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A decades-old state law is squeezing budgets in Brookline and beyond. Local legislators aren’t eager to change it.
As Brookline voters go to the polls next month for the second time in three years to vote on a property tax override – this time for roughly $23 million, the largest in state history if approved — local legislators don’t appear…
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Family says Dorchester man fatally shot by police officer was experiencing mental health crisis
A high-profile civil rights attorney representing Stephenson King Jr.’s family said Thursday that King was in the midst of a mental health crisis when Boston police fatally shot him and that body camera footage from his shooting should be released. “If the…
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School leadership, performance get City Council committee’s attention
The high turnover of principals in Waltham schools and the high school’s low score on a state education report card dominated discussion at the City Council’s Committee of the Whole meeting Monday night. Superintendent Marisa Mendonsa gave committee members an…
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Natick breakfast celebrates woman entrepreneurs, builds community
Even after the coffee cups were cleared and people began filing out, a handful of women hung back on the second floor of the Center for the Arts in Natick, swapping stories about their budding businesses and personal journeys. Executive…
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Wegmans will offer delivery service to customers of Chestnut Hill pharmacy after it closes
Wegmans is offering free prescription delivery services to customers of its Chestnut Hill pharmacy, which is closing Saturday. Jeff Freilich, who started a petition asking Wegmans to keep the pharmacy open, has been working with Julie Lenhard, the supermarket chain’s pharmacy services…
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Medford’s urban forest needs some TLC and some funding, according to a new report
Graphic created by Weston & Sampson for Medford’s Urban Forest Management Plan shows current land use in the city. COURTESY/City of Medford and Weston & Sampson Medford should focus on growing, protecting and maintaining trees as key strategies for creating…
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Wellesley eats up library’s Edible Book Festival
Luciana Gonzalez next to her Harry Potter-themed edible creation (photos by Emma Mullay). When asked why she picked Harry Potter as the theme for her edible creation, 9-year-old Luciana Gonzalez, standing proudly at her station—which showcased an intricate scene depicting…
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50 Years Later: The assault that changed the course of the Boston Busing Crisis
Minutes before he was beaten to the ground and had his nose broken, Ted Landsmark was just late. Frantically searching for parking in downtown Boston, he knew he wasn’t going to make it on time for the meeting he was…
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Family of Dorchester man killed by police officers retains attorney who represented George Floyd, Breonna Taylor
The family of Stephenson King Jr., a Dorchester man who was shot and killed by a Boston police officer on a Roxbury street last month, has retained a high-profile civil rights attorney whose previous clients include the families of George…