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A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you.

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    Boston had Isabella Stewart Gardner, and Fitchburg had Eleanor Norcross

    In the early 1900s a female artist dreamed of creating a museum for her Massachusetts hometown. Now the Fitchburg Art Museum is shining a light on its founder’s legacy for its 100th anniversary. And to celebrate, they're offering free admission through 2029.

    5 min.

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    My twin brother was disabled, but I don't consider myself a 'glass child'

    "Sometimes I had to be my brother’s arms, legs, eyes and voice," writes Brian Trapp. "It often didn’t feel like a burden, more like an alternative way of moving through the world."

    5 min.

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    James Ware was granted medical parole. He still died in state custody

    James Ware was dying of cancer when he he was granted medical parole and was supposed to be released. But two months later, the lack of an adequate medical plan and bureaucratic hurdles meant he died as an inmate.

    5 min.

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    One ex-immigration judge in Mass. recounts her firing

    Nina Froes, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, served alongside 19 judges at the immigration court in Chelmsford. That court now has just five permanent and two temporary judges.

    4 min.

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    For 50 years, the heart of reggae in Boston

    Before reggae became a global phenomenon, record store owner Leroy Webb helped foster a home for the genre in Boston.

    4 min.

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    What does the city sound like? This festival wants you to walk to find out

    Produced by the Harvard ArtLab and artist-researcher Jacek Smolicki, the Walking Festival of Sound features a lineup of 19 soundwalks, listening sessions and talks from local artists and practitioners. The events are free and open to the public.

    4 min.

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    Local college grads are about to enter a difficult job market

    While new grads always find the market daunting, added pressures on the employment landscape mean the current crop have their work cut out for them. And college seniors in Massachusetts are feeling that stress.

    7 min.

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    Sole-mates: The sneakers helping runners tackle the Boston Marathon

    Over the last few years, shoe technology has advanced tremendously. And it’s changing the sport of running for everyone from the elite athletes breaking the tape in Copley Square to the first-time marathoners who might spend four or more hours on their feet Marathon Monday.

    4 min.
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