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Riding a new wave (Globe Staff / Matthew J. Lee)

Riding a new wave

Happy 100th birthday, Wollaston Beach. A series of celebrations will mark the centennial for the urban beach that figures so prominently in Boston history. (By Matt Carroll, Boston Globe)

Billboard ignites fury, and Quincy blames state

Quincy is going to court to seek the removal of an 80-foot-high billboard along the Southeast Expressway that infuriates West Quincy neighbors, even though a city panel granted a permit for the billboard a year ago. (By Robert Knox, Boston Globe)

  • Competing for charity, and a treat or two

    It was high tide on a recent windy afternoon, and the water was a bit choppy in Duxbury Bay. Stephen Meneely stretched a red swimming cap over his head, slipped on his goggles, and waded in for a practice swim. His training partner followed him in.

Thursday's stories

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Pink flamingos help student athletes raise a little green (Globe Staff / Matthew J. Lee)

Pink flamingos help student athletes raise a little green

"Flocking," as it has become known, is a fund-raising tool that accounts for the flamingos showing up on suburban lawns - mostly recently in Hingham, home of the Hingham Gridiron Club, the high school football team's parent boosters. (By Mary Donius, Boston Globe)

State study finds money can't always buy mayoral office

Several mayoral candidates learned last year that, as the adage says, "money can't buy happiness" - at least not when it comes to politics. They lost their election bids despite handily outspending their opponents. (By John M. Guilfoil, Boston Globe)

Healthcare claims put squeeze on Weymouth's budget

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care officials say they informed the town of Weymouth monthly of a mounting deficit in its self-insured healthcare account. Town officials, however, didn't sound the alarm about the problem until near the end of the fiscal year. (By Rich Fahey, Boston Globe)

Bay Road detour leaves Sharon residents protesting

It was inconvenient for motorists when a small section of Stoughton's Bay Road collapsed in April and the town set up a detour route. But for the Sharon residents on the detour, the situation is more than inconvenient. It is intolerable. (By Michele Morgan Bolton, Boston Globe)

Before you run that light, stop:
A camera might be coming

The light has been yellow too long, but there's no police officer in sight, so you punch it. A few weeks later a ticket shows up in the mail, with a picture of your car in the middle of the intersection, license plate clear as day, and the exact time shown since the light turned red. (By Lisa Kocian, Boston Globe)