Northeast News


	Report: Shipping noise raises stress level in whales Thursday February 9, 2012 BOSTON (AP) -- An ocean experiment that was accidentally conducted amid the shipping silence after Sept. Full Story Massachusetts issues measles alert Thursday February 9, 2012 BOSTON -- Massachusetts health officials are warning that people who visited the Super Bowl village outdoor festival in Full Story 'Scarlet letter' for gang IDs is pulled Wednesday February 8, 2012 BOSTON (AP) -- A Massachusetts lawmaker who proposed a bill to have the letter "G" affixed to the driver's licenses of suspected gang members said Tuesday he was pulling back on the proposal, which critics decried as a "scarlet letter" measure that raises legal and constitutional issues. Full Story No jail for workers who opened Mass. pool with body Wednesday February 8, 2012 FALL RIVER (AP) -- Two former Massachusetts recreation managers admitted Tuesday that prosecutors have enough evidence Full Story Activist urges Mass. lawmakers to reject tax hikes Wednesday February 8, 2012 BOSTON (AP) -- Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist called on Massachusetts lawmakers to reject what he termed "lifestyle Full Story Malcolm X's lost words found Monday February 6, 2012 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist of history that brought together Full Story Nomination papers ready for fall elections Monday February 6, 2012 BOSTON (AP) -- Political hopefuls who want to get their names on the September primary ballots in Massachusetts can begin Full Story Massachusetts Senate Race: Brown, Warren funds Saturday February 4, 2012 BOSTON -- Democratic Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren is continuing to raise the bulk of her campaign contributions from Full Story Marrow recruiting nets $520,000 fine Friday February 3, 2012 BOSTON (AP) -- A bone marrow registry and medical laboratory company that used fashion models wearing high heels and short skirts to recruit potential donors will pay the state of Massachusetts $520,000 for engaging in an improper marketing practice, state officials said Thursday. Full Story Mild winter a blessing to storm-ravaged farms Friday February 3, 2012 MIDDLEBURGH, N.Y. (AP) -- After being battered by flooding last year, farmers across the Northeast and Midwest can at Full Story Patrick PAC raises $575K Thursday February 2, 2012 BOSTON (AP) -- A political action committee formed by Gov. Deval Patrick to help pay for his campaigning on behalf of President Barack Obama and other Democrats nationwide raised more than $575,000 in contributions in 2011. Full Story Shipwreck off Cape Cod may hold $3B in platinum Thursday February 2, 2012 PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A treasure hunter said Wednesday he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was a load of platinum bars now worth more than $3 billion. Full Story Kennedy house donated to institute Tuesday January 31, 2012 BOSTON (AP) -- The main house on the Kennedys’ oceanfront compound, the scene of many of the famed political Full Story Mass. dentist gets year in jail for using paper clips Tuesday January 31, 2012 FALL RIVER -- A former Massachusetts dentist was sentenced to one year in jail Monday for using paper clips instead of Full Story Pilot indicted in Mass. crash that killed daughter Tuesday January 31, 2012 BOSTON (AP) -- A New Hampshire pilot who prosecutors said wasn’t qualified to fly without an instructor on board Full Story