News on New England States

The nation's weather

2010-03-14T01:15:36Z

<div id="subtitle">The nation's weather</div><div><p>A complex of storms in the eastern portion of the country were forecast to continue providing the most active weather in the country Sunday.</p><p>The main low pressure system would gradually slide off the Mid-Atlantic Coast and into the Atlantic Ocean. This type of motion would allow significant moisture to stream into the Northeast, producing stea...

Proven Arthritis Remedies

2010-03-11T00:08:41Z

Arthritis is a serious and painful disease but rarely fatal. Arthritis attacks the joints and the surrounding muscle and connective tissue causing swelling, inflammation and pain. Arthritis forms as a result of a broken bone that may have knitted itself back together but never fully healed, general wear and tear on the body or an autoimmune disease. While arthritis cannot be cured except through surgery, the pain and discomfort can be managed. Not all treatments work for all arthritis suffere...

Supermarket workers approve Stop & Shop contract

2010-03-07T14:30:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Workers OK Stop & Shop agreement, boosting wages, maintaining pension, health benefits</div><div><p>Supermarket workers at Stop & Shop in southern New England have ratified a contract that ends weeks of difficult negotiations over wages and benefits.</p><p>Local 328 secretary-treasurer Jim Riley says members o...

WEATHER NATIONAL

2010-03-01T02:16:59Z

The Northeast will remain very active as another storm produces strong wind and widspread snow in New England. More rain will develop in the Southern Plains, while snow is likely in the Southern Rockies.

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Sap's rising: Sweet money for maple syrup hobby

2010-02-28T18:30:05Z

<div id="subtitle">Sap's rising: Maple syrup hobbyists head for woods to boil down syrup and make sweet money</div><div><p>Eric May wasn't too keen on the taste of real maple syrup when he first moved to Vermont but he tapped some trees anyway, borrowing buckets from neighboring farmers. After boiling the sap for 18 hours in a pot over an outside fire, he produced his first quart. Then he was hooked.</p><p>"I thoug...

Health care systems in RI call off proposed merger

2010-02-26T10:45:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Health care systems in RI withdraw merger application; say process is cumbersome</div><div><p>Two major regional health care systems have abandoned their plans to merge, saying the application process was cumbersome and a distraction during the state's tough economic times.</p><p>Care New England and Lifespan said Friday that they had withdrawn their merger application, whic...

Heavy rains, flooding plague northern New England

2010-02-26T06:15:15Z

<div id="subtitle">Storm's rain, high winds cause or threaten flooding across northern New England</div><div><p>A winter storm is creating huge waves and flooding at high tide along the coast of Maine.</p><p>Waves turned beachfront streets into rivers early Friday in Saco, where storms have claimed several homes over the years.</p><p>The storm has blown shingles and an antenna off ...

Carnival to raise prices as bookings strengthen

2010-02-24T09:45:59Z

<div id="subtitle">Carnival to raise prices starting March 22 for summer cruising as bookings strengthen</div><div><p>Carnival Cruise Lines said Wednesday it will raise prices by about 5 percent for summer bookings, effective March 22, after a strong showing during the busiest time of the year for cruise reservations.</p><p>The peak booking period typically runs from about mid-January thro...

New England states contract case of 'snow envy'

2010-02-22T09:54:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Snowless New England contracts 'snow envy' watching white stuff pile up in Mid-Atlantic</div><div><p>Snow? What snow?</p><p>Snowless New England states that rely on it for their winter activities are green with envy watching the Mid-Atlantic get blanketed with back-to-back blizzards.</p><p>So little ...

Alston strains hamstring and will miss US camp

2010-02-22T10:15:18Z

<div id="subtitle">New England defender Kevin Alston strains left hamstring and will miss US training camp</div><div><p>New England defender Kevin Alston has strained his left hamstring while training with the Humane Society of the United States shows New England and Eastern Cottontails in donated fur. (AP Photo/Humane Society of the United States)

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Six Types of New Business Names: Which One is Right For Your Product or Company?

2010-02-22T14:30:02Z

Whether you?re trying to name a new company or rename an existing product, it?s far from easy to generate a name that sounds great, looks cool, means what you want it to and sets you apart from all the competition.<br><br>Narrow down the range of possibilities by first figuring out which of these six types of names you prefer.<br><br>I. Made-up Names<br>Examples: New England plan to hire, raise pay in 2010</div><div><p>A new survey finds a growing number of small and medium-sized businesses in New England plan to hire new workers and offer pay raises this year.</p><p>The survey released Wednesday by New England cuts down an ailing, ancient elm and loses a little bit of its history</div><div><p>Herbie, a massive tree that stretched 110 feet into the sky, captured the imagination of a town's residents and earned the title of New England's champion elm, was cut down Tuesday after a long battle with Dutch elm disease. It was more than 200 years old.&...

Old Man And The Tree

2010-01-19T12:17:05Z

A worker cuts limbs from Herbie, New England's largest and oldest elm tree, in preparation for it to be cut down on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 in Yarmouth, Maine. The tree succumbed to Dutch elm disease after surviving 14 previous bouts with the fungus. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)

Copyright 2010 Federal Reserve survey shows improvement in New England economy, but outlook cautious</div><div><p>A report from the Federal Reserve Board says economic activity has been picking up in recent months in New England, but the outlook for 2010 remains cautious.</p><p&...

Hannaford Supermarkets to help New England farmers

2010-02-22T21:37:58Z

<div id="subtitle">Hannaford Supermarkets joining program to help New England farmers stay in business</div><div><p>Hannaford Supermarkets is becoming the first major retail chain to back a program designed to help New England's troubled dairy farmers make more money and stay in business.</p><p>Massachusetts New England, NY</div><div><p>Members of Congress from northern New England and New York are seeking $30 million to fund an ongoing commission designed to spur economic development and job creation in economically distressed areas of northern <...

Boston Fed chief sees weak labor improvement

2010-02-22T23:28:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Boston Fed chief sees slow economic growth continuing to weigh on jobs growth</div><div><p>The head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said Friday that unemployment will remain high even as the economy recovers as consumers continue to pull back on spending and businesses have trouble getting access to credit.</p>&...

Yankee Mag lists favorite New England ski trails

2010-02-23T00:27:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Yankee Mag lists Skiing editor's favorite New England ski trails</div><div><p>Yankee magazine invited Skiing magazine's Eastern editor Ben Hewitt to list his favorite groomed trails in New England. Featured in Yankee magazine's January-Februar...