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Children’s Hospital, Harvard expand to save lives, educate youth

BOSTON – Greg Young is a Trustee of Boston Children's Hospital as well as President and CEO of its Physician's Organization. According to one of his patients, who grew from a busy toddler into a busy young man, "Greg is a great guy, who takes time

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Boston outscores all East Coast cities for quality of life

BOSTON – The Hub ranked second among U.S. cities, behind only San Francisco, as a destination for expatriots, in a recent listing from Mercer, a management consulting organization. Boston did well by scoring high in several categories used by Mercer, including housing, medical and health considerations, recreation and the availability

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Why soaring housing costs threaten Boston’s economic vitality

BOSTON – Boston is expensive. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, but the numbers on the cost of living are enough to make even longtime residents consider relocating. According to Kiplinger, residing in Boston costs 39.7% more than the national average while health care and groceries

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Boston sets ‘random acts of kindness’ day to mark marathon bombing

BOSTON – Mayor Marty Walsh unveiled the 2016 Boston Marathon street banners at Marathon Sports on Boylston Street Friday, taking the occasion to announce the second annual "One Boston Day" celebration of the city's resilience, generosity and strength. The commemoration is designed to provide an opportunity to

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Behind Boston’s innovation district obsession

BOSTON – The Hub certainly isn't the only city with a neighborhood set aside for new, innovative startups dubbed an "innovation district," but Boston has quickly garnered a reputation as a leading promoter of such enclaves. The economic capital of New England is simply obsessed with the

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Agency opens $100 million fund to remove lead water pipes

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority on Monday announced a $100 million fund to provide interest-free loans that communities served by the agency can use to replace any remaining lead service pipes in their water systems. The program adds to treatment and other steps, including effective corrosion control, by the

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Lead pipes raise water-quality concerns in New Bedford

NEW BEDFORD – Lead pipes and water quality have recently made headlines in the biggest city on the South Coast of Massachusetts. New Bedford officials estimate the city of about 95,000 people has about 3,000 lead pipes connecting homes and businesses to water mains, and those can add lead

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MIT grads often choose Cambridge for startups

CAMBRIDGE – While Boston's colleges and universities are thought to provide engines for much of the city's urban and economic development, across the Charles River, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has, of course, backed up assertions of its impact with numbers. In an updated Entrepreneurship and Innovation