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	ADVERTISEMENT Thursday, March 31, 2011 Herald property slated for redevelopment By Casey Ross and Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff National Development is shopping a new plan to redevelop the Boston Herald property in the South End, soliciting major retailers to anchor a complex that would also include dozens of residences, the... Dunkin' reportedly considers going public Dunkin' Brands Inc. is reportedly weighing a $500 million initial public offering later this year, according to a Reuters story. Mass. foreclosures fall in February The number of Massachusetts foreclosures fell nearly 44 percent in February on a year-to-year comparison basis as lenders slowed down the foreclosure process, the Warren Group said this morning. Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Tufts, Harvard Pilgrim to keep paying board members Bucking the trend of nonprofit health insurers in Massachusetts halting compensation for board members, Tufts Health Plan today said its board members have decided to keep paying themselves five-figure annual fees despite objections from state Attorney General Martha Coakley. Morton Hospital opts to join for-profit Steward The board of Morton Hospital and Medical Center in Taunton has voted to join the growing for-profit hospital chain operated by Steward Health Care, according to Keith Hovan, president of the Southcoast hospital network. Panel orders Jaffe to pay $1.1 million to Madoff investors Robert Jaffe, the son-in-law of Boston philanthropists Carl and Ruth Shaprio, has 30 days to pay $1.1 million to investors who allege he solicited money from them and, knowing it was a fraud, still put the funds in a Ponzi scheme run by Bernard Madoff, according to a ruling by a securities arbitration panel ruled.