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Holidays take many meanings in Boston (video)

The commercialization of holiday cheer has taken over this time of year for some. For many, keeping up traditions matters most. That can mean getting together with family and friends, sharing experiences and great food, being thankful and offering kindness to one and all.

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Free Lyft rides offered for New Year’s Eve by Boston firm

BOSTON – New Year's Eve celebrations will attract over 1 million people to Boston later this week and one local law firm is trying to ensure a safe night for many if not all. Through Sober Ride Home Program, Sweeney Merrigan Law, a Boston-based firm that specializes in personal

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Boston treats elders to a New Year’s Eve party all their own

BOSTON – Snowflakes magically fell onto elders who filed into Boston's World Trade Center Wednesday and entered an exhibition hall packed with tables offering celebratory New Year's Eve hats and noisemakers. A barbershop quartet provided music for dancing and general conviviality. "This is the hottest event

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Here’s how denizens of Harvard Yard plan to celebrate an icy Valentine’s Day

CAMBRIDGE – With freezing cold forecast for this weekend and a potential record-setting sub-zero low on Valentine's Day, it may be a good time to cozy up to your chosen Valentine – be it your dog, cocktail of choice, or children – and celebrate love. Below, this video showcases how students

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Brussels attacks add urgency to Boston Marathon security

BOSTON (AP) — Boston's top law enforcement official says the attacks in Belgium have added a sense of urgency to securing next month's Boston Marathon. Police Commissioner William Evans told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that he has no information suggesting a specific threat against

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First-responders given a holiday to call their own

BOSTON – Sunday marks a new holiday in Massachusetts, after Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday signed a bill designating the Sunday before Patriot's Day as "First Responder Day." "First responders put their own lives on the line to save others in danger, and we have a

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Cambridge excoriates Columbus, sets Indigenous Peoples’ Day

BOSTON – Across the Charles River from the seat of Bay State power sits the city of Cambridge, the intellectual heart of the commonwealth and sometimes known as the Peoples Republic. So when the Cambridge City Council formally declared Christopher Columbus as a sort of historical persona non grata Monday, it

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Caroling: Here we come a’wassailing!

'Tis the season to be jolly. For centuries, people have gathered together to sing the joyful songs of Christmas. One of the most festive customs is for groups of carolers to stroll along serenading neighbors and regaling crowds at public venues. Although fewer neighborhood holiday carolers are seen these