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	ADVERTISEMENT Friday, May 21, 2010 US Customs cancels AS&E contract Associated Press American Science and Engineering Inc. said today that US Customs and Border Protection has terminated a $11.8 million contract. The original order for the MobileSearch HE system was announced in April. The company, which makes X-ray detection systems,... NStar, Cape Wind to meet on Monday Representatives for the utility company NStar will meet with Cape Wind officials on Monday, NStar says. "They requested a meeting and we obliged," said NStar spokeswoman Caroline Allen. "We assume they want to talk about a contract, and we'll consider it as we would consider any other long term renewable energy contract." PSNH ads feature real folks By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff For its new marketing campaign, Public Service of New Hampshire, the state's largest electric utility company, is featuring its own employees as well as customers in a series of commercials and print ads. Boston ad... Bored? Play Pac-Man on Google's homepage Google today unveiled its first-ever playable "doodle" featuring a version of the video game Pac-Man. Mansfield loses 100-year-old chocolate factory The town of Mansfield is losing a bit of its sweetness. A landmark chocolate factory whose founder played a pivotal role in the social and economic history of the town is shutting down. Today in Globe Business The economic recovery in Massachusetts gained traction in April, as employers added jobs at the fastest pace in nearly two decades and the jobless rate fell for the second consecutive month. Thursday, May 20, 2010 $18.8 billion study of high-speed rail urged Associated Press Eleven Northeastern states, including Massachusetts, are asking federal railroad officials to develop a plan to dramatically upgrade high-speed passenger rail service along the Northeast Corridor over the next four decades. The coalition says the effort is aimed at... Feds in Billerica examine Toyota involved in fatal crash BILLERICA -- Federal investigators today examined a Toyota Highlander that crashed on Columbus Day, taking the lives of Stephen Krause, driver of a car that was hit by the Toyota, and three others.