GateHouse News Service New England Budget • Nov. 2, 2007
Here are the top New England regional stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at gatehousenewsservice.com. Please submit stories below no later than 6 p.m. local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly. Questions?
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Notes:
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News
MONDAY STATELINE/MASSACTION PACKAGE: EDUCATION REFORM - State officials have repeatedly ignored for years a 1993 law requiring a special commission be appointed every three years to review the adequacy of state aid to local schools.
Patriot Ledger, Benner, 20 inches, 7 p.m.
With LOGO
With MASSACTION - A look at the week ahead
MetroWest, Parietti, 6 p.m.
HOW DO YOU GET DAD OR MOM TO STOP DRIVING? - It starts when Dad forgets to stop at stop signs or Mom starts moving erratically between lanes. It can end with the tragedy of mistaking the accelerator for the brake pedal.
Ledger, Scheible, 20 inches, on wire now
With fact boxes and side bar at bottom of file
WOUNDED SOLDIER'S MOM WRITES BOOK IN HOPES OF HELPING OTHERS DEALING WITH PAIN - Roberta Quimby of Hanson, whose son Army Sgt. Brian Fountaine lost his lower legs fighting in Iraq, has endured her share of emotional pain. And she has decided to try and help others cope with their own by writing a book about what she has endured.
Ledger, Conkey, 25 inches, on wire now
With photos to come
BONE MARROW MATCH COULD SAVE DENNIS INFANT'S LIFE - He was every couple's dream. On June 23, Turlough Eoghaim Meehan, 7 pounds, 7 ounces, was born at Cape Cod Hospital. The first child of Amanda and Phelim Meehan, Turlough was a robust, bouncing baby boy.
CNC, Muller, 25 inches, on wire now
With photo and how you can help box
STATE REP. RIPS CASINO PLAN AS 'IRRESPONSIBLE PROJECT' - "At the end of the day, a mouse cannot swallow an elephant, no matter how much money you have," he says.
Enterprise, Elwell, 20 inches, on wire now
With file photo
VIETNAM VET - A local veteran returns to Vietnam for the first time, discovering that his former battlefields have become crowdy tourist havens.
Patriot Ledger, Encarnacao, 20 inches, 7 p.m.
With photos
Business
ENERGY ISSUES - Head of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Boson.
Ledger, Jette, 12 inches, 6 p.m.
PATRIOT PLACE OPEN FOR BUSINESS - The Kraft family's first foray into shopping mall development is officially open for business.
Ledger, Adams, 12 inches, on wire now
With photos
SENATE BILL WOULD UPDATE 30-YEAR-OLD ZONING LAWS - Cape Codders have joined in a renewed statewide effort to change Massachusetts's zoning laws, which are widely considered to be some of the most archaic in the nation.
CNC, Desroches, 15 inches, on wire now
SEASONAL BUSINESSES ON CAPE DECRY LACK OF H2B VISA EXEMPTION - Congress has allowed a popular guest worker program provision to expire, jeopardizing the ability of businesses to obtain a summer workforce next year.
CNCm Desroches and Belson, 30 inches
On wire now
Opinions
GRANDLUND CARTOON: Colts game a shoe-in for the Patriots
MetroWest, on wire now
GRANLUND CARTOON: Never rake until after a Nor'easter.
MetroWest, on wire now
HOLMES: Behind Deval Patrick's inability to get anything through the Legislature.
MetroWest, 6 p.m.
EDITORIAL: Bush's attorney general nominee has hurt his cause with his tortured definitions of torture and his refusal to acknowledge the constitutional limits on executive power.
MetroWest, 6 p.m.
EDITORIAL: GateHouse investigation reveals the politics behind federal disaster aid. Could be localized.
MetroWest, 6 p.m.
Sports
A PRO SPORTS BUDGET will be e-mailed this afternoon
Lifestyles
ROSA PASSOS: MUSICAL AMBASSADOR - Far from home, Rosa Passos is looking forward to sharing the sultry, soulful sound of Brazil with her countryfolk and an American audience next week in Boston.
MetroWest, Bergeron, 20 inches, on wire now
With photo