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- Plumbers per 1,000 residents, '09 11/3/09
- Single-family homes as % of residential properties 10/22/09
- Single-family sales through Sept., '08 vs '09 11/12/09
- Unemployment, Oct. 09 12/11/09
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Globe North
(Boston Globe / Lisa Poole)200 years of pages turned
Lori Swain of Andover looks at a book with her son Jonathan, 10, at the Andover Bookstore, which is celebrating its 200th birthday and is the second-oldest bookstore in the country. (By Brian Benson, Boston Globe)
State parkland grants to boost efforts in Lynn, Lawrence, Lowell
With a panoramic view of the region and a 12-inch Meade telescope powerful enough to see the rings of Saturn, Lynn’s Gothic-style High Rock Tower is a rare resource. (By David Rattigan, Globe Correspondent)
Gravestone, ceremony to bring belated honor, thanks to WWII vet
William R. Smith served his country in World War II, a member of an Army unit that took part in the Battle of Okinawa. But in the decades that followed his death in 1976, the gravesite of the late Everett resident contained no stone or marker. (By John Laidler, Globe Correspondent)
Old post office turned arts center could boost village
The US Postal Service in Newfields, N.H. moved out to new digs on the edge of town a few years ago. Now, a nonprofit group wants to turn the former headquarters in the middle of town into an arts center for the community. (By Joel Brown, Boston Globe)
Globe West
Mystery pests
Winter moths, 1 trillion strong in Massachusetts at last estimate, are enjoying as bumper a mating season as local entomologists can recall, and if left unchecked may pose a serious threat to the region's flowering plants and shrubs next spring. (By Erica Noonan, Boston Globe)
All creatures great and small --
but not in my yard
Have you noticed how Mother Nature is changing the animal and plant life of our suburban towns? (By H.D.S. Greenway, Boston Globe)
Needham voters to decide tax increase for $27.4m school renovation
The push to renovate Needham’s Newman Elementary School reaches an important juncture Tuesday when voters are to decide whether to raise property taxes to cover the town’s share of the $27.4 million project. (By Jessica Rudis, Globe Correspondent)
Dads dig in as school volunteers
When John Boynton's eldest daughter entered kindergarten at the Alcott School in Concord, he was eager to see what opportunities existed for parents to get involved. But he was startled when he saw the roster of the school's Parent Teacher Group: Only one man was a board member. (By Nancy Shohet West, Boston Globe)
Globe South
(Globe Staff / Pat Greenhouse)Their words,
unleashed by wiki
In an online world where language is regularly reduced to instant messaging abbreviations, a group of Westwood sixth-graders is using technology to explore traditional communication, kindling a new love of the written word. (By Michele Morgan Bolton, Boston Globe)
- A wiki writing assignment (Boston Globe)
School districts south of Boston examine delaying high-school start times
The scenario is a familiar one to parents everywhere who struggle to move bleary-eyed teenagers out the door to school on weekday mornings - where they then doze through morning classes, or chug caffeine to get through the day. (By Michele Morgan Bolton, Globe Correspondent)
Middleborough officials see no impact from Wampanoag casino financing switch
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s decision to switch financial backers for their casino project in Middleborough is expected to have little impact on how things are proceeding in the town, local officials say. (By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent)
Politicians look to
move up as dominos fall
With open seats plentiful and the public unhappy with the status quo, 2010 could be the year competitive elections make a comeback in Massachusetts. (By Robert Preer, Boston Globe)