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BHS Band Goes to Disney

From Ada Wiggens of the BHS Devil's Advocate: Over April vacation the Burlington High School band, accompanied by the dance squad and color guard, left to march in their biggest performance this year at Disney World ...
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Summer Internship Opportunity with Representative Gordon

State Rep. Kenneth Gordon is looking for local college students or spring high school graduates to be a summer intern in his office ...
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Jake Armerding, student musicians perform a benefit concert

A show celebrating Ipswich's musical roots is a fund-raiser for a new playground at the town's Winthrop Elementary School ...
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Community Supported Agriculture

Where does your food come from? Such a simple question can be more complex than you think ...
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Obituary: Virginia K. m. Petrone

PETRONE, Virginia K. M. (McCarthy) Of Burlington, formerly of Hartford, CT, May 21, 2013 ...
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Do You Have Any Idea What Your Kids Are Posting Online?

I have spent a fair amount of time lately checking out the activity of some students and what they are posting online ...
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Nuance leads way in voice recognition

When Gary Clayton talks to his gadgets, his gadgets pay attention ...
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Wegmans pushes back opening of Newton store to spring 2014

Wegmans, a New York-based supermarket chain, is delaying the opening of a store planned for the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Newton from the fall to the spring of 2014, a spokeswoman for the chain said Thursday ...
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Growing Your PLN Video

I had the chance to spend some time in a Google Hangout tonight to discuss how educators can grow their Personal Learning Networks (PLN's) using Twitter ...
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Obituary: Yvon Melanson

Melanson, YvonAge 54, of Burlington May 15, 2013. Beloved husband of Doreen (Dell'Orfano) Melanson ...
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Jane Lynch Honored at NSSSA Banquet

On Monday, May 5th, third grade teacher, Jane Lynch of the Pine Glen School was honored by the North Shore Science Supervisors Association (NSSSA) with the “Exemplary Science Teaching Award”  during its end of year banquet at the Danversport Yacht Club ...
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Thinking About More Relevant Schools and Classrooms...(Part Two)

(Disclaimer - The concerns I have are not just about the school system where I work or the one where my students attend, they are systemic issues that everyone of us who is impacted by the education of our youth should consider ...
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Calorie counts in small Boston restaurants higher than area in fast food chains, Tufts study finds

While most health-conscious Bostonians probably shun McDonald's Big Mac and fries for a grilled tandoori chicken dish at a local Indian restaurant, they may be getting twice as many calories as a result, according to new research from Tufts University.
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Boston College High releases list of third quarter honor roll students

The following was submitted by Boston College High School: For High Honors a Soph ...
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Boys’ gymnastics may get second chance as official high school sport

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association's board of directors decided today to reconsider its vote in January to drop boys’ gymnastics from its roster of sponsored athletic activities ...
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May Day celebrated around the world

May 1 or May Day, is Labor (spelled Labour in India) Day in India.
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Lahey Hospital and Medical Center transplant team honored

As part of National Donate Life Month, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center hosted its annual reception to bring attention to the need for life-saving transplants and accepted a U ...
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Top 10 best locations to live in Mass.

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...
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Cheapest places to live in Massachusetts

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...
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Top 10 Most Fun Places to Live in Massachusetts

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...
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Top 10 towns with best schools in Massachusetts

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Top 10 hipster places in Massachusetts

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