The Warrner Group, a publisher of real estate information based out of South-Boston, reported last week Massachusetts single family home sales have have risen 17% from October or 2008. This […]
Protecting Newly Licensed Teens
Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death in U.S. teens today. According to the CDC in 2007 more than 4,200 teens ages 15 – 19 were killd and […]
Allstate Premiums Increase
Thousands of Allstate home insurance customers will see an average increase of 9.8% next month. Allstate’s increases will take effect December 17th when policies come up for renewal. Bill Mellander, […]
Swine Flu Shots in Massachusetts
Local health departments were directed to cancel scheduled swine flu vaccinations next month as shipments of the vaccination run weeks behind. A shortage of swine flu vaccines are seen not […]
Massachusetts Unemployment Down
For the first time in two and a half years Massachusetts’ monthly unemployment has fallen. According to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development unemployment dropped from 9.3 percent […]
Christmas Shipping Up
According to the Wall Street Journal the United Postal Service (UPS) expects to ship 400 million packages between Christmas and Thanksgiving, slightly up from last year. December 21st UPS projects […]
Maintaining your Auto: Oil Change
Depriving your car of the necessary maintenance will cause it to malfunction or even worse stop working. The longer you wait past the due mileage for your routine maintenance and […]
Determining Auto Insurance Premiums
Auto insurance rates are generally determined by the same standard factors. In addition to your previous driving record your rates depend upon the following factors: 1. The type of vehicle […]
Massachusetts to Recognize Veterans Day
Once known as Armistace Day, America celebrates Veterans Day every November in rememberance of the ceasefire that ended WWI. The end of combat was marked by an armistice, a truce […]
Massachusetts Runners in 2009 NY Marathon
A grad total of 675 Massachusetts runners completed the 2009 ING New York City Marathon with 42,000 + athelets from around the world. Pete Rooney was the first Massachusettes man […]