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Government
VIDEO: 'Hands Off' Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Rally at the Wang Center
The Wang Center was packed with Massachusetts residents rallying to stop any federal cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid on Wednesday. More than 30 unions and members of s...
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Business
Converse Restaurant Closes its Doors
Converse Restaurant in downtown Malden shut it's doors for the last time Tuesday, with owners saying the economic pressures of the recession left them with no choice but to sell the popul...
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Government
Constables Sneak Behind Eviction Blockade, Forcibly Evict Malden Resident, Witnesses Report
"They should be negotiating" Attempts by housing advocates to block the eviction of a Malden woman failed Monday, though protesters vowed to now take their grievances downtown, strai...
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News
Video: More Marches, No Arrests in Boston this Weekend
The cost of war Veterans for Peace attracted an eclectic group of activists to a downtown rally and subsequent march Saturday afternoon, tying their “bring the troops home” goal to t...
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Government
VIDEO: Police Action Turns Violent As Occupy Boston Protesters Are Arrested
"Occupy Boston" protesters were given warnings by police to abandon a second encampment or face arrest Tuesday morning, but, despite the openly stated intentions of protestors to only pas...