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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., left, and Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., speak to reporters after a meeting with Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson on the financial crisis in the fall of 2008 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  • Start date set for T station Construction of the city's new commuter rail station, a $37 million facility with a parking garage and pedestrian bridge, will begin next month and is scheduled to be completed by Oct. 1, 2014, MBTA officials announced yesterday. After years of plann

    June 20, 2013

  • Filing touts project's potential BEVERLY -- Mayor Bill Scanlon has long touted the Brimbal Avenue interchange project as a key to unlocking the economic potential of more than 500 acres of land near Route 128. A 153-page environmental form filed with the state reveals just what the

    June 20, 2013

  • Estates to get 'agricultural' tax breaks HAMILTON -- A developer is expected to move forward with plans to buy the 86-acre Aquila Farm on Bay Road for six large, equestrian-themed homes after residents last week rejected the town's proposal to buy the property. While the properties will be

    June 20, 2013

  • 130618_SN_HAND_READERSEYE The reader's eye Name : Christopher Flynn Hometown: Beverly Description: "I was taking my dog out for a walk this morning when I noticed the beaded up raindrops on the leaves of the mayapple plants in my garden. I found the pattern and contrast very interesting. "Sha

    June 20, 2013 1 Photo

  • Lawyer disbarred over missing funds HAMILTON -- A lawyer who once had offices in Peabody and Newburyport has been disbarred, six months after state officials suspended him from practicing law over allegations that he stole nearly $375,000 in client funds. Meanwhile, prosecutors in Wo

    June 20, 2013