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(Scot Yount, NECN) - 78-year-old Matilda Winslow lives on a fixed income in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. She gets some free heating oil each winter from citizen's energy. This was the scene four years ago. It could have been dismissed as a...
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations said Monday there is an "increasingly alarming" humanitarian crisis in Gaza, directly contradicting Israeli denials that its offensive caused the growing problem. U.N. humanitarian chief John Holmes...
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(Brian Burnell, NECN) - As the economy falters states and cities across the country deal with budget deficits. Some in the billions of dollars. In Connecticut -- the state's three biggest cities are looking for help, and one US Senator hopes the incoming...
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Federal aid OK'd for ice storm disaster relief
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A&E: Getaway 'East of Boston'
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July 10, 2008
Getaway 'East of Boston'


(NECN) - If you are looking for a great getaway this summer, you do not have to go any farther than Boston Harbor. The Harbor Islands are just seven miles from downtown Boston, but a world apart. A new book talks about all of them.

Stephanie Schorow, author of "East of Boston: Notes From the Harbor Islands," joins NECN for a discussion.

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