Bill would tighten rules for nursing home stays
In May 2007, Rachel Geller of Newton sent her aunt Sally to Sherrill House, a nursing home in Jamaica Plain.
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If good weather prevails, farmers anticipate big apple crop
The wet summer may have ruined some vacation plans and canceled trips to the beach, but Bay State farmers tending apple orchards are looking at a very heavy crop as long as the weather stays pleasant and storms are few and far between.
PDF: Apple production 1999-2008 in Massachusetts
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DeCordova sculpts a new image
With 35 acres of lawn and woods to decorate, Nick Capasso has been looking for ornaments more inviting than garden gnomes and pink flamingoes.
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Haneisen: Marathon golf for a cause
As a scratch golfer and an assistant golf pro at Weston Golf Club, Waltham resident TJ Anthoine, 27, would likely consider a day spent on the links as familiar, well-worn territory.
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Newton mayoral candidates challenge each other in NewTV/TAB forum
At Thursday’s NewTV/Newton TAB forum, each mayoral candidate was able to ask each opponent two questions. The candidates – Ruth Balser, Paul Coletti, Ken Parker and Setti Warren –queried each other on specific accomplishments and plans, as well as character issues.
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Brandeis artist-scholars explore meanings of cairns
In an engaging exhibit, 11 women artists have created their own personal cairns from pill bottles and tattoos, gravestones and their mother's aspirations without abandoning their essential functions.
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Marketing class brings dodgeball tourney to Waltham High
Six Balls. One Dream: Dodgeball Domination. It's the advertising campaign that's sweeping Waltham High School and one that members of the school's sports and entertainment marketing class are hoping will drive interest in their dodgeball tournament on Saturday.
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McDevitt Middle School holds first poetry slam
Standing on a stage, looking out to an auditorium filled with their peers, 18 seventh-graders shared personal poems of peer pressure, politics and pain.
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Waltham tree worker seriously injured in Natick
A Waltham tree contractor was knocked unconscious by a large branch that fell 35 feet yesterday in what is being described as a "freak accident."
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Advocates rally at State House to stop cuts to state services for developmentally disabled
More than 1,000 advocates representing over 100 organizations flooded the State House steps yesterday, spilling onto Beacon Street to stop proposed cuts to programs that help people with developmental disabilities.
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Resilient woman conquers cancer
Rochelle Novack never thought she would get cancer, even when the doctor ordered tests and an ultrasound following her mammogram.
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Bill would tighten rules for nursing home stays
In May 2007, Rachel Geller of Newton sent her aunt Sally to Sherrill House, a nursing home in Jamaica Plain.
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Photo Gallery: Newton's mayoral preliminary election night
The field for Newton's next mayor is now down to two. Newton voters today decided that state Rep. Ruth B. Balser and Setti Warren will advance to the general election. The winners and losers greeted their supporters tonight in various spots across the city.
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