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RYAN/GLOBE STAFF the regulation to just allow the keeping of fowls, but we’re Kiera Blessing can be reached A small sailboat off Thompson Island remained afloat Wednesday afternoon amid Joshua Miller can be reached at not,” he said, emphasizing that at [email protected]. comfortable temperatures. [email protected]. fghijklBRUINS TOP CANADIENS, 53, SERIES TIED — C1 May 4, 2014 B4 Metro shadowThecampus Boston Globe InactioninTHURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2014 with the city clerk by private universities with a Boston presence and data that three public Boston pressesA HOUSE collegescolleges JAMMEDprovided for the details Globe. Many of the on additional addresses students are pouring intoCoakley neighborhoods such as Mission Hill, Fenway, and Brighton. 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Recently, City Councilor will be kept in and the number “We have five debates with Marc Laplante and his wife pe of birds and would require an Fisher and have participated in titioned for a permit — the annual inspection and an an countless forums,” Baker first time anyone has asked for nual fee of $10. spokesman Tim Buckley said in one in recent years, Blanchette Blanchette said the city a statement. said. would look at guidelines devel Also at the forum were ven “We do run into [illegally oped by Somerville and use ture capital investor Jeff Mc kept chickens] in the city, as them as a model. Cormick, an independent, and you can imagine, quite often,” “We all know the benefits Democrat Don Berwick, a for Blanchette said. “People are of having fresh eggs in the mer Obama administration thinking that we’re changing yard,” Blanchette said. health care official. DAVID L. RYAN/GLOBE STAFF the regulation to just allow the keeping of fowls, but we’re Kiera Blessing can be reached A small sailboat off Thompson Island remained afloat Wednesday afternoon amid Joshua Miller can be reached at not,” he said, emphasizing that at [email protected]. comfortable temperatures. [email protected].