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Former B.C. President Father Monan Dies

Matthew McDonald

Father J. Donald Monan, S.J., 92, led Boston College from 1972 to 1996. Admirers point to B.C.'s growth in students, academic reputation, physical plant, and financial strength during that time; critics say B.C. lost a large portion of its Catholic identity.

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Accidental Industrial Park Owner Revivifying Hard-Luck North Country Town in New Hampshire

Matthew McDonald

It started with a $100,000 loan to a businessman who died, followed by a cleanup project for a company that couldn't pay for the job. Now the high-stakes gamble on the industrial park in Graviton, New Hampshire is paying off — slowly.

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