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Skaters dazzle before giant Christmas tree lights up Boston Common
How many presents are you buying your kids this year? 1-4 5-10 11-15 16+ Nothing but a lump of coal We don't give gifts I don't have kids
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Boston elders turn memories into living history
By learning the rudiments of penning a memoir, older Boston residents are creating a sort of eye-witness history of the city, its neighborhoods and nearby suburbs, through the Memoir Project. The joint venture between City Hall and Grub Street Writers, a Boston company that teaches writing skills, aims to capture
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Menorahs spread their light across Boston — Gallery
BOSTON – The State House filled with traditional Judaic music Monday as a giant 18-foot-high menorah stood over the joyous crowd. "Oseh Shalom," sung by local students of the Schechter Day School, brought the message of peace to an appreciative audience. Gov. Charlie Baker joined House Speaker Robert DeLeo,
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Volunteer opportunities abound in Boston
With the holiday season in full swing, you may be thinking about presents for loved ones. While you're in the spirit of giving, it may be a good time to reflect on how you can also give back to your community. But that doesn't necessarily mean
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Boston celebrates its longest-married couples — Gallery
BOSTON – Dressed to the nines, about 80 long-married Boston couples mingled in the esteemed Venetian Room at the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel in Back Bay, where Mayor Marty Walsh feted them Thursday during the city's 36th annual 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration. Serenaded by "Winiker Music," led
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Fashion faux pas bring joy as runners don ugly sweaters for charity
BOSTON – It's that time of year again: Holiday music wafts from radios and TVs, storefronts sport Christmas and Hanukkah decorations, and, when it arrives, the cold brisk air can be hard to take. To some, this marks the time to dig through family closets to find the tackiest
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Lyft drivers form tight bonds at ride-share service
BOSTON – On a particularly warm November day, Lyft drivers gathered around a long table in the back of Roxy's Grilled Cheese in Allston, laughing over conversations about "friendsgiving" and funny stories about their passengers. "I love it," said Chris Ellis-Hibbett, who has been driving
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Clandestine group dumps tea to protest taxes!
BOSTON – The city's Old South Meeting House was the stage Wednesday for about 100 reenactors dressed in Colonial garb who gathered to voice their frustrations about a new tax imposed by the English king on tea shipped to the colonies in America. Objections were raised about unloading 340