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Dreamtown Finder: Massachusetts town search calculator

A tool to help you find the ideal Massachusetts communities for your needs ...
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FRANKLIN DPW ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE

The Franklin Department of Public Works will host its annual open house,  featuring Touch-A-Truck for kids! Touch a truck! Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at 25 Public Works Way ...
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MBTA: new alert service starting June 4

As a long time commuter rail rider, I still subscribe to the T-alerts ...
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Women’s Success Network’s Annual June Scholarship Awards Dinner

Deadline to Sign Up is May 28The Women’s Success Network’s 2013 Scholarship Awards Dinner and Annual Meeting will be held on, June 5th at Highland Country Club, in Attleboro where several women will be awarded the WSN Founders’ Scholarships ...
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Melrose WWII vet dies after being hit by bus

Minor McLain, a veteran of World War II, was heading to a weekly gathering at the VFW post in Melrose when he was struck and killed by an MBTA bus Tuesday, according to friends who were mourning the 88-year-old man today ...
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MBTA bus strikes, kills 88-year-old man in Melrose

An MBTA bus struck and killed an 88-year-old man in Melrose Tuesday night, according to T spokesman Joe Pesaturo ...
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Obituary: Bonnie Claire Boyd-kenney

BOYD-KENNEY, Bonnie Claire Age 47, on March 4, 2013, peacefuly after an extended illness, with her family by her side ...
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Local Filmmaker Needs Quick "Kickstart" from Community

Independent film producer Nathan Suher has chosen neighboring town North Attleboro as the location for his next film, RIGHT THERE ...
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Road race to benefit rail trail

The third annual Southern New England Trunkline Trail Road Race will be held May 11 beginning at 431 Washington St ...
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Obituary: Anne M. King

KING, Anne M. (Sullivan) 83, of Franklin, formerly of South Boston, May 4, 2013 ...
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Friends of Franklin Library Book Sale May 18th

The Friends of the Franklin Library will be holding their book sale at the Department of Public Works garage (257 Fisher Street) starting on Friday, May 17, with a Members’ Only Night from 4-7PM ...
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Arlington's Kelsey Hoffman and Littleton's Emily Everdell forces on lacrosse field at Franklin & Marshall

Exhibiting athleticism and poise, Arlington's Kelsey Hoffman has earned conference defensive player of the week honors three times as the starting goalie for the Franklin & Marshall women's lacrosse team this season.
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Former Obama advisers launch consulting firm focusing on harnessing technology

WASHINGTON -- A group of advisers who helped President Obama win reelection are launching a new consulting firm that will try to translate the skills and technological tools that won political campaigns into a force in the private sector ...
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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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