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Gov. Deval Patrick is rolling out a new $150 million loan fund designed to help create more affordable housing units in Massachusetts. The fund, created primarily using private resources, is intended to fill the funding gap faced by affordable housing...

Descendants of a former Boston Cardinal are fighting a plan to move his remains from land once owned by the Boston Archdiocese to a suburban school he founded. Twenty-two members of Cardinal William O’Connell’s family have signed a court filing...

Exploring philanthropy, non-profits and socially motivated business, from the Gates Foundation to your donation...Public libraries in five states received grants for plans to improve and maintain Internet connections -- Arkansas ($735,207), Kansas ($363,099), Massachusetts ($367,789),...

A lmost the Grinch Bay State workers who qualify for unemployment insurance, but have run out of benefits, will have to wait until Dec...Those checks will include the first four weeks of benefits under the extension. Another check will be...

Tuesday said it has reached an agreement to acquire European investment servicing firm Mourant International Finance Administration in a cash transaction, although exact terms of the deal weren't disclosed. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of...

I t is banned in 13 states and sure doesn’t come in a six-pack...At 27 percent alcohol by volume and $150 a bottle, the limited release of the brandy-colored Utopias comes as more brewers take advantage of improvements in science...

12.01.09 A Barnes and Noble Nook in time for Christmas?...Last month, Barnes and Noble announced it had sold out of its much-hyped e-reader, and told some consumers they would have to wait until after the holidays to get their hands...

Genzyme Corp. said early Tuesday that it has resumed shipping of its flagship medication Cerezyme from its Allston manufacturing facility, which was temporarily shut down earlier this year due to contamination problems. The shutdown resulted in a global shortage of...

Nutrition Label" was developed by 14 teens after they attended a seven-week commission-sponsored institute on healthy relationship promotion and teen dating violence prevention. During the seven-week program, teens were also taught to evaluate music based on themes of power, control,...

The Big Sur International Marathon finds itself in prestigious company, alongside Boston and New York City, having just been named one of America�s top three marathons by the editors of Runner�s World magazine. The honor comes at an opportune time...