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Community pushes back against proposed Parker Hill Ave. projects
Mission Hill locals are pushing back against two approved developments and one project currently under city review along Parker Hill Avenue. The residents say they are worried the additions would eliminate parking, clog traffic and alter the community demographic and dynamics with…
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New dog park with plenty of barking spaces is coming
Nicolette Mascari, a dog owner and Wayland resident for 13 years, said about one in every three households in Wayland has a dog that is licensed and registered through the town. Despite this, Mascari and other owners struggle to find…
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Russell’s Garden Center: Growing for 150 years
Elizabeth Russell-Skehan interacts with many customers when working the floor of one of the 15 greenhouses at Russell’s Garden Center, a family-owned retail garden center that has been in business for 150 years. Some customers approach her, thrilled to tell…
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Winchester students speak at State House about MCAS alternatives
Rep. Michael Day sits and speaks with students about their experiences with the assessment tests. COURTESY PHOTO/JENNIFER ELINEEMA Students from Winchester Public Schools accompanied their teachers to the State House this month to share their experiences with performance-based assessments. Winchester…
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Boston’s Black leaders honored as Trailblazers; say city has a long way to go
Leaders across health care, food and government gathered at the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building Monday night to celebrate Black leadership at the city’s second annual Trailblazers and Torchbearers event. The event featured a panel of five local leaders who discussed challenges…
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In MA, Doctors’ Day becomes rallying point for health care reform
While Doctors’ Day has traditionally celebrated physicians’ contributions — specically the date of the first use of general anesthesia in surgery by Dr. Crawford W. Long on March 30, 1842 — this year Massachusetts physicians are redefining it as a…
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Giving patients a say in sharing their health data
Some patients want more control over their health data. Cambridge Health Alliance’s Hannah Galvin is working to help. Hannah Galvin (right) at the 2026 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Global Health Conference with Tom Leary (left), senior vice president…
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Diamond Middle School students escape bus fire
About 60 William Diamond Middle School students and staff evacuated a charter bus in Woodstock, NH Friday night after one student noticed something disturbing: the smell of smoke. Within minutes, the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The students were headed…
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Lexington teen earns $90,000 scholarship at national science and math competition
Jerry Xu is pictured with his project poster at the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2026. / Credit: Regeneron Science Talent Search Lexington High School senior Jerry Xu believes that science can be approached in two ways. The first is through…