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Republican Scott Brown took over the seat of the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy on Thursday, vowing to be an independent voice in a bitterly divided Senate.

New Haven-based NewAlliance Bank will launch a new marketing campaign — "Do Your Thing" — this weekend that it says will reinforce its branding message.

His replacement of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy means Democrats no longer have the 60 votes they need to avert a GOP filibuster. President Obama and the Democrats relinquished a crucial Senate seat Thursday as Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts was sworn in to replace the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.

If Connecticut wants to create more jobs and improve the economy, Democratic lawmakers say, it needs to focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, decide what investments to make, and educate a workforce for in-demand jobs.

Peter Tirado is no fan of plant closings, and no stranger to them. In 23 years with Pratt & Whitney in the company's home state, he's been through two.

Senator-elect Scott Brown of Massachusetts will probably be sworn into office Thursday afternoon in Washington, after requesting that his installation be moved up a week.

Scott Brown, who was just recently elected Senator of Massachusetts, is not ashamed of dropping his drawls for Cosmo back in ‘82. Pop it for the pic and the story… Newly-elected Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown on Sunday defended his nude photo spread from his college days – and said the racy pictures helped get [...]

The United States Tax Court has ruled that a Massachusetts woman should be allowed to deduct the costs of her sex-change operation in a decision that could have wide-ranging consequences.

"Clearly we've entered the worry, fear camp. It's a very fragile investor psychology today. It doesn't take much ... to send them running for the hills."

Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday that it has raised $22.9 million from its recent sale of additional shares of common stock.

Massachusetts insurance regulators will allow some Toyota drivers who were involved in accidents linked to unintended acceleration to appeal insurance surcharges assessed by their carriers. The ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Police say a Massachusetts man who stuffed 75 bottles of body lotion in his pants couldn't slip away from authorities, hampered by slacks that were nearly bursting at the seams.

A federal judge on Friday forbade Pratt & Whitney from closing its Cheshire factory and a smaller East Hartford unit before December 2010 as planned, bringing to a climax a labor drama that erupted last summer and delivering at least temporary relief for hundreds of workers who may have faced a winter of joblessness.

Jordan Crawford scored 25 points to help Xavier defeat Massachusetts 87-79 on Wednesday night, staying on top the Atlantic 10 Conference and winning its fourth straight.

In a State of the State address that will focus on jobs and balancing the budget, Gov. M. Jodi Rell today is expected to propose a $500 million " Connecticut Credit Consortium" that would provide loans to small and medium-sized businesses.

To me the election of a Republican Senator from Massachusetts is not all that surprising. This election was not the result of brilliant planning by the Republican Party nor was it a result of poor campaigning by the Democrat.

Most Massachusetts insurance agents who were appointed as exclusive representative producers (ERPs) under the state's previous insurance regime have obtained voluntary contracts with insurers or ...

Next Stop For HDTV, The New World Of 3-D

It's a new world, with an added dimension, for HDTV. Get ready to strap on the goggles: 3-D television is on the way.

With a little help from YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts staged the political upset of the year

The outlook for jobs became a bit less bleak with January's unexpected decline in the unemployment rate, which fell to 9.7 percent from 10 percent.

Ticket sales in the multi-state Powerball lottery game began In Massachusetts on Sunday with the lure of a $107 million jackpot.

Seventy-five fire department chaplains and guests recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Massachusetts Corps of Fire Chaplains.

Akeem Richmond scored 19 points and Lamonte Ulmer 17 as Rhode Island defeated Massachusetts 93-85 on Saturday. The Rams (19-3, 7-2 Atlantic 10 Conference) led 69-45 with 9:55 left, then withstood a late comeback by the Minutemen (8-15, 2-7). Anthony Gurley scored all 15 of his points in the final 3:15 for Massachusetts, and his fourth 3-pointer cut Rhode Island's lead to 91-85 with 16 seconds...

Akeem Richmond scored 19 points and Lamonte Ulmer 17 as Rhode Island defeated Massachusetts 93-85 on Saturday.

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BOSTON - Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C., the Boston intellectual property (IP) law firm, has the most patent lawyers in Massachusetts—55—of any law firm in the state, according to the newly published Book of Lists 2010 by the Boston Business Journal.

Former Massachusetts coach Bob Pickett, who led the Minutemen to four Yankee Conference championships, has died. He was 75.

The Black Hawk is Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.'s most famous brand, its bread and butter, a helicopter that has left the Stratford company with few peers.

Connecticut's attorney general and two state lawmakers on Wednesday stepped into the latest furor over bonuses for employees of AIG, the giant insurer saved from extinction by an epic taxpayer bailout.

As the Pentagon takes steps to manage costs and timelines for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Pratt & Whitney is moving ahead in its role in the government's most expensive weapons program, which is likely to be Pratt's most lucrative military project for decades.

Expanding state loan guarantees, lending directly to small businesses and offering tax credits to more companies for hiring workers are the heart of Gov. M. Jodi Rell's vision for economic development — three strategies used by the state for years.

An 82-year-old Massachusetts woman struck by a fire hose that had come loose from a Cambridge fire engine that was responding to call has died. Cambridge police says Gertrude King died Thursday ...

FROM THE BLADE'S NEWS SERVICES WASHINGTON - Washington confronted a new world order yesterday as the Democrats' super-majority died, taking with it much of President Obama's agenda. Republican Scott Brown's swearing-in to the Massachusetts seat held for decades by Sen. Edward Kennedy means that Mr. Obama and the Democrats, who still enjoy big majorities in both the House and Senate, can do ...

Emboldened by a decisive legal victory over Pratt & Whitney Friday, Machinists union workers at the company savored their turn of fortune Saturday but said they would immediately gird for a year of brass-knuckles labor relations.

The U.S. economy grew in the fourth quarter of 2009 at the fastest pace in six years, the government reported Friday, but many economists and business owners remained unconvinced that a full-scale recovery was under way and that substantial job growth would soon follow.

Losses In Embezzlement May Hit $11 Million

Waterbury-based Webster Bank said it has uncovered an embezzlement scheme by a subcontractor that may have swindled the bank out of as much as $11 million.

President Barack Obama's proposals to give businesses tax credits to increase hiring — and perhaps wages, as well — won't bring an avalanche of new jobs, employers and others in Connecticut said this week. But the money could convince some firms to pull the trigger sooner than they would otherwise.

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On the eve of the swearing-in of Scott Brown as the 41st Republican senator, President Obama on Wednesday tried to rally Senate Democrats worried that they might lose their midterm elections – and sometimes got an earful in return.

Pfizer Inc., fresh from buying drugmaker Wyeth and already deep into integrating operations, on Wednesday posted a 34 percent jump in revenue, but profits were weighed down by about $3.2 billion in acquisition charges and higher costs across the board.

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Akeem Richmond scored 19 points and Lamonte Ulmer 17 as Rhode Island defeated Massachusetts 93-85 on Saturday. The Rams (19-3, 7-2 Atlantic 10 Conference) led 69-45 with 9:55 left, then withstood a late comeback by the Minutemen (8-15, 2-7).

Aetna's membership eroded last year after a large gain during the first quarter, due partly to the recession and also to mid-year price changes, which drove away some customers.

Zygo Corp. of Middlefield reported a net loss for the quarter ending Dec. 31, but the company's revenue showed signs of increased production toward the end of the year.

The Phoenix Life Insurance Co. and The Phoenix Cos. are being sued by three life-insurance policyholders who say the company cheated them and others out of $55 million in dividends each year since 2006.

Buoyed by their surprise Senate victory in Massachusetts, Republicans in President Barack Obama's home state of Illinois sense the Senate seat he left vacant is ripe for their picking come November elections.

WESTFIELD - Who else ... but Central? The Central High School wrestling team won its sixth straight Western Massachusetts Division I team championship Saturday.

CIGNA Corp. has hired Dr. Alan Muney for a newly created position leading the company's health management and contracting activities.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Scott Brown took over the seat of the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy on Thursday

In the wake of Scott Brown’s amazing Senate win, it’s worth noting that he may not be a typical Republican, in that he never utters the word “Republican.” But he is certainly conservative, which raises the question: Does Scott Brown’s win mean red days ahead for notoriously blue Massachusetts?

A driver was killed on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Blandford this weekend. He was the victim of a fiery head on collision with a tractor trailer.