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- Assessed home values, '09 5/21/09
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- DPW costs per resident, 2007 6/11/09
- Firefighter costs per resident, '07 5/28/09
- Local aid per resident, 2010 7/16/09 Population change, 1970-2007 6/28/09
- High school grads going to 4-year schools, '08 6/18/09
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Leslie Anderson
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landerson@globe.com
Assistant editor
Thomas Coakley
508-820-4228
coakley@globe.com
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Thursday's stories from Globe West
See Sunday's storiesA dog with a higher calling
Mosby is one of a growing breed of ministry dogs who bring unconditional caring and comfort to churches, hospitals, and assisted living in the area. (Boston Globe)
First-time buyers chasing tax credit are helping boost housing sales
The region’s real estate market saw small improvements this spring, much of it driven by first-time homeowners lured by an $8,000 federal tax credit and favorable mortgage interest rates, said several local real estate experts. (By Erica Noonan, Globe Staff)
In Brookline, elsewhere, economy driving more people to counseling
More people are seeking low-cost mental health services as the recession drags on, according to directors of clinics in the region. (By Andreae Downs, Globe Correspondent)
Arlington man’s website links up far-flung Indian expatriates
The new website looks like Craig’s List: blue text, white background, few photographs. But some search categories are different. (By Julie Masis, Globe Correspondent)
- Globe West Arts Local youths flying high with Circus Smirkus (By Denise Taylor, Globe Correspondent)
- Globe West Sports Franklin's 17-year-old Kendra Cheng keeps setting swimming records for Bishop Feehan (By Brendan Hall, Globe Correspondent)
- Globe West Sports Notebook Brachold’s baseball odyssey lands him in Brockton (By Marvin Pave, Boston Globe)
- Globe West best bets (Boston Globe)
Sunday's stories from Globe West
See Thursday's storiesCoastal pursuits
Summer is here, and even in the landlocked suburbs, you can dip an oar or catch the wind. While the region tends to be overlooked in favor of the coast when it comes to water sports, communities west of Boston offer plenty of freshwater alternatives for would-be seafarers. Above, Peter Sleight of Framingham paddles his son Evan, 8, on a paddle board at Hopkinton State Park. (Boston Globe)
Housing proposed
for Belmont church site
A developer has filed plans with the town of Belmont to build 17 units of housing on the site of the former Our Lady of Mercy, a Catholic church that closed in 2006 and has been put up for sale by the Archdiocese of Boston. (By Jennifer Fenn Lefferts, Boston Globe)
West of Boston,
local tree programs getting clipped
While several suburbs west of Boston boast vigorous tree maintenance and replacement programs, others are so strapped for cash that they do nothing except saw down dead and diseased trees. (By Connie Paige, Boston Globe)
No cyber skills?
No need to apply till you do
Ernestine Brookins long dreamed of becoming a paralegal. But first, the 64-year-old Hudson resident had to speed up her typing and master the intricacies of Microsoft Office.
- Developer seeking to buy West Concord parcels (By Jennifer Fenn Lefferts, Globe Correspondent)
- Plenty of candidates seeking office in Newton this year (By Calvin Hennick, Globe Correspondent)
- More seniors seeking tax help (By Richard Thompson, Globe Correspondent)
- Globe West Community briefing Garden speaker series (Boston Globe)
- Globe West Community briefing T's station plan blasted (Boston Globe)
- Globe West Community briefing Finding a school CFO will be tough (Boston Globe)
- Beverly Beckham Longing for a trip back to childhood (By Beverly Beckham, Boston Globe)
- Who Taught You To Drive? Know the colors of the road (By Peter DeMarco, Boston Globe)
- Globe West People ALS patient honors his hero, Gehrig (By Cindy Cantrell, Boston Globe)
- Globe West On the Diamond Former Acton-Boxborough pitcher Weismann has stellar year at Clemson (By Brendan Hall, Globe Correspondent)
- Unused prescription drugs? Just drop them off (By Bella Travaglini, Globe Correspondent)
- Globe West Letter Debt collectors have rules too (Boston Globe)
- Globe West Letter That’s not the street he knows (Boston Globe)
- Globe West Letter World’s dwindling oil resources are a fact, not opinion (Boston Globe)
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