Partners income up despite insurance activity losses

Partners HealthCare Systems's operating income climbed during the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, but it continues to see losses in insurance activity. Health care provider activity brought in $67 million in operating income, and the Neighborhood...

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Cherokee Trailhawk chief in its class

With unmatched off-road capabilities and superior highway manners, the Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk blows away its competition with features and performance. With a powerful 3.2-liter V6 24-valve engine, the compact sport utility vehicle accelerates quickly...

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Redone condo leaves no stone unturned

This just redone unique North End condo is a showpiece of stone — with marble, quartz, onyx, slate, fieldstone and granite finishes, done by a developer who is also a stone supplier and refinisher. The two-level first floor/basement duplex at 6 Henchman...

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Connector still experiencing delays

The Bay State's health insurance website is improving, but remains a work in progress, with an online payment system that is causing frustration, state officials said yesterday. Consumers continue to experience long wait times due to heavy volumes at...

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The Ticker

Facebook to let someone run account after you die Facebook is making it easier to plan for your online afterlife. The world's biggest online social network said yesterday that it will now let users pick someone who can manage their account after...

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Hot Property: New promotions try to lure renters

Sign an apartment lease and enter a raffle to win a $5,000 gift card. With nine new apartment complexes opening in Boston and Cambridge this year, competition for renters is heating up, and some buildings that opened within the past year or so and still...

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Challenges lie ahead for new director of Mass Health Connector

Leadership changes, a board shakeup, improved communication and a better Obamacare website are all top priorities as the new executive director of the Massachusetts Health Connector tries to reform the troubled agency. "If this were climbing Mount Everest,...

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South Bay Center owner plans nearby mixed-use project

The owner of South Bay Center has plans for a large mixed-use project that would include a hotel, movie theater and up to 500 units of multi­family housing next to the Dorchester shopping center. The "town center" project proposed by retail real estate...

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CBS '60 Minutes' correspondent Bob Simon dies in car crash

NEW YORK — Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Bob Simon, who covered riots, Academy Award-nominated movies and wars and was held captive for more than a month in Iraq two decades ago, died in a car crash on Wednesday. He was 73. "CBS Evening News"...

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Snow calls go through the roof

A growing number of roof collapses and more storms in the forecast have people scrambling to clear the snow off their buildings, but roofing contractors have waiting lists up to a week long, and hardware stores are selling out of do-it-yourself snow...

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Ten Mass. locales see big home value gains

Ten Bay State communities, including two Boston neighborhoods, saw big double-digit gains in home values in the past nine years. According to a new Top 10 list compiled by the Warren Group, which publishes Banker and Tradesman, the 10 communities are...

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Edward Davis joins firm that pinpoints indoor gunshots

Former Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis has joined a Bay State tech company that is marketing technology to summon cops and pinpoint the location of gunshots in indoor shooter situations. "Shooter Detection Systems is an extremely innovative...

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Kind-hearted reader 
pays family’s heat bill

A Lynn woman has come to the rescue of one of the 150,000 households that has exhausted its fuel assistance due to one of the coldest winters in recent memory. After reading about Sydney Fuller-Jones and her 13-year-old twins in Sunday's Herald, Linda...

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Business Protocol: Be prepared for your face-to-face interview

First impressions count, and in a job hunt, the interview is often your first face-to-face encounter with a prospective employer. You want to hit the right tone, and that means paying attention to details. Make sure to begin with a pleasant greeting,...

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State vaccination exemptions up tenfold over 30 years

Religious and medical exemptions claimed by Bay State parents as a reason not to vaccinate their children against potentially deadly diseases like measles have risen nearly tenfold in the past 30 years — and the state Department of Public Health says...

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Boston startup HourlyNerd poised for growth

A Boston startup that connects businesses with freelance consultants and experts has raised nearly $8 million to extend its services to large com­panies. "There are hundreds, if not thousands, of projects that a client like General Electric is not able...

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Booting Up: Light shines on ‘dark Web’

The so-called dark Web — where all browsing is anonymous — is facing an unprecedented spotlight. From increasing references in pop culture, like the spy drama "State of Affairs," to renewed interest by law enforcement, expect to hear a lot about this...

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Wynn expecting a big win

Wynn Resorts is projecting big money from its casino in Everett, telling investors the Boston-area resort will be a winner for Wynn and Massachusetts. "We are going to be responsible for $50 million a month in revenue for this state, probably another...

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EPA to help towns adapt to flooding Two Massachusetts communities have been chosen to receive help from the Environmental Protection Agency in finding ways to become more resilient to flooding. Scituate and Newburyport were chosen to receive EPA technical...

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Advocates say 150,000 need more fuel assistance due to harsh winter

Advocates for the poor are calling on state officials to provide immediate aid to approximately 150,000 low-income Massachusetts households — about one-third of them seniors — who have exhausted their fuel-assistance benefits due to one of the coldest...

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Ronan Farrow charts new course at MSNBC

The roving news correspondent worked his sources in Paris for days, with nary a chance to eat. His efforts paid off, with a couple of exclusive interviews with interesting people affected by the tragic Charlie Hebdo murders. Next he had to prepare to...

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