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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Salem

Salem stories: 2 news summaries

Employer Bails Out Madoff-Hit Employees

Mass. businessman donates $5M for workers' retirement

Jul 18, 09 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Massachusetts businessman has ponied up $5 million of his own money to replace his employees’ retirement savings, which were wiped out by the collapse of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, the Boston Globe reports. Robert I. Lappin, who made his money in vacuum cleaners, knows their pain because he,... More »

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business • retirement • Massachusetts • employer • Salem • Ponzi scheme • employees • Bernard Madoff

Pack Your Bags and Shout 'Aieee!'

Creepiest destinations have everything from ghosties to UFOs

Aug 8, 07 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Do you like scary movies? Then you may enjoy the real thing even more. The Discovery Channel finds 10 spots guaranteed to send your shorts to the dry cleaners.
  1. Lizzy Borden Bed-and-Breakfast, Fall River, Mass.
  2. Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, Calif.
  3. Roswell, NM
  4. Salem, Mass.
  5. New
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travel • Hollywood • New Orleans • list • Roswell • horror • Salem • Mütter Museum • Gettysburg

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