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- Mass. farms, businesses may qualify for storm aid
- End of wood-burning plant plans sparks reactions
- A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects
- New program seeks to help homeless veterans
- Thousands march in Veterans Parade in Hartford
- Mass. Senate hopefuls hit the campaign trail again
- Chafee adds individuals to RI federal aid request
- Final days of Obama campaign steeped in nostalgia
- Red Cross carries on despite storm-response flak
- Pan-Mass Challenge raises $37M for Jimmy Fund
- Cold weather adds urgency to NY storm recovery
- Obama leads but Romney with shot in electoral race
- A look at the most competitive states in the race
- Atlanta police ID officers killed in chopper crash
- 3 teens dead, 3 hurt in SW Ohio pickup truck crash
- Romney: 'It's possible' Obama could win
- Woman found badly beaten in Saco motel room
- Fish and Game seeks volunteer fishing instructors
- Catholic Democrats urge parishes to be nonpartisan
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| Mass. farms, businesses may qualify for storm aid Posted: 04 Nov 2012 01:54 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts may not have been taken quite as hard a punch from Superstorm Sandy as some other northeastern states, but officials say help may still be available for Bay State farms and businesses affected by the storm.           |
| End of wood-burning plant plans sparks reactions Posted: 04 Nov 2012 01:54 PM PST RUSSELL, Mass. (AP) — Advocates for a proposed wood-burning electricity plant in Russell says they're disappointed the project is dead, and blamed stifling Massachusetts regulations  |
| A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects Posted: 04 Nov 2012 01:48 PM PST The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 107 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 1.8 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5 million. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state.  |
| New program seeks to help homeless veterans Posted: 04 Nov 2012 01:45 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — A new program is expected to find housing for chronically homeless veterans in Boston.  |
| Thousands march in Veterans Parade in Hartford Posted: 04 Nov 2012 01:43 PM PST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Veterans, politicians and school marching bands were among thousands of people who marched in the Connecticut Veterans Parade in Hartford.  |
| Mass. Senate hopefuls hit the campaign trail again Posted: 04 Nov 2012 01:43 PM PST BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren are being joined by two former political rivals in the waning hours of Massachusetts' grueling U.S. Senate race.  |
| Chafee adds individuals to RI federal aid request Posted: 04 Nov 2012 01:34 PM PST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has amended his request to President Barack Obama for federal disaster aid to include individuals in storm-damaged Washington and Newport counties.  |
| Final days of Obama campaign steeped in nostalgia Posted: 04 Nov 2012 02:00 PM PST CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Tuesday's election results may be uncertain, but President Barack Obama and the tight circle of advisers who have surrounded him through years of campaigning know one thing for sure.  |
| Red Cross carries on despite storm-response flak Posted: 04 Nov 2012 01:27 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — The American Red Cross says it understands the criticism regarding its sometimes slow-moving response to Superstorm Sandy in the New York City region.  |
| Pan-Mass Challenge raises $37M for Jimmy Fund Posted: 04 Nov 2012 12:57 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — Organizers of the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge charity bicycle ride say this year's event raised a record $37 million for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund. They also say that's a record for any athletic event fundraiser for charity in the country.  |
| Cold weather adds urgency to NY storm recovery Posted: 04 Nov 2012 12:36 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says cold temperatures mean "tens of thousands" of people whose homes were damaged by the superstorm will need other places to live.  |
| Obama leads but Romney with shot in electoral race Posted: 04 Nov 2012 02:01 PM PST COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Barack Obama enters the final hours of the 2012 campaign with an edge in the hunt for the 270 electoral votes needed to win and more ways to reach that magic number. Yet the race is remarkably close in at least six states that could go either way, giving Republican Mitt Romney hope that he can pull off a come-from-behind victory.  |
| A look at the most competitive states in the race Posted: 04 Nov 2012 02:00 PM PST A look at the race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. With two days left in the campaign, Obama appears closer to the goal, but Republican Mitt Romney has closed on the Democrat and pulled narrowly ahead in some battleground state polling.  |
| Atlanta police ID officers killed in chopper crash Posted: 04 Nov 2012 12:32 PM PST ATLANTA (AP) — The two Atlanta police officers killed in a weekend helicopter crash are being remembered as public servants who died honorably as they searched for a missing 9-year-old boy.  |
| 3 teens dead, 3 hurt in SW Ohio pickup truck crash Posted: 04 Nov 2012 12:30 PM PST BELLBROOK, Ohio (AP) — Police say three teenagers were killed and three others were seriously injured when their pickup truck crashed into a tree along a curvy, southwest Ohio road. All six were apparently from the same Ohio school district.  |
| Romney: 'It's possible' Obama could win Posted: 04 Nov 2012 02:00 PM PST CLEVELAND (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says he may be defeated by President Barack Obama in Tuesday's presidential contest, but it's doubtful.  |
| Woman found badly beaten in Saco motel room Posted: 04 Nov 2012 11:58 AM PST SACO, Maine (AP) — Police are investigating the beating of a homeless woman who was found inside a Saco motel room.  |
| Fish and Game seeks volunteer fishing instructors Posted: 04 Nov 2012 11:51 AM PST CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Fish and Game officials are casting their nets for some avid anglers to volunteer as instructors in the "Let's Go Fishing" program.  |
| Catholic Democrats urge parishes to be nonpartisan Posted: 04 Nov 2012 11:49 AM PST BOSTON (AP) — The group Catholic Democrats has faxed letters to nearly 900 parishes urging pastors to prevent partisan politicking there in the days before Tuesday's election.  |
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