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Holiday Guide 2012

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  • Holiday Guide

    What's Open/Closed for New Year's and Monday

    Happy New Year from Patch!

    Welcome to 2012! Here's a handy list of what's open (and closed) during New Year's Day. Keep in mind that many places are observing the holiday on Monday, Jan. 2, meaning that while res...

  • Holiday Guide

    House Hunt is on Holiday Hiatus

    It's noon on Friday, and you're looking for our weekly real estate open house feature. But, House Hunt had too much eggnog and has been placed on holiday hiatus. Check back at noon...

  • News

    T Reprimands "Deck The Halls" Dispatcher

    Screen grab of video, taken by a commuter, of the T announcement system "singing" the Christmas carol "Deck the Halls."

    UPDATE: The T worker was, in the end, reprimanded, according to Universal Hub. MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo issued this statement on Tuesday afternoon: "The employee today was reprimanded ...

  • Holiday Guide

    Today is Boxing Day

    We don't celebrate Boxing Day here, but I've always wished we did. More years than not, I've been scheduled to work on Dec. 26, and little else can put an abrupt end to holiday festi...

  • Holiday Guide

    Earn Your Stripes: Pass Our Candy Cane Quiz

    It's National Candy Cane Day, which seems fitting given that you likely have a surplus lying around at this point in the holiday season. We visited the National Confectioners Associa...

  • Holiday Guide

    What Are You Thankful For?

    Rudy, my wire haired pointing griffon puppy.

    The holidays always make me look back at the last year and wonder where it went. I remember being a kid, and how a few days, or a few weeks seemed to last forever. A school year? Eternity...

  • Holiday Guide

    Where is Santa Now?

    Every year, Santa Claus makes an epic journey around the world delivering presents to children. Patch has a bead on Santa as he rides his sleigh toward Brookline and JP, the rest of ...

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