Salem passes first-ever override tax hike to build new high school
With a turnout of 19% of the city's voters, 57.5% of voters approved a plan on Tuesday to add around $700 a year to the median tax bill in order to pay for a new high school.
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This priest prays with runners headed to the Boston Marathon starting line
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UN official: Children in Lebanon bear the brunt of humanitarian crisis
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The new Mass. voc-tech lottery was supposed to solve problems. But some families are frustrated.
The old admissions system was systematically leaving out students of color, disabled students, low-income students and English language learners. But the new system leaves it mostly up to chance. -
Invasive insects, disease now kill more trees in the Northeast than logging, study finds
New research out of the University of Vermont finds that insects and disease are growing causes of tree mortality in the Northeast, offering a window into Vermont's future with a changing climate. -
Bob Hall, Boston Marathon’s first official wheelchair champion, dies at 74
Before 1975, the Marathon had no wheelchair division. Hall went on to pioneer the model of wheelchairs used by athletes in the decades ahead.
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