Fenway Park's 100th anniversary inspires 'Color of Baseball in Boston' exhibit

The West Newton Colored Giants in 1936. (Photo courtesy of Historic Newton) By Zuri Berry, Boston.com Staff How interested...
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2012/05/color_of_baseba.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 17:12:44 -0700

MWRA to open aqueduct trails, including one in Newton

Hikers, dog walkers and anyone else who uses aqueduct trails will no longer be trespassers, following an announcement by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority that grants cities and towns access to 40 miles of aqueduct trails.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/newton/news/x358793984/MWRA-to-open-aqueduct-trails-including-one-in-Newton

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 12:07:22 -0700

Renata von Tscharner: A vision of barrier-free bicycling to Boston, Cambridge

Newton bicycle commuters! You are a hardy lot, you who set out each morning, in spandex or suit, to make the trek into Boston or Cambridge. And you are proud: proud of your indifference to vagaries of weather and season, proud of your level breathing when colleagues arrive out of breath from navigating the parking lot, proud of all the carbon you didn’t emit on your way to work.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/newton/news/x1898611655/Renata-von-Tscharner-A-vision-of-barrier-free-bicycling-to-Boston-Cambridge

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 09:38:16 -0700

State to make Metrowest aqueduct trails more accessible

The unusual trails, a secret to many people, run through 14 communities -- along the grassy tops of old aqueducts that once brought water to Boston. Now state officials say they are going to make those trails more accessible to the public. Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rick Sullivan and Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Executive Director Fred Laskey today ...
http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2012/05/22/state-make-metrowest-aqueduct-trails-more-accessible/sygLBwXVHLPvQtaksoehnL/story.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 13:20:21 -0700

Obama's 2008 magic past, Iowa all-out battleground

The Iowa magic that launched Barack Obama to the presidency four years ago has all but faded.
http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-2008-magic-past-iowa-battleground-182325891.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 15:16:36 -0700

Iowa All-Out Battleground State in 2012

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The Iowa magic that launched Barack Obama to the presidency four years ago has all but faded.
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Iowa-All-Out-Battleground-State-in-2012-153841545.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 17:30:56 -0700

Real Estate

Teardowns are back.
http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/

Published: Mon, 07 May 2012 08:50:41 -0700

Creem's amendment banning bottled water fails in the Senate

The state Senate on Wednesday rejected Sen. Cynthia Creem’s out-of-box amendment that would have prohibited the sales of individual water bottles starting in July 2013 unless water was covered by the state’s bottle redemption law.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/concord/news/x1898614703/Creems-amendment-banning-bottled-water-fails-in-the-Senate

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 16:24:30 -0700

Iowa emerges as all-out battleground state

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa magic that launched Barack Obama to the presidency four years ago has all but faded. Soured by the direction of the nation and its economy, Iowa has drifted away from Obama since his 2008 caucus victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton made him the Democratic front-runner.
http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/elections/iowa-emerges-all-out-battleground-state-1077565

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 17:27:16 -0700

Romney touting education plan in Philadelphia; Obama to Iowa | Campaign schedules

Mitt Romney will continue to push his education agenda with a visit to a charter school in Philadelphia on Thursday after announcing his support for vouchers and naming his education policy advisers earlier this week. Read full article >>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/post/romney-touting-education-plan-in-philadelphia-obama-to-iowa--campaign-schedules/2012/05/24/gJQA4U3zmU_blog.html?wprss=rss_politics

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 06:12:00 -0700