It’s an election year and jobs are on every candidate’s agenda. In both Washington and Massachusetts, new jobs bills are being debated. We hear about “green” jobs and the growing job sectors in health care, education and business services. But, what we don’t hear enough about is how to make sure we have a workforce, [...]

Mangingmoney.com recently asked an interesting quesion, “is 10% enough for retirement?” A common rule of thumb when planning for retirement is to save 10% of your gross income during your working years. Since this rule of thumb has been around for a long time, it’s logical to question whether it’s still an appropriate guideline. Several [...]

In the recent times, the Obama government as well as the private lenders have started considering principal reduction programs for homeowners who are underwater. However, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a new advisory to taxpayers who would get such assistance for the lenders. Let’s check out how the principal reduction on underwater mortgages [...]

Pierce Mattie with the Fashion Rag has written good upcoming events synopsis of Rock Media’s Fashion Week. “RM Fashion Week is yet again taking over Miami Beach with another year of fashion revelry at the luxurious Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach. Celebs, VIP’s, and Fashionistas will all be out in full force as the social [...]

A father and son have pleaded guilty to selling $1 million worth of counterfeit computer software through the Internet, in violation of criminal copyright infringement laws, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia and John Morton, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security [...]

LOS ANGELES – A Chicago-area man was sentenced this afternoon to 30 months in federal prison for taking nude videos of television personality Erin Andrews and posting the videos on the Internet after being rebuffed when he offered the videos for sale to a celebrity website. Michael David Barrett, 49, of Westmont, Illinois, was sentenced [...]

Lawrence Superior Court Judge Leila Kern this morning sentenced Kevin Quinn, 44, of Haverhill, to 23 years in state prison for rape of a child with force, and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. Quinn had been convicted last week in Lawrence Superior Court following a week-long trial. The [...]

Theft – Case No. 100216 March 14, 2010 Bedford : Super Market Case Details: Bedford PD is investigating the larceny of a wallet from a female customer at Whole Foods on March 14, 2010. The wallet contained two credit cards which were subsequently used to make purchases in Bedford, Medford and Reading. We are looking [...]

An Essex County Grand Jury today returned nine indictments against Lawrence School Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy, eight of which charge him with “fraud or embezzlement by a city officer.” He and his son, Wilfredo Laboy, II, of Methuen, who was indicted for perjury for allegedly lying to the Grand Jury, will be will be arraigned Thursday [...]

Salem Superior Court Judge David Lowy today sentenced Robin Abrahams, 46, of Seabrook, NH, to 45-60 years in state prison for rape of a child with force. He handed Abrahams an additional life sentence for burglary and assault on an occupant. Abrahams, who also lived sporadically in the Newburyport area, was found guilty of the [...]