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Tall Ship Sunset Sail at Liberty Fleet of Tall Ships, Fri, Aug 26 6:00p Come aboard to relive the days of Boston's Tall Ships. Take the wheel, set the sails, or just sit ba...more 'Wizard of Oz' Exhibit at Boston Children's Museum, Sat, Aug 27 10:00a Wizard of Oz Locally sponsored by the MEFA U.Fund College Investing Plan and Fidelity Investments Fo...more Boston Light Tour at Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area, Fri, Aug 26 1:30p Join a National Park Service Ranger, for one of the most enjoyable tours that the Boston Harbor Isla...more Pirates & Patriots Tour at Faneuil Hall, Fri, Aug 26 12:30p ...more Boston Tea Party Tall Ship Cruise at Liberty Fleet of Tall Ships, Fri, Aug 26 12:00p Set sail aboard the Tall Ship Liberty Clipper to relive the Boston Tea Party. Join the Freedom Trail...more How parents can fill the void when schools cut arts and music programs One day, when Barbara Martin was 11 years old and lounging around her Tennessee home with her three siblings, their mother returned from a backyard foray with some unexpected marching orders. Patients from across US take part in study of galactosemia at Children’s Hospital Boston For three decades, Dr. Gerard T. Berry has studied a rare, potentially lethal genetic disease that makes milk poison to an infant. Still, it’s difficult for him to know exactly what life will be like for 1-year-old Oliver Siminoff, a ferocious crawler with a penchant for high-fives. Carolyn Rubenstein pledges perseverance Few people’s careers are set into motion at age 6. But that’s what happened for Carolyn Rubenstein, whose family spent a week at a camp in Maine, owned by friends, for children with cancer. Rubenstein later volunteered at Camp Sunshine and, while new in high school, started a nonprofit corporation to benefit teens with cancer. Now 24 and a Harvard ... Mari-Jane Williams Talking about money and sex Study finds genes play a role in intelligence Baby delivered in car on Cambridge street Bring the Family Day trip to Spectacle Island Nutrition camp for kids Yvonne Abraham Putting anger aside Surfing the Net With Kids: First aid Storm heroine’s love buoys kin Swimmers: reopened pools seem clean Schools’ lunch bid process criticized Globe Editorial Why so many C-sections at some hospitals? Globe Editorial UMass must take steps to slow rise of tuition Cameras to measure what students eat Child nutrition program faces cuts DES concerns: the next generation Surfing the Net with kids: Zoology be well Movement games use more energy than walking Miss Conduct Baby battle brews and a worrying mom stews