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  |  May 15, 2012
MyPrintResource.com | The Artcraft Company Becomes First 100% Solar Powered Engraving And Printing Facility In New England May 15, 2012 At a celebratory event held on May 11, John Dumouchel said his company is giving new meaning to the words ‘green printing’; then he figuratively flipped the switch to turn on the newly installed new solar powered system that now powers The Artcraft Company in North Attleboro, MA. This announcement may make this third-generation family-owned company one of the most environmentally conscious engraving and printing company in the U.S. Artcraft, one the largest specialty print production facilities in New England, is best known for...
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  |  May 8, 2012
By Glen Johnson The Massachusetts Republican Party today tweaked Democratic congressional candidate Joseph P. Kennedy III, after he deleted an online note to constituents that gave the first outline of his views on various political issues. A Kennedy spokeswoman pointed out that the note had been replaced with a more robust “Where I Stand” section on the campaign’s website. The back-and-forth underscores GOP suggestions that the 31-year-old Kennedy is a celebrity candidate, running on the strength of his famed political family’s name rather than his achievements or policy stances... In the “Note from Joe” posted last month, Kennedy took a firm stance about ending...
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  |  May 8, 2012
By David Riley Newton - Fundraising is off to a breakneck pace in the contest to claim retiring Congressman Barney Frank's seat in the 4th Congressional District, according to Federal Election Commission reports filed for the first three months of the year. "Fundraising activities are hot and heavy right now," said Kenneth Manning, a political science professor at UMass-Dartmouth. "This is the time to raise money and they spend money in the fall." Democrat Joseph Kennedy III, a first-time candidate and member of the third generation of the political dynasty, raised more than four times as much as any incumbent congressman in the state, pulling in a whopping $1.3...
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  |  May 6, 2012
By Jim Hand SEEKONK - The three Republicans running for U.S. Rep. Barney Frank's seat in Congress are calling for lower tax rates on individuals and corporations to help spur job growth. Speaking at the annual Seekonk Republican breakfast on Saturday, candidates David Steinhof, Elizabeth Childs and Sean Bielat all said they would favor a plan that eliminates or reduces tax deductions in exchange for lowering rates. On the heels of a disappointing jobs report, the threesome said lower taxes would get the economy moving faster, and growth could lead to more revenue to reduce budget deficits... To make his point, Bielat, who ran against Frank two years ago, used the...