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Indigenous People’s Day will officially replace Columbus Day on the district’s school calendar after the School Committee voted Tuesday to make the change. It follows a City Council decision in June 2016 to change the second Monday in October to a holiday celebrating the natives, many argue, who were doomed to oppression and enslavement after Chris...

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Friday, September 8 - Sunday, September 10 - Warren Street, Cambridge, MA. Featuring free live entertainment, food, parades, rides, games, and more! This years free live entertainment includes performances from world-famous groups, such as Expose, Martha Wash, Jimmy Osmond, and The Drifters! Here are some highlights of this year's Feast Friday, Sep...

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Each summer, hundreds of thousands attend our historic North End festivals. I don’t use the term historic lightly, because that’s exactly what they are. They’ve become something bigger than you or me. The traditions demonstrated during these weekend events grow more impressive with each passing generation. The fact they’ve lasted over a century is...

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Rain-soaked confetti stuck to the green, white and red stripes painted across Common Street as the Feast of the Three Saints saw unprecedented changes. For the first time since the festival began in the 1920s, organizers transformed a two-day celebration into a one-day event because of the heavy rain expected Sunday.  The torchlight parade Saturday...

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Dr. Richard LaSpina, a pediatrician who practices in Methuen, lives in Windham, New Hampshire and has deep roots in Lawrence, describes the Feast of the Three Saints with three words: family, friendship and heritage. The 94th edition of this annual tradition, which honors the three young Sicilian men who were tortured to death when they refused to...

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At this point, Frank Vatrano is no longer a newcomer to the Boston Bruins. The East Longmeadow native has already logged 83 regular-season games in the NHL, and is set to enter his third pro season with his hometown team. Now a veteran of postseason battles, extended media circuits and numerous training camps, there isn't much that leaves the skill...

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Oggi vi porteremo a conoscere Nancy Luce, soprannominata anche la “donna delle galline” e addirittura da qualcuno la “Madonna delle galline”. Praticamente sconosciuta qui in Italia, in America è famosissima e proprio in questi giorni abbiamo letto che ad Hollywood (moltissime star hollywoodiane amano le galline) stanno pensando di realizzare un fil...

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George’s Barber Shop has been styling customers for 115 years, and now it’s sporting a new look of its own. The shop is run by Mike Moriello, a fourth generation barber who followed in the hair-clipping footsteps of his father, grandfather, and great grandfather — all of whom were named George. His great-grandfather opened the Jackson Street busine...

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The 91st annual Italian Feast of Sts. Cosmas and Damian will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. Sept. 8, 1 to 11 p.m. Sept. 9 and 1 to 10 p.m. Sept. 10 on Warren and Porter streets in Cambridge. The event will feature a food festival; parades; amusement rides and carnival games; meatball and cannoli eating contests at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9-10; “Monsters, Inc.”...

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Janice Luongo can remember a time when the Saint Anthony's Feast looked a little different. When the men all wore suits and women wore dresses. "You didn't wear jeans," Luongo says. During a 12-hour procession alongside the holy statue of Saint Anthony, women walked barefoot around the North End as a show of sacrifice. "It's not like what it was wh...

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