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Softballers in Cuba- I'm grateful to the Americans who extended themselves, on our behalf, directly to the Cuban people in this generous manner and with such genuine goodwill.
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With her new website, www.adoctorskitchen.com, Dr. Deborah Chud (at left, in her Chestnut Hill kitchen) hopes to fill a niche in the foodie blogosphere for people like her: closing in on 60, semiretired, empty nester, with an interest in and need for healthy food.
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Kerry staff to meet with residents Monday
Senator John Kerry is urging Newton residents to stop by City Hall on Monday to share any concerns with members of his staff, who will be there from noon to 1 p.m.
Memorial service for Dr. Baughman
Colleagues and patients recall the late Dr. Kenneth Baughman (at left), a cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, as an empathetic, devoted practitioner as well as one of the nation's leading authorities in his field. A memorial service for the Newton resident, who was killed in an accident in Florida on Nov. 16, is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Wellesley Hills Congregational Church. Boston Globe, 11:31 a.m.
New teen center opens in Newton Highlands
A new teen center on Chestnut Street in Newton Highlands, offering adolescents an outlet to express their personalities, get involved with the community, or simply hang out, will celebrate its official grand opening Tuesday, Dec.1.
Boston Globe, 12:22 p.m.
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Chestnut Hill resident Stu Gray (wearing sunglasses) joins his fellow softball players from Greater Boston exchanging congratulations with their Cuban counterparts after winning their first game in Havana.
Dugout view: 'The Cubans were great athletes'
Some 60 senior softball players from Newton, Needham, Wellesley and other communities around Boston have just returned from Cuba where they played a series of exhibition games. We asked Stu Gray, commissioner of the Eastern Massachusetts Senior Softball Association, to answer a few questions about the trip. Boston Globe, 11/24/09
- On a mission of diamond diplomacy
- Photo Gallery: Mass. softball players in Cuba
Newton project wins energy-efficiency grant
The US Department of Energy has awarded $39 million for four Massachusetts projects aimed at making the electrical grid more efficient and reliable, including an NStar program that will allow Newton residents to reduce their energy use when demand is high. Boston Globe, 11/25/09
Kelly to run Newton-based College Hockey Inc.
Paul Kelly, voted out as head of the NHL Players' Association last summer, has been chosen to run a new initiative aimed at raising the profile of college hockey. The new marketing arm of the NCAA 's Division 1 program, College Hockey Inc., will be based in Newton. Boston Globe AP, 11/25/09
Overnight parking ban kicks in for winter
The city's website is reminding residents and visitors that the annual winter restriction on overnight parking has gone into effect. Until April 15, no vehicle may be left on a city street for more than an hour between 2 and 6 a.m. City of Newton
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Giving thanks
Today was wonderful—all of the food was plentiful and delicious (details to follow), and made even better by sharing it with a houseful of family. Really, it was jut a lovely day from hectic start to lazy finish — beginning with turning on the oven in the morning and ending just now when I nuked one more bowl of stuffing and gravy to tide me over until morning. 11/23/09
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