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Boston Herald Files For Bankruptcy, Sells To GateHouse Media

John Cronin

GateHouse Media, which publishes dozens of weekly newspapers and a handful of daily newspaper in Massachusetts, has purchased The Boston Herald for $5 million from longtime owner Patrick Purcell. GateHouse says it plans to keep 175 of the current 228 employees; the sale is subject to court approval.

Former Dem State Senator Indicted, Top Fiscal Watchdog Expecting More to Follow
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Former Dem State Senator Indicted, Top Fiscal Watchdog Expecting More to Follow

Evan Lips

BOSTON — A right-of-center Beacon Hill public money watchdog outfit is praising the federal indictment of former state Senator Brian Joyce on a slew of racketeering and money laundering charges, and announced  it expects the legal hammer will soon fall on at least one more former Democratic state lawmaker.

The 102-page federal indictment lodged against the Milton Democrat Joyce was unsealed Friday morning shortly after his arrest.

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