Pass the turkey and hand sanitizer
Swine flu is throwing a wrench into family gatherings for some this holiday season. Discuss
Red Sox
Patriots
Celtics
Bruins
Stores brace for bleak sales
New Englanders are projected to spend on average about $445 on gifts this season, down 17 percent from last year, according to a Deloitte LLP survey. (Boston Globe)
- Firms expand in Mass. because of quality work force
- Owners to rebuild Fenway’s Restaurant Row after fire
- Brigham’s chain owner vows to try to save jobs
Latinos, blacks hit harder by recession
In Mass. and the US, they are facing unemployment rates that could be the worst in decades.
(Boston Globe)
For islanders, this was The Game
(Courtesy of The Martha's Vineyard Times )
The showdown between Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard was canceled for the first time in nearly half a century amid budget cuts and declining interest. (Globe)
Catholic Church vocal on health bill
Some lawmakers see the church’s promotion of an amendment prohibiting companies from paying for abortions as part of a broader activist push.
(Boston Globe)
Zoo hopes to boost
fund-raising, stay open
Faced with a crisis that threatens its survival, Franklin Park Zoo would scrap its governor-appointed board for a body with more clout.
(Boston Globe)
- Brookline
Value of volunteering, plenty of PhDs, and regulating ZipCar
- Framingham
Mulvey's music, check for high school, parking strategies
- Hingham
Dog-bite decision, country club food, and school-construction money
- Malden
Killing PAYT debate, Northeast Voke budget, and share recipes
- Medford
DPW worker's suspension upheld; sanitizer donations; holiday singing.
- Melrose
Northeast Voke budget, property tax going up, and Thanksgiving recipes
- Natick
Hidden jewelry, Red and Blue win, Montessori school merger
- Needham
Plugged In fund-raiser, high-tech Torah pointer, and open studios
- Newton
"Carousel' at Turtle Lane,' Route 9 resurfacing, tobacco sale ban
- Norwell
Jeff Corwin visit, home for disabled, and town farming project
- Scituate
House fire inquiry, senator visits Inly, and Superbowl champs
- Somerville
Somerville Scene, chamber on Green Line, Buonomo gets prison
- Waltham
Polaroid plans, changes for 'CRB, MassArf man, and oral histories
- Wellesley
Thanksgiving for foodies, metal bats, and Danker stepping down
Senate candidate profiles
A look at five who want to win Kennedy's seat
The week's best shots
See the top photos from Globe staff photographers
Big Picture: CERN restart
Large Hadron Collider back online after repairs
‘Precious’: Joy amid pain
Film eyes struggles, strength of young teen
Snow-cial media
How Twitter, Facebook affect the ski industry
Cell phone photos
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