Obama, Romney give dueling visions on economy
President Obama and Mitt Romney set down starkly contrasting visions for economic growth Thursday.
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Murray questioned in Chelsea housing scandal
Authorities are investigating potentially criminal fund-raising for Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray by the disgraced former head of the Chelsea Housing Authority.
Brown-Warren race coming up short, some say
Political veterans from both sides of the ideological divide are bemoaning what they see as the lack of an elevated policy debate in the Mass. US Senate campaign.
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Boston looks to transform parking spots into small parks
The program turns spaces into “parklets’’ — petite, three-season patios, with benches and planters atop platforms built flush with the sidewalk.
Teen pushed Brookline bylaw raising tobacco-buying age
Eric Dumas, 18, persuaded Brookline’s Town Meeting to raise the legal age for buying tobacco products from 18 to 19.
