Ohio transportation company settles with the MBTA

BOSTON - The Massachusetts attorney general's office says a transportation company that allegedly backed out of a contract to run "The Ride" service for disabled customers will pay a $7.3 million settlement. The AG said Friday that the deal with Cincinnati,...

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The Ticker

Columbia Gas capped Massachusetts utility regulators approved a $7.8 million rate hike for Columbia Gas — far lower than the company's original request for a $29.2 million increase. The decision by the state Department of Public Utilities came after...

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New developers to change Lovejoy potion

New developers have taken on Lovejoy Wharf, Boston's largely abandoned and dilapidated northern gateway that has the potential to become a bustling waterfront office, residential and retail complex. Hub-based Beal Cos. and Related Cos. of New York filed...

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Economy at 'standstill'

A mixed October jobs report is fueling the final weekend presidential pitch with President Obama admitting his work is far from over, and GOP nominee Mitt Romney decrying the nation's nearly unchanged jobless rate as proof the economy remains in a "virtual...

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Today's look in 1860 townhouse

This 1860-built Charlestown townhouse has been given a high-end gut-rehab and interior makeover, turning it into a showpiece contemporary single-family with four floors of living space. The four-bedroom attached brick rowhouse at 6 Washington St. features...

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Sexy, stylish Fiat turns heads

Undersized, underpowered, but with a huge personality, the 2012 Fiat 500C is just a blast to drive. Let's face it, you're not going to win any races with this runaround, but heads will turn as you sport about the city. The sexy Cinquecento is the...

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Angela Merkel: Euro debt crisis will last at least 5 years

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe's sovereign debt crisis will last at least five more years. Merkel says the continent is on the right path to overcome the crisis but "whoever thinks this can be fixed in one or two years is wrong."...

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Meat club members beef with New Bedford butcher after sudden closing

NEW BEDFORD — Loyal patrons of Normand's Meat Specialties Inc. say they have been left with hundreds of dollars of meat vouchers and little explanation after the longtime North End butcher shut its doors abruptly last week. "This was like a shock,"...

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IPad mini is Apple's sweetest tablet ever

This might just be Apple's best tablet yet. Holding it for the first time, I couldn't help but think that the size of the iPad mini is what iPad should have been all along. At 7.9 inches, you can grip it with one hand and type with the other. It feels...

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Grocers check out

There were big shakeups in the local grocery landscape yesterday when Shaw's Supermarkets announced layoffs for 700 New England store workers, and Johnnie's Foodmaster started a going-out-of-business sale. West Bridgewater-based Shaw's job cuts at its...

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