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The counter-service establishment, display cases filled with temptations, has only five small circular tables, so takeout might be the preferable option.

All proceeds from the table rentals will go to Pembroke’s Firehouse Pantry, which serves about 700 local families in need.

Spring just sprung, but summer will be here before you know it. It’s about that time to sign up kids for summer camp — why not dabble in some local history with the Plymouth Historical Society?

Kids and teenagers across the region have been helping out in a multitude of ways recently. “No One Eats Alone” Day held by middle schoolers in Andover was just one of the examples.

Town Meeting voted to impose a 3 percent community impact fee on short-term rentals such as those rented through Airbnb.

A Tyngsborough High School junior earned a Girl Scout Gold Award for her environmental efforts in the town.

Abington High School will celebrate its designation as a Blue Ribbon School on April 12 with a visit from local legislators and the state’s education commissioner.

Melissa Interess, who had been the town’s assistant director of senior services, succeeds Charlotte Rodgers, who retired last November.

MassDevelopment announced that Jessica Strunkin has joined the agency as senior vice president of Devens.

State officials will be providing an update on their transportation plans for the Route 3 region in Middlesex County at a forum in Burlington on Thursday, April 11.

The work, set to be carried out this spring, is part of an ongoing project to improve the pier and maintain public access to the facility.

Celebrate spring at the Duxbury Daffodil Festival on Friday, April 5, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Salem State University has announced its 2019 commencement speakers, including Tarana Burke, the activist behind the #MeToo movement.

Newton is surprisingly light on Indian restaurants, so House of Tandoor fills a definite void in the city’s dining scene.

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St. Mary’s, which now has a high school and a middle school on Tremont Street, is combining with Sacred Heart, a kindergarten-to-eighth-grade school on Boston Street.

Learn more about vaping and e-cigarettes at a presentation held at Gates Middle School on April 3. Students in fifth grade and above are welcome with their parents.

Foster Elementary School’s first-grade Kindness Club and Hingham High School’s Kindness Club were honored at the State House and led the pledge of allegiance earlier this month.

An Essex County charitable foundation recently announced plans to invest $1.3 million over the next three years on strategies to reduce income inequality in the region.

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The Pembroke restaurant was where Chef Jimmy Burke got his start in cooking, and now he owns it.

A Lowell art exhibit held at the Brush and Art Gallery and Studios showcases pieces with a 4-inch by 4-inch dimension. Enjoy a raffle and take home a piece of art!

The event will focus on coyote ecology and behavior, and the interbreeding of eastern coyotes with western coyotes and wolves.

Deputy Superintendent Michael P. Thomas will become Brockton’s interim superintendent on July 1, replacing Superintendent Kathleen Smith when she retires.

The Acera School in Winchester is hosting a free afterschool club where girls learn to code.

Three bridges are set to close in Somerville in the coming months as the next phase of the Green Line Extension swings into gear.

PentucketProject.com will act as an official source of information for residents of Groveland, Merrimac, and West Newbury as they prepare to vote on the $146.3 million project.

Meghan Jop, who spent the past six months as deputy town manager in North Andover, will start as Wellesley’s executive director on Monday, March 18.

Weymouth voters will decide in April whether to increase property taxes to build a new Maria Weston Chapman Middle School that would house all sixth through eighth graders in town.

The menu allows diners to build their own bowl, selecting their preferred broth, protein, and extras ranging from wood ear mushrooms to Thai roast pork.

The new senior ride share transportation program will help seniors reach medical appointments, the city’s village hubs, and the Newton Senior Center.

Beverly will be developing plans for an upgrade of its downtown train station area as a result of a new $150,000 capital grant awarded through the state’s Housing Choice Communities program.

Milton’s Town Meeting approved spending $2.7 million to design a new headquarters for the Fire Department and two new substations.

The launch of the service in Salem marks an extension of a program that has been offered to patients at Union Hospital in Lynn since 2017.

The dealership, formerly located on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, opened in January in a much larger, newly renovated space at 60 Mystic Ave. in Medford.

Andover High School students have the chance to meet with local and state government officials serving their community at a forum on Tuesday, March 5.

Sudbury Town Manager Melissa Rodrigues recently named Adam Duchesneau as the town’s new director of planning and community development.

Wellesley’s Council on Aging is surveying residents and patrons on whether they would use the agency’s services and programs outside of its usual operating hours.

Selectmen said the $26 million project was too expensive, especially in light of other more necessary capital needs in town.

Women of the World, an internationally acclaimed a cappella quartet, will perform atSalem State University’s Recital Hall, 71 Loring Ave., on Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m.

This is a place that’s serious about food and drink, but not so serious in other ways

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The School Committee rejected a proposal from high school principal Marc Talbot to make the award-winning, 137-member marching band optional.

The project involved replacing the 484 existing balcony seats with wider, more conformable seats. A high-end seating area with opera box seats also was added.

Police Chief Craig Davis is retiring after six years as chief and 34 years in municipal law enforcement.

Quincy’s annual Lunar New Year Festival continues to grow in popularity in the community, attracting more people every year.

The Vietnamese restaurant celebrates a second location in Newton Centre.

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The 300 acres targeted for restoration serve as a key environmental buffer, protecting neighboring communities and valuable habitat, according to the Trustees of Reservations.

The Board of Selectmen recently agreed to seek an estimated $750,000 from Town Meeting in May for the $1.1 million project.