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Saturday, July 4, 2009

House of Blues faces license suspension

TROUBLE: Patrons enjoy drinks at Boston’s House of
Blues, which could lose its alcohol license for one week.

By Donna Goodison

Boston’s House of Blues may be slapped with a one-week suspension of its alcohol...

7 Comments

Food sales for Fourth finally pop

JUMPING: Tom Daly of Savenor’s Market on Charles Street in Boston weighs fish
yesterday as customers packed this and other local grocers to make lots of lastminute
purchases for Fourth of July barbecues.

By Jay Fitzgerald

It’s going to be a hot-diggity dogger Fourth after all. Some food businesses...

3 Comments

$458G taken from Cambridge co.

By Jay Fitzgerald

A Whitman man is facing more than 20 years in the slammer for allegedly embezzling $458,000 from a high-profile development firm involved with building...

Waiter sues Boston steakhouse

STEAKS RAISED: A former server is suing the Hub’s Ruth’s Chris Steak House outlet, claiming he was improperly paid lower waiter’s wages for set-up and closing work.

By Donna Goodison

A former server for Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Boston is suing the restaurant...

8 Comments

Mass. weighs tax credits for video game makers

By Associated Press

Massachusetts is weighing a bill to extend the state’s motion picture tax credits to video game makers. The Boston...

1 Comment

Friday, July 3, 2009

Massachusetts in-Fidelity

WORKAROUND: Fidelity is moving some 400 jobs to Rhode Island, where it will enjoy tax breaks.

By Jay Fitzgerald

Massachusetts’ loss is Rhode Island’s gain. Boston’s Fidelity...

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Toxic waste casts cloud on Massachusetts solar co.

Evergreen Solar wins praise from green-energy enthusiasts but the firm’s solar panel-making process creates significant amounts of hazardous waste.

By Christine McConville

Evergreen Solar Inc., one of Massachusetts’ rising green energy stars, is on...

6 Comments

Red Sox mounted horse pitch

By Thomas Grillo

Boston Red Sox owner John Henry was willing to pony up cash to save the police’s...

64 Comments

Alleged brawls may mean earlier hours for diner

SOUTH SIDE STORY: Some neighbors say fights and noise at the South Street Diner keep them up at night.

By Donna Goodison

Complaints about early-morning noise and violence at the South Street Diner may prompt...

6 Comments

Bailed-out banks hike credit-card fees as new law looms

By Jay Fitzgerald

Banks are showing little mercy toward those who bailed them out. Credit-card industry experts and critics say they’re...

1 Comment

Jobless rate hits 26-year U.S. high

By Thomas Grillo

The nation’s employers trimmed 467,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate jumped to 9.5 percent - up from 9.4...

3 Comments

The Ticker

By Staff and wire reports

Insurance success Massachusetts state officials released study results that found consumers saved more than $270 million...

1 Comment

Feds claim Madoff’s $7.5M penthouse

MOVIN’ OUT: Marshals leave Bernard Madoff’s N.Y. digs yesterday after seizing the $7.5M penthouse.

By Staff and wire reports

Federal marshals have seized disgraced financier Bernard Madoff’s $7.5 million Manhattan penthouse and its...

Report spoils Dow’s gains

By Associated Press

NEW YORK - A dour report on job losses in June sent stocks sharply lower yesterday. Major stock indexes fell more than 2.6 percent after the government...