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Celebrate your holiday waiting on the MBTA

Memorial Day is significant in several ways. It is a time to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to their country, but it's also the unofficial beginning of summer, and in New England it can be the first long weekend of the year with good weather ...
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Obituary: George B. Kleiman

KLEIMAN, George B. Age 95, of West Roxbury, formerly of Brookline, on Friday, May 24, 2013 ...
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Detours, parking restrictions planned for weekend races

Drivers can expect detours and parking restrictions across the city this weekend as thousands of runners take to the streets to finish the last mile of the Boston Marathon, and pay tribute to law enforcement officials killed in the line of duty.
Boston Globe

Former state representative Stephen Doran arrested for allegedly receiving meth package at JP school

Former state representative Stephen Doran faces drug trafficking charges after he allegedly received a package containing more than 400 grams of methamphetamine at a Jamaica Plain charter school where he works as a tutor, authorities said.
Your Town

Boston to hold Memorial Day observances across city

Several Memorial Day observances and services are scheduled in the coming days at public parks and cemeteries throughout Boston.
Your Town

The MBTA: ruining weekends since 1897

The first portion of the subway line that would become the MBTA opened more than 115 years ago, and by the standards of that time, it's doing pretty well ...
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Menino outlines $1.8 billion, five-year plan for capital improvements across city

(Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff) Mayor Thomas M. Menino today at the proposed site of a handicapped friendly park near Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown ...
BU News Service

Man with Injured Knee Walks Across Country

While it is uncommon for a normal person to walk across the country, it is even harder for Don Brown ...
BU News Service

Everything You Want to Know about Beer

Home to popular brews like those produced by Harpoon and Sam Adams, Boston is a haven for beer, brewers and buyers alike.
BU News Service

Urban Agriculture On the Rise in Boston

Farming in the city may seem counter-intuitive, but the trend of urban agriculture is on the rise ...
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