Angelo Furnari; led state chapter of Italian heritage group; at 79 - Boston Globe Angelo Furnari, the former president of the Massachusetts chapter of the nation?s oldest and largest Italian heritage organization, died May 25 of prostate cancer at the Boston Center for Rehabilitation in Roslindale. He was 79. Mr. Furnari was a ... New rules are needed for the head of this House - Boston Globe I ARRIVED at the Massachusetts State House as a young reporter the day after House Speaker John F. Thompson had a brawl with a state banking official in the speaker?s office. On the losing end of the fist fight with Thompson, the banking bureaucrat ... Official seeks to lure biotech to Brockton - Enterprise The head of the Brockton 21st Century Corp. says the city must do more to attract biotechnology companies to locate here. Donald Walsh, executive director of the publicly-funded economic development group, noted that the city recently received the ... UPDATE 8-Palin resigning as Alaska governor in surprise move - Reuters ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 3 (Reuters) - Sarah Palin, the brash, deeply conservative governor of Alaska who crashed onto the U.S. national political scene last year as the Republican candidate for U.S. vice president, announced abruptly on Friday she ... RIP, Vinnie Vecchione - Sweet Science In a sport filled with characters, people who found themselves in, and constructed situations that the most fertile novelist couldn?t come up with, Vinnie Vecchione stood out. In the boxing world, that is saying something. That scally cap perched ... Sarah Palin, a do-it-yourself Republican leader - Space Daily In announcing her resignation as Alaska governor Friday, Sarah Palin ensured she will likely remain at the forefront of American politics for some time to come. The surprise move by Palin, who ascended to international fame overnight when she became ... Acclaimed singer Susan Tedeschi comes back home ? for a song - Patriot Ledger Susan Tedeschi grew up in Norwell, learning to love the blues. Now having relocated to Jacksonville, Fla., she came back home ? at least for a song. The Norwell High School graduate was in Massachusetts last weekend, reuniting with family and ... Charlie Card free-for-all - Boston Herald M ore public employees are hopping aboard the free-ride gravy train as the MBTA hands out no-cost Charlie Cards to its employees and retirees - even as the agency barrels toward service cuts and fare hikes. ?It?s utterly amazing,? said Michael ... Massachusetts Cuts Health Coverage By $115 Million - Medical News Today "Overseers of Massachusetts' trailblazing health care program made their first cuts recently, trimming $115 million, or 12 percent, from Commonwealth Care, which subsidizes premiums for needy residents and is the centerpiece of the 2006 law ... You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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