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Amherst asked to review bylaws governing how many unrelated people can live together

Mar 16, 2010 7:54 pm

The bylaw stems from efforts in the mid-1960s to prevent students from taking over houses and to control large parties. AMHERST – Town Meeting memb...

Northampton continues review of citywide zoning codes

Mar 16, 2010 7:46 pm

Waiting to comment until a particular project is proposed is often too late, an official said. NORTHAMPTON – For most people, zoning is a cure for ...

Easthampton to hold special meeting on revising plans for new high school

Mar 16, 2010 7:33 pm

Officials are faced with scaling back the project to hold down costs. An artist's rendition of plans for the new Easthampton High School. EASTHAMPTON &#...

Atkins in Amherst moves step closer to obtaining beer and wine license

Mar 16, 2010 7:27 pm

Four people spoke against the license during a hearing Monday. AMHERST – Atkins Fruit Bowl Inc. will seek approval from the state licensing commissi...

Pioneer Valley housing sales shake winter blues

Mar 16, 2010 6:51 pm

The average sales price in the Pioneer Valley rose 0.3 percent from $186,285 to $186,913. SPRINGFIELD – Sales of single-family homes in the Pioneer Vall...

Mass. gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker offers 10-point government reform plan

Mar 16, 2010 6:45 pm

Baker would ban performance bonuses for state pension fund managers when investments don’t grow, and prohibit public employees from simultaneously holding jobs at...

Cleve Killingsworth steps down as CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass.

Mar 16, 2010 6:15 pm

His resignation came just weeks after the company announced at $149 million loss. Cleve KillingsworthBOSTON – The chief executive of Massachusetts&#8...

Former dentist Michael Clair of Fall River accused of using paper clips in patients' mouths during root canals

Mar 16, 2010 5:45 pm

Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office said Clair billed Medicaid for the stainless steel posts he should have used. FALL RIVER – A former Ma...

5 helpful features offered on local municipal Web sites

Mar 16, 2010 5:37 pm

The Web makes it easier than ever to be an active, engaged member of your community. A screen capture from huntingtonma.org. Today, Common Cause announced its ann...

Mass.-type health care could wipe out economy, state Treasurer Timothy Cahill says

Mar 16, 2010 4:42 pm

Cahill made his remarks after Gov. Patrick accused him of being silent amid the debates. Timothy P. CahillBOSTON – The Massachusetts treasurer said Tuesd...

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Storm batters and floods North Shore

Mar 16, 2010 10:01 am

The relentless rain that began Saturday morning and continued throughout yesterday kept emergency crews on the North Shore scrambling to close roads, rescue stranded motorists and pump out flooded bas...

Budget plan eliminates 7 teachers in Danvers

Mar 16, 2010 10:00 am

DANVERS and mdash; The School Committee last night approved $300,000 in additional cuts to the upcoming academic year's budget in a move that will trim seven teaching positions: four through attritio...

Prosecutor: Woman 'violated laws she was sworn to uphold'

Mar 16, 2010 10:00 am

SALEM and mdash; Her very job, as Boston area director of the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection division, involved supervising hundreds of agents who spent their days tryi...

Endicott College is building new $12M dorm

Mar 16, 2010 10:00 am

BEVERLY and mdash; Endicott College is expanding again, this time with a long-awaited $12.5 million residence hall for 260 students. "We had planned to put this residence hall in a year ago,&qu...

City, officers make their cases before commission

Mar 16, 2010 9:59 am

PEABODY and mdash; Police officers next in line for promotions from 2007 to 2009 say the city filled positions temporarily to keep them from advancing in rank. The city, however, is arguing it didn't...

Finalists named in principal search at Bowditch School

Mar 16, 2010 5:45 am

SALEM and mdash; The Nathaniel Bowditch School should have a new principal by April 1. A screening committee has chosen three finalists from the 31 candidates who applied to head the K-8 school, whic...

Deluge pushes Ipswich River past flood stage

Mar 16, 2010 5:45 am

IPSWICH and mdash; Water flowing into the Ipswich River the past three days didn't raise the river level to record heights, but it is awfully high for this time of year. The U.S. Geodesic Survey gaug...

Selectmen dispatch chance to join regional communications center

Mar 16, 2010 5:45 am

IPSWICH and mdash; The sixth item on the Ipswich selectmen's agenda last night was talk of laying the foundation for attracting biotech companies to town, which turned out to be somewhat apropos. Bec...

Library readies for HVAC upgrades

Mar 16, 2010 5:45 am

PEABODY and mdash; The library's $2.7 million overhaul of its heating, ventilation and air conditioning system will take place this summer. "The improvements will provide consistent temperature ...

Duggan parade route set for Sunday

Mar 16, 2010 5:45 am

DANVERS and mdash; The route is set for Sunday's parade honoring Olympic women's hockey silver medalist and hometown hero Meghan Duggan. The parade will kick off from Plains Park and the Holten Richm...