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Want a cool, refreshing jolt but don't want soda? How about coffeeOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - After getting off work from his independent contracting job on a warm afternoon, Robert Ford decided to head for the Hilton Springfield's Starbucks for a vanilla bean Fr...
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Legislators, State Police skeptical of MBTA officers' push for mergerOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The state's public transit police say a shortage of resources and personnel are forcing them to use "smoke and mirror" techniques to give the public a sense of security....
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Yankees Schmankees - Indians not nervous about seriesOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - There were no quivering lips in the Indians clubhouse Tuesday as players talked about the mighty New York Yankees. No one hid under their chair. No one carried a securit...
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Ready for beer? Oktoberfest comes to Harvard Square againOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Strap on your lederhosen. This Sunday, Oktoberfest comes to Harvard Square once again. The 29th annual Oktoberfest takes the nearly 200-year-old German tradition and add...
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Garden Q&A: Improve your garden soil this fallOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - QUESTION: I have heard fall is a great time to amend soil. Is this true, and how do I do it? - D.A., Rockford ANSWER: Amending soil means improving the tex...
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Offshore LNG port construction under wayOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - It takes a pair of binoculars and a clear day to get a good view of the groundbreaking work taking place in waters more than 10 miles to the northeast of Hull. A p...
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Pride, and lots of butter: The recipe for bakery's successOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - When you ask Philip Rugnetta what goes into his specialty cakes, his answer is short and simple. ''Pride,'' said Rugnetta, co-owner of This Takes the Cake bakery in Woll...
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South Shore artist featured in Boston solo showOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The landscape paintings of pastel artist Liz Haywood-Sullivan of Marshfield are much admired on the South Shore, having won Best of Show at the North River Art Society's...
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Agency chiefs plead with House for fundingOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Local leaders joined their counterparts Monday in calling on lawmakers to restore community grants that Gov. Rod Blagojevich nixed from the budget. Representatives...
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Death of Mohegan chief 'leaves a void'Oct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - It would have been easy for Ralph Sturges to change. After all, during his lifetime, so much around him had -- his hometown of New London, his Mohegan tribe. But Sturge...