Christmas tree stands tall in Kent Circle

Saying "community interest had not gone unnoticed," Northeast Health System Inc. trustees postponed a decision on the North Shore Birth Center Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Rep. Anthony Verga, ousted in September’s Democratic primary by Ann-Margaret Ferrante, told the State House News Service on Monday that he won’t seek to reclaim his seat. He added, however, that he does not plan to retire and did not rule out a return to public life, although he said he looked forward to a new job with “a little bit of regularity to it.”

Robert Nelson Lundberg, M.D., respected surgeon, of Annisquam, died peacefully at home on November 18, 2008, of natural causes. He was the husband of Doris (Brunell) Lundberg.

Decreasing crime, high enrollment in health insurance and a nation-leading number of new patents earned Massachusetts top honors in the Beacon Hill Institute’s eighth annual Competitiveness Report, which measures all states’ ability to attract and retain businesses while maintaining a high standard of living for all residents.