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Obama: Economic stimulus is working
Facing growing public unease about his handling of the economy, President Obama takes his weekly Internet and radio address to defend the $787 billion stimulus...
Globe West Updates
Forecasters predict downpours of up to 4 inches of rain, warn of floods
By Globe Staff The National Weather Service is warning this afternoon of possible flash flooding in areas in central and eastern Massachusetts, with some areas...
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Local option taxes on the table in some communities
Faced with steep cuts in state aid, some cities and towns are starting to consider adopting new local taxes on hotel rooms and restaurant meals...
White Coat Notes
Today's Globe: health bill funding, Mass. lessons, Boston EMS chief, seniors' drug cuts, Genzyme patients, flu vaccine, Shriners cuts, Lynn union vote
House and Senate Democrats appeared yesterday to be on a collision course over how to pay for a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s healthcare system,...
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Religion news and ideas from Boston and beyond

Connecticut news

2 Connecticut residents burned in NM plane crash

State police say two Connecticut residents were burned when their small plane crashed Friday morning at the airport in the northern New Mexico community of Las Vegas. (AP, 7/10/09)

Plea deal in Conn. millionaire slaying case

A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty Friday to manslaughter and conspiracy to commit murder in the 2006 stabbing death of a millionaire Connecticut developer accused of real estate fraud. (AP, 7/10/09)

Conn. cops investigate possible cockfighting

Connecticut state police have seized more than 300 chickens at a Harwinton property and are investigating whether they were used or bred for cockfighting. (AP, 7/10/09)

White nose syndrome obliterates NH bat colony

A disease that is killing bats in the eastern United States has all but obliterated a colony of bats in Peterborough, N.H. (AP, 7/10/09)

Rain washes away tourism dollars in Northeast

Relentless rain and cool weather since early June have sent visitors scrambling home and washed away millions of tourism dollars across the Northeast. But the first 80-degree readings this month gave a glimmer of hope Friday that summer can be salvaged. (Associated Press Writer, 7/10/09)

Plea deal in Conn. slaying case

A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to reduced charges of manslaughter and conspiracy to commit murder in the slaying of Greenwich developer Andrew Kissel. (AP, 7/10/09)

Rell signs 3 mortgage relief bills

Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has signed three bills aimed at helping struggling homeowners, including one that makes foreclosure mediation mandatory, not optional, for all foreclosures that began after July 1. (AP, 7/10/09)

Play 3 Day

The winning combination picked Friday in the Connecticut State Lottery's "Play 3 Day" drawing was: (AP, 7/10/09)

Conn. businessman convicted in oil bribe case

A Connecticut businessman was convicted Friday of conspiring with others to corrupt the oil privatization process in Azerbaijan. (AP, 7/10/09)

Play 4 Day

The winning combination picked Friday in the Connecticut State Lottery's "Play 4 Day" drawing was: (AP, 7/10/09)

Product recalls, possibly salmonella-tainted

The following recalls have been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems; no illnesses have been reported: (AP, 7/10/09)

Conn. man dead, 6 hurt in crash on Mass. highway

Massachusetts State Police say a Connecticut man died and six other people were injured in a crash on Interstate 91 in Springfield. (AP, 7/10/09)

Correction: corrects Orman obituary

In a July 7 obituary for Fairfield University professor John Orman, The Associated Press erroneously reported that he had two surviving children. There are three: a son, Nicholas Demkiw-Orman, and two daughters, Natalie Litman and Kate Demkiw-Orman. (AP, 7/10/09)

Man accused fake gold chain scam in Conn., Maine

Stamford police say they have traveled to Maine to arrest a 40-year-old man who sold counterfeit gold chains to jewelers in Connecticut, New York and Maine. (AP, 7/10/09)

Pelosi to visit RI for funeral of Dodd's sister

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected in Rhode Island to attend the funeral of Sen. Chris Dodd's sister. (AP, 7/10/09)