Tag: community
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Dot bakery fills ‘national niche’ with its local fare
Stone & Skillet’s English muffins array. The bread aisles at Target stores offer a bazaar of competition, with dozens of brands and bake houses clamoring for attention to their products. But when it comes to the English muffin, the company…
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12th annual ArtWalk promotes and celebrates local artisans
ArtWalk’s opening reception at Pinot’s Palette featured an oddity of the modern world — guests’ cellphones only came out for one reason: to show other people photos of their favorite art pieces. Nancy Mimno grinned as she held up an…
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Massachusetts voters to weigh ‘starter home’ zoning change on November ballot
Massachusetts voters will decide in November whether to override local zoning rules and allow single-family homes on lots as small as 5,000 square feet, a measure supporters say would spur construction of starter homes and opponents say would strip communities…
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Question 5 could mean tax refunds, but opponents warn for funding trade-offs
Massachusetts voters will decide in November whether to change a decades-old law controlling when the state must return excess tax revenues to taxpayers, a proposal that could mean more frequent refunds but leave less money available for public services and…
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Question 1 advocates criticize Legislature on openness; lawmakers defend transparency bill
The Legislature is considering bills that wouldn’t go as far — and could limit Question 1’s effects. Massachusetts voters will decide on a government transparency ballot initiative on Election Day while two hotly contested bills, also on transparency, sit in…
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Neighbors stepping in to fill the void as Fields Corner library rehab is ongoing
For the past two years, librarians have read to children in an ice cream shop and other places in Fields Corner during the temporary closure of the neighborhood’s public library branch… For the past two years, librarians have read to…
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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 …