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More women than ever are freezing their eggs and delaying parenthood
Inside Boston IVF’s “Cryo Bio and Storage” room in Waltham, Massachusetts, are thousands of dreams — in the form of eggs, embryos and sperm — kept alive at a temperature of 196 degrees below zero. Those dreams belong to families hoping for a chance at parenthood down the road. Katy Daly, 32, who works at a pharmaceutical company in Boston,…
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Doctors can now prescribe arts and culture in Massachusetts
Say the word “pharmacy” and you might think of pill bottles and long lines. But what if your prescription was a dance class or a musical performance? Art Pharmacy is a program that is now partnering with Massachusetts health care providers, hospitals, clinics and health plans. Here’s how it works: a health care provider writes a prescription for a...
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Parents still fighting for walls and doors in classrooms at Boston school
When students at one Boston elementary school return to class, they will still not have something a lot of people might take for granted: walls and doors in their classrooms. For years, families at Blackstone Elementary School have heard various promises from district leaders, but have not seen results. Built in the in the 1970s as an open-concept design, parents…
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Artists for Humanity helps young creatives craft their futures
Artists for Humanity in South Boston employs more teens than any organization in the city. Guided by mentors, more than 400 young people are hired to work on art and design projects for corporate clients and nonprofit partners. And through the process, many craft their own futures. “ “You can have a creative job in an industry that’s not…
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‘How come they're not in jail?': Serial scammers avoid criminal consequences
Despite owing thousands of dollars to victims and tallying at least 16 evictions on their record, a husband and wife have escaped any serious consequences for a pattern of behavior that includes bouncing checks and providing false documents to live rent-free in Massachusetts for the past two decades. So why have the Callahans, who are known in housing circles as…
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Professional Tenants: Hear from the landlords who lost thousands to rent fraudsters
An NBC10 investigation found a husband and wife have defrauded small property owners for thousands of dollars, lived in homes rent free, and have been seemingly getting away with it for the past two decades. In housing circles, they are known as “professional tenants” because they make a living by scamming landlords. Some of those landlords are sharing their stories….
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Professional Tenants: Couple scams landlords, living rent-free in Mass. for decades
We all know how hard it can be to find an affordable place to live in Massachusetts. But what if someone just decides not to pay rent? Once the landlord pursues an eviction, the tenants delay the legal process as long as possible with last-second motions and other tactics. When they finally get kicked out, the cycle simply repeats for…
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‘He taught me that … all the work that we do is beautiful'
Bren Bataclan, a Boston-based Filipino artist, works to spread kindness through his quirky characters. He is on a quest, with a twist: to share his work, literally all over the world. Be he also has a unique talent, inspiring budding artists of all ages. We caught up with him during a weeklong mural residency at the Gardner Elementary School. “I…
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Jewish deli aims to be safe space amid rising antisemitism
With war raging in the Middle East and levels of antisemitism at all-time highs, many Jews are finding comfort in food. And not just any food: traditional Jewish basics like bagels, lox and matzo ball soup. At Mamaleh’s in Cambridge, Brookline and Boston, they’ve been dishing out the cuisine while creating a safe space for all who want to...
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‘A closure that I can't believe': WWII veteran's medals returned to family
The discovery of a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star sent one man on a mission in a saga that takes us from a framing shop in Ashland, Massachusetts, to a cemetery in Saxtons River, Vermont. Arthur M. Butler was a World War II veteran who lived to be 101. He fought at Okinawa and earned the Purple Heart, Bronze…
