News
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Fire's wish for games is about to come trueJul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Not more than two weeks ago, aching Fire players and nervous coaches were pining for a break from the dog days of summer. Now they want as many games as they can get - a...
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Workers find asbestos in Cambridge schoolJul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A two-year renovation project at one of the city's elementary schools may be delayed a month after crews found asbestos in the walls. The King/Amigos building, which had...
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Senators seek $20 million to battle and treat Lyme diseaseJul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A bill introduced last week in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and others, seeks $20 million annually for education, prevention, research and treatmen...
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Making Cents: The home equity shuffleJul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - You've probably heard someone (maybe yourself) rationalize the prospect of a hefty purchase by saying, ''That's the kind of thing a home equity line is for.'' But before...
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Peter Chianca: It's Disney's world, we just live in itJul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Regular readers of this column (my parents, shut-ins, etc.) might recall how my typical summer family vacation involves a trip to New Hampshire's Storyland, a theme park...
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Schoenburg column: A bedtime story -- Blagojevich's aides use mansionJul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - BERNARD SCHOENBURG COLUMN, FOR GATEHOUSE EMBARGOED UNTIL EDITIONS OF THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2007 SPRINGFIELD -- In case Illinois taxpayers are worried that the Executive Ma...
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Casino mogul eyeing Marlborough/I-495 areaJul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The area along Interstate 495 near Marlborough is a possibility for a casino site, according to a casino mogul who recently met with the state Secretary of Housing and E...
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More than a place to sit: One-of-a-kind chairs a way of self-expressionJul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Pull up a chair. Any chair. There's the child's stool of recycled pine, with the half moon cut out in the flat back. How about the one of white pine driftwood, salvaged...
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Editorial: Casinos on the horizon in MassachusettsJul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - For release Thursday, July 5 Editors: Feel free to delete or change MetroWest references. The Mashpee Wampanoags have acquired 500 acres for a casino in Mid...
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Harry Potter trivia, part 5Jul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - BOOK 5: "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" - The Order was founded by Albus Dumbledore to counter Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters. Its choice...