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Mass. transportation secretary: People are going to need to pick up E-ZPasses

Cash will not be accepted at Tobin Bridge tolls beginning early next year, and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is hoping to transition several other major thoroughfares to electronic-only payment systems within several years, the state transportation secretary said today ...
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Tobacco buying age now set at 21

Following a Board of Health vote on Monday, Dover has become the fourth town in the state to raise the age to buy cigarettes to 21, based on a two-man lobbying effort to keep tobacco products away from children.
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Obituary: Helen V. Skarinka

SKARINKA, Helen V. (Oberlander) Of Dedham, formerly of Westwood, May 18th, beloved wife of the late Vitold C ...
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Obituary: Oscar S. Gossage

GOSSAGE, Oscar S. Of Westwood, died May 16th, 2013 ...
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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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Downey Music News - Spring Edition

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Snapshot: Majority rules

Percentage of females, 2010 By Matt Carroll, Boston Globe | May 16, 2013 Click here to see a larger, interactive version of this chart ...
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Running options south of Boston

Since the Boston Marathon bombings, the Greater Norwood Running Club has seen an influx of new members and a greater determination to train and qualify for next year's Marathon.
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Obituary: Anita H. Page

PAGE, Anita H. Of Westwood, and formerly of Cold Spring Harbor, New York and Manchester Center, Vermont, passed away on March 2, 2013 ...
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A look at Westwoods new library

Construction of Westwoods new public library has finally reached the home stretch after three years of planning, fund-raising, and moving a 200-ton historic schoolhouse out of the way to accommodate it ...
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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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Kim Tan is the editor of the Globe South regional print edition and this Westwood site.

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