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 Issue of March 10, 2008 
   
Eastern to Acquire Massbank for $170M
By Amy Wyeth
Eastern Bank Corp. will acquire Massbank Corp., parent company of Reading-based Massbank, for $170 million, or $40 per share.

Protesters Rally Against Post-Foreclosure Evictions
By Aglaia Pikounis
Protesters marched through downtown Boston on Tuesday morning to urge lenders and other companies to stop evicting tenants from foreclosed properties.

Development for Gays, Lesbians Shelved
By Thomas Grillo
The credit crunch and a lack of buyers have put New England’s first over-55 community for gays and lesbians on hold.

Mass., Conn. Not Ranked in Mortgage Fraud Report
Jeff Haynes
No news is good news. An annual report tracking mortgage fraud has yet to find enough examples from 2007 in either Massachusetts or Connecticut to include those states in its national rankings.



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