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07/31/10  |
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| Northbridge Selectmen will discuss four matters in Executive Session on Monday evening, including real property. ... |
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07/30/10 |
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| Northbridge Selectmen will vote Monday night to put a question on the November 2, 2010 election ballot. ... |
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07/27/10 |
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| Proposals must be submitted to the Selectmen's Office no later than noon on August 4, 2010. ... |
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| Northbridge Selectmen voted 4-1 to obtain quotes on a 10,000 square foot metal DPW facility, not on any particular site in town. The Building Committee is perplexed as questions regarding Railroad crossing, endangered species, accessibility of utilities, and necessary size are still being asked. ... |
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| Sen. John Kerry, who has repeatedly voted to raise taxes while in Congress, dodged a whopping six-figure state tax bill on his new multimillion-dollar yacht by mooring her in Newport, R.I. ... |
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| Does Congress have the power to tell people what to eat? Maybe you think that’s a stupid question. Nonetheless, it was a question that Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan was unwilling to answer. ... |
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| Former Selectman Joe Montecalvo was rejected by the Board of Selectman for a position on the newly formed ad-hoc Northbridge Financial Task Force. ... |
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| Senator Scott Brown doing what he does best - pretending to be a Republican when his actions say otherwise. ... |
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| For all his reputation as the nation's Top Talker, Barack Obama took his sweet time giving a maiden Oval Office address to the country. And waiting another nearly 60 days to speak nationally about the oil spill that’s become the worst environmental disaster in the nation’s history. ... |
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| In his first televised Oval Office speech, a Tuesday night message to the nation on the government's response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama said exactly what everyone expected. ... |
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| This is a great article about the 8,500 Presidential Executive Orders (Laws) that have been created since Herbert Hoover (1929). ... |
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| Adding to concerns about the health of U.S. and European economies, the U.S. Labor Department released jobs data that was much weaker than expected. The Dow is down 4.8% for the year-to-date. ... |
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| Key scientists advising the World Health Organization on planning for an influenza pandemic had done paid work for pharmaceutical firms that stood to gain from the guidance they were preparing. These conflicts of interest have never been publicly disclosed by WHO, and WHO has dismissed inquiries into its handling of the A/H1N1 pandemic as "conspiracy theories." ... |
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| The Northbridge American Legion is seeking a permit from the Selectmen to allow outside alcohol on premises. Police Chief Warchol expressed concerns. The decision is set for June 14, 2010. ... |
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| Pop quiz: Which of the following Republican primary candidates is Sarah Palin most likely to endorse?
(A) A solid conservative with the backing of local Tea Party groups and a track record of supporting limited government and lower taxes;
(B) A pro-life woman;
(C) Anyone remotely connected to John McCain. If you answered "A," you haven't been keeping up with Palin's recent rash of endorsements. ... |
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"The life of a nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous."
- Frederic Douglas |
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