Escapee still at large

Boston Globe - Sat Nov 28

Manson Brown, an inmate with a history of violent crime and escape from confinement, walked off from a minimum-security setting in Bridgewater on Friday - a week after prosecutors had publicly linked Brown to the rape of a Cambridge woman more than a decade ago, but before anyone in the state prison system could place him in a more secure ...

Regional plan for emergency care system

Boston.com - Sat Nov 28

Thirteen cities and towns in Middlesex County have relied on an SUV from Emerson Hospital in Concord to provide paramedics and advanced life support during major medical emergencies since 1982.

Prison escapee still at large

Boston Globe - Sat Nov 28

A 51-year-old escapee from a state prison in Bridgewater remained at large Saturday, while Department of Correction officials were still unable to explain how he broke out of the facility sometime late Friday.

Consumer spending, business reports point to moderate recovery

Christian Science Monitor - Wed Nov 25

A spate of economic statistics released on Wednesday, ranging from consumer spending to business inventory, is helping economists get a better picture of the economic recovery.

Arlington, Lexington approve local option taxes

Boston Globe - Wed Nov 25

Both Arlington and Lexington have approved local option taxes, raising money from restaurant goers and hotel users.

Consumer spending, incomes up

Arizona Republic - Wed Nov 25

Nov. 25 -- Spending by U.S. consumers rebounded in October more than anticipated, an indication that mounting unemployment has yet to stifle Americans willingness to buy.

Record of defending rights marks tenure in politics

Http - Tue Nov 24

Massachusetts Attorney General and US Senate candidate Martha Coakley said she would not support a federal healthcare bill that sets women's reproductive rights back decades.

Stimulus Package Helped

TechWeb.com - Tue Nov 24

A consensus has formed among U.S. economists that President Barack Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package, though messy, is working, analysts say.

Ga. preschool firm looks to build in Mass.

Boston Globe - Mon Nov 23

A Georgia company that franchises high-end privately operated preschools plans to open its first Massachusetts location within 12 months.

Va. man arrested trying to meet Mass. girl

Boston Globe - Mon Nov 23

The 12-year-old Littleton girl posted an Internet plea two months ago for help in running away from home, authorities said, and a 32-year-old Virginia man responded.