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US delegation to visit IOC next week for talks on Boston bid

STEPHEN WILSON, AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Boston and U.S. Olympic leaders will travel to Switzerland next week to sound out...

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Celtics owner Pagliuca takes over Boston’s 2024 Olympic bid

JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The group leading the bid to bring the 2024 Olympics to Boston shook up...

State Senate passes $38 billion state budget

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate passed a $38 billion state budget early Friday that lawmakers say makes critical investments in local...

Conn. casino bill now faces uncertain path

SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Legislation creating a two-step process for possibly opening a new tribal casino in Connecticut...

Senate Democrats demand more money for Amtrak repair backlog

JOAN LOWY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Thursday demanded that Republicans provide more money for Amtrak so the railroad...

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Unemployment rate falls to 4.7 percent

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts gained jobs for an eighth consecutive month in April while the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.7 percent,...

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Selectmen retain name

SOUTHWICK – The Board of Selectmen will not change its name, at least not this year. Town Meeting voters did not approve...

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Establishing trust funds can be one OPEB option

By TOM RELIHAN Greenfield Recorder DAN CROWLEY and SCOTT MERZBACH Daily Hampshire Gazette Staff Writers Predictions that unfunded health care expenses for...

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Huntington voters elect Damon, nix tax bumps

HUNTINGTON – In the only contest in Saturday’s town election, longtime School Committee member Roland Damon defeated write-in candidate Darlene McVeigh, a...