FairPoint workers continue under expired contract

NASHUA, N.H. — FairPoint Communications workers remain on the job under an expired contract, with negotiations expected to resume in the coming days. Talks broke off Saturday night, shortly before the contract expired. Both sides say the parties remain...

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Scientists worry lobster conservation is faltering

WEST BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine — Marine scientists and lobster harvesters in Maine's largest fishery say some fishermen may be abandoning a key conservation method practiced for nearly 100 years at a time of growing fears that a run of record hauls is coming...

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Cool idea for saving produce

A MassChallenge finalist is developing mobile refrigeration units that run on sun and water and are capable of saving the nearly one-half of developing-world produce that spoils before it ever reaches the consumer. Evaptainers was the brainchild of...

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Market Basket: Get back to work!

Market Basket executives are ordering managers to stock shelves in a desperate bid to win back customers as employees — facing an ultimatum to return to work by tomorrow or risk being replaced — pile on the pressure to reinstate their beloved fired CEO...

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Massachusetts big on farm-fresh goods

Massachusetts has the sixth-largest number of farmers markets in the nation, as farmers turn to new venues to supplement their incomes and consumers seek out ways to buy fresh, local food, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's newly updated...

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Explorer’s odd symptoms point to torque converter

My 2000 Ford Explorer 4-liter Control-Trac 4WD has 120,000 miles on it. At 84,000 miles the O/D (overdrive) light began flashing randomly. The shop identified fault code P0741, indicating a potential issue with the transmission. I chose to keep driving...

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US doctor with Ebola in Atlanta for treatment

ATLANTA — The first Ebola victim to be brought to the United States from Africa was safely escorted into a specialized isolation unit Saturday at one of the nation's best hospitals, where doctors said they are confident the deadly virus won't escape....

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National Grid pledges electric reliability boost

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Following several power outages since May, National Grid is promising officials in North Adams it will work to improve reliability. The Berkshire Eagle reports  that the utility is evaluating circuit breakers, upgrading the...

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Mass. business amasses millions of musical scores

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — After 75 years, a little-known music publishing business is still chugging along in a nearly forgotten former elementary school in the hills of northern Williamstown. Housed inside the classrooms and hallways of what used to be...

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Not so golden: Wealth gap lasting into retirement

A growing gulf in the retirement savings of the wealthy and people with lower incomes threatens to exacerbate an already widening wealth gap. Traditional pensions are becoming rarer in the private sector, and lower-paid workers are less likely to have...

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