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Stocks down sharply after US data disappoints

Pan Pylas — Fri, 4 May 2012 12:36:00 +0000

Markets fell sharply Friday after U.S. jobs figures indicated a slowdown in the world's largest economy and as investors looked ahead to elections in France and Greece that might affect the way Europe deals with its debt crisis.

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Fri, 4 May 2012 12:36:00 +0000

Biogen 1Q profit climbs 3 pct, Tysabri sales rise

Tue, 1 May 2012 10:03:00 +0000

Biogen Idec Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 3 percent, as sales of the multiple sclerosis treatment Tysabri helped fuel the drugmaker's growth.

John G. Brooks, championed legal services for the poor; at 98

Bryan Marquard — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Mr. Brooks, who spent his entire career at the Boston firm Peabody & Arnold, where he was a partner, died April 15 in his Weston home.

WESTON | BRIEFS: Hearing to review budgets

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Selectmen will hold a hearing April 30 regarding the proposed budget for the next fiscal year. The hearing will take place in the Town Hall auditorium beginning at 7:30 p.m. Additionally, the School Committee will also be having a hearing regarding its budget for the next school year at the meeting. - Andrew Clark

Weston residents host oceans awareness luncheon

Shivaji Mudambi — Mon, 9 Apr 2012 12:55:38 +0000

Women Working For Oceans, a nonprofit organization founded by Weston residents Barbara Burgess and Donna Hazard, is holding a luncheon to raise awareness and inspire action Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at the New England Aquarium on the Boston waterfront.

Weston Rivers School student aids education in the Gambia

Shivaji Mudambi — Mon, 9 Apr 2012 12:48:48 +0000

As a freshman at Natick High School last year, Erica Chalmers began a campaign to donate school furniture that wont be used in the new school opening in the fall to Starfish International. Now a sophomore at Rivers School in Weston, the Natick teens vision of contributing to the nonprofit organizations mission of educating young girls in the Republic of The Gambia is benefiting from both school communities.

Triple murder trial to begin in northern Maine

Clarke Canfield — Sun, 8 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Nearly two years after his arrest in the savage stabbing deaths of two men and a 10-year-old boy, Thayne Ormsby is going on trial on three counts of murder in a case that still reverberates through the small northern Maine town where the killings took place.

BC pitcher Kyle Prohovich carries on family tradition on college diamond

Marvin Pave — Sun, 8 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Boston College relief pitcher carries on family tradition Boston College senior pitcher Kyle Prohovich of Weston has been well-schooled by grandfather and father, Hall of Famers, respectively, at Holy Cross and Stonehill College. Donald F. Prohovich, the former coach/athletic director at Waltham High, was an All-American infielder nd a starter on the Crusaders’ 1954 NIT basketball championship squad. His son, Donald P. Prohovich, starred at Bridgewater-Raynham Regional and was a second baseman at Stonehill.

WESTON | BRIEFS: Hazardous-waste collection

Sun, 8 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000

The town will hold its annual household hazardous-waste collection from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 21 at the transfer station and recycling center. The center is open to only Weston residents, who must bring a transfer station or recycling permit, along with proof of residency. Waste cannot be brought from business or commercial enterprises. - Andrew Clark

Wyoming town with 1 resident sold for $900,000

Bob Moen — Fri, 6 Apr 2012 11:08:00 +0000

Buford is a small place for sure, but so is the world. A remote, unincorporated area along busy Interstate 80 that advertised itself as the smallest town in the United States, Buford was sold at auction for $900,000 on Thursday to an unidentified man from Vietnam.

Wyoming town with 1 resident sold for $900,000

Bob Moen — Thu, 5 Apr 2012 21:50:00 +0000

Sticking points

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000

STICKING POINTS Players to Watch and Jason Mastrodonato’s Top 10 teams from high school lacrosse programs west of Boston.

Tips on how to create a cozy home officeHome offices that feel more like home

Jaci Conry — Thu, 5 Apr 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Tips on how to create a cozy home office Home offices that feel more like home Last year, when my husband and I were house hunting, finding a home with an area for an office sat at the top of my must-have list. My husband, who was more focused on entertaining space and a big backyard, grumbled a bit, but supported my goal. I work from home, so carving out a place where I could organize my essentials and plug in my monitor was important. Tapping away on my laptop at a kitchen island just wouldn’t do.

AEP forms company with Great Plains

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 09:32:00 +0000

American Electric Power and Great Plains Energy are forming a partnership to better compete for electrical infrastructure projects in the U.S.

Biogen Idec chief earned $11.3m in 2011

Robert Weisman — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Biogen Idec chief earned $11m in ’11 The chief executive of Biogen Idec Inc., the largest biotechnology company based in Massachusetts, earned a total of $11.3 million last year, according to regulatory filing Tuesday. Compensation for George A. Scangos included a $1.2 million salary, a $2.7 million bonus, and stock awards totaling $7.2 million, the Weston company said in a proxy statement issued in advance of its June 8 stockholders meeting. It was Scangos’ first full year at the helm of Biogen Idec.

WESTON | BRIEFS: Help plan town’s 300th party

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 04:00:00 +0000

The Board of Selectmen is seeking three volunteers for its Tercentennial Steering Committee as the town prepares to celebrate its 300th anniversary next year. Those interested in volunteering are encouraged to send a letter of interest by Friday to the Board of Selectmen either by mail (PO Box 378, Weston, MA 02493) or e-mail (selectmen@westonmass.org).

Sanofi loses appeal in Roche suit over Rituxan, Avastin

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Sanofi loses patent appeal French drug maker Sanofi SA lost an appeals court ruling on its patent-infringement claims against Roche Holding AG’s Genentech and Biogen Idec Inc. for the cancer drugs Rituxan and Avastin. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that the drugs don’t infringe two Sanofi patents. Biogen Idec is based in Weston. Sanofi has a big local presence following its recent acquisition of Genzyme, a biotech company headquartered in Cambridge.

Tornado-hit Ind. school wins Lady Antebellum show

Rick Callahan — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:41:00 +0000

A southern Indiana high school wrecked by tornadoes won a free concert by country music stars Lady Antebellum on Tuesday thanks to a rival school that, along with students in other states, advocated on the battered school's behalf in an online contest.

Tornado-hit Ind. school wins Lady Antebellum show

Rick Callahan — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:11:00 +0000

Board chooses new leader for Ohio utility watchdog

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:56:00 +0000

A governing board has selected a new consumer advocate for residential utility customers in Ohio.