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MIT Honors Late Pioneer Margaret Hamilton, Apollo Software Architect
MIT honored the late Margaret Hamilton, who died at 90, for creating the flight software that enabled lunar landings. She joined MIT in 1959, briefly worked…
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Governor Healey Steps In as Nurses Near Strike
Governor Maura Healey intervened as Mass General Brigham nurses prepared for an indefinite strike following a 10‑day unfair‑labor‑practice notice.
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Massachusetts Health Connector Opens New Enrollment Amid Funding Cuts
The Massachusetts Health Connector will open a new enrollment window for individual coverage as federal funding cuts drive higher premiums and plan losses for…
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Chelsea Considers Ending Parking Minimums to Spur Housing
Chelsea city officials are reviewing a plan to drop parking minimums for new projects to boost housing supply and reduce costs. Critics say current…
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Auction of Tony's Place Property Called Off
The Oct. 29, 2026 auction of Tony's Place property was cancelled, letting the family‑run restaurant keep its building and land.
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Boston to launch free Link shuttle expansion in 2027
Boston and the MBTA will expand the free Link shuttle to three additional neighborhoods in 2027, using an $11.7 million federal grant to improve access to MBTA…
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Man Arrested After Wandering Inside Fall River Catholic School
A man was arrested after being discovered inside a Fall River Catholic school on October 11, 2026. The city runs multiple Catholic schools.
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Man Injured in Early Morning Everett Shooting
Police found a single gunshot victim after responding to a reported Everett shooting early Sunday morning.
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Boston Starts Dry Sunday, Rain Expected by Evening
Boston will be dry early Sunday before rain moves in by evening, with showers and cooler air expected later in the week.
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Negligence Lawsuits Filed Over Boston Hotel Fire and Freezer Failure
Negligence suits filed in Suffolk Superior Court accuse the Newbury Boston hotel owners, their maintenance contractor, a seafood distributor and a freezer…
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Voters to Vote on Expanding Public Records Law
A November 2026 ballot measure, question 1, asks Massachusetts voters to expand access to public records among nine statewide questions.
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Ballot Question 2 Seeks Union Rights for Public Counsel Staff
Voters will choose in November 2026 if public counsel staff gain union bargaining rights, as part of nine ballot measures.
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Ballot Question 3 Aims to End Party Primaries in Mass
Ballot question 3 seeks to end party primaries in Massachusetts and is among nine measures on the November 2026 ballot.
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City Hall Employee Linked to Alleged Thursday Fight
A police report links a City Hall employee to an alleged fight inside Boston City Hall on October 8, 2026.
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Boston to Extend Free Link Shuttle to Three Neighborhoods
Boston plans to extend the free Link shuttle to Roxbury, Mattapan and Charlestown in 2027, using an $11.7 million federal grant to better connect these…
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Ballot Question 8 Proposes Ending Recreational Marijuana Stores
Question 8, appearing on Saturday's ballot, asks Massachusetts voters if they want to end recreational marijuana stores, a decade after the market was first…
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Massachusetts Ballot Question 9 Combines Recent Gun Law Changes
Ballot Question 9 packages gun‑law updates approved in 2024 for a statewide vote by Massachusetts voters.
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Hundreds of Thousands Lose Power as Hurricane Isaias Hits Boston
Hurricane Isaias caused power outages affecting hundreds of thousands in Boston and prompted tornado warnings in the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and the…
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Man Killed in Early‑Morning Police Shooting in Stoughton
A police shooting in Stoughton early on October 10, 2026, killed a man, and state officials will conduct the investigation.
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Boston Official Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Loan Fraud
Boston official Reuben Taylor pleaded guilty to fraud for misrepresenting earnings to obtain a $20,844 pandemic relief loan.
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Customer Wins $500,000 Scratch Ticket at Old South Diner
A customer won a $500,000 scratch‑ticket prize at Old South Diner, which has previously sold tickets yielding multiple million‑dollar winnings.
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Mass General Brigham Nurses Threaten Indefinite Strike on Oct. 14
Around 4,000 Mass General Brigham nurses plan an indefinite strike on Oct. 14 unless a new contract is agreed, after talks resumed but failed to produce a deal.
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Hurricane Isaias Expected to Threaten Southern New England This Weekend
Hurricane Isaias may affect Southern New England on October 10-11, 2026, as the first Atlantic hurricane of the season.
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Hurricane Isaias Set to Hit Pensacola Tonight as Category 3
The National Hurricane Center forecasts Hurricane Isaias, now a Category 3, will make landfall near Pensacola this evening, bringing dangerous surge and winds…