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Boston charter school instructor named Teacher of Year

BOSTON (AP) – A ninth-grade humanities teacher at a Boston charter school has been named the Massachusetts Teacher of the Year. Sydney Chaffee, who has been teaching at Codman Academy Charter Public School in Dorchester since 2007, was honored at a ceremony at the school Tuesday.

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Working moms fare best in Vermont, less so in Mass.

BOSTON – With Mother's Day around the corner it's a good time to reflect on the hard work and dedication that every mom puts into raising a family, but conditions in some states may make it easier than in others. Massachusetts ranks fifth in those terms, according

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Cracking the Code: Updating Boston’s zoning to unleash the city’s potential

BOSTON – Bryan Glascock, Deputy Director for Regulatory Reform at the Boston Redevelopment Authority, has his work cut out for him. Appointed by Mayor Marty Walsh in 2014 to be Boston's first zoning chief, Glascock's job is to cull Boston's 3,000-page zoning code and

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Make way for ducklings – from classroom to pond

MILTON – In an annual tradition, children who attend Glover Elementary School line corridor walls and campus walkways to watch as ducklings hatched in an enclosed courtyard march behind their Mrs. Mallard to nearby Turners Pond. They're given a bit of encouragement and guidance along their seasonal waddle, and

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Boston artists fight for free speech at a cradle of US independence

BOSTON (AP) — A fight over free speech involving breakdance crews and bucket drummers is brewing on the steps of a historic meeting house where American colonists began the earliest calls for revolt against England. Boston officials say they're considering imposing regulations on street performers because the breakdancers and

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Couple of coleslaw connoisseurs put side dish in the spotlight

HAVERHILL – It all started when Ed Sanborn and his girlfriend Lisa Houle discovered their shared love of coleslaw.

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WATCH: Exploring the best of Harvard Square

CAMBRIDGE — Even for non-students, living near a world-famous college has its perks. In the last few months alone, I've sat front row at a free lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Marilynne Robinson, had the rare opportunity to visit the storerooms below the Harvard Semitic Museum, and see a

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Ship remains found buried blocks from Seaport seawall

BOSTON – Crews working a construction site in South Boston's Seaport District stumbled upon the remains of an 1800s cargo ship, according to a WBZ-TV report. The city's official archaeologist, Joe Bagley, told the station that it is the largest "shipwreck" to be found in