"My answer will be, 'Thank you Mr. President for the honor of the request, but I have work to do here in Massachusetts,'" said Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.

A two-year investigation by the Berkshire County Drug Task Force paid off big on Monday when three raids netted 90 grams of cocaine, roughly $1,340 in cash and four arrests.

A Maryland-based subsidiary of the $31 billion British Aerospace Systems will open a new office on North Street sometime in June, and is already tapping into local engineering talent.