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Patriots' Day Celebration
Friday, 14 March 2008
Patriots’ Day, (also known as Patriot’s Day and Patriots Day) is one of those strange relics in New England known as a holiday. You may have never even heard of such a holiday, but that’s OK. Only Maine and Massachusetts still officially recognize the day by giving state employees and students a long weekend in the third week of April, every year.  To New Englanders, Patriots’ Day is special and don’t you dare think about taking it away from us. You may lose some digits.
Last Updated ( Friday, 21 March 2008 )
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A Cultural Center - Boston, MA
Monday, 10 March 2008
 
One of the most historic and resplendent cities in all of the United States, Boston is considered by many to be the cultural and commercial center of all of New England. Indeed, it is the largest city in that region of the United States. The cosmopolitan air of Boston is incomparable no matter where a person might journey in the country. 
 
Last Updated ( Monday, 10 March 2008 )
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Free in Boston: The Emerald Necklace Park
Thursday, 07 February 2008
Many visitors stick to downtown Boston or the Back Bay, but when your ankles and elbows tire of cobblestones and crowds and your wallet hurts from unending expenses, count yourself lucky because right around the corner is an oasis designed specifically as an escape from urban life: the Emerald Necklace linear park. Article by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it 1/27/2008
Last Updated ( Friday, 14 March 2008 )
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YOU are the STAR at Davis' Mega Maze
Thursday, 06 December 2007
(Sterling, MA) - August 10th marks the premiere of “The Great Movie Maze” at Davis’ Mega Maze – and you are the star!   You are invited to “American Idle”, the corny studio backlot at Davis’ Mega Maze, where ordinary people audition to become movie stars.  As a contestant, you will create your own star profile while wandering through mock-audition areas featuring action roles, adventure, sci-fi, and more. If all goes well you will receive your Academy Nomination and hopefully, find yourself walking down the red carpet. This blockbuster event is reels of fun!
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Plimoth Plantation
Thursday, 06 December 2007
"... Being thus arrived in a good harbor, and brought safe to land, they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of heaven who had brought them over the vast and furious ocean, again to set their feet on the firm and stable earth..." It is with these words that William Bradford described the arrival in New England of an intrepid group of English colonists known as the Pilgrims.
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