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Bringing sex back
Tufts grad pens "a girl's all-out guide" with "Hooking Up."

Boston metro 9/14/2006

In cyberspace, this is one noisy neighborhood
When Jeff Kurz moved to Somerville in April, he decided that keeping a weblog would be a better way to stay in touch with friends and family back in Ohio than phone calls and postcards.

Boston Globe 7/31/2005

Campus dating
metro survey of single college students finds dating is still a viable way to ignite romance.

Boston metro 9/2004

Tales from the caffeinated triangle
For Davis Square, java competition is hot

Boston Globe 4/24/2005

Chairs, cameras, action!
For more than 20 summers they have been bringing their lawn chairs, cameras, and camaraderie to the parking lot of the MBTA commuter rail station in Ayer to watch the passing railcars.

Boston Globe 8/5/2004

Those who walk on high recall fallen co-workers
More than 300 ironworkers gathered on the blacktop outside Boston’s Local 7 Ironworkers headquarters under a sweltering sun. Standing in clothes dirty from a hard day’s work, they were there to dedicate a new memorial for their fallen brothers.

Boston Globe 7/4/2004

61 years after falling in Africa, a soldier is honored back home
Six brothers served their country, and the one who didn't make it home from World War II was given a place of honor in his old neighborhood last week.

Boston Globe 5/23/2004

Groups take a role in fighting violence
Improvisation helps teens learn to defuse situations

Boston Globe 6/6/2004

500 students are honored for their get-up-and-go
Eighth-grader Vladimir Etienne hasn't missed a day of class in his eight years in the Boston public schools.

Boston Globe 6/6/2004

Parents speak out against Unz referendum
"We are very afraid," said Youbentha Desse through a translator. "This new referendum stands to ruin our dreams and keep us from becoming valuable members of society."

Somerville Journal 1/23/2003

Menino wants to showcase 'all of our city' during DNC
Mayor Thomas M. Menino wants to bring the 2004 Democratic National Convention beyond the city of Boston and into the neighborhoods.

The Parkway Transcript 11/21/2002

War isn't over until the troops come home, parents say
While the Pentagon has said this week that large-scale combat in Iraq is finished, area residents with children in the military overseas are wondering how long it will be until their loved ones return.

Wellesley Townsman 4/17/2003

Law-enforcement officials urged to assess vulnerability
A top Secret Service agent advised his law enforcement colleagues last week to "assess how vulnerable you are" in the light of imminent hostilities abroad.

Wellesley Townsman 3/27/2003

Going the distance
Quite a few Watertown residents will be wearing numbers at the starting line of the Boston Marathon this Monday. Many are first-time marathon runners, running in support of a charity, such as the American Liver Foundation and at least one is an old pro.

Watertown Tab & Press 4/17/2003

First in a series of international affairs forums held at St. Andrew's
About 65 people crowded into a small basement room at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church last Sunday morning to discuss war. This was not a secret meeting of military intelligence, but instead, the first session of a planned series of Middle East affairs forums organized by Paul Merry, a lay minister and member of the Personnel Committee, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.

Wellesley Townsman 2/20/2003

Frank: war with Iraq unnecessary
“He is a terrible man, but the country over which he presides is simply in no position to threaten the United States,” said U.S. Rep. Barney Frank

MetroWest Daily News 1/5/2003

Babson speaker explores war's horror, fascination
War is a force that gives us meaning. This was not only the gist of the sobering hour-plus speech given by New York Times war correspondent Chris Hedges in the Glavin Family Chapel at Babson College last week, it is also the title of his new book.

Wellesley Townsman 1/20/2003

Emergency planning group says more work needed
Wellesley’s Local Emergency Planning Committee has been working to ensure the safety of residents in the event of a biological terrorist attack, but its members say there is still work to be done.

Wellesley Townsman 2/27/2003

Somerville Historic Preservation Commission Director's Awards
And the winners are...

Part of a series from the Somerville Journal 5/2003

Aldermen: Mickey D's 24-hour biz in jeopardy
McDonald’s loves to see you smile, but if drag racing and fighting at 2 AM are what it takes, then the city is poised to crack down.

Somerville Journal 10/3/2002

Coming together under God
More than 200 area residents gathered last Sunday night (Nov. 3) at Temple Beth Elohim for an historic interfaith dialogue between Christians and Jews.

Wellesley Townsman 11/7/2002

Formerly Somerville
Priced out, expatriates make a home in historic Chelsea.

Somerville Journal 10/3/2003

Marching toward a cure
There is no cure for cancer yet, but Watertown residents are doing their part to raise money to help find one.

Watertown Tab & Press 3/6/2003

Siblings with an Olympic dream
Competitive pairs figure skaters Lara and Neill Shelton train six days a week on ice and spend their off-ice time training in ballet and general strength conditioning, that is, when they’re not doing homework.

Wayland Town Crier 1/23/2003

Program aims to teach teens about reality of alcohol use
"I thought a lot more people drank than actually do, which is the point of this program, to educate people that some things they perceive are happening aren't actually happening," said WHS junior Jill Bloom, who is one of two student representatives on the SNAPPY Advisory Committee.

Wellesley Townsman 3/20/2003

Teaching from learning experiences
Craig Craig's first learning experience came when he was born, with the slightly unusual name he was given.
"It's my real name," he said of the fact that his first and last names are the same, "and it really gave drill sergeants and bullies in school a whole bunch of ammunition."

Watertown Tab & Press 3/20/2003

Tapping into his first love
Wellesley College custodian teaches free dance class for staff and faculty

Wellesley Townsman 12/26/2002

Crimmins made a career out of helping others
Anne Crimmins made a 43-year career out of helping other people as the head clerk of recreation for the town of Watertown, so when several of the town’s most important figures got together to honor her at her retirement reception last week, she felt a little out of place.

Watertown Tab & Press 5/1/2003

Best Buddies provides lasting friendships
When Julia Lockhart is wheeled into the Common Ground on the Dana Hall campus, her eyes dart from one person to another until they click on a person she recognizes as a friend, tenth-grader Steffany Nichols.

Wellesley Townsman 12/12/2002


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