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Activist weighs in on Mass cigarette tax

BOSTON - A national anti-tax activist is weighing in on Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to raise taxes on tobacco products and soda.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:02:15 GMT)

Billionaire backing Mass. pot question

BOSTON - A ballot question supporting the medicinal use of marijuana in Massachusetts is being bankrolled almost entirely by an Ohio billionaire who has backed similar efforts in other states.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:44:34 GMT)

Court rules mobile home park can expand

BOSTON - The highest court in Massachusetts has approved the expansion of a mobile home park in the town of Shirley, finding that local zoning regulators used concerns about traffic and density as pretexts to squash the project.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:40:23 GMT)

Accused "peeping tom" indicted

SOMERVILLE - A Somerville man was indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury on Tuesday amid allegations that he took photos of a nude woman inside a local YMCA.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:28:06 GMT)

Group says biz confidence up slightly

BOSTON - A monthly survey shows business confidence on the rise in Massachusetts, but employers remain wary about the pace of the economic recovery.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:49:26 GMT)

DCR workers get probation in pool case

FALL RIVER – Two former state workers faced a judge Tuesday for their alleged roles in a shocking public pool tragedy.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:27:32 GMT)

Stage set for reality show in Southie

BOSTON - The production company that turned Seaside Heights, New Jersey into Snooki’s playground is currently working on a reality show in South Boston.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:25:57 GMT)

Local Jewish institutions on high alert

Boston police and the city's Israeli consulate are on high alert after a security alert warning of possible extremist attacks.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:12:59 GMT)

Push to clear up hazing laws

Officials say they want the state's anti-hazing law cleared up.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:57:02 GMT)

Two local pirates won't walk the plank

GLOUCESTER — Two men authorities say boarded and tried to rob a sailboat in Gloucester Harbor last summer while flying a skull and crossbones pirate flag from their own vessel have avoided jail time.

(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:46:36 GMT)