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  • Savers Thrift Store to Open in Former CompUSA Location

    PHOTO - Savers thrift store, Framingham, MA
    Savers Thrift Store looking to hire (50) employees for it's newest store opening in former CompUSA location, Rt. 30, Framingham, MA.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Savers Thrift Store chain will be opening a new store in Framingham in the former CompUSA building at 500 Cochituate Road, (Rt. 30 west, after Masspike Exit 13 off-ramp).

    Representatives from Savers will be interviewing and hiring to fill (50) positions Monday through Friday, May 10-14, 2010. Available part-time and full-time positions include; customer service, sales, back-room inventory production and other entry-level retail positions. Applicants must apply in person between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Interviews are being held at the Hampton Inn at 319 Speen St. in Natick.

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    Savers Thrift Store to Open in Former CompUSA Location

  • Deepwater Disaster

    Photo of Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig prior to it exploding in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday April 20, 2010
    Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig prior to exploding and sinking in the Gulf of Mexico.

    LAST UPDATED:  January 3, 2013

    While an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico might not have gotten much concern from some New England residents, in the coming months the effects of the explosion and subsequent oil spill at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform may have lasting effects across the country — and beyond.

    An estimated 70% of all North American waterfowl species use the area and many North and South American songbird species rest or feed in the area on their annual migration routes across the Gulf.

    Shrimp, crab and fish catches from the Louisiana fishing fleet have already been affected.

    Early on the event was shaping up to be a major ecological disaster — it could end up causing severe long term ecological damage to the fisheries, nesting grounds and the eco-sensitive Gulf coast.  Hotel and tour operators in surrounding areas are already experiencing cancellations from tourist who do not want  to (more…)

    Deepwater Disaster

  • MWRA Tunnel Leaking 8 Million Gallons Per Hour

    May 1st, 2010 - MWRA Leak in Weston
    MWRA supply tunnels, connectors and aqueducts in and near Weston, MA

    WESTON, MA – on Saturday afternoon, (May 1, 2010), the Metropolitan Water Resource Authority, (MWRA), announced a major break in a 10 foot diameter pipe.

    The break is located where the MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel meets the City Tunnel on Recreation Road in Weston.

    The leak has caused 8 million gallons of water per hour to leak from the water supply into the Charles River.

    Framingham residents are not affected by this break, and no “boil water” advisory for the town has been issued.

    Due to infiltration of the water supply, residents of the following towns and MWRA designated areas east of Weston are advised to (more…)

    MWRA Tunnel Leaking 8 Million Gallons Per Hour

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