," said Mahoney, a fish biologist for the Confederated ... development at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, agrees. "It's a way to see everything
  • Eagle-Tribune
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  • 1/29/2012 11:08:42 PM
  • Extent of bat deaths questioned by national organization of cavers
  • "This is extremely important as this number is likely to drive significant wildlife and land management decisions," Youngbear wrote in a letter to the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ... Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey ...
  • Daily Hampshire Gazette
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  • 1/29/2012 10:54:23 PM
  • Robert LaFreniere, Massachusetts Electric technician
  • Robert's other interests included skiing, fishing, golfing, reading and watching Red Sox games. He was a Freemason belonging to the Hampshire Lodge A.F. and A.M. in Haydenville. Robert is survived by his loving sisters Jean Wasilauski of ...
  • Daily Hampshire Gazette
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  • 1/29/2012 9:07:01 PM
  • Frontiero's accused killer indicted in N.H.
  • Packer was captured at a relative's home in Wareham after fleeing to that southeastern Massachusetts community ... has been used to wrongly restrain trade in catch shares and fishing permits, a New Bedford fisherman has alleged. The claim by a New Bedford
  • Gloucester Daily Times
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  • 1/29/2012 8:38:23 PM
  • The light of restoration
  • the U.S. Naval Academy and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has been a major consultant on this job for more than six years, said Kelly. Overall, the project required years of planning and raising money and about five years of work ...
  • Gloucester Daily Times
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  • 1/29/2012 8:31:13 PM
  • Extent of bat deaths questioned
  • "This is extremely important as this number is likely to drive significant wildlife and land management decisions," Youngbear wrote in a letter to the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ... Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey ...
  • Daily Hampshire Gazette
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  • 1/29/2012 7:55:26 PM
  • Rovezzi takes 'Best Chef' honors
  • The chefs had to work with two pompano fish, Himalayan red rice ... McNally of Auburn, communications director for the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, said of the food from Sonoma. In the People's Choice category, second place went ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/29/2012 7:26:48 PM
  • Zero tolerance' policies — troubling trend
  • Thousands of Massachusetts students were suspended from school during the 2009-2010 school year for offenses that would include skipping class, tardiness and other minor infractions under “zero tolerance” discipline policies that are ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/29/2012 10:29:56 AM
  • Mass. man dies after contracting rabies from bat
  • BARNSTABLE, Mass. — A Cape Cod man who contracted rabies from a bat's bite late last year has died of the illness, the first confirmed case of human rabies in Massachusetts since 1935, according to public records and officials. The Cape Cod ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/29/2012 10:22:46 AM
  • The battle over jobless benefits
  • But in Massachusetts, state officials say the vast majority of people on unemployment benefits use them correctly, and abuse of the system is minimal. When someone commits unemployment fraud, the attorney general's office prosecutes.
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/29/2012 7:09:30 AM
  • Redrawn district complicates Keating’s bid for reelection
  • PLYMOUTH - US Representative William R. Keating says he couldn’t be happier with his new congressional district, which in last year’s redistricting lost Quincy and six surrounding towns, while gaining New Bedford and eight other south coast ...
  • Boston Globe
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  • 1/29/2012 6:55:11 AM
  • Craving excess in hard times
  • But today we’re chasing those goods like crazy. In Massachusetts, for the first six months of fiscal year 2012, the Lottery Commission saw a whopping $88 million increase in sales compared to the previous fiscal year, a jump of 4 percent.
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/29/2012 1:25:54 AM
  • James B. Wales, 66
  • Mr. Wales enjoyed fishing, reading and photography ... as a Social Worker for the Department of Transitional Assistance with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retiring in 2002. After her retirement, she was a hostess with the Cedar Crest Restaurant ...
  • Eagle-Tribune
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  • 1/28/2012 10:55:35 PM
  • Vivian Houle Demko, 56
  • Vivian enjoyed hunting, fishing & cooking. Frank J ... as a Social Worker for the Department of Transitional Assistance with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retiring in 2002. After her retirement, she was a hostess with the Cedar Crest Restaurant ...
  • Eagle-Tribune
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  • 1/28/2012 10:55:35 PM
  • Ice-out contests on hold
  • Many ponds have little or no ice, and other Central Massachusetts ice-out contests are holding ... He returned home to work for Leominster Ice Co. and while ice fishing saved a skater who had fallen through the ice and had the pond named after ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/28/2012 8:15:06 AM
  • Ice-out contests put on hold this year
  • Many ponds have little or no ice, and other Central Massachusetts ice-out contests are holding ... He returned home to work for Leominster Ice Co. and while ice fishing saved a skater who had fallen through the ice and had the pond named after ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/28/2012 8:07:57 AM
  • Rockport Ramblings: Students accepted for shot at All-State fest
  • Rockport High School seniors O'Malley Bach and Ben Tuck and sophomore Madeleine Downs were accepted by audition to participate in the 2012 Massachusetts Music Educators ... next Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Fish Shack Restaurant in Dock Square.
  • Gloucester Daily Times
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  • 1/28/2012 2:52:59 AM
  • Ice-out contests put on hold
  • Many ponds have little or no ice, and other Central Massachusetts ice-out contests are holding ... He returned home to work for Leominster Ice Co. and while ice fishing saved a skater who had fallen through the ice and had the pond named after ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/28/2012 1:19:56 AM
  • Fishing boat captain pleads guilty to assault
  • A Rhode Island man working as a captain of a Massachusetts fishing vessel has pleaded guilty to assaulting two federal monitors posted on his boat to collect fishing data. Richard Wetherell faces up to six months in prison and a $100,000 fine on ...
  • Boston Herald
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  • 1/27/2012 10:42:27 PM
  • Enviro, fishing groups both wary of cod losses
  • Arch enemies on most ocean issues, the Environmental Defense Fund and the Recreational Fishing Alliance both expressed reservations Thursday about the whether a dire assessment of Gulf of Maine cod, the essential food fish for commercial and charter boats
  • Gloucester Daily Times
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  • 1/27/2012 2:54:10 AM
  • Lunenburg Snow Riders: On the trail and in the community
  • They are members of the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts and have “strong affiliations with the Lunenburg Conservation Commission, (the state's) Department of Conservation and Recreation, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/26/2012 9:10:34 PM
  • NOAA says no to Kerry’s request on Gulf Of Maine cod assessment
  • NOAA says Massachusetts ranks third, behind California and Florida, in the number of jobs supported by the fishing industry. Responding to NOAA’s position, Kerry said in a statement late Thursday, “I’ve been clear that you can’t plunk down a ...
  • Patriot Ledger
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  • 1/26/2012 8:56:15 PM
  • GUEST COMMENTARY: A brush with nature
  • There’s Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts Audubon, town conservation agencies ... In the summer scan the skies for an osprey returning to its nest with a fish in its talons and scan the ground for numerous animal tracks painting the woodland ...
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/26/2012 8:13:18 PM
  • Rhode Island AG warns about Super Bowl scams
  • PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island’s top law enforcement official is warning fans about scams as the New England Patriots [team stats] prepare to take on the New York Giants in the Super Bowl. Attorney General Peter Kilmartin said Thursday that ...
  • Boston Herald
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  • 1/26/2012 1:18:08 PM
  • Miss Massachusetts 2009 to teach modeling class
  • MIDDLEBORO — Braintree native Amanda Kelly, Miss Massachusetts 2009, will be returning to the staff at The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts in Middleboro this winter to teach M.E.Modeling & Elegance - A Young Girl's Guide to Becoming Her ...
  • South Coast Today
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  • 1/26/2012 8:46:07 AM
  • An eye-opener for seniors
  • “When I was a kid, I went fishing with my grandfather and baked cookies with ... For information regarding substance abuse she suggests calling the Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information and Education Helpline at 800-327-505 or visiting them online ...
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/26/2012 8:17:29 AM
  • Wellesley Religion
  • All welcome. Jan. 27, Pre Shabbat services 10 a.m. at Epoch of Weston Feb. 3, 6:30 p.m. Join us for a Shabbat dinner with guest speaker Rachel Fish. Rachel battling with Harvard University to have a 2.5 million dollar endowment given by Sheik Zayed ...
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  • 1/26/2012 7:48:51 AM
  • Scituate: Grant gives school a starting point
  • Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray was there to present a $100,000 grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative ... marine stores, in the fishing industry and also at wastewater treatment facilities, and water treatment facilities.
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/26/2012 3:59:47 AM
  • Lt. Gov. Tim Murray visits Duxbury to answer a range of questions
  • Murray said he’s absolutely convinced that Massachusetts is coming out of the recession faster ... s concern about the impact of relicensing on the environment, specifically fish life. He said he would take all concerns back to the governor.
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/26/2012 2:26:43 AM
  • Boat's journey finally ends after 3 years adrift
  • Using the Massachusetts registration ... began when the pair headed out for a day of fishing off Nantucket at a spot called Bonito Bar — a sandbar known as a hot spot for the elusive, tunalike fish, Douglas said. The area can be difficult ...
  • Cape Cod Times
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  • 1/26/2012 1:15:08 AM
  • Event Listings for Jan. 26-Feb. 1
  • Fish fry, 6 p.m. Friday, Wareham Lodge of Elks ... Mason sharing her extensive research and experiences with American Kestrels in southeastern Massachusetts during past 20 years. See a live Merlin Hawk up close. $5. Preregister ...
  • Cape Cod Times
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  • 1/25/2012 10:51:59 PM
  • Sharing ideas from maritime talks
  • The notes, on the city’s website, www.gloucester-ma.gov., include discussions on ocean sciences, diversification in the fishing industry, and emerging ocean technologies. - Steven Rosenberg
  • Boston Globe
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  • 1/25/2012 10:16:11 PM
  • Lost Nantucket boat washes ashore in Spain
  • Using the Massachusetts registration ... began when the pair headed out for a day of fishing off Nantucket at a spot called Bonito Bar — a sandbar known as a hot spot for the elusive, tunalike fish, Douglas said. The area can be difficult ...
  • South Coast Today
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  • 1/25/2012 9:54:43 PM
  • Lost and found at sea
  • Using the Massachusetts registration ... began when the pair headed out for a day of fishing off Nantucket at a spot called Bonito Bar — a sandbar known as a hot spot for the elusive, tunalike fish, Douglas said. The area can be difficult ...
  • South Coast Today
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  • 1/25/2012 9:04:36 PM
  • Waltham woman's Framingham restaurant serves egg-citing dishes
  • We have more than 40 farm fresh ingredients so when you come here the possibilities are endless.” The restaurant offers a spread of fresh meats, fish, vegetables, cheeses, sauces and more. Upon entering the restaurant, the first thing you’ll do is grab ...
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/25/2012 2:02:16 PM
  • To Your Health: Tips to fend off the winter blues
  • However, there is some evidence that nutrition can boost low serotonin levels through eating protein rich tryptophan-containing foods such as chicken, fish, meat and a variety of nuts. Tryptophan is the amino acid mother molecule that is converted into ...
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/25/2012 7:57:11 AM
  • Murray visits Marshfield seawalls
  • Murray also suggested that Frank DePaola of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation visit ... harbor making the town pier more conducive to business, developing shell fish beds and focusing on overall safety for those who use the waterways.
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/25/2012 5:05:24 AM
  • GUEST SPEAKER: Why a permit is needed for wetlands area work in Franklin
  • In addition, wetlands filter excess nutrients that threaten rivers, lakes, and other water bodies, and provides critical habitat which can often be used for fishing ... and global climate change.  The Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act (WPA) was ...
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/25/2012 4:51:05 AM
  • 'Bizarre Foods' at home
  • Andrew Zimmern spends his time traveling the world for his Travel Channel series, "Bizarre Foods," but when it's time to kick back he and his family often head to an island off the coast of Massachusetts ... (he goes shark-fishing off Marblehead ...
  • Cape Cod Times
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  • 1/24/2012 11:07:29 PM
  • Obituaries published Jan. 25
  • Ms. Poirier was employed as a licensed real estate sales associate in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island and was ... He enjoyed go-carts, scuba diving, fishing and all sports. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Cheryl Koertje ...
  • Sun Chronicle
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  • 1/24/2012 11:00:19 PM
  • Tax bills are due in Wrentham
  • It is located next to the fish tank. No signup is required ... Library Reference Center, Massachusetts Newstand, Electric Library, Culturegrams for state and country information, and Searchband Infotrace for magazines. All that is needed ...
  • Sun Chronicle
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  • 1/24/2012 11:00:19 PM
  • Local rep touts supplemental budget items
  • Which adult day care program will get what is yet to be determined, he said. Funding for fish-finding sonar research at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay is being increased from $150,000 to $1.2 million because of the urgency of ...
  • South Coast Today
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  • 1/24/2012 9:12:57 PM
  • 'Bizarre Foods' at home
  • Andrew Zimmern spends his time traveling the world for his Travel Channel series, "Bizarre Foods," but when it's time to kick back he and his family often head to an island off the coast of Massachusetts ... (he goes shark-fishing off Marblehead ...
  • South Coast Today
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  • 1/24/2012 8:51:28 PM
  • Former Upton reserve officer faces kidnapping, armed assault charges
  • Bradley would not comment on the charges filed against Addeo. The Massachusetts Environmental Police also filed charges against Addeo, including obstruction of hunting and fishing activities and witness intimidation, said Reginald Zimmerman, a spokesman ..
  • Milford Daily News
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  • 1/24/2012 8:08:31 PM
  • Former Upton reserve officer faces kidnapping, armed assault charges
  • Bradley would not comment on the charges filed against Addeo. The Massachusetts Environmental Police also filed charges against Addeo, including obstruction of hunting and fishing activities and witness intimidation, said Reginald Zimmerman, a spokesman ..
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/24/2012 8:08:31 PM
  • Playing it safe on the ice
  • She said people need to take responsibility and determine whether ice is safe before venturing off shore to fish or other enjoy other recreation ... executive director of the Snowmobiling Association of Massachusetts, said there is a lack ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/24/2012 11:47:26 AM
  • Massachusetts home sales drop in Dec.
  • The decline came after five straight months of sales jumps in Massachusetts, according to the group. The median sales price of single-family homes last month in Massachusetts was $267,250, down 4.2 percent from Dec. 2010, according to The Warren Group.
  • Cape Cod Times
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  • 1/24/2012 11:33:07 AM
  • Playing it safe
  • She said people need to take responsibility and determine whether ice is safe before venturing off shore to fish or other enjoy other recreation ... executive director of the Snowmobiling Association of Massachusetts, said there is a lack ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/24/2012 9:17:07 AM
  • Doubts grow over cod study; Council scientist questions data
  • Deval Patrick and the co-chairmen of the Massachusetts ... the 2012 fishing season that starts May 1. "So we have to use science that we're all questioning to make drastic measures?" Laura Ramsden of New Bedford, an owner of the M. F. Foley Fish Co ...
  • Gloucester Daily Times
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  • 1/24/2012 2:50:34 AM
  • Dudley snowmobile death prompts ice-safety reminders
  • She said people need to take responsibility and determine whether ice is safe before venturing off shore to fish or other enjoy other recreation ... executive director of the Snowmobiling Association of Massachusetts, said there is a lack ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/24/2012 2:21:56 AM
  • With ice, thick is good
  • She said people need to take responsibility and determine whether ice is safe before venturing off shore to fish or other enjoy other recreation ... executive director of the Snowmobiling Association of Massachusetts, said there is a lack ...
  • Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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  • 1/24/2012 1:46:09 AM
  • Fall River CSO project's next phase to dig up parking lot
  • This project will require permitting under the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act and approval ... Such road construction through the park would require approval of the Department of Fish and Game as owners of the state boat ramp.
  • Herald News
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  • 1/23/2012 9:28:27 PM
  • Search under way for new harbor development chief
  • the former secretary of transportation for Massachusetts, and local fishing boat owner Malvin Kvilhaug. According to the city charter, the harbor development commissioners have the authority to hire the new director, subject to the approval of the mayor.
  • South Coast Today
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  • 1/23/2012 8:59:49 PM
  • Jim Hillibish: Eating healthier in the winter
  • Winter foods that bolster the immune system are cabbage, broccoli, sweet potato, squash and spinach. To fight viral infections, eat more fish, poultry, eggs, milk and unprocessed grains. Be a baker Baking your own bread ignites the healthy power of carbohy
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/23/2012 12:17:16 PM
  • MasMaritime to administer study of codfish stocks in Gulf of Maine
  • Massachusetts Maritime Academy will administer a grant that ... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is poised in May to close the gulf to cod fishing, which would economically hit fishing fleets. NOAA pivots on a study that says the stocks
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/23/2012 7:30:56 AM
  • Federal snake ban has reptile dealers fuming
  • That prompted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ban the Burmese python ... according to McCurley and others. "If someone travels to Massachusetts with their pet snake, that would be a federal crime," he said. "It is affecting thousands of people ...
  • Eagle-Tribune
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  • 1/22/2012 10:48:23 PM
  • State agency to build new HQ in Westborough
  • Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Mary Griffin said the current ... School for Boys and is part of the National Registry of Historic Places, Griffin said. Massachusetts Historical Commission spokesman Brian McNiff said that once the plans for ...
  • MetroWest Daily News
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  • 1/22/2012 9:01:00 PM
  • Unlocking a mystery in Framingham
  • He said he is unaware of any deer skulls with locked antlers being found in Massachusetts. “As far as the rarity ... up hunting more than 10 years ago after participating in bass-fishing tournaments “I just love exploring,” he said.
  • MetroWest Daily News
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  • 1/22/2012 9:01:00 PM
  • Habitat partners with Plymouth group
  • HABITAT PARTNERS WITH PLYMOUTH GROUP: Allen Hanford of Carver is part of the team from Brush With Kindness, the special-projects program at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth, which is partnering with the Plymouth Taskforce for the ...
  • Boston Globe
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  • 1/22/2012 8:29:23 AM
  • Gene Chague: More Berkshire lands are to be protected
  • Recently, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife ... The partners are the Sheffield Land Trust, Department of Fish and Game, and the Community Land Trust of Southern Berkshires. The Sheffield-Egremont corridor is one of several ...
  • Berkshire Eagle
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  • 1/22/2012 7:10:38 AM
  • Romney to release his tax returns on Tuesday
  • The former Massachusetts governor and venture capitalist tells "Fox News Sunday" that he pays his full and fair share of taxes and he says that what he pays is a substantial amount.
  • Cape Cod Times
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  • 1/22/2012 6:42:00 AM
  • Hunters find success in Mass., N.H.
  • The land is open to all forms of recreation including hiking, hunting, birding, fishing and even blueberry picking... This past spring saw the most turkey permits ever sold here in Massachusetts. There were just over 17,100 permits sold ...
  • Lowell Sun
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  • 1/22/2012 3:35:54 AM
  • Storm blankets Northeast with snow
  • Flurries and freezing rain fell around Washington, D.C. In Massachusetts, the National Weather Service ... Enough accumulated through the week for snowmobiling and ice fishing in New Hampshire, where cross-country ski trails and snowshoeing ...
  • Cape Cod Times
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  • 1/22/2012 2:45:47 AM
  • Organizers announce new fishing rally in D.C.
  • Several members of the House and Senate, particularly the Massachusetts delegation, have called on Congress to amend Magnuson to force fishing regulators to commit to its intent, which was to replenish fish stocks while maintaining a healthy ...
  • South Coast Today
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  • 1/21/2012 9:09:21 PM
  • Storm blankets Northeast with up to a foot of snow
  • Flurries and freezing rain fell around Washington, D.C. In Massachusetts, the National Weather Service ... Enough accumulated through the week for snowmobiling and ice fishing in New Hampshire, where cross-country ski trails and snowshoeing ...
  • Daily Hampshire Gazette
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  • 1/21/2012 8:33:33 PM
  • Storm blankets Northeast with a few inches of snow
  • Up to 7 inches was predicted for southeastern Massachusetts, not much by the standards of ... Enough accumulated through the week for snowmobiling and ice fishing in New Hampshire, where cross-country ski trails and snowshoeing were open at ...
  • Boston Herald
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  • 1/21/2012 7:18:59 AM
  • State: It probably wasn't the same coyote in attacks
  • Laura Conlee of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife said ... and if help or advice is needed to contact fish and wildlife, the environmental police or your town." Join the discussion. To comment on stories and see what others are saying ..
  • Eagle-Tribune
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  • 1/20/2012 10:36:26 PM
  • MBTA officials talk about Occupy MBTA
  • New NASA footage shows spectacular lightning storm nearly covering the entire continent of Africa. There's also footage showing climate change between 1880 and 2011. Tim Minton has more on these intriguing videos from outer space.
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/20/2012 3:26:56 PM
  • Hingham bathhouse plans taking shape
  • The State’s Director of Public Access for the Department of Fish and Game, Jack Sheppard ... Jason Burtner, a Hingham native and South Shore Coordinator for the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management spoke to the issue at last week’s meeting.
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/20/2012 1:18:05 PM
  • KITCHEN CALL: Fish with a French accent
  • I’d read recipes but never tried it, mostly because of the prohibitive quantity of butter. But also because I hate boning out fish. Despite several seafood internships, I never got the knack. Maybe I just wasn’t interested.  Since plaice is rare in ...
  • Abington Mariner
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  • 1/20/2012 11:16:24 AM
  • Rhode Island AG criticizes Massachusetts over river sewage
  • PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is criticizing Massachusetts environmental officials for supporting a wastewater treatment plant seeking less stringent limits on phosphorous and nitrogen discharge to the ...
  • Boston Herald
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  • 1/20/2012 9:07:33 AM

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