Tag: Boston
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Town Day bonds neighbors through community and shared causes
Hundreds of neighbors, children and pets flocked to Mass. Avenue Saturday for Town Day, gathering for food, fundraising and patriotic festivities. The sunny weather provided the perfect backdrop for Arlington residents to celebrate. The melting pot of over 200 booths…
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How a traveling bus museum is teaching Boston to heal through history
Tomas Gonzalez was 2 years old the night the firebombs hit. In the winter of 1973, he was among hundreds of Puerto Rican families in South Boston, according to Gonzalez. His mother said riots and violence were common against Puerto…
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Air pollution has long plagued Chinatown. New initiatives aim to ease problem.
By Ariana Bista and Maddie Bockus Growing up in a neighborhood with little green space and at the intersection of two interstate highways, Ada Wu often experienced bouts of intense coughing and wheezing. Like many of her friends in Boston’s…
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‘Legacy’ Boston businesses honored for staying rooted in neighborhood life
When Elizabeth Deveney Frazier walks through cemeteries across Boston, she can often recognize her family’s work before she sees the name. “I can walk around any cemetery in Boston, and I can pick out stones that we made,” said Frazier,…
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Massachusetts considers one of the nation’s strictest social media bills
Mental health and online safety advocates are praising the bill. Critics say it threatens personal privacy. BOSTON — As Massachusetts considers imposing new restrictions on minors’ social media use, mental health and online safety advocates are praising the effort. But…
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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…