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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended two touring Broadway shows, and many families were at each performance. For one show, some ...

IT’S AN INTERESTING STORY. LET’S START OFF WITH THE FACT THAT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY HERE IN SOMERVILLE IS LOCATED JUST STEPS AWAY FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND OVER THE PAST WEEKS WE’VE SEEN THOSE CLOSURES.