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Layoffs hit Freetown

About 15 town employees in Freetown, including five teachers and...

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Moving up in class

With a rounded atrium entrance, windows that shimmer in unbroken lines, and a three-story drive-through gateway arch, TradeCenter 128 cuts a striking figure alongside Route 128, where it commands nearly 600 feet of frontage. But the most remarkable thing about this office center may not be its appearance but its address: Woburn. (By Eric Moskowitz, Boston Globe)

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Shelf life

They were once places to hold town meetings or to buy World War I war bonds. One was once the site of a stop along the Underground Railroad. Now they are libraries and they possess hidden treasures from the nation's past, or maybe just a tiny piece of it. But you would never know unless you ask. Above, Woburn's library boasts a piece of President Abraham Lincoln's coat from the night of his assassination. (By Russell Contreras, Boston Globe)

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