Tag: Boston
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Lexington’s Sal Frelick heads to first World Series with Milwaukee Brewers
On a cold, dark and damp Saturday in mid-March 2016, Rick DeAngelis drove past the Lexington High School baseball field, as he tries to do on all of his commutes home. Through the gloom, he spotted a kid with what…
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Newton expanding its Career & Technical Education Program to give students a head start
Francis Le faces a dual monitor. One screen shows 3D modeling software, the other a photo of the Mario Kart race course “Rainbow Road.” A senior at Newton North High School, Le is designing a bridge that will transition from …
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Winchester football snaps two-game losing streak with win over Arlington
After losing two straight Middlesex League games on the road to Melrose and Reading, the Winchester High School football team (4-2) had to right the ship quickly to stay in playoff contention. And they did just that, and they did…
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Dementia Friendly Natick to mark first year; Needham Bank to hold dementia-friendly hours
Needham Bank’s Natick branch will start providing dementia-friendly banking hours — a calm and supportive space for those experiencing cognitive decline — on the third weekend of every month starting Oct. 17. The bank will dim the lights, play calm…
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Residents Will March to the Polls as Early Voting Opens
On Saturday, the first day of early voting in Massachusetts, Belmont residents Linda Levin-Scherz and Dorothy Stoneman will lead a procession from Beech Street Center to Belmont Center, where first-time voters can register and early voters can cast ballots. “Voting…
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Walnut Hills Cemetery needs a new caretaker. No one is dying to have the job.
Walnut Hills Cemetery needs a new caretaker — but no one wants the job. The town has been advertising the position since August and hasn’t received a single application. At an open house for the South Brookline property Wednesday, only…
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Franklin Cummings Tech begins a new chapter in Roxbury
Steven Thomas, a second-year student at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Roxbury, had an atypical journey to college. At 29 years old, he arrived at the private tech and trades school to build a more stable life for himself…