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Big Dig's red ink engulfs state - pause for Seattle Viaduct rebuild?

Now, three years after the official dedication of the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel, the state is reeling under a legacy of debt left by the massive project. In all, the project will cost an additional $7 billion in interest, bringing the total to a staggering $22 billion, according to a Globe review of hundreds of pages of state documents. It will not be paid off until 2038.

Boston Reaches Settlement in Bomb Scare

The light boards, which featured a character from the cartoon show, had been in place for two to three weeks, and there had been no complaints from other cities, the official, Shirley Powell, a spokeswoman for Turner Broadcasting, said.

Chemical Plant Explodes Near Boston

The explosion hit just before 3 a.m. and could be felt miles from the CAI Inc. plant, about 20 miles north of Boston. About 300 people were in the surrounding neighborhood at the time, but police who went door-to-door throughout the area found fewer than a dozen had been injured, and none was in serious condition, Tutko said

Celebrate an American Anniversary: December 16, 1775 The Boston Tea Party

August 14, 1765 marked the founding of a revolutionary secret society made up of individuals whose actions would be echoes in the quote by Margaret Mead, "A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Remember and celebrate the Boston Tea Party on December 16th.

Wide Flaws Found in Boston Tunnel After Death

Massachusetts officials on Wednesday ordered every road and tunnel in the city highway system examined after inspectors found at least 60 more trouble spots in the Big Dig tunnel where a woman was crushed to death on Monday by three-ton ceiling tiles.

The Apostle of Bizarre Insensitivity

Rick Santorum, demagogue.