10 October 2008, 4:54 pm
The financial havoc on Wall Street is having repercussions on city and town governments, but officials in Western Massachusetts say their conservative investments, much dictated by law, are greatly reducing the damage.... read more
10 October 2008, 2:22 pm
"I think everybody's feeling really a sense of being ... trying to be in the driver's seat but being an observer at the same time, a passenger," said Geoff Beckwith, executive director of the Massachusetts Municipal Association, who attended the meeting with the lieutenant governor. "Today, literall... read more
10 October 2008, 3:55 am
LOWELL -- The competition pitted officer against officer, all on motorcycles, as police from Massachusetts and New Hampshire took tight turns at high speed to see who has the most skill on a bike. A 14-year-veteran of Lowell police, who has been riding motorcycles almost all his life, took first pla... read more
9 October 2008, 11:29 pm
OntheCommon.com is your link to local news, sports, message boards and more from every town in Central Massachusetts. We invite you to visit and post your thoughts about local issues.... read more
9 October 2008, 10:09 pm
While many students are looking at a meager job market, University of Massachusetts alumnus Marc Williams went out and created his own.... read more
9 October 2008, 9:37 pm
WASHINGTON - Meeting of Finance Ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialized economies to focus on turmoil wracking global financial markets.... read more
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