Tag: community
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Global Arts Live opens its first permanent space in Kendall Square
After more than three decades of presenting performances in theaters around the city, Global Arts Live is opening a venue of its own this weekend. Since Maure Aronson founded the organization as World Music in 1990, the nonprofit has staged…
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Meredith, NH, officials weigh action to preserve former Arlington Girl Scouts camp
Officials in Meredith, N.H., have voiced support for preserving a local camp that has been used by Arlington Girl Scouts for generations but could soon be developed for housing. Select Board member Jeanie Forrester said the board invited New Hampshire…
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Driven: A Newton South student launched a program to get older Newtonians to the polls
Zoe Weiner wasn’t happy she couldn’t vote, but she wasn’t going to let being 16 stop her from participating in election day. On Tuesday, Weiner launched her volunteering initiative, Drive for Democracy, to help older voters get rides to the…
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Winter is coming, and so are increased energy costs. Here’s how Newton is coping.
As winter approaches, Newton residents brace for higher utility bills. “The last year and a half has been rough,” said Joana Gonçalves, a Newton resident and university student. She said she wears “layers and HeatTech so that we’re not blasting…
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The U.S. health care system prioritizes profits over people. A Brookline author examined how we got here.
High prescription costs, battles with insurance and class-dependent health outcomes define the American health care experience. How did it get like this? Harvard public health professor and Brookline resident John E. McDonough sought to answer that question in his new…
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New performing arts space The Platform set to open this weekend
Over 55,000 terracotta tiles pattern the exterior 585 Third St. with a gradient of blue to orange, mimicking the colors of a New England sunset. Their pleats are meant to resemble a rising theater curtain. This is the facade of…
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Public’s approval of Q1 sends clear message for government transparency
uestion 1, the newly passed government transparency ballot measure, will make most records held by the Legislature and governor public records — unless the Legislature acts soon to roll it back. The ballot measure, which passed with 86% of the…