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Obituary: Joseph Felix

Felix , JosephAge 83 of Waltham, passed away on May 15, 2013 ...
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Globe 100 honors top Massachusetts companies in 25th anniversary edition

The top companies on the 25th anniversary edition of the Globe 100 all work in different industries, but each achieved record or near-record financial results in 2012 ...
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Stadium Sports Bar is now Playmakers Bar and Grill after recent ownership change

Owners of the Stadium Sports Bar and Grill chain have sold their Waltham location on Moody Street to a Boston-based real estate businessman -- but the new owner is planning to keep everything about the location basically the same except for the name and beer list, according to a Waltham branch manager.
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Obituary: Ercolino Sansevero

Sansevero, ErcolinoAge 98 of Waltham May 16, 2013. Beloved husband of the late Maria (DiPrinzio) Sansevero ...
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Nearly 500 attend 'Open Arts Day' in Watertown, show support for local police

Nearly 500 people attended "Open Arts Day," a free open house at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown earlier this month, showing a strong display of community following the events of the Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent manhunt occurring locally, according to organization officials ...
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MBTA to launch faster, more informative 'T-Alerts' system; old system to be discontinued

The MBTA says riders will soon be able to receive faster, more reliable, and more informative alerts, via text and e-mail, about sudden service delays and disruptions and planned changes.
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Waltham councilor Thomas Curtin resigns with eye on asst. city clerk position

Waltham City Councilor Thomas Curtin resigned from his council seat this week to better position himself as a candidate for a job as assistant clerk at Waltham City Hall ...
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Steampunk fest draws thousands to Waltham

Thousands of locals and out-of-towners flocked to Waltham this weekend for the fourth annual Watch City Festival, which celebrates all things steampunk, an aesthetic movement that visualizes modern technology in the Victorian Era (think: The Prestige meets Iron Man) ...
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Garden clubs in the MetroWest

Its high season for garden clubs, and that means primarily ladies in brimmed hats transforming traffic islands, holding plant sales, and doing all manner of interpretive floral arranging ...
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Biking opportunities outside of Boston

The regions north and west of Boston offer a rich array of options for mountain bikers of all abilities ...
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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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Dreamtown Finder: Massachusetts town search calculator

A tool to help you find the ideal Massachusetts communities for your needs ...
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