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A question of identity (Globe Staff / Dina Rudick)

A question of identity

The upcoming demolition of the old Shurfine Market building (right) will become the first tangible evidence of Tyngsborough's attempts to carve out an identity for itself beyond a bedroom community and a passageway to big-box shopping in Nashua. (By Katheleen Conti, Boston Globe)

City of Lynn mourns former mayor Patrick McManus

When he was mayor of Lynn, Patrick J. McManus once visited 67 block parties over a Fourth of July weekend. This year, McManus visited 45 parties as he made a comeback bid for mayor, eight years after he left City Hall. (By Kathy McCabe, Globe Staff)

Holaday, Shanley lead race for Newburyport mayor

The recent decision by Newburyport Mayor John Moak not to seek a third term has transformed the race for the city’s top office. (By John Laidler, Globe Correspondent)

New local tax options have appeal, but officials are cautious about impact

Cash-strapped area communities are considering whether to take advantage of their new authority to raise taxes on hotel and restaurant visits. (By John Laidler, Globe Correspondent)

Weather, recession making the town library a summer hot spot

As torrents of rain dampened another July afternoon, 12-year-old Meghan McDaid watched in fascination as three sled dogs howled and panted happily inside Melrose Public Library. (By Brian Benson, Globe Correspondent)

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All fin and bones (Globe Staff / Jonathan Wiggs)

All fin and bones

It took two years and $130,000 to properly preserve the skeleton of Tofu, a humpback whale, which now hangs from the ceiling of the Seacoast Science Center at Odiorne Point in Rye, N.H., as a cautionary tale of how human actions affect sea creatures. (By Tim Wacker, Boston Globe)

More seniors applying for tax work-offs

Local officials across the region are expecting an increase in applications for senior tax work-off programs in the coming months, with several communities resorting to waiting lists and lotteries because of a shortage of available spots amid the recent economic downturn. (By Richard Thompson, Boston Globe)

Communities scramble to fund stipends

In 1970, after the state introduced the Quinn Bill - which calls for police officers to receive stipends each year if they earn a college degree - state and local officials hailed it as an incentive to create better-educated officers. (By Steven Rosenberg, Globe Staff)

Old drugs? Put them in the box

That large US Postal Service mailbox mounted in the lobby of the local police station is not for outgoing mail. (By Bella Travaglini, Globe Correspondent)