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Patriot’s Day: Owning our History

Lexington Massachusetts has long been the site of a Patriot’s Day reenactment of the first battle of the American Revolution. This year is the 250th anniversary of that battle. This war raged for eight years. American dead numbered 25,534. British dead is estimated at 24,000, plus 7,500 Hessian (German) soldiers …

Not enough housing! Real estate speculation in Massachusetts

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) has been looking into our local housing economy. Their most recent report explains how Massachusetts got …