
	Bailout plans in peril due to anger at mayor Tuesday, Feb. 09 BOSTON (AP) - A proposal that would loan $35 million to the troubled city of Lawrence to avoid bankruptcy could go before lawmakers this week, but anger toward the mayor has put the bill in jeopardy. Full Story General store rises again Monday, Feb. 08 PUTNEY, Vt. (AP) - There's a painting on the chain link fence that surrounds the burned rubble of the Putney General Store. Full Story Power plant explodes Monday, Feb. 08 MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing multiple people and injuring at least 14 in a blast that shook homes miles away, officials said. Full Story Credibility key in 9/11 health trials Monday, Feb. 08 NEW YORK -- As the first cases in a massive battle over illnesses linked to 9/11 near trial, an Associated Press investigation has found that several of the initial 30 suits contain inconsistent or exaggerated claims about how the workers got sick or how much time they spent at ground zero. Full Story Conviction on lewd text overturned Saturday, Feb. 06 BOSTON -- The state's highest court Friday overturned the conviction of a man accused of sending sexually graphic instant messages to a 13-year-old girl, ruling that such messages aren't banned by Massachusetts law. Full Story Tritium leak tied to pipe Saturday, Feb. 06 MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Officials at a Vermont nuclear plant said Friday they are investigating the possibility that a leak in an underground pipe connected to a sump pit may be responsible for a radioactive substance turning up in groundwater monitoring wells, while new groundwater tests found levels more than 40 times higher than a federal safe drinking water limit. Full Story In the State Saturday, Feb. 06 Full Story Crackdown seen on drug samples Saturday, Feb. 06 MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Vermont, already a leader in the effort to cut health care costs by reining in drug companies' marketing, could become Full Story Man charged with illegally operating on his dog Saturday, Feb. 06 BARRINGTON, R.I. (AP) -- A Rhode Island man who says he couldn't afford veterinary care for his dog has been charged with illegally operating on the pet. Full Story Leak worrying locals Friday, Feb. 05 VERNON, Vt. (AP) - In a community where the elementary school principal's office has a radiation gauge, safety is never far from people's minds. Full Story Bill seeks cell phone limits Friday, Feb. 05 BOSTON -- The use of cell phones by Massachusetts drivers would be severely restricted under a bill approved Thursday by House lawmakers. Full Story Diocese selling HQ Thursday, Feb. 04 MONTPELIER (AP) - Buffeted by priest sex abuse lawsuits, Vermont's Catholic church says it will sell its headquarters building and a children's camp to raise money for settlements to alleged abuse victims. Full Story N.Y. state deficit may hit $8.2B Thursday, Feb. 04 ALBANY (AP) - The pressure to find new ways to close New York's budget gap mounted Wednesday after Gov. David Paterson announced that the projected deficit for the upcoming fiscal year has grown $750 million to more than $8 billion. Full Story UMass law school cleared Wednesday, Feb. 03 BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education approved a plan Monday to create the state's first public law school. Full Story Official tours Cape Wind site Wednesday, Feb. 03 ABOARD USCGC IDA LEWIS (AP) --The secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, who is weighing the fate of a controversial wind farm proposed off Cape Cod, said Tuesday that killing the pioneering project wouldn't hurt the country's developing offshore wind industry. Full Story