The kind of public resistance that sank the Northern Pass effort now has CMP reworking its transmission line blueprint.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
Dunkin’ takes on Starbucks with improved espresso drinks
Customers will be able to buy upgraded lattes, cappuccinos and other espresso-based beverages at most stores by the holiday season.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
New England power grid operators learned lessons from last year’s cold snap
In many cases when it’s cold, producers must get power from plants that burn coal and oil; many of those are being taken out of service.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Dunkin’ ditchin’ Donuts – just from its name – starting next year
The change reflects the chain’s increasing emphasis on breakfast sandwiches and coffee drinks.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Days after gas explosions, Mass. families file class-action lawsuit
The state’s U.S. senators tell Columbia Gas that pressure in its pipelines was 12 times higher than intended.
Posted inLocal & State, New England
Officials work to pinpoint cause of ‘Armageddon’-like blasts in Massachusetts
Authorities estimated 8,000 people were displaced at the height of Thursday’s post-explosions chaos north of Boston that left one dead, injured at least 25 and destroyed dozens of homes.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
Charlie Baker sets $20 million spending cap in re-election bid
The Massachusetts governor didn’t accept public financing and the $1.5 million limit that would have come with it.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, New England, News
Two men honored for saving couple from oncoming train
They receive an award named for a flight attendant who communicated with ground crews from one of the hijacked planes flown into the World Trade Center.
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Rogue tire flies off car, strikes car in opposite lane on I-95 in Massachusetts
A 69-year-old woman is treated for minor injuries at an area hospital and released.
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‘The Simpsons’ isn’t based in Massachusetts
Mike Reiss, a veteran writer for the show, says Springfield was chosen as a location because there are more than 40 different cities and towns in the U.S. with the same name.