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The bullet wounds show on Rechhat Proum's back when he bends down to pull lemon grass or water spinach on his farm in peaceful northern Massachusetts. When the 56-year-old Cambodian refugee lifts a pumpkin, the movement of his shirt reveals deep stab wounds on his stomach. Famine - Agriculture - United States - Warfare and Conflict - War on Terrorism

CAMBRIDGE — Biotechnology company Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. says the Food and Drug Administration has approved its generic version of the Sanofi-Aventis SA injected blood thinner Lovenox. (source: Boston) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Margaret H. Marshall, the chief justice of the top court in Massachusetts, announced Wednesday that she would retire early to spend time with her husband, who she said has Parkinson’s disease.

Margaret H. Marshall, the chief justice of the top court in Massachusetts, announced Wednesday that she would retire early to spend time with her husband, who she said has Parkinson's disease. Chief Justice Marshall, 66, wrote the majority opinion in the 2003 ruling that made Massachusetts the first state to allow same-sex marriage. Her husband, Anthony Lewis, is a former columnist for The New ...

A former Roman Catholic bishop in the Springfield Diocese repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a deposition in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleges he was molested by a known pedophile priest. ... (source: Boston Globe) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Scotland-based Wood Group will lay off 90 workers at a plant in East Windsor that repairs gas turbine engine components, a company official confirmed Friday.

The giant mural of civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois on the side of a Great Barrington hardware store is getting spruced up this weekend. The mural was originally completed seven years ago to mark the 100th anniversary of Du Bois' landmark book, "The So... (source: Examiner) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Massachusetts education officials voted unanimously Wednesday to replace the state's math and English public school curricula with national standards pushed by the Obama administration.

Leading Massachusetts industries will need nearly 400,000 workers over the next six years to fill new and existing jobs for workers with mid-level skills, from technicians to licensed practical nurses to manufacturing operators, requiring the state to plac... (source: Boston) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Massachusetts environmental officials are asking the public for comment on proposed regulations for the state's wood burning power plants. A recent study found power plants using trees from New England forests would end up releasing more greenhouse gases t... (source: Examiner) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles D. Baker said yesterday that he could not blame Arizona for enacting a law cracking down on illegal immigrants that has sparked controversy nationwide. Arizona - United States - Republic... (source: Boston Globe) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry is docking his family's new $7 million yacht in neighboring Rhode Island, allowing him to avoid more than $500,000 in taxes.

Josh Beckett is making progress in his rehab from a lower back strain. The Red Sox pitcher, out since May 18, will make at least one more rehab start on Saturday in Syracuse for Triple-A Pawtucket before sitting down with Boston coaches and manager Terry F... (source: Examiner) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Growth in the property-casualty insurance business could be "anemic" this year, at 1.4 percent, according to a new report by Hartford-based Conning & Co.

WINTHROP The Board of Health announced yesterday that the town will be sprayed tomorrow from 10 p.m. to midnight in response to the state Department of Health’s detection of West Nile virus in mosquitoes. The spraying presents no significant health r... (source: Boston Globe) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

An elderly Beverly couple has been found dead in their garage a day after the husband was due to start serving a nine-year federal prison sentence. Authorities say Peter Peggs and Eileen Mary Ann Peggs, both 75, were found dead by friends Friday. The coupl... (source: Examiner) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

A minor league baseball team in Massachusetts is aiming to wrap up yet another odd world record. The Lowell Spinners will celebrate the 50th anniversary of bubble wrap by trying to set the mark for the most people popping it at the same time. (source: Examiner) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Research Takes Her To The Business Side Of Biology

Caroline Dealy trained as a developmental biologist. For more than 20 years, she studied how embryos develop. Now the UConn Health Center professor is working on a way to create cartilage cells, with a start-up company formed to help turn the research into a potential therapy and an eye toward one day helping millions of people with osteoarthritis.

As chief executive officer of America Inc., Barack Obama has walked the factory floor when it comes to managing the federal response to the Gulf oil spill, going directly to front-line workers. Barack Obama - Oil spill - Chief ex... (source: Boston Globe) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Two Department of Conservation and Recreation summer employees were arrested after allegedly selling marijuana to undercover state troopers on Revere Beach last night, the Suffolk district attorney’s office said. Suffolk - ... (source: Boston Globe) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Massachusetts collected $2.03 billion in tax revenues in June, up $240 million, or 13 percent, from June of last year. Overall, tax collections were $279 million, or 1.5 percent, above projections for the fiscal year that ended June 30. (source: Examiner) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

No Decision Made, But Panel That Proposed Five-Year Moratorium Will Study Alternatives

It's a tiny sliver of the New England economy, but lobstering attracted jumbo attention at a public meeting Thursday in Rhode Island on a proposed five-year ban, which a Connecticut lobsterman called "almost biblical."

Massachusetts Supreme Court Chief Justice Margaret Marshall has announced her resignation, NewsCenter 5 has learned.

Middletown-based Liberty Bank said late today that it will acquire Connecticut River Community Bank, a purchase that will strengthen its market share in Hartford County.

CIGNA Corp.'s subsidiary, CIGNA Government Services LLC, won a Medicare contract with an estimated value of $243 million, the health insurer said Friday.

A Massachusetts state trooper who just completed a 30-day suspension after allegations of inappropriate behavior to a woman working at Logan International Airport has been transferred. State police on Thursday barred James Michael Vines from airport duty o... (source: Examiner) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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The University of Connecticut's medical school received a "warning of probation" from an accrediting organization that cited the school for failing to comply with more than a dozen standards.

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A Boston developer is shrinking the size of a residential tower it wants to build in the city’s Fort Point Channel neighborhood. (source: Boston) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

The Vatican's highest court has ruled a diocese can close a parish, regardless of that parish's health, if it decides the good of the church's religious mission is at stake. Ten churches that appealed their closings by the Boston Archdiocese learned their ... (source: Examiner) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

New Haven Event Aimed At Ex-Offenders, Crisis Survivors

With 165,000 Connecticut residents out of work and looking for jobs, you might not care about Craig Taylor. Maybe you should.

Boston police officers working construction details arrested two armed suspects in separate incidents yesterday, including one in which the driver fled at high speed before abandoning his vehicle, a police spokesman said. Police ... (source: Boston Globe) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Two artificial turf playing fields at Concord-Carlisle Regional High School will be ripped up and replaced this fall with a new material that contains less lead. Artificial turf - Playing field - High school - United States - Bus... (source: Boston Globe) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

A little instability is creating a whole lot of cash for sneaker makers. Toning shoes — which are sneakers designed with an unstable sole so leg muscles have to work harder to maintain balance during everyday activities — are the fastest-growin... (source: Boston) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

The Massachusetts Land Court is planning to move to the Suffolk County Courthouse at Pemberton Square in Boston to save money on rent, according to an announcement made today by Chief Justice for Administration and Management Robert A. Mulligan.

Authorities were investigating, but no arrests had been made, after two women were stabbed to death in Lowell. Police say the women were both killed Friday after suffering stab wounds at a Westford Street address just before 4 p.m. They were pronounced dea... (source: Examiner) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Casino and gambling interests have flooded Massachusetts with nearly $1.8 million in lobbying dollars during the first six months of the year as lawmakers weighed bills that would legalize casinos and slot machines. The surge in lobbying nearly matches the... (source: Examiner) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

What happens when you try to play a three-month-old video game on a four-year-old personal computer? Bad things, usually. The newest games often require more computing power than an old machine can deliver. (source: Boston) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

NEW YORK -- Ford Motor continued its successful turnaround as better-than-expected sales and profits easily outdistanced expectations and reversed the operating loss of a year ago.

Workers in hazardous materials suits hosed down cars and trees coated with asbestos dust yesterday on a three-block stretch of Harrison Avenue, a day after a burst steam pipe showered asphalt and the harmful fibers onto the street. ... (source: Boston Globe) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Four years after launching his video game company, 38 Studios LLC, former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling finally showed off his first product. Yesterday, at the Comic-Con entertainment convention in San Diego, Schilling presented video and images from the ... (source: Boston) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone said Somerville will pursue federal assistance for businesses and homeowners as the damage figure for last Saturday’s flash flood reached $10 million. Somerville Massachusetts - Flood - Natural Di... (source: Boston Globe) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Art lovers hoping to view the latest work at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art won't even have to walk inside the museum. The ICA is hosting a new work by famed conceptual artist Jenny Holzer. Instead of a canvas, Holzer is using the exterior of the I... (source: Examiner) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

NBC 10's Brian Crandall takes a look at Massachusett's texting while driving law that is set to take effect in October and one town's police chief who fears there are loopholes in the law.

The bullet wounds show on Rechhat Proum's back when he bends down to pull lemon grass or water spinach on his farm in peaceful northern Massachusetts. When the 56-year-old Cambodian refugee lifts a pumpkin, the movement of his shirt reveals deep stab wounds on his stomach.

When the current fiscal crisis ends and Massachusetts coffers brim again with new revenue, the state should revise how it doles out local aid, to channel more money to the neediest cities and towns, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston says. ... (source: Boston Globe) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com