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This Colonial farmhouse in Hamilton has been updated by 'serial fixer-uppers.'

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Script is near perfect It's a dream scenario: Josh Beckett (left) takes the mound tonight with a chance to send the Red Sox back to the American League Championship Series. (Boston Globe)

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Why we don't yield The rule in the state driver's manual is clear: "Yield the right-of-way to drivers already on the highway." (Boston Globe)  Proper yielding Study points to hazard of driver iPods

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On stage, a star shares her struggles

Carrie Fisher shares painful and funny stories about her stardom and struggles in a one-woman show called "Wishful Drinking."

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