After 7 years serving Gloucester, MA, @MayorKirk moves onto @MassEOHED bostonglobe.com/metro/regional…

#Blottertales from Emily Sweeney: a misplaced car, fireworks in a porta-potty, and shoplifted lobsters bostonglobe.com/metro/regional…

In Q&A, Steve Jermanok recommends Walden Pond State Reservation, Phone 978-369-3254, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Willowdale, Maudslay, Crane Beach - The Trustees, and more bostonglobe.com/metro/regional…

Property taxes are becoming more important for home buyers deciding where to live bostonglobe.com/metro/regional…

Should schools cancel or shorten April vacation because of all the snow days? Email thoughts w/ name, age, and town to [email protected]

Should schools cancel or shorten April vacation because of all the snow days? Email thoughts w/ name, age, and town to [email protected]

The Informer: UMass Lowell professor honored, Cut for a Cure at Anthony David Salon, France on a Budget at Wine ConneXtion bostonglobe.com/metro/regional…

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School districts scramble to make up for snow days bostonglobe.com/metro/regional…

Some homeowners are turning to green homes or tiny homes to be more energy efficient bostonglobe.com/metro/regional…

Informer: UMass Lowell holds Voting Rights Act events, Boston Barkery new store, anxiety workshop from Lynn Lyons bostonglobe.com/metro/regional…

Gourmet dog treat wholesaler Boston Barkery has opened its first retail store in #Topsfield bostonglobe.com/metro/regional…

Profile: @thomasbourdon, president and executive director of Greater Boston PFLAG bostonglobe.com/metro/regional…

Calendar: The Pop Ups at @FirehouseCenter, slam poetry, contemporary art show, Slavic Soul Fest at @CuisineEnLocale bostonglobe.com/metro/regional…

ICYMI: The north suburbs w/ the most millionaires are Winchester, Andover, Marblehead, North Andover, and Manchester bostonglobe.com/metro/regional…

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Community gardens offer fresh food, ties to community bostonglobe.com/metro/regional… @MillCityGrows

When it comes to a college major, many students are choosing passion over paycheck bostonglobe.com/metro/regional…

Topsfield's Abbey Cooper (D’Agostino) took third-place at US Championships, her ticket to worlds in Beijing bostonglobe.com/metro/regional…

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