Sal's Family Restaurant to make a comeback in new location

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Local author Frank Schaeffer will present his newest book “Patience with God, Faith for People Who Don't Like Religion (or Atheism)” a provocative challenge to atheists and fundamentalists alike on Friday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. at Jabberwocky Bookshop, the Tannery, 50 Water St.

American versions of India pale ale are usually hop bombs -- you get the flavor, aroma and bitterness of hops in every single sip and sniff of the beer.

Natick's Ming Tsai, owner of Blue Ginger restaurant in Wellesley, challenged grads to value service over celebrity in a speech to graduates from The Culinary Institute of America on Friday, Nov. 6.

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In their quest to find great values, wine lovers know they can save by purchasing wines from Argentina, Chile, Spain and South Africa. Too often, in this quest, they overlook some of the best wine values to be found anywhere: wines from Portugal. Now that is changing, much to the delight of savvy shoppers.

We're asking readers to suggest questions for candidates Martha Coakley, Michael Capuano, Steve Pagliuca and Alan Khazei. We can't guarantee every question will be posed on the air, but we plan to publish the best of them before the debate.

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The disease that is quickly becoming a global pandemic is not H1N1. Actually for the first time a non-infectious disease has been recognized by governments around the world as a major health threat. At the Diabetes 20th World Congress held in Montreal, somber statistics were presented on the growth of diabetes worldwide. It is now estimated that each year 10 million persons will be diagnosed with diabetes and that by the year 2030, 1 billion people around the globe will be afflicted with either diabetes or pre-diabetes. The majority of the growth rate is attributable to increases in Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Governor Patrick has just ordered a 23 percent cut to Day Habilitation programs. These programs are largely unknown to the public, but are immensely important to thousands of people with developmental disabilities and their families. These programs are Medicaid funded day services where eligible individuals with serious developmental disabilities, often with accompanying physical disabilities, get essential speech, physical, and occupational therapy along with nursing assistance during the 6 hours daily that they attend the program.

Gann Academy, the Jewish high school based in Waltham and serving the Greater Boston community, announced this week that a small group of anonymous donors donated $12.25 million to the school. The school’s most significant contribution in its 13-year history, it was restricted to eliminating the long-term debt.

The renovated Fire Station 4 has a lot of enhancements - bigger doors for the trucks, separate bathrooms for male and female firefighters, an absolutely enormous refrigerator. But the most important improvements are something basic, especially for firefighters.

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