Survivor and advocate: Local business leader and Rotarian Boufford Baker has ‘come full circle’

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Like most teens in the summer of 1953, Adele Boufford Baker was enjoying her time off from school, much of which was spent swimming with friends on the West Bank of the Merrimack River where her family had a summer home.  Adele found the waters a welcome respite from the summer heat. Little did anyone know what dangers those waters carried.

A healthy path forward: City leaders, advocates gather to discuss challenges and opportunities

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The energy in the audience was palpable as leaders shared various points of view.  Among the ideas garnering enthusiasm was the concept of public-private partnerships in which a business would “adopt “a school or city neighborhood to effectuate positive change.  Also discussed was expanding the definition of a school and using the building as a conduit to key social services.

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