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Some small steps for Dedhamkind (Globe Staff / Matthew J. Lee)

Some small steps
for Dedhamkind

Selectman Jim MacDonald (right) is known for his careful and conservative approach. So the 2-minute, 20-second routine he's rehearsing to perform for the "Dancing With the Dedham Stars" fund-raiser is a leap outside his comfort zone to say the least. Above, he practices with instructor Taylor Gough. (By Michele Morgan Bolton, Boston Globe)

Quincy is best in state
for families, says magazine

The urban waterfront community off the Southeast Expressway has been named the best place in the state to raise a family by BusinessWeek magazine. (By Michele Morgan Bolton, Boston Globe)

Postponed environmental review further delays Fall River/New Bedford rail

From the start, the state's effort to extend commuter rail service to Fall River and New Bedford was going to be a long and complicated process. Now that process is probably going to take even longer, much to the dismay of locals who had hoped to get a fix on where and when construction would start. (By Christine Legere, Boston Globe)

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Booked for battle (Globe Staff / Debee Tlumacki)

Booked for battle

At the Duxbury Free Library, teenagers combine a love of words, play warfare and cardboard weaponry. Above, Kimball and Brendan Davidson duel in practice for an upcoming fund-raiser. (By Robert Knox, Boston Globe)

Mayor sees development as key to economic stability for Quincy

After a grueling reelection campaign in which last year’s tax increase was a key issue, Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch is turning to a forward-looking agenda focused on the city’s prospects for economic development. (By Robert Knox, Globe Correspondent)

Petition drive forces ballot vote on Plymouth meals tax hike

Plymouth’s Town Meeting narrowly approved an increase in the local meals tax late last month, boosting the surcharge on dining out in this tourist town from 6.25 to 7 percent come January. (By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent)

Walpole police chief urges
parking meters for downtown

If Police Chief Richard Stillman has his way, the days of free parking in downtown Walpole will be history.

Mattapoisett beachfront residents face wave of higher tax valuations

This summer, five property owners in the Crescent Beach area who saw their land assessments more than double since last year asked Mattapoisett lawyer Patricia McArdle for help. (By Paul E. Kandarian, Globe Correspondent)

Catholics, Jews in Norwood mark Holocaust, work for better relations

The strains of a tender guitar solo strummed by Rabbi David Paskin filled the auditorium of the South Area Solomon Schechter Day School in Norwood last week as two friends walked shoulder to shoulder to the stage. (By Michele Morgan Bolton, Globe Correspondent)