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BriefsRoad Work Ahead: The Department of Public Works' primary focus this spring is on the area of Atkins Corner, where West Street (Route 116), Bay Road and West Bay Road intersect. DPW workers are assisting utility companies and Baltazar Construction of Ludlow, which is handling the $6 million project, to get the water pipes in place. read more — Daily Hampshire Gazette Monday, May 21, 2012 5:00 AM Letter: Green Decade board members applaud city's power planMayor Setti Warren and his administration are to be congratulated for taking steps to make green energy a top priority aimed at achieving environmental and financial benefits for Newton. — Wicked Local Newton Where Romney, Sen. Brown stand on various issuesRepublican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and U.S. Sen. Scott Brown publicly support each other and even share key advisers. But on many topics, from foreign policy to social issues, the Massachusetts Republicans take very different positions. — The Boston Globe Monday, May 21, 2012 3:58 AM
Romney, US Sen. Brown play down past connectionsMassachusetts Republicans Mitt Romney and Scott Brown have a history of supporting each other throughout their political careers. — The Boston Globe Monday, May 21, 2012 3:58 AM
Hadley teen badly hurt in Northampton bicycle accidentNorthampton - A Hadley teenager was listed in critical condition Sunday afternoon at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after suffering life-threatening injuries in a bicycle accident Saturday evening, according to the Northwestern district attorney's office. read more — Daily Hampshire Gazette Monday, May 21, 2012 5:00 AM State law bars help on drug costsMassachusetts is the only state that hasn't repealed a 1970s federal law banning discounts from drug companies. — The Boston Channel Monday, May 21, 2012 12:49 AM
Mayor Warren not adding city planner to Newton's budget Despite urging from aldermen Mayor Setti Warren does not plan on adding an additional full-time planner to next year’s budget. Warren's budget proposal includes filling a vacant part-time planner position and making it full-time. But he said he does not plan on complying with a resolution the alderman passed May 16 requesting the addition of another full-time planner to help with a backlog in the department. — Wicked Local Newton Board will ask to remove Bartels Lodge from districtMonday May 21, 2012 New England Newspapers POWNAL, Vt. -- The Select Board voted 3-1 late last week to ask the Vermont Department of Historic Preservation to remove Bartels Lodge from the Center Street Historic District. Board Chairman Stephen Kauppi said he wants to see the lodge taken off because he does not want records to reflect that the town demolished a historic building, — North Adams Transcript Monday, May 21, 2012 12:38 AM
Nato takes up Obama Afghanistan timetableNato countries are expected to sign off Monday on U.S. President Barack Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year and the withdrawal of troops by the end of 2014. — The Boston Channel Monday, May 21, 2012 9:15 AM
Epa to hold meetings on Housatonic cleanupPublic meetings will be held in Massachusetts and Connecticut to discuss the next steps for the potential cleanup of the Housatonic River. — The Boston Globe Monday, May 21, 2012 2:48 AM
Terrorist's death fails to ease griefJeannine Boulanger has cried every day of the 23 years since her daughter Nicole was blown out of the skies... — The Boston Herald Monday, May 21, 2012 4:34 AM
You paid, it closed. What's next?When students at a local driving school and their parents learned the school suddenly closed its doors last week, their first thought was: What happened to the money we paid up front? — The Sun Chronicle Monday, May 21, 2012 2:09 AM
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