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Thomas Menino, Boston’s longest-serving mayor, dies at 71
WASHINGTON - Thomas M. Menino, Boston’s longest- serving mayor, who said he attended so many community meetings over his two decades in office that...
LePage promises to remain quiet as Maine Republicans fret
AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine Gov. Paul LePage now keeps a roll of duct tape on his desk as a reminder to himself.
“We all have...
Rhode Island House backs paying Schilling debt to avoid downgrade
BOSTON – Rhode Island lawmakers eased the threat of defaulting on bonds that backed former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s videogame company, agreeing...
Democrat Markey wins Massachusetts race for Kerry Senate seat
BOSTON – Ed Markey defeated Republican Gabriel Gomez in the Massachusetts special U.S. Senate election yesterday, as state Democrats overcame low voter turnout to...
Rhode Island Schilling default talk spurs Moody’s watch for cut
BOSTON – Rhode Island may have its credit grade cut by Moody’s Investors Service after lawmakers debated defaulting on $75 million in debt that...
Rhode Island joins New England states in legalizing gay marriage
NEW YORK – On same-sex marriage, New England is now united. Rhode Island became the 10th U.S. state and final one in the region...
Police continue search for 19-year-old Boston Marathon bomb suspect
BOSTON - Police locked down the Boston area and searched house-to-house for a suspect in the marathon bombing after a second suspect, his older...
Boston bomb victim in iconic photo helped identify suspects
BOSTON - Minutes before the bombs blew up in Boston, Jeff Bauman looked into the eyes of the man who tried to kill him.
Just...
Boston explosions kill 3, injure scores at marathon’s finish
NEW YORK - Bombings killed three people, injured scores and sent smoke and flame soaring near the Boston Marathon’s finish line, triggering an FBI...
Providence gets 30% bonus curbing $109,000 retirees
NEW YORK - Providence was so close to running out of cash a year ago that it couldn’t pay for tires on police cars....