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 Issue of August 6, 2007 
   
Shrewsbury was among the Bay State communities where home prices and sales climbed during the first half of 2007. This home with five bedrooms and five fireplaces is available for $799,000.


Market’s Downward Spiral Has Been Uplifting to Some
By Aglaia Pikounis
For some Bay State communities, the housing market downturn has had an upside.



Hynes Site to Make Wholesale Changes?
By Thomas Grillo
Retail to the rescue?



Demographics, Demand Drive Interest in Reverse Mortgages
By Amy Wyeth
“You worked for your home,” East Boston Savings Bank tells potential loan customers. “Now, let it work for you.”



Haverhill Bank, NCCU Moving Ahead With Rare Merger Plan
By Amy Wyeth
There’s no love lost between bank and credit union trade groups, which represent two competing sectors in a competitive industry.



Study Says Longfellow Bridge Repairs Will Cost $180 Million
By Thomas Grillo
Fixing the Longfellow Bridge will cost $180 million due to a persistent lack of maintenance, according to a study by the Pioneer Institute.



Reports Confirm Link Between Housing and Children’s Health
By Aglaia Pikounis
Dr. Lauren Smith treats acutely ill children at Boston Medical Center and frequently encounters children who live in unstable, unaffordable or substandard housing.



Nightclub Owner Lyons Scores Lease for Fenway Park Eatery
By Thomas Grillo
The Boston Red Sox have signed a lease with Patrick Lyons to open a restaurant under the center field bleacher seats that look onto their storied field and open onto Lansdowne Street. Lyons, who owns Game On!, Avalon and Axis in the shadow of Fenway Park, won the bid from the Sox brass following competition among several restaurant operators.



Back Bay Restaurant Group Plans To Fill Vacant T.G.I. Friday’s Space
By Thomas Grillo
Asian cuisine could be headed for Boston’s Back Bay.




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