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2 classroom stories from Massachusetts. For an adult to read with a class.

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Children playing ball on a grassy field, one of them holding a bat

Bellingham, Massachusetts

Milford teens saw a boy sitting alone and asked him to play

At Urban Air in Bellingham, a game of catch with 7-year-old Tristan Caron turned into 40 minutes of hide-and-seek and slides. The park plans a celebration day.

Verified · CBS Boston (WBZ-TV)

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A Blanding's turtle with a yellow throat resting on rock and leaves

Science

Concord, Massachusetts

Schoolkids helped a rare turtle come back from about 55 adults to about 300

Students gave the endangered Blanding's turtle a head start, and the population is climbing.

Verified · GBH News

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