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2 weeks ago | boston25news.com | Rachel Keller |Bob Dumas

BOSTON, Mass. — Taking a walk might be more dangerous than most people think. A recent report by Walk Massachusetts found 78 of the state’s 369 traffic deaths last year involved pedestrians. “I was standing on the curb on Harvard Street, and the next thing I knew, I woke up on the ground looking up at the sky,” said Toni Lansbury of Brookline. She was walking home from a dog park and about to cross the street when a car suddenly slammed into her.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Vicki Graf |Bob Dumas

Cape Cod group establishes first of its kind treatment center to rehab dolphins in OrleansA troubling record was set on Cape Cod last year. More dolphins stranded themselves there than ever before. Rescue workers rushing to save stranded dolphins on local beaches is becoming a familiar sight. “Cape Cod is actually a global stranding hot spot,” said Jane Hoppe, the Animal Care Manager for IFAW, the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

1 month ago | boston25news.com | Ray Villeda |Bob Dumas

BOSTON — Music is considered a universal language. The Berklee College for Music in Boston created a program to give more people a chance to celebrate their musical talents. The “Music Inclusion Ensemble” is made up of musicians who have a wide range of physical and neurological disabilities. “I was born without a right hand,” said Adrian Anantawan, an associate professor at Berklee who plays the violin.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Nicole Gabe |Bob Dumas

‘It was epic’: From worst to best, Boston school honored with $100K award for turnaroundTaking a school from the bottom of the barrel to the top of the heap is nothing short of a miracle. But it’s something the Mattahunt Elementary School in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood pulled off in just a few years. Last October, the school won the “School on the Move” award from EdVestors – a non-profit based in Boston focused on educational improvement. The award came with a $100,000 prize.

1 month ago | boston25news.com | Bob Dumas

BOSTON — Taking a school from the bottom of the barrel to the top of the heap is nothing short of a miracle. But it’s something the Mattahunt Elementary School in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood pulled off in just a few years. Last October, the school won the “School on the Move” award from EdVestors – a non-profit based in Boston focused on educational improvement. The award came with a $100,000 prize. Principal Walter Henderson remembers when things were much different at the Mattapan school.