
City of Boston (Official) Merry Christmas! We hope you enjoy the holiday with friends and family!

City of Boston (Official) Christmas party in Dorchester brightens spirits of homeless children:
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Meshaila Regis, 20 months, reveled in the “snow’’ during the Christmas in the City party yesterday at the Bayside Exposition Center. The annual event, in its 21st year, benefits homeless children and their families. (Suzanne Kreiter/ Globe Staff)

City of Boston (Official) Mayor's column: Diverse Holiday Traditions Make Boston Special
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The traditions we celebrate are a big part of what makes the holiday season special. They’re also what make Boston a vibrant and culturally diverse city. I always enjoy going to different parts of the city and seeing how the people of Boston celebrate this time of year. ...

City of Boston (Official) Remember that the City will offer two hours of free parking tomorrow to ease the stress of holiday shopping!

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City of Boston (Official) Head to "A Strand Wonderland" this Saturday for pictures with Santa, tree lighting, caroling, and more!

City of Boston (Official) On Dec. 14, Bruin legend Ray Bourque pinch-hit for Mayor Menino to announce that Boston residents will have access to the Fenway Park ice as part of the Winter Classic festivities.

City of Boston (Official) Mayor's Column: Free Fenway Skates to be Part of Winter Classic
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Fenway Park is one of our city’s most recognizable landmarks. On New Year’s Day, as you probably know by now, the homeruns and diving catches will be replaced by slap shots and kick saves when the Bruins and local college rivals take the ice on the historic field. ...

City of Boston (Official) Boston City Council President Michael Ross and Rabbi Rachmiel Liberman light the Menorah on Sunday at Downtown Crossing.

City of Boston (Official) Beacon Hill holiday stroll:
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Beacon Hill was warm with cheer on a recent evening as Bostonians gathered for the neighborhood's holiday stroll. Revelers sang, shopped, and enjoyed the Christmas tree lighting. Charles Street was closed to traffic, so gift-seekers and horse-drawn carriages were free to roam.

City of Boston (Official) Mayor's Column: Setting the Stage for Transformative Change
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On the evening of my re-election last month, I stressed that we haven’t made history by winning a fifth term, but we will with what we achieve in it. I want to accomplish as much in the next four years as we have achieved in the previous sixteen. ...

City of Boston (Official) Fed. government awards $42.5 to Boston community health centers
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Eight Massachusetts community health centers, which deliver care in some of the poorest neighborhoods in the state, are receiving $80 million in federal stimulus cash to help replace cramped buildings and upgrade technology, the Obama administration announced yesterday.

City of Boston (Official) Public Health officials unveil nutrition labels for rating music:
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BOSTON - The next time you’re ready to download that song from iTunes, you may want to check out how healthy it is for you. Just as a nutritional label allows you to count the calories in a fast food hamburger, ...

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Boston students earn high scores in math
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breakin g_news/2009/12/boston_students_1.html
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Results from a national math exam released this morning show that Boston fourth- and eighth-graders scored better than their peers in most large cities, but Boston has failed to narrow an achievement gap ...























