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Globe North
(Globe Staff / Pat Greenhouse)Along Route 3,
a billboard boom
Financially strapped communities are cashing in on their prime roadside real estate, participating in billboard projects that benefit the advertiser, owner, and town. (By Karen Sackowitz, Boston Globe)
New flood zone maps will change insurance rates for many
By the time flood zone maps are updated in parts of the Merrimack Valley and the North Shore over the next two years, there will be good and bad news for many residents. (By Katheleen Conti, Globe Staff)
After legal win to block development,
Woburn considers buying NU parcel
Woburn is exploring a partnership with the Trust for Public Land to assist in the purchase of 75 acres of open space owned by Northeastern University.
Municipal leaders relieved but still cautious over local aid decision
Area municipal leaders are breathing a sigh of relief after Governor Deval Patrick spared cities and towns from the brunt of the spending cuts he announced last week. (By John Laidler, Globe Correspondent)
Music hall set to bring new life to downtown Salisbury
Scott Hayward had kicked the tires on several careers when he took a shot on a building for sale in Londonderry, N.H. A cluster of shops in an old farmhouse, the place had an addition out back that had operated for a decade as The Muse, a folk-music coffeehouse. (By James Sullivan, Globe Correspondent)
Globe West
(Globe Staff / Jonathan Wiggs)An unhealthy glow
A draft report from the US Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Environmental Protection calls for cutting annual phosphorous levels by 49 percent along the 70-mile upper and middle stretches of the Charles River. (By Lisa Kocian, Boston Globe)
MCAS reporting system widened to include student progress tracking
Local educators are applauding a new reporting system for MCAS tests that tracks student progress from one year to the next instead of simply calculating achievement scores. (By Jennifer Fenn Lefferts, Globe Correspondent)
Sherborn neighbors say farm crosses line with business venture
Some might call it an agricultural makeover; others, a manufacturing business in disguise. Whatever its label, Sweet Meadow Farm’s pet-food operation in Sherborn has raised questions that are headed for Middlesex Superior Court. (By Kathleen Moore, Globe Correspondent)
Lexington-based Masons tie boost in inquiries to Dan Brown novel
Freemasons have frequently sparked conspiracy theories and drawn the ire of groups ranging from religious organizations to the Nazis. So when the news surfaced that thriller novelist Dan Brown's new book was about freemasonry, local members said, they started waiting to see how he would treat their often misunderstood fraternity. (By Brock Parker, Boston Globe)
Globe South
(Globe Staff / John Tlumacki)Secret garden
Secret gardens are the sort of enchanting places one might find in a storybook or the movies. But in Easton, there’s one right behind the town library on Main Street. Built nearly a century ago and neglected since WWII, officials at the Ames Free Library have begin restoring the garden piece by piece. (By Andrew Clark, Boston Globe)
Credit woes hit Bridgewater,
other towns south of Boston
Declines in state aid and local revenues have forced many communities south of Boston to dip into their cash reserves to help pay for operating expenses. But in doing so, some have dug themselves deeper into a fiscal hole. (By Christine Legere, Boston Globe)
Car dealership proposal pits
Plymouth boards in legal case
A disagreement over a proposed car dealership location has escalated into a court battle between two municipal boards that will cost Plymouth at least some taxpayer cash before the argument is settled. (By Christine Legere, Boston Globe)
Dedham considers raising
hotel and meals taxes
Dedham officials say that if residents approve higher hotel and meals taxes this month, they will save money in the long run because there will be less need for property tax increases to help replace the town’s deteriorating infrastructure. (By Michele Morgan Bolton, Boston Globe)
Scituate nonprofit trains
therapy dogs, owners
Molly pinch-hit for Murphy at a therapy gig at the Paul Pratt Memorial Library earlier this fall when Murphy was sprayed by a skunk - an occasional hazard for any active dog. Molly, a 19-month-old Golden retriever from Pembroke, did just fine, lying on the floor patiently as youngsters read to her as part of a "reading partner" program aimed at helping children work on reading skills. (By Johanna Seltz, Boston Globe)