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BOSTON (AP) — The parents of a woman who died in a crash involving a duck boat urged state officials on Wednesday to require new safety rules for the amphibious sightseeing vessels. Ivan and Martha Warmuth joined several lawmakers at the Statehouse to announce the filing of legislation that would prohibit
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BOSTON – A divide separates older Bostonians from younger city residents in terms of access, while there are also distinct differences in needs between those in late middle age and those past 70, according to a report released Thursday by the Commission on the Affairs of the Elderly. Other major concerns
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BOSTON — State transportation overseers on Monday gave the go-ahead for a $20.4 million reconstruction along Commonwealth Avenue between Brookline and Boston, which will include building cycle tracks along the roadway. About 35,000 vehicles travel the roadway every day, along with 27,000 passengers making use of four Green
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The sun and sand of Boston area beaches will be preserved in bits and bytes through a collaboration between Google and Save the Harbor/Save the Bay. Google Maps Street View takes web surfers on 360-degree visits to sites around the world, including the pyramids at Giza and the Incan
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The world's largest contemporary music school, Berklee College of Music in Boston, shapes the very core of the city's music scene. To most Berklee students, who come from all over the world, music has been fundamental to them all their lives. We asked some of them
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Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to line the banks of Boston's Charles River to watch the fireworks there, with millions more across the country watching live on CBS. The celebration featured pop stars Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato, country group Little Big Town and, as always,
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STATE HOUSE — It sits tucked away in a restricted area closed to visitors, snugged close against the original Bulfinch portion of the State House at the top of the front steps. The full-size bronze replica of the Liberty Bell — one of 53 bells distributed to states and territories as part
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STATE HOUSE — Friends and family of a young woman run over and killed by a Duck Boat tour vehicle at the bottom of Beacon Hill this spring urged lawmakers on Thursday to advance legislation banning drivers of the amphibious vehicles from also serving as tour guides. "We shouldn'
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