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Many emotions have been expressed over the past several years about the replacement for Newton North High — perhaps the most notorious, and certainly the most expensive school project in the state.



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Five candidates — three Democrats and two Republicans — are locked in primary races to decide who takes the place of state Representative Lida Harkins of Needham, who is leaving the Legislature after 22 years.



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Voters in the state’s First Middlesex House and Senate districts are used to sleepy races where incumbents invariably walk away with comfortable victories.



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Framingham residents got a glimpse of future possibilities for their town in a recent public forum, where officials introduced the planning process that has been undertaken to encourage the growth of neighborhood identities and economies.



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The Waltham School Committee will meet tomorrow to discuss applicants for the job of temporary assistant superintendent, who will perform all of the duties that Superintendent Peter Azar gave up when he announced his immediate resignation at an Aug. 11 committee meeting.



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From bus drivers to librarians, crossing guards to assistant principals, pink slips will make their mark on school staffs as classes start this fall.



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Though some children can barely contain their excitement as they choose an outfit for the first day of school and gleefully shop for new supplies, many other students feel anxiety in the weeks before September, wondering what the new school year will bring.



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For some teens, back-to-school shopping is a weekend trip to the local mall. For others, it’s a summerlong process tailored by careful imitation of celebrity trends.



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The town’s “living room,’’ also known as Wayland Free Public Library, is up and running again, more than four months after spring floods forced its doors to close.



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Boxborough officials are pushing legislation that would take away Acton’s long-held right to tap into their town’s water supply.



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The house at 198 Summer St. in Watertown, just between Moxley Playground and Saltonstall Park, is home to more than just tenants John and Laura McKenzie and their aunt who lives upstairs.



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Dr. Michael Robinson fondly recalls his New York childhood, and says he never lost his love of city living despite decades as a suburban homeowner in Natick.



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Sleepy farm stands and pastureland along winding Route 106 might lend the impression of Halifax as a one-horse town, but for a few days starting Tuesday, at least, it will become a great deal more than that. When the annual Fieldstone Summer Showcase hits full stride, it will be transformed into a 600-horse-and-pony town.



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For Brandeis University professor Brian Donahue, there was no question that Weston and its sprawling forests were the perfect fit for his suburban ecology project.



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At a time when many libraries are struggling with budget cuts, the Dover Town Library is increasing hours, positions, and services — largely thanks to the tightknit community it serves.



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It used to be impossible to swim near Conray Wharff’s house on Lake Boon in Stow, the invasive weeds were so thick. The water is clearer now, but the tangled exotic plants still haven’t disappeared entirely, said Wharff.



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Two Wellesley police officers, armed only with a huge net, work to rescue ducks from a sewer on Grove Street.



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She hasn’t had a Democratic primary opponent for her seat in the state Senate in more than a decade. But in a year of surging numbers of Republican challenges for the state Legislature, Newton resident Cynthia Creem is facing a hard-charging challenge from within her own party.



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Hoping to expand the facilities at St. James Armenian Apostolic Church, members of the Watertown congregation have their sights set on the land next door — home to a long-vacant branch of the public library.



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