GROTON – This largely rural town of 11,000 will soon host one of the nation's largest Hindu temples, serving thousands of New England residents who follow Shirdi Sai Baba, an Indian guru who died in 1918.
Located less than three miles west of Interstate 495 on the town line with Littleton, the 40,000-square foot temple is being built on a 28-acre site on Boston Road (Route 119) and will be modeled after a temple in the guru's hometown of Shirdi, India.
WATERTOWN – The Thursday before the Jewish New Year, the Kindergarten class at JCDS, Boston's Jewish Community Day School buzzed with students creating cards, learning songs and readying for one of the most joyous days of their year.
"Who can find me something in this room that I could use for my Rosh Hashanah celebration?" Brenda Dolan, their lead English-speaking teacher, asked. "Bonus points if you can tell me in Hebrew."
