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Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Most of its population of 6.4 million live in the Boston metropolitan area. The eastern half of this relatively small state is mostly urban and suburban. The west is primarily rural; however, most of its population actually lives in urban enclaves. Massachusetts is the most populous of the six New England states and ranks third in overall population density among the 50 states.

 

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News for Salem, Massachusetts from SalemNews.com

Correction

Aug 20, 2008 2:39 pm

DANVERS ? Due to reporting errors, a Page One story in Wednesday?s edition about Osram Sylvania?s early retirement program requires correction.

 

City X's out Cabot crosswalk

Aug 20, 2008 5:50 am

BEVERLY and mdash; The city has eliminated a crosswalk on Cabot Street, hoping to make it safer for pedestrians. Department of Public Works Director Michael Collins admitted that might sound "co...

 

Printer streamlines bus pass process

Aug 20, 2008 5:50 am

PEABODY and mdash; A compact printer with SUV-like chops reduced production of school bus passes from weeks to mere hours this year. The School Department purchased the $4,139 machine and accessories...

 

Budgets stung by rising cost of road salt

Aug 20, 2008 5:50 am

In the mid-August heat, a winter wind is blowing through local government budgets and sweeping away cold, hard cash. The cost for road salt is going up and mdash; dramatically. A Boxford-based consor...

 

Discount medical taxi a boon to some Beverly seniors

Aug 20, 2008 12:58 am

BEVERLY and mdash; It's not quite a free ride, but for seniors who need to get to their doctor's appointments, the Beverly Council on Aging's new taxi service is pretty darn close. Launched in June,...

 

Port residents craft zone of their own

Aug 20, 2008 12:58 am

DANVERS and mdash; Stores, waterfront homes and riverfront uses are what a group of residents want built on industrial land in Danversport. And this group of seven is not waiting around for the Plann...

 

Rehab of school will limit disruption

Aug 20, 2008 12:57 am

MARBLEHEAD and mdash; The planned $21 million renovation of the old Village School won't be underway when kids come back to school next month. But even when work begins several months later, the impa...

 

Police

Aug 20, 2008 12:56 am

Danvers Tuesday Miguel Vasquez, 46, of 71 Palmer St., Salem, was arrested at 3:20 p.m. and charged with domestic assault and battery at the New England Homes for the Deaf on Water Street. Peabody Tue...

 

City will zero in on Crystal Lake dredging cost

Aug 20, 2008 12:55 am

PEABODY and mdash; The city has to do some digging before dredging Crystal Lake. "We need some background information, and we're in the process of acquiring it," Senior City Planner Blair ...

 

Festival this weekend to showcase antique and classic boats

Aug 20, 2008 12:54 am

SALEM and mdash; Vintage sailboats and motor yachts return to the Hawthorne Cove Marina this weekend for the 26th annual Antique and amp; Classic Boat Festival. A 1900 courting canoe will be on dis...

 
 

Worcester, Massachusetts News from Telegram.com

Hunting club fights project

Aug 20, 2008 12:00 am

LEOMINSTER - In a neighborhood dispute one person dubbed "a nightmare on Elm Street," property owners looking to build an eight-home subdivision are at odds with the Leominster Sportsmen's A...

 

Myanmar teen refugees look for foster homes

Aug 20, 2008 12:00 am

Myanmar, formerly Burma, has been in political turmoil since 1962 when a general staged a coup, banning political opposition and suspending the constitution.

 

Man ordered to give DNA

Aug 20, 2008 12:00 am

WORCESTER - A city man charged with murdering his former girlfriend, a 30-year-old mother of five, was ordered by a judge yesterday to provide state police with a sample of his DNA for comparative for...

 

School programs shuffle spaces

Aug 20, 2008 12:00 am

WORCESTER - New Ludlow and Harlow Street Elementary schools haven't been idle since the city closed them two years ago, and they are getting new assignments when school opens next week.

 

Combining of public safety depts. to be explored

Aug 20, 2008 12:00 am

PRINCETON - A public safety committee is in the works to determine the future of public safety in town with the probable retirement of Police Chief Charles Schmohl at the end of his contract next June...

 

Judge rules man competent to stand trial

Aug 20, 2008 12:00 am

WORCESTER - A Ball Street man charged with stabbing a woman in the neck and back last year has been found mentally competent to stand trial.

 

Big checks require city's double-check

Aug 20, 2008 12:00 am

On March 28, the Worcester Fire Department conducted a ceremony honoring Lt. Donald M. Quinlan, who the department said had died in the line of duty from complications related to a broken ankle suffer...

 

Charges dropped against two women

Aug 20, 2008 12:00 am

The charges against two women arrested in connection with the alleged forced prostitution of a West Boylston teenager have been dropped, after the Suffolk district attorney's office determined that th...

 

Regional digest

Aug 20, 2008 12:00 am

WORCESTER -- Police are investigating an attempted child abduction yesterday afternoon on Ripley Street.

 

Ex-funeral home readied for move

Aug 20, 2008 12:00 am

HOLDEN - Sometime this month, the former Caswell-King Funeral Home will move 300 feet down Main Street.

 
 

News for Massachusetts from MassLive.com

Explosion reported at Springfield company

Aug 20, 2008 7:45 pm

The explosion occurred at R&R Industries. There were no immediate indications of how serious the injuries were.SPRINGFIELD - The fire department was responding to reports of an explosion with inju...

 

Rachel Maddow to get prime time on MSNBC

Aug 20, 2008 7:20 pm

Maddow formerly worked in local radio on WRNX and WRSI.NEW YORK - Rachel Maddow, the nationally heard political commentator who formerly worked in local radio on WRNX and WRSI, will soon have her own ...

 

New Holyoke Catholic High School racing to completion

Aug 20, 2008 7:05 pm

About 300 students from 32 area communities are expected to attend the school this year.By HOLLY ANGELO hangelo@repub.com CHICOPEE - The clock is ticking as last-minute work is completed on the...

 

$4.5 million addition approved for new Springfield history museum

Aug 20, 2008 3:30 pm

The second phase involves construction of a two-story Great Hall. This architect's rendering shows the new Museum of Springfield History. By PETER GOONAN pgoonan@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - The bo...

 

Springfield reclaims barrels for delinquent trash fees

Aug 20, 2008 12:34 pm

The city has estimated that 1,400 homeowners out of 40,000 had not paid the fee for last fiscal year.Photo by John Suchocki / The RepublicanSpringfield DPW employee Donald J. Landry loads a resident's...

 

Court to assess Haleigh Poutre's competency

Aug 20, 2008 12:25 pm

The abuse case, in which the girl was initially left unresponsive and brain-damaged, served as an impetus for a major overhaul of the state's child care and protection services. Photo courtesy the fam...

 

Stuck truck freed on East Silver Street in Westfield

Aug 20, 2008 12:01 pm

The tractor trailer truck got stuck under a railroad bridge on East Silver Street.By GEORGE GRAHAM ggraham@repub.com WESTFIELD - Westfield police closed East Silver Street for about three hours ...

 

Pioneer Valley job losses rise

Aug 20, 2008 11:22 am

The high cost of energy, the housing slump and tightening credit are all being felt.File photo courtesy The RepublicanJessica A. Roberts of Chicopee works on her resume at the Career Point's resource ...

 

Greater Springfield emergency responders conduct large-scale drill

Aug 19, 2008 6:38 pm

The two-hour drill took place at the Smith & Wesson manufacturing plant and Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee.Photo by Dennis Leger / Springfield Fire Department Smith & Wesson Fire Brigad...

 

16-year-old boy admits setting two Palmer houses ablaze

Aug 19, 2008 4:01 pm

The Palmer Street fires, three houses apart, were reported at about 11:30 p.m.Photo by Don Treeger / The RepublicanThis building at 2014-2022 Palmer Road, Palmer, is one of two structures on the stree...

 
 

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