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Market & Moments: Burlington, MA, Real Estate Roundup, October 2025
Burlington’s real estate market remained a seller's market in September with 9 homes sold, rates dipping, and activity picking up late in the month.
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Ketamine: More Than Its History Suggests
Lumin Health offers safe, FDA-approved ketamine & Spravato therapy for treatment-resistant depression. Covered by insurance, with their newest clinic now open Woburn.
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Market & Moments: Closing Day Chaos
A home closing risks delay when the seller leaves "helpful" items behind for the buyer to deal with.
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Backyard Shenanigans: The Fascinating Sex Lives of Plants
From bees and blossoms to ferns and slime molds, your backyard is buzzing with reproductive drama—nature’s love story hidden in plain sight.
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Market & Moments: Burlington, MA, Real Estate Roundup, September 2025
Burlington homes are selling fast and above list price in 2025. Stay tuned each month for stats, trends, and stories.
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Ralph, The Psittacine Queen
Columnist Bill Boivin shares the adventures and misadventures of a white-crowned pionus called Ralph.
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Birds, Nets, and Rainforest Nights: An Expedition on Panama’s Pipeline Road
Columnist Bill Boivin describes an expedition deep in Panama’s rainforest, where he and wife Jane helped study tropical birds, embracing wild nature firsthand.
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Nature, Nurture, and the Mystery of Memory: A Reflection on Life's Early Stages
Columnist Bill Boivin offers much food for thought in the contemplation of created things
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A Real Dog's Life: Lessons From Dufus the Wonder Dog
Some canines are our best friends, some are our guardians, some are workers, some are comfort animals, some are our babies. Dufus was just…a dog, with one ear up and one always flopped over. Dufus the Wonder Dog was the first dog we ever had. We never intended for
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Where Were the Bugs All Winter?
Most individual insects don't survive the cold New England winter. So how do the species survive? You might be surprised!
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A Tale of Avian Revelation, Fortitude, and Perseverance
A heartwarming story for a cold winter’s day
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Competition and Conflict: An Entire Ecosystem Lives in Your Yard
Competition and conflict are necessary to maintain balance in an ecosystem - even the one in your own backyard.