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Boredom, greed reportedly arson motives
PALMER - Saying they were "bored because they were not getting any fires to respond to," five Brimfield and Holland call firefighters were arraigned yesterday in connection with three fires that were set in those towns this summer.
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Earl a bother, not a disaster
CHATHAM - The remnants of Hurricane Earl took aim at Nova Scotia early today after a brush with the Northeast that was far less intense than feared, dumping heavy, wind-driven rain on Cape Cod cottages and fishing villages accustomed to nor'easters.
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Storm no big deal at Spencer Fair
SPENCER - Looking a bit like Katrina or Camille earlier in the week, Hurricane Earl was expected to be a mellow dude by the time he made his way past the Massachusetts coast last night.
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UMass to cut 70-80 jobs
WORCESTER - UMass Memorial Health Care, the dominant health care system in Central Massachusetts, will cut about 70 to 80 jobs over the coming weeks and shut down an inpatient medical-surgical unit with about 28 beds at the Memorial campus as part of an effort to reduce costs, UMass Memorial officials said yesterday.
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Report says Blackwater created shell companies
WASHINGTON - The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company faced strong criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq, The New York Times reported Friday.
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