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Local School To Host TEDx Event To Help Boost Hope Post Pandemic
Beaver Country Day School is hosting its second annual TEDx event Saturday. More than 200 people have already RSVP'd to the virtual event.

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Beaver Country Day School is hosting its second annual TEDx event Saturday. More than 200 people have already RSVP'd to the virtual event.

Prosecutors said Ben Valente arranged to award contracts for scaffolding and masonry repair to a family member.
"The more residential support we have for the project, the stronger our application will be," the town said in an announcement Thursday.
Residents and business owners may notice low pressure or rusty water during the testing.
Paul Manganelli, a former Waltham police officer, died March 30.
For the first time since the iconic cinema closed more than a year ago amid the pandemic, the Coolidge, will open its doors.
A passerby saw the body in the Northern Canal in the area of 145 Pawtucket St and called police Wednesday.
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The store owner did not have a building permit, which is necessary to do renovation work, said the city.
Several Newton teens are among roughly 1,000 seniors who've won a corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship award.
A student from Westford is among roughly 1,000 seniors who've won a corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship award.
A student from Brookline High School is among roughly 1,000 seniors who've won a corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship award.
Nearly 1 million pounds of prescription drugs were collected during the last take-back event in October 2020.
Nearly 1 million pounds of prescription drugs were collected during the last take-back event in October 2020.
Nearly 1 million pounds of prescription drugs were collected during the last take-back event in October 2020.
Nearly 1 million pounds of prescription drugs were collected during the last take-back event in October 2020.
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A Chelmsford High School a cappella group won the International Championship of High School A Cappella Northeast Region title again.
Waltham natives who spent time in the military in Afghanistan said they felt it was a good idea, but worry about what could happen after.
Christina Polcari, the former admissions' director at Meadow Green Nursing Home, pleaded guilty to larceny, forgery and embezzlement.