Here are the top news stories from the past week:
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Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on per diem travel payments made to state representatives this year. So far, representatives have collected a total of $160,572 from the state.
Since 2006 when Miguel Guzman died, his dog Capitan, a German shepherd, has stood by his grave. Family members say that no matter how many times they take the dog home, he always goes back to the grave to stand watch. They also said they never took Capitan to the cemetery, so they’re not sure how the dog ever found his owner’s grave.
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MBTA Acting General Manager Jonathan Davis said his visit to Korea this week to push a company under contract to build 75 double-decker commuter rail trains for the T got the attention of senior management, and showed how serious Massachusetts transportation officials are about not accepting any further delays.
Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank issued a disaster declaration on Thursday for Northeast fisheries, which are facing the prospect of severely reduced groundfish catch limits in the 2013 season.
Medford resident Jonathan Davis talks about his first year heading the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).
A low-volume application of pesticide to kill potentially disease-carrying mosquitoes will begin Monday night in Newburyport.
Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank on Thursday declared a commercial fishery failure in the Northeast groundfish fishery for the 2013 fishing season.
Every Saturday in downtown Danvers, residents can find Jimmy George, retired Danvers police officer, at his usual post near the flagpole collecting donations for Operation Troop Support.
Lukoil gas stations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania were charging ridiculous prices Wednesday, with some stations hitting $9.99 a gallon. The prices are a protest by the station owners over what they say are too-high prices from their parent corporation, Lukoil North America. Would you pay $9.99 for a gallon of gas if you were in a pinch?
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U.S. Rep. John F. Tierney invites all high school students in Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District who have an interest in one of the nation’s service academies to attend Academy Night 2012.
When you see a turtle slowly walking on the road, it’s usually trying to get to the water on the other side and couldn’t get through a culvert or across a bridge.
A proposal for a medical marijuana center in Wakefield – if the statewide ballot question passes – has been withdrawn after it seemed destined to appear as the subject of potentially two articles on the Town Meeting warrant this November.
After last week's primary elections were plagued by dismal turnout, Secretary of State William Galvin on Wednesday predicted more than 70 percent of registered voters would participate in the Nov. 6 general election, possibly breaking the 3 million-votes-cast mark for just the second time.
Apple is holding an event today at which the iPhone 5 is expected to be announced. Fans of the iPhone have been holding off on purchases in anticipation of the new version. There also is speculation that CEO Tim Cook will announce an iPad mini at today’s event.
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