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A group of Milford landlords is hoping the third time’s a charm in their fight to quash a 2006 bylaw that allows the town to closely control the maximum occupancy of rental units. The group’s latest effort is a 17-signature petition that will have an article seeking the bylaw’s repeal going before voters at the May 19 Town Meeting.

“A North Carolina developer plans a subdivision called ‘Brookline,’ with 180 houses that resemble Brookline mansions, on farmland outside Charlotte, N.C. . . . The development’s website calls it ‘a descendant of one of the most famous neighborhoods in America.’ ” - Boston.com, April 21

On the hilltop campus, where a sleek music center recently opened and a state-of-the-art science building is planned, a group of freshmen fear that Tufts University is in danger of being “outclassed.” The problem, as documented in a 12-page student critique delivered to administration officials last month, is that dormitory common rooms are dreary spaces with carpets that “clash with …

Around the turn of the century, original owner Joseph Blunt offered to help his daughter start her married life with her own home. To do so, he removed the back of this house and relocated it across the street. Sometime later, another owner added a screened porch and small kitchen in its place, and in the 1990s, it was renovated …

Q. The paint on my wrought-iron breakfast set (table and four chairs) has lasted 25 years, but now needs a new paint job. I can’t find a man who can do it. Who would do such a job?

THE GOODS There was a time in recent decades when a reference to Medford - or ‘Meffa,’ as the locals called it - was likely to spur a round of snickering and bad jokes. The town was notorious, after all, for a few unfortunate incidents involving bank heists and Mafia induction ceremonies.

Communities with the highest recycling rates. City/Town 1. Needham 69% 2. Foxborough 65% 3. East Longmeadow 63% 4. Leverett 60% 5. Southampton 59% 6. Colrain 55% 7. Montague 55% 8. West Tisbury 55% 9. Longmeadow 54% 10. Nantucket 54% State median 30%

It’s been more than a month since city officials unanimously passed a zoning ordinance that makes it illegal for more than four undergraduate college students to live together in a leased apartment.

When Lisa Johnson began working as a broker in 2006, she made a rookie mistake.

 Efficiencies Currently start @ $89,500

2 Bedroom units start @ $159,900

Currently there are 47 active listings at Sands Ocean Club

Prices range from $89,500 - $469,000

Direct Oceanfront Efficiencies start @ $99,900

Direct Oceanfront 2 Bedroom units start @ $225,000 for a short sale unit

This is Floorplan for Efficiency unit with North or South Ocean views

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