Deval signs repeal of 6.25 percent tech tax

Gov. Deval Patrick repealed the tech tax yesterday, a move welcomed by an industry leader who said "it never should have become law." The governor's signature brought an end to a months-long debate over the 
6.25 percent software services tax, that...

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Telemedicine docs urged to get state license

Doctors who practice telemedicine in Massachusetts should be licensed by the state, especially if they're diagnosing patients without doing so in person, a lawyer for the Massachusetts Medical Society said. "When you're talking about diagnosis, that's...

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Details add charm in Dorchester

This starter single-family in Dorchester's Neponset neighborhood has just the right amount of space for a young family, and its covered front porch and original woodwork add charm. The three-bedroom hip-roof Colonial at 36 Garner Road was built in 1925...

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Shutdown impact: Tourists, homebuyers hit quickly

WASHINGTON — A government shutdown would have far-reaching consequences for some, but minimal impact on others. Mail would be delivered. Social Security and Medicare benefits would continue to flow. But vacationers would be turned away from national...

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Mass. trying to mesh state health law with federal

BOSTON — Massachusetts finds itself in a unique position as states gear up to launch new insurance marketplaces under President Barack Obama's health care law. It was Massachusetts that created the blueprint for the marketplaces when it passed its landmark...

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Trout habitat being restored in Maine stream

FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP, Maine — Maine's wildlife agency is restoring brook trout habitat in a stream in the Moosehead Lake area. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Plum Creek land and timber company are working together to enhance the...

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Billionaire's daughter in NJ court in will dispute

HACKENSACK, N.J. — A bitter dispute pitting a billionaire's daughter against her late grandfather's estate is playing out in a New Jersey courtroom. The trial in Hackensack is the latest chapter in a fight between Revlon Chairman Ron Perlman's 23-year-old...

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Regulators in New England cap river herring catch

NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — Regional fishery managers have adopted limits on how much river herring can be caught by huge trawlers working New England waters. Populations of alewives and blueback herring, referred to collectively as river herring, are in historically...

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Workers urged to protect hearing from farm clatter

INDIANAPOLIS — Far from the clatter of cities, the nation's farmers are assaulted every day by the earsplitting squeals of hundreds of hogs, the roar of tractors and the incessant whine of grain dryers during the fall harvest. An estimated one-third...

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Mazda recalls midsize cars to fix door latches

DETROIT — Mazda is recalling 161,400 midsize cars in the U.S. because the doors can open while they're being driven. The recall affects Mazda 6 cars from the 2009 through 2013 model years. The company says the door latch mounting screws can loosen....

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