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This week in New England history: March 14-20
A list of significant dates in New England history: March 14
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Boston’s low-wage workers struggle to rise, BRA study shows
BOSTON – Low-wage workers in Boston, the economic engine that drives the region, have largely been passed over by growth for a quarter century, in terms of real income, according to a report issued by the Boston Redevelopment Authority. The roughly $35,000 inflation-adjusted median income for Boston residents who worked
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Lawren Harris exhibit curated by Steve Martin opens at MFA
BOSTON – Members and guests of the Museum of Fine Arts enjoyed the landscape of a picture-perfect evening as Matthew Teitelbaum, the Ann and Graham Gund Director of the MFA, introduced Steve Martin, Adam Gopnik and Eric Fischl to a capacity audience that included U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren. The four
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Quabbin sacrificed country towns to supply a thirsty Boston
WARE – Desolate grass roads lined with trees lace the landscape around the Quabbin Reservoir, the source of most of Boston's water, the site of a ghost town and one of the longest earthen dams in the U.S. What is now the largest inland body of water in
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Bach performed with rare profundity at H+H concert
Authenticity is an elusive accomplishment when performing that most profound of musical scores, Bach's St. John Passion. Artists must interpret the text in a way that is moving but not maudlin and hopeful without being saccharine. On Friday night, the Handel & Haydn Society succeeded admirably at the
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‘Bathroom bill’ moot, if federal officials have their way
BOSTON — The federal government may soon require Massachusetts public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice, regardless of whether the state legislature passes the so-called "bathroom bill," an examination of U.S. Department of Education documents indicates. Massachusetts is currently considering legislation that
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‘Bathroom Bill’ gets a House extension amid uncertainty
BOSTON – While Speaker Robert DeLeo said Monday he hoped to pass transgender anti-discrimination legislation this session, the House of Representatives voted to give the committee reviewing the measure more time before it must make a recommendation. DeLeo, who supports the bill that would provide anti-discrimination protections to transgender people using
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Some New England lawmakers propose leaving Eastern Time
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As most Americans braced themselves for losing an hour of sleep this past weekend, some corners of the country were considering bold alternatives to daylight saving time. California has a bill that would ask voters to abolish the practice of changing clocks twice a year. Lawmakers
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