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Meet the candidates in the race to become the first dog mayor of the Seaport
The winner will be announced on Nov. 1. The “Pooch Primaries” in the race to elect the Seaport’s first dog mayor have begun. The top five dogs from a pool of 175 have been selected. From Oct. 15-30, voters will decide which pet — Lady, Macie, Rhubarb, Aspen, or Bennett — is the best fit to serve the neighborhood. The winner will be announced on Nov. 1.
8 Mass. colleges sued for alleged financial aid conspiracy
BOSTON - Eight private colleges in Massachusetts are among 40 top universities named in a class action lawsuit over financial aid practices. The plaintiffs allege that the schools engaged in a "price-fixing conspiracy" that made tuition more expensive for students with divorced or separated parents.The lawsuit claims that the nonprofit College Board has since 2006 pushed schools to consider the income and assets of noncustodial parents from a student's CSS Profile when determining a financial aid award. That's resulted in students from those family situations paying about $6,200 more for college on average, the lawsuit says, compared to schools that...
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