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State Senate Recount Begins Wednesday

September 7, 2026
With all certified results in, the state has scheduled a district-wide recount to take place Wednesday and Thursday in the Democratic primary race between incumbent Sen. William Brownsberger and challenger Daniel Lander. The two are running to represent the Suffolk and Middlesex…
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A Chance Meeting Leads to Lifetime Commitment

May 15, 2024
When Jeffry Pike met Bill Melaragni, he wasn’t looking for a relationship. “We were introduced by a mutual friend,” Melaragni recalled. “The next time I saw Jeff, we were in one of these [Boston Strikers] club meetings, but for reasons we can’t…

Clerical Issue Briefly Clouds Assessor Apointment

May 15, 2024
A clerical error cost a past board member the opportunity to be considered for a seat on the Board of Assessors. Select Board Chair Roy Epstein issued a clarification Monday night regarding how his words were interpreted after a recent board meeting…
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Waiting In Line to Make History

May 14, 2024
Twenty years ago, at midnight on May 17, Cambridge City Hall opened its doors to nearly a hundred same-sex couples eager to be among the first in the country to receive their marriage license. Among those in line were Eve Alpern and…
A couple on their wedding day.
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A Day That Was Decades in the Making

May 14, 2024
Sharon Rich measures the duration of her relationship with Nancy Reed in decades—they have been together for 40-plus years and married for 20. Rich and Reed were among the long line of couples who got married when marriage equality came to Massachusetts…
A Justly Married sticker on the back of a Volvo.
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Landmark Marriage Ruling Marks 20-Year Anniversary

May 14, 2024
Twenty years ago, on May 17, 2004, after a protracted fight, gay and lesbian couples were granted a right that most Americans likely take for granted — the right to marry. “I was elated,” said Jeffry Pike, who participated in demonstrations at…
A room full of outdoor furniture.
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Leonard St. Fixture Adds Outdoor Furniture Annex

May 14, 2024
The parasols in the space once occupied by a portion of Trinktisch are enormous, a megafauna version of your family beach umbrella. Some of the towering stainless steel stands can hold five articulating arms, each with a separate sun blocker the size…
Belmont School Administration Building

Forecast Calls for Slow Decrease in Enrollment

May 12, 2024
School enrollment forecasts indicate that by 2028-2029, there will be almost 200 fewer students in the Belmont Public Schools than there are currently, and the decline will continue well into the next decade. In the 2023-2024 academic year, 4,424 students were enrolled…

A Different Kind of Mother’s Day

May 12, 2024
More than 20 years ago, Deborah Donahue-Keegan, then a teacher at Boston College High School, organized a team of students to take part in the Mother’s Day Peace Walk in Dorchester. The walk supports the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, a Boston-based…
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