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Hub’s growth will strain transit, power, other services: Study

BOSTON – The Hub is expected to be a more crowded place by 2030 and a report issued Tuesday says growth in Greater Boston's population and workforce will require "additions" to its transportation system, energy grid, water and sewer systems as well as other infrastructure. "As

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Does GE’s move to Mass. signal a Connecticut exodus?

The morning after he spent the evening as President Barack Obama's hand-picked guest at Tuesday's State of the Union address, Connecticut's Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy awoke to headlines announcing General Electric's decision to relocate the company from suburban Fairfield, Connecticut to

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Greater Boston shows most population gains as rural areas shrink

BOSTON – Most recent population growth in Massachusetts has occurred in Boston and the metro area, while the number of residents in some rural counties and on Cape Cod actually shrank, U.S. Census Bureau figures released Thursday show. Compared with some other parts of the nation, particularly in parts of

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Religion will grow, experts say, and here’s why

WASHINGTON – The numbers of people without a religious affiliation are increasing in some countries. But some demographers project that the global population will be more religious, not less, for one simple reason: religious believers tend to have more babies. The growth in the religiously affiliated population is "largely about

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Bay State may avoid losing a congressional seat as population grows

BOSTON – Massachusetts may avoid losing another congressional seat if its population growth continues at the pace set over the past five years, Secretary of State Bill Galvin said Tuesday, citing newly released U.S. Census data. "As we stand halfway from the next federal census, our robust growth in

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Exhibit celebrates JP2’s relationship with the Jews

Written by Rosie Scammell VATICAN CITY (RNS) An exhibition exploring the relationship between St. John Paul II and the Jewish community opened at the Vatican on Wednesday (July 29), weaving together the story of the Polish pontiff's life against the backdrop of Jewish history.