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Animal-Display Businesses Worried About Pending Bill on Beacon Hill

Matthew McDonald

The bill would prohibit performances of wild and exotic animals, including fairs and petting zoos. The bill is getting consideration by the Massachusetts Senate.

Around New England

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Now Offering $10 Million for Stolen Paintings

Matthew McDonald

The missing classic paintings, which include works by Rembrandt and Vermeer, were stolen from the Boston museum in 1990 by two men who posed as cops. The museum for years has offered $5 million for the return of the missing artwork — on a no-questions-asked basis — but the board has decided to double the reward.

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