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Roula Kappas, the owner of New Paris Bakery, hands a box of pastries to a customer days before the shop in Brookline closes after more than 100 years in business. (Sharon Brody/WBUR)

Brookline Village's New Paris Bakery, renowned for its eclairs, closes its doors after 104 years

New Paris Bakery, which has been in business for more than 100 years, shut its doors for good on Saturday.

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Maple Gardens, a state public housing development on Miller Street in Fall River. There were 48 units vacant at the end of July in the Maple Gardens development, a 25% vacancy rate. The vast majority of the apartments had been empty longer than 60 days. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

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A sign in Boston's Kenmore Square tells visitors they can follow Route 20 west for 3,365 miles, all the way to Newport, Oregon. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

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