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A new state law lifting limits on care for mental health disorders went into effect July 1, but the cost of the latest healthcare expansion remains an open question. (Globe)
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City officials will soon debut Boston’s first official iPhone application, which will allow residents to snap photos of neighborhood nuisances, from potholes to blown street lights, and e-mail them to City Hall to be fixed. (Boston Globe)
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(Maisie Crow for The Boston Globe)Lou Perrotti looked for American burying beetles (above) in a baited trap on Nantucket Island with intern Meredith Steck. Thanks to a conservation effort, the burial beetle is getting a new lease on life. (Boston Globe)
More female vets winding up homeless
The number of female service members who have become homeless after leaving the military has jumped dramatically in recent years. (Boston Globe)
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