Live News
TheRecorderNews: @NeHollywoodnews Just keep your eye on (link) for stories when filming starts. gaf
HilltwnFamilies: Gardening @ library. Cookout @ school. Happens in #GreatBarringtonMA this wkend. @HilltwnFamilies #BerkshireFamilyFun (link)
HilltwnFamilies: Amherst Farmers' Markets reports STRAWBERRIES for sale this weekend! Pair them w/RHUBARB & make PIE! (link) #westernma
HilltwnFamilies: 35 Community Highlights in #WesternMA: Rhubarb to Butterflies. Turtles to Trolley. (link) #edchat #homeschool #education
Senate approves $34B Mass spending plan
BOSTON (AP) - The Massachusetts Senate has given final approval to its version of the state budget, setting the stage for negotiations with the House over the $34 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
Chilly weather pressures Destination XL in 1Q
CANTON, Mass. (AP) - Destination XL Group Inc.'s fiscal first-quarter net income dropped 57 percent as the men's clothing and accessories company contended with a chilly spring and higher expenses.
Northampton removes some downtown benches
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) - The city of Northampton has removed six of the 16 benches in its busy downtown shopping district - because it seems people were actually sitting on them.
Napolitano scheduled to visit Boston
BOSTON (AP) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is in Boston to meet with government officials and visit the marathon bombings memorial.
Methuen teen asks to be freed from jail
SALEM, Mass. (AP) - A Methuen High School student charged with making online threats has asked a judge to grant him bail so he can go home.
Boston bombing suspect's hearing rescheduled
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge has rescheduled a probable cause hearing for surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv).
