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From left: Suzanne Buell and Steve Peisch perform at Carlson’s Cider Barn, Jan. 31, as Marin McGlone dances with her mother, Kirsten. (Photo by Lisa Aciukewicz)

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Friday, February 7, 2025

Immigration policies worry families, schools, and churches

Local leaders and elected officials have reacted quickly to a new federal directive allowing immigration agents to make arrests at schools and churches—locations where they were previously barred.

Friday, February 7, 2025

Seven open seats at Town Election: What’s it like to serve?

The Town Caucus may have fallen victim to the pandemic, but this is still nomination season.

Friday, February 7, 2025

Town Election: How to run for office

There are a total of seven open seats in the May 6 election. All terms start immediately after the election, except for the terms of School Committee members, which start on the first business day of July after the election.

Friday, January 31, 2025

Balancing the budget: Another year of hard choices

The latest financial forecast for fiscal 2026 landed like a worrisome medical diagnosis this week, with bad news for taxpayers and challenges for the town’s providers of services.

Friday, January 31, 2025

CPIC recommends nearly $2 million in capital spending for fiscal 2026

The Capital Planning and Investment Committee voted to recommend spending $1,992,000 for a variety of purposes in fiscal 2026, from buying land for a new athletic field to replacing the seats in Cronin Auditorium.

Friday, January 31, 2025

Schools face deficit while money is in limbo

Even as the School Committee and district administrators struggle to lower their budget requests for the next fiscal year, school expenses for the current year are running ahead of budget.

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‘Tiny Art’ show highlights talent of all ages
Friday, February 7, 2025

‘Tiny Art’ show highlights talent of all ages

Harvard has a lot for which to thank philanthropist Henry L. Warner
Friday, January 24, 2025

Harvard has a lot for which to thank philanthropist Henry L. Warner

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Friday, February 7, 2025

Sports Roundup: February 7, 2025

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"A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people’s patience."
—John Updike (1949–2009, American novelist and critc)

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