Microhotel developers revise plans

Hospitality market conditions dictate that bigger is better when it comes to hotel rooms, according to a developer of a proposed microhotel in Boston's Theatre District. Amherst Media Investors has altered its plans for a moderately priced, select-service...

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Obama: Forces conspiring against middle class

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says it won't be easy to reverse forces that for decades have conspired against working Americans. But he says with a few bold steps and common sense in Washington, the U.S. can make progress. Obama is reflecting...

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Bar made entirely out of ice opens at Faneuil Hall

BOSTON — The drinks are always cold at Boston's first ice bar. The Frost Ice Bar, constructed and furnished entirely with blocks of ice kept at a chilly 21 degrees, opened Friday at Faneuil Hall. It is New England's first permanent, year-round, indoor...

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Mass. closes some South Shore oyster beds

BOSTON — Massachusetts health and fishery officials have closed several South Shore oyster beds because of potential bacteria contamination. The agencies said Friday that oysters from the areas have been linked to three cases of a gastrointestinal illness...

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New England expects ample apples after dismal 2012

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Apple pickers are descending on New England's orchards for the early varieties as growers around the region predict a strong rebound from a dismal 2012. Weather conditions have been favorable to apple production this year, with minimal...

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WPI gets $3M grant to test brain tumor treatment

WORCESTER, Mass. — A team of researchers led by a Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor has received a five-year, $3 million award from the National Institutes of Health to test a minimally invasive way of treating brain tumors. The team is led...

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Study: Saltwater boating brings billions to region

BOSTON — Recreational saltwater boating contributed $3.5 billion to the Northeast's economy last year and supported the equivalent of 27,000 jobs, according to a new study on the reach of a historical but underanalyzed industry. The findings highlight...

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Maine's 2012 seafood harvest worth record $528M

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine's seafood harvest topped half a billion dollars for the first time as fishermen had the second-largest haul by weight since 1950, according to preliminary 2012 statistics released by the Department of Marine Resources. For the...

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Campaign to end unpaid internships heads to campus

A nascent campaign against employers' use of unpaid interns is taking aim at what critics call some of the longstanding practice's biggest enablers: colleges that steer students into such programs in exchange for academic credit. Organizers hope to...

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Critics say it's time NY ends 1885 Scaffold Law

ALBANY, N.Y. — There is a renewed push to scrap a unique New York state law that makes property owners and contractors liable for most "gravity-related" injuries to workers on construction sites. Some government agencies and contractors say the 1885...

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