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Date Time Researchers Developing Coastal Forest Resiliency Plan for Coastal Evergreen Preserve Extension educator Juliana Barrett will lead a team in developing a coastal forest management plan for a preserve in Stonington. A view of the coastline at the Avery Point campus on Sept. 23, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo) Coastal forests are unique ecological communities. They provide habitat to wildlife, reduce flooding, and trap carbon, preventing it from entering the atmosphere. Unfortunately, as the planet warms, sea levels are rising, and sea storms are becoming more frequent and intense. T...

Texas Law student Anthony Collier – joined by (l-r) UT student Zion James, UT professor Alberto Martínez, Texas NAACP President Gary Bledsoe, Rep. Ron Reynolds, and Dallas minister Lamont Ross – addressed reporters at a press conference denouncing "The Eyes of Texas." (photo by Beth Sullivan) Texas Black lawmakers, civil rights leaders, and students from the University of Texas of Austin are calling on UT-Austin leadership to finally abandon the school's spirit song, " The Eyes of Texas." On Monday, state Rep. Texas NAACP Pres­i­dent Gary Bledsoe, Austin NAACP Pres...

Newton-Needham Regional Chamber to administer food assistance program Community Content A new program that aims to provide financial support for struggling restaurants and healthy meals to those facing food insecurity will launch next month in Newton, Wellesley and Brookline. The initiative will deliver more than 10,000 restaurant meals to food pantries, senior programs and other persons in need who have been impacted by COVID-19. It is funded by a $175,000 state budget earmark proposed by state Sen. Cynthia Creem, D-Newton, who wanted to help both restaurants and residents in her district. ...

We get by with a little help from our friends (Photo by Beth Sullivan) Long time, no column, y'all. Writing this on a balmy, sunny morning, it's hard to believe that only a week ago I was fanning smoldering Chronicle copies in my fireplace so I could boil some water alongside the hundreds of thousands of Austinites – and millions of Texans – who lost power in last week's blizzard blitz. Lots of queer orgs and businesses in Austin sprung into action in the storm's wake, either donating proceeds to local relief efforts like The Little Gay Shop's limited T-shirt sales, or o...

The Select Board wants to change he rules on alcohol licenses