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A Neighborhood Bookstore Celebrates 50 Years With a Block Party
Live music, a used-book sale and readings by local authors — plus the story of how the shop survived.
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City Council Approves Plan for 400 New Homes Near the Waterfront
The 9–3 vote clears the way for apartments, a public plaza and a lakeside path extension.
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Your Guide to Town Meeting Day: What’s on the Ballot
School budget, a parks bond and two council races — everything you need before you vote.
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The Clock on Church Street Is Ticking Again After 11 Years
Volunteers and a local clockmaker spent two winters restoring the downtown landmark.
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Cranes Return Downtown as Three Projects Break Ground
A library expansion, senior housing and a new transit center will reshape the next two years.
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Old North End Neighbors Push for Safer Crosswalks After Near Misses
A petition with 600 signatures asks for raised crossings and slower traffic near two schools.
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Main Street Storefronts Fill Up as Six New Shops Open This Fall
A bookstore, a bakery and four other local businesses take over empty spaces downtown.
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Family-Run Hardware Store Celebrates 75 Years in the Old North End
Three generations, one cash register and a cat named Bolt.
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Coffee Shop Workers Vote to Form the City’s First Café Union
Employees at four locations of a local chain voted 31–6 in favor.
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The Saturday Farmers Market Moves to a Bigger Home
More vendors, a covered pavilion and a kids’ corner at the new location.
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Where to Find the Best Apple Cider Donuts This Fall
Our reporters tasted 14. These five were worth the drive.
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A New Community Kitchen Will Feed 500 Families a Week
The nonprofit kitchen opens in a former church hall in the South End.
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