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Newton Spring 2016 Festival of The Arts is Here!
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Porter Square's Rand to Feed Condo-Starved Cambridge 20 Units
- By Jim Lowenstern
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Porter Square's Rand to Feed Condo-Starved Cambridge 20 Units
A perennial for-sale crunch in the People's Republic fuels a climate of bidding wars and over-asks harsh even by Greater Boston standards.
Prices are expected to start at $600,000, and pre-sales should start soon.
Back Bay's 40 Trinity Place Proposal Shrinks, Lowers Its Magical Lobby
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Back Bay's 40 Trinity Place Proposal Shrinks, Lowers Its Magical Lobby
Number of hotel rooms drops too, while number of condos rises.
Inside Millennium Tower's $37.5 Million Penthouse
- By Jim Lowenstern
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The Millennium Tower is the city’s tallest and chicest apartment building yet and is on track to sell out before it even opens. There are already sale agreements on more than 90 percent of the 442 luxury condos. With opening day set for next summer, that gives the developer plenty of time to make deals for the remaining 40 or so units.
Where Does Newton Rank Among School Districts In Massachusetts?
- By Jim Lowenstern
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The recently released Best School Districts in America 2016 grades statistics, student and aparent reviews and expert insites. Factors include state test scores, college preparedness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, student and parents reviews and more. Here's a breakdown of Newton's score.
Tips For Selling Your House In The Winter
- By Jim Lowenstern
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Tips to make your home cozy and appealing to prospective buyers.
Village Profile: Thompsonville
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Thompsonville
Newton, MA
The Bowen School
Thompsonville is the smallest of the Newton villages located Newton Center, Newton Highlands and Chestnut Hill.
Thompsonville is often associated with the Bowen School. Figuring out where Thompsonville begins and end can be a bit difficult and locating its village center can be even more elusive. [...]
5 Simple DIYs to Transform Your Home On A Budget
- By Jim Lowenstern
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1. Use darker paint on accents and doorways
A dark or fun color choice on the inside of your entry doors can add a sophisticated touch to a plain hallway. It helps to separate the space and ad character - especially if you have a lighter paint color on the surrounding walls. It also revitalizes white trim by adding contrast. If you're [...]
Brookline, MA Ranked #1 Suburb in America
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May 2015 Index for the Most Expensive Watches
- By Jim Lowenstern
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Check out the most expensive watches on the market! After some calculations—adding the values and dividing by one million—the index for May of 2015 is 1.81.
Should You Wait to Make an Offer on a New Listing?
- By Jim Lowenstern
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While buying a home is a major decision, you may miss out if you wait too long to make an offer. If you have gotten your mortgage preapproval letter, researched the neighborhood and market, and find a home that you like, it’s best to make an offer as quickly as possible.
If a house has
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Matt LeBlanc Teaches Conan Massachusetts Slang
- By Jim Lowenstern
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Who knew we had a Newton native on the hit sitcom "Friends?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29FO0t6Sp0o
10 Boston Projects to Watch in 2014
- By Samantha Day
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Boston is full of booming industry and improvement, from the ever-present construction on almost every bridge crossing the Charles, to the Government Center renovation. Here are ten projects in various stages of planning in the metro-Boston area worth watching in 2014.
The Millennium Tower in Downtown
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15 Years of Giving Back in Newton, MA
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