(NECN: Brad Puffer, Boston, Mass.) - Hundreds of people gathered at the TD Garden today, not to see hockey or basketball, but to enjoy an early Thanksgiving dinner. Many of the guests were homeless, and this holiday season, fears of state budge...
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(NECN: Ally Donnelly, Boston, Mass.) - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is meeting today with hundreds of top leaders in the state’s human services industry. Agencies like homeless shelters and food pantries have been hit hard, due to the...
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(NECN) - Today In Focus, giving to charity. It’s a time of need for many families and organizations. Certified Financial Planner Jennifer Lane from Compass Planning has tips to help you plan your charitable giving. If you have a quest...
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(NECN: Greg Wayland, Lowell, Mass.) - For 80 years, a partially buried bell was used as a flower planter in one Massachusetts family’s yard. It turns out, that bell has a long, storied history. Eastern Bank release on bell: LOWELL, No...
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(NECN) - NECN meteorologist Danielle Niles is calling for a mostly cloudy and cool day with perhaps a few breaks of sun in Connecticut and at the Canadian border, highs in the middle 40s for most. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle ...
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(NECN/ABC) - President Barack Obama has just about decided what to do next in Afghanistan, and he will tell us what it is one week from today. The president will reportedly order more combat troops to Afghanistan, but not as many as requested.....
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(NECN: Anya Huneke, Burlington, VT) - With the weak economy, donations at many charitable organizations are down. The Salvation Army in Burlington is entering the holiday season with serious concerns that it will not be ready to help need families...
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(NECN) - The mother of a Maine teen who was trapped in a ravine for two days is speaking out. Last Tuesday, 17-year-old Kourtney Thibeault was headed to class when she crashed in Topsham. She was found alive, but injured, thanks to a polic...
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(NECN: Washington) - "I will be making an announcement to the American people about how we intend to move forward. I will be doing so shortly," said President Barack Obama this afternoon when asked by reporters when he will make a decisi...
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(NECN/WMTW) - A Maine mom has plenty to be thankful for this holiday, after her daughter spent two days trapped in her SUV, following an accident. "You have a gut feeling. You know they are OK. It’s just like where are they?" ...
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(NECN: Alison King) - Today, the candidates in the race for Senate in Massachusetts weighed in on a Communion controversy surrounding Edward Kennedy’s son. Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy says he was asked by the Bishop of Providence...
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