GateHouse News Service New England Budget • Nov. 1, 2007
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News
RIDER HOPES TO BE A SQUEAKY WHEEL ABOUT T STATION'S GREASE - The T may be a quick way to get around town, but one commuter says it can be tough on the wardrobe, too.
CNC, Guha, 18 inches, on wire now
With photos
GEESE GONE AFTER FALLING FOR CARDBOARD-COYOTE RUSE - A developer set up life-size, ''photo-realistic'' cardboard coyotes at scattered locations on the fields, and once the geese got a gander at the faux predators, they moved along.
Ledger, Goulart, 12 inches, on wire now
With photo to come
DEADBEAT DAD FITTED WITH GPS DEVICE - When scallop fisherman Robert A. MacDonald departs for his work trip next week from his hometown of New Bedford, the state Department of Revenue will track the delinquent child supporter, and know when he returns.
Herald News, Holtzman, 20 inches, on wire now
With photo
A STORMY WEEKEND? - What's up for the coast fri night into sat? sounds like nasty weather coming our way, especially for fishermen.
Ledger, Tatz, 7 p.m.
HILLARY CLINTON - Clinton visits Wellesley College, presumably to raise some money.
CNC, 6 p.m.
With photos
BOOZE DESTRUCTION - Treasurer Tim Cahill holds a presser in Boston about the planned destruction of a couple hundred cases of beer and 155 bottles of booze taken from college campuses. Best part? The booze will be destroyed Friday by being bashed with bowling balls. MetroWest, Parietti, 6 p.m.
Business
SWANSEA AWARDS $15M DESALINATION PLANT CONTRACT TO N.H. FIRM - The contract to build the first municipally owned desalination facility in New England was awarded to Waterline Industries Corp. of Seabrook, N.H.
Herald News, Pateakos, 15 inches, on wire now
BOTTLE BILL EXPANSION PUSHED: DEPOSITS WOULD BE SLAPPED ON WATER, SPORTS DRINKS - Recycling advocates have renewed their push to expand the state's 25-year-old bottle redemption law to require five-cent redemption fees for noncarbonated drinks such as water and sports drinks.
Ledger, Yu-Ting Wang, 15 inches, on wire now
HANCOCK IN EFFORT TO BOOST BOSTON HOUSING - John Hancock Financial Services is helping launch a yearlong effort to bring as many as 500 professional women into the community to work on affordable housing projects in Boston.
Ledger, Chesto, 12 inches, on wire now
SLIGHT SLOWDOWN SEEN IN STATE'S ECONOMY - The state's economic growth rate held steady over the summer and only a slight slowdown is predicted over the next six months, according to a report released on Wednesday.
COMPANY USING MICROSITES TO SELL SEWING MACHINES - Wareham's Merrow Sewing Machine Co.'s customers range from lingerie designers to fishing net manufacturers and hail from 85 countries.
Ledger, Bauer, 20 inches, on wire now
With photos
Opinions
MADDOCKS: PROMISING POLITICS AS UNUSUAL, A NEWLY AGGRESSIVE OBAMA UNVEILS HIS GYRO PITCH - Sen. Barack Obama, in a stepped-up effort at confronting Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton more directly and forcefully, said yesterday that he would unveil his much anticipated gyro political pitch.
CNC, on wire now
GRANLUND CARTOON: Patriots vs. Colts
MetroWest , on wire now
Sports
A PRO SPORTS BUDGET will be e-mailed this afternoon
OFFICIAL 2007 RED SOX TEAM PHOTO
FEMALE FIELD GOAL KICKER - Framingham State College kicker Ashley Baker, who scored 10 points for the Rams this season, will be honored Saturday and might be the all-time leading scorer among women in college football.
MetroWest, Hilliard, 15 inches, 6 p.m.
With photo
Lifestyles
FOR NOV. 7 PUBLICATION: GETAWAY/IN NEW ENGLAND TRAVEL PACKAGE:
GETAWAY: SKI REPORT - WHAT'S NEW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NEW ENGLAND - It was the worst of times, it was the best of times (sorry Charles Dickens). Last year's ski season started with warmth - and no snow - and ended with the best snowfall, and some of the best ski conditions ever in March and April.
IN NEW ENGLAND: WHERE THE MOUNTAINS MEET THE SEA - Ride the double chair to the top of Maine's Ragged Mountain this ski season and you'll soon understand the allure of the Camden Snow Bowl.
WEGMAN'S BEST FRIENDS - See William Wegman's sad-eyed, droopy-eared Weimaraners at the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester.
MetroWest, Bergeron, 18 inches, on wire now
With photo
THEATER REVIEW: 'DONNIE DARKO' AT AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER IN CAMBRIDGE - It's not easy to take material beloved in one medium and adapt it to the properties of another. That was the challenge with "Donnie Darko" at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge.
Ledger, Gorfinkle, 20 inches, on wire now
With photos