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  • NKOTBs McIntyre puts on marathon medal for first time since blasts

    Singer Joey McIntyre fought back tears on the fifth annual New Kids on the Block cruise to the Bahamas this week while talking about the Boston Marathon ...

  • State proposes fee structure for medical marijuana program

    Under draft regulations filed Friday, patients certified to receive medical marijuana would pay a $50 annual registration fee to the state. Those who qualify for a hardship license to cultivate marijuana at home would pay an additional $100 fee. The proposed rules call for marijuana dispensaries to pay an initial $1,500 application fee, followed by a $30,000 charge for the second phase of ...

  • Cape beach rated among Americas best

    This may be hard to believe in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but an annual list of the best beaches in the country has a New York beach ranked No. ...

  • Girl with severe allergy in need of service dog

    Grace Denney, 10, hopes to have a new best friend at her side soon. Grace always has an adult and an epi pen nearby because her allergy to peanuts and tree nuts is so severe, any exposure -- even in the air -- can lead to severe breathing difficulty. "Basically you have five or 10 minutes. It's a life or death situation. You have five or 10 minutes to get her medical attention," ...

  • Mom charged in sons death asks to attend memorial service

    Police said Unique Gould beat her son, causing a fatal brain injury. She is charged with manslaughter, one count of first-degree assault and three counts of second-degree ...


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The Last Days of Disco [DVD]

The Last Days of Disco [DVD]

As the title implies, Whit Stillmans The Last Days of Disco is set in the very early eighties, and one of the films unexpected pleasures is that it manages to evoke a very specific time period without becoming mired in it. As both writer and director, Stillman pulls ... ...

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