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Forecast for splendid fall foliage gives tourism industry hope for rebound (Globe Staff / Pat Greenhouse)

Forecast for splendid fall foliage gives tourism industry hope for rebound

Horticulturists and arborists say the weather conditions over the last few months have conspired in Greater Boston's favor and are promising what could be a fall foliage season for the ages. That prospect has inn operators, restaurateurs, and local business groups hopeful for a busy season of tourists trying to wash away their worldly stresses in a flood of brilliant yellow, orange, and red hues. (By Ralph Ranalli, Boston Globe)

Stow joins area communities weighing 'smart growth' to revitalize downtowns

They were supposed to be thriving downtown areas, bustling with shoppers and activity. But Stow's Lower Village and Gleasondale sections have never evolved into the economic hot spots dreamed of by officials and residents. (By Matt Gunderson, Globe Correspondent)

Officials to use grants to target childhood obesity

It has become a common trend: kids watch too much TV, engage in less physical activity, and eat too much fast food. Specialists say such behaviors have led to high rates of childhood obesity across the nation. (By Tanya Pérez-Brennan, Globe Correspondent)

Hurricane Katrina survivor Troy Peterson leading rusher for Newton North

Rene Peterson used to worry constantly about her only son, Troy. A mother at 16, she was left to raise Troy primarily on her own three years later when her relationship with his father ended. At the time, they were living in the Calliope projects, in a dangerous part of uptown New Orleans. (By Brendan Hall, Globe Correspondent)

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Loss of Upton's old oak, area's 'champion' trees, marks time's passage (Globe Staff / Mark Wilson )

Loss of Upton's old oak, area's 'champion' trees, marks time's passage

When a giant tree dies in the heart of a community - along its Main Street, on the town common, near a ballpark - its absence is as glaring as the sunlight its branches no longer shield. (By Michele Morgan Bolton, Boston Globe)

Amid fiscal storm, caution is Newton's spending policy

NEWTON - The state's emerging budget troubles trickled down to Newton last week, when Mayor David Cohen's budget chief cautioned aldermen that the city needs to go slowly on spending initiatives. (By Rachana Rathi, Globe Staff)

Wayland schools reviewing nurse staffing

Wayland officials are examining school nurse staffing amid concerns that a realignment of the elementary schools has overburdened one nurse while a budget cut is leaving a kindergarten after-school program without one. (By John Guilfoil, Globe Correspondent)