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	ADVERTISEMENT Friday, February 18, 2011 Gov. signs freeze on Mass. unemployment insurance Governor Deval Patrick has signed a bill freezing the state's unemployment insurance rate at current levels. ADL ads: 'Take a Stand Against Bullying' A new billboard ad campaign is urging motorists to �Take A Stand Against Bullying.� Waters OKs $500m share buyback MILFORD -- Waters Corp. said today that its board approved a plan to repurchase up to $500 million in shares over the next two years. Reebok ZigTech is set to break Erin Andrews ad The first Reebok ad featuring ESPN broadcaster Erin Andrews is set to break in the April issue of Fitness Magazine, the Canton-based athletic footwear and apparel brand said today. CHA posts emergency room wait times Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard-affiliated public health-care system known as CHA, said it has unveiled new tools that alert patients to the wait times at its Cambridge, Somerville, and Whidden hospitals. Comcast launches 3D channel Comcast launches new 3D channel. Cathartes moves forward on Portwalk residences Cathartes Private Investments, a Boston-based real estate development and investment company, said it has begun construction on the Residences at Portwalk, a mixed-use project in Portsmouth, N.H. Low-cost broadband Internet for Boston Hundreds of low-income families are expected to benefit from a program intended to expand access to low-cost, high-speed Internet services to Boston residents. Staples: Time for an ergonomic touch-up New Staples survey concludes that an office filled with ergonomically correct office furniture makes for a happier, more productive workplace. Thursday, February 17, 2011 Winthrop man charged with $4m investment fraud By Beth Healy, Globe Staff A Winthrop man today was charged with defrauding 20 investors of $4 million in a "life settlements" scheme, according to an 18-count indictment in federal court. The US Attorney in Massachusetts alleged that Joseph Gennaco,... Whoopie pie war escalates Pennsylvania residents are planning to hold a rally Saturday to protect their heritage and claim the whoopie pie as their own. Maine, meanwhile, is mulling over a move to make the whoopie pie the state's official treat.