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Clerk vows to cut costs of weddings
Last year, Sherborn Town Clerk Carole Marple was pleased to become the 100th member of the Massachusetts Justices of the Peace Association to sign up for a program offering free wedding services to active-duty ...

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"It's the first time a really large broker/dealer isdeclaring that it's okay to have a hybridregistration" Registered Rep. Online Exclusive May 5, 2008 603 words LPL Financial Heats Up The RIA World By Halah Touryalai Charles Schwab, Fidelity and TD Ameritrade will soon have a newand powerful rival to worry about, ... via Insurance News Net

Teens charged in fire at Maine college
A Bates College student and a visitor face arson charges in connection with a daytime fire Thursday near a pond on the liberal arts campus in Lewiston.

Revolutionary history, one story at time
"This is where my husband, Paul, is buried, and of course, me too - but I don't like to talk about that." In the heart of Boston, amid its tall buildings and hectic urban life, the 21st century coexists with the 18th when guides in Revolutionary-era garb lead tours along the Freedom Trail. via The Boston Globe

Lightning sets fires, injuring 2 as storms roam area
Thunderstorms rumbled across Massachusetts yesterday afternoon, hitting the state with high winds, lightning, rain and hail and disrupting electrical service for at least 39,000 residents, officials said.