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YT: Budget Blues

South shore beach front residents see taxes jump

This summer, five property owners in the Crescent Beach area...

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Van pool savings

As gas prices rise, more people discover the joys of ride sharing.

In with the hue

Defiantly, vividly, teens choose styles and identities.

Against all odds

Some high school grads inspired classmates with their courage.

Under the gun

Your hometown can be key to a license to conceal a weapon.

Tony C remembered

A hometown hero's fall still echoes after four decades.

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Sunday's stories

(Globe Staff / Wendy Maeda)

Stepping up to help
fill others' plates

A new flock of volunteers is a timely boost to local food pantries, which are facing the annual problem of increased holiday demand, exacerbated this season by decreasing donations because of the recession. Above, volunteer Taylor Davis works at The Open Door, a Gloucester food pantry. (By Brian Benson, Boston Globe)

• Free Thanksgiving meals north of Boston (Boston Globe)

• malden Malden City Council votes to keep pay-as-you-throw trash program (By Travis Andersen, Globe Correspondent)
• Globe North Community briefing Five finalists for chief in Burlington (Boston Globe)
• Globe North Community briefing Local leaders make appeal in Andover (Boston Globe)
• Quincy For Paul Gorman in Quincy, another day, another YMCA to rebuild (By Rich Fahey, Globe Correspondent)
• Who taught YOU to drive? Taking license with temporary plates: How far is too far? (By Peter DeMarco, Boston Globe)
• Globe North Sports With young players, Georgetown High girls’ soccer expected to return in force next season (By Jonathan Raymond, Globe Correspondent)
• Globe North Sports Notebook Suozzo anchors Merrimack offense (By Sports Notebook, Boston Globe)
• Globe North Arts Two 8-year-old dancers from Wakefield have parts in ‘Nutcracker’ (By Wendy Killeen, Boston Globe)
• Globe North Dining Out Both hits and misses at Beverly Farms pub with upscale prices (Boston Globe)
• Globe North best bets (Boston Globe)

Thursday's stories

(Globe Staff / Joanne Rathe)

No work for the weary

Some of the state's highest unemployment rates are found in area communities, where job seekers, career counselors hold out hope for stimulus to kick into gear. Local residents looking for help finding a job last week crowd into the waiting area at the regional ValleyWorks Career Center in Lawrence. (By Steven Rosenberg, Boston Globe)

Out of the region’s thousands of unemployed, one woman’s story

Irma Rendon says the bad luck began 11 months ago. That’s when her factory boss in North Andover told her that after four years of assembling cables she was no longer needed. (By Steven Rosenberg, Globe Staff)

• Globe North People Marblehead classmates remember Allie Castner (By Wendy Killeen, Boston Globe)
• Scott Galvin gears up for term as Woburn mayor (By John Laidler, Globe Correspondent)
• State fines company for fuel-oil spill (Boston Globe)
• Globe North news briefs Chelsea Collaborative holds open house (Boston Globe)
• Globe North news briefs Georgetown winter parking ban starts Dec. 1 (Boston Globe)
• Globe North Football Thursday Westford Academy has become a force to be reckoned with (By Jonathan Raymond, Boston Globe)
• Globe North High School football The end zone (Boston Globe)
• Globe North Sports With appearance in Div. 3 North final, Rockport soccer squad delivered on a promise to themselves (By Sapna Pathak, Globe Correspondent)
• Globe North letters Vietnam veterans deserve more aid A plea to support agency’s work (Boston Globe)
• Globe North best bets (Boston Globe)