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Summer Camp Help in a Recession
Many families can't afford summer camps this summer, which is why the YMCA's are giving financial aid to so many. Now the "Y" could use some help.
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Accents in Bahston?
The travel group "Trip Advisor" says Bostonians have the most annoying accent in the country. I went to Castle Island, and asked Bostonians what they think.
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Catching Fare Evaders on the "T"
Every day, some riders on the "T" try to get a free ride; and every day, some undercover transit police officers try to catch them.
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Perkins School Library: A Winner
The Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library was recently named the 2008 Network Library of the Year by the Library of Congress.
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Too Much Rain: A Poem
It's the first full day of summer, and it's raining again, as it has been for most of the month of June.
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A Life Lesson from Spaulding Hospital
This is the time of year for graudation parties, and it's a time when a lot of young people make the wrong choices. WBZ's Carl Stevens was at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, where he talked to a young man living with a choice he made more than a d
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Methuen: Passion through the recession
Methuen, like so many communities, is struggling during this recession. But some businesses are surviving through perseverance, hard work, and passion.
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Woburn: Prepared for the recession
During this recession, mayors and town managers across the commonwealth are looking at cuts in services, and layoffs in various departments. But, in Woburn, they've got a fifteen million dollar surplus.
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Canton's Washington St. in a Recession
I stopped by some businesses on Canton's main drag to see how they're weathering the recession. I began with the barber, who's been there for forty years.
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Making Transportation Reform
On Beacon Hill, House and Senate conferees are hammering out a transportation reform bill, and it's slow going.
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Deval Patrick in Marblehead: "Reforms"
Governor Deval Patrick says the state is facing its worse fiscal situation since the depression, and will need new revenue...but first there needs to be reform.
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A Night of Losses
Last night's losses by the Sox, the Celtics, and, most of all, the Bruins, were so uniquely disturbing that I felt like writing a poem.
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The Hidden Recession: Natick
When you think of economic struggles, you usually don\'t think of Natick. But the recession has hit there, too...quietly.
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Recession: Andover
The recession is sparing few communities. Even Andover is feeling the pain.
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