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This Massachusetts Library Has A Peaceful Courtyard And Grand Reading Rooms With Free Tours And Belongs On Your 2027 List

A Boston banker once helped create a library with one big condition: its doors had to be open to everyone. And more than a century later, that welcome still stands. Step into the main reading room, and there’s a barrel-arched ceiling soaring 50 feet overhead. Even the books needed room to think big.

WBUR

Boston Reparations Task Force mulls how to focus the project going forward

Members of the Boston Reparations Task Force are debating a path forward in the wake of the city’s move to drop a study of slavery in Boston that found itself mired in controversy. Historians and an archeologist who have examined Boston’s history with slavery discussed possible paths forward after...

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From 1776 to today, Wareham salutes its veterans

Avery Nelson, age 9, sang during the Veterans Day ceremony at Centre Park on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Photo by Erin Darling. The Wareham High School JROTC march in the Veterans Day parade. Photo by Erin Darling. Uncle Sam shows off his moves during the Veterans Day parade. Photo by Erin...

Wareham, MA · 2d

northendregionalreview.com

The Art of Banksy brings original works by the world’s most famous street artist to Boston

The Art of Banksy, the world’s largest exhibition of original and authenticated works by the internationally renowned and famously anonymous street artist, is coming to Boston’s Saunders Castle at Park Plaza on November 19, 2026. Featuring over 150 works drawn from private collections, the exhibition offers visitors a...

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Author, historian Nathaniel Philbrick to speak in the heart of Needham

The rapid creation of humanity-changing technologies. Individuals amassing enormous wealth. Cultural upheaval. Vicious and violent immigration battles. American democracy defined and redefined. It is a time of momentous developments. But it’s not our time that Nantucket-based author Nathaniel Philbrick writes about in his latest book, “The Rush.” As he will...

Needham, MA · 1d

Berkeley Beacon

Saathi’s Diwali celebration lights up Emerson with cultural appreciation

For South Asian students away from home, an important festival like Diwali can be difficult to celebrate without being near family and community, but Saathi brought the celebration to Emerson College. On Monday, over 50 Emerson students gathered in the Loft to celebrate the annual religious festival originating in India,...

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Notre Dame Academy Invites Community to Enjoy Timeless Classic “Harvey”

Notre Dame Academy Theatre Company invites families, friends, and community members of all ages to attend its upcoming production of Harvey on Saturday, November 14. This beloved comedy by Mary Chase is a heartwarming story about Elwood P. Dowd, a charming and good-natured man whose closest companion happens to be a six-foot-tall rabbit named Harvey.

Hingham, MA · 2d

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Men's Golf Announces Signing Class of 2027

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Boston College Director of Golf Drew Kayser has announced the signing of Leo Roennau to the 2027 recruiting class. "We are thrilled to welcome Leo to the Boston College Golf family!" said Kayser. "Leo brings an incredible work ethic, high character, and a competitive spirit that aligns perfectly with our program's core values."

WBUR

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A new historical fiction novel returns to the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire

On the night of Nov. 28, 1942, Boston’s Cocoanut Grove nightclub erupted in flames. Nearly 500 people died in the conflagration and hundreds of survivors suffered horrific injuries. Eighty-four years later, it remains the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. Gemma Tizzard’s “The Nightingales of Boston” brings to vivid...

Boston, MA · 3d

New York Post

Centuries-old loot linked to ‘King of the Pirates’ discovered — with a shocking NYC connection

A newly unearthed treasure trove of pirate history has now been found to have New York roots. A peaceful Rhode Island fruit orchard was secretly hiding a centuries-old piece of history — until amateur treasure hunter James Bailey unexpectedly struck gold. Bailey isn’t a professional historian, but he has an uncanny knack for unearthing the past. Sweeping his metal detector across the dirt, he picked up a signal that led to a rare coin tied to a famous New Yorker — and a legendary pirate. The artifact turned out to be a 17th-century Arabian coin once pocketed by English pirate Captain Henry Every, who famously escaped to the American colonies after pulling off a brutal high-seas heist in the Red Sea. James Bailey discovered a centuries-old coin thought to be loot from the “King of the Pirates.” The Trustees of the British Museum Bailey told the Associated Press he was stunned when he dug out the dime-sized silver coin stamped with Arabic lettering. He believes it was minted in Yemen in 1693 before Captain Every carried it across the Atlantic. The bizarre and hilarious chaos on cruise ships exposed — including pirates, pot, and polar bears Every cemented his status

New York, NY · 4d

Boston

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Review & setlist: Journey soldiers into Boston before (allegedly) going their separate ways

The Final Frontier Tour is supposedly the band's last after 53 years and many personnel changes. Journey at TD Garden, Boston, Nov. 10, 2026. Journey made music meant to be heard in three contexts: behind the bedroom door of a teenager whose parents disapprove of rock music, blasting through the rolled-down windows of a secondhand Z28, and in arenas. With the band’s core fanbase too old for the first and (probably) too responsible for the second, that left the last option on Tuesday, as the veteran band brought its Final Frontier Tour to the TD Garden.

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Patriot Ledger

Pilgrims and Puritans: Who really shaped Thanksgiving?

This story was updated to fix a spelling error and add information. Wondering the difference between Pilgrims and Puritans? Many New Englanders know the story of the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth , but with both the Pilgrims and Puritans establishing colonies in Massachusetts, it can be easy to mix up which group the holiday originated with. Here's what to know about the key differences between the Pilgrims and the Puritans. Puritans vs. Pilgrims After King Henry VIII declared himself head of the new Church of England in 1534, the Puritans emerged as a group of people who wanted to return to practicing religion in the way early Christians did. The Puritans believed in reforming, or "purifying," the Church of England from within, says the Plimoth Patuxet Museum . The Pilgrims emerged from a more radical group known as Separatists, who believed in forming new, separate church congregations outside of the Church of England. The Separatist church congregation that came to be known as the Pilgrims was from the town of Scrooby in Nottinghamshire, England. More: The first Thanksgiving was held in Massachusetts. Here's where Where did the Pilgrims settle? After a dozen years spent in the Netherlands for religious freedom,

Plymouth, MA · 1d

hoodline.com

Late Nite Catechism Returns to Boston After 31 Years, With a Newton Native as Sister

Sister is back in Boston, ruler in hand, for the first time in 31 years. “'Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism” has returned to the Charles Playhouse, with Newton native Denise Fennell bringing the beloved nun character to Massachusetts audiences for the first time, according to CBS Boston.

Boston, MA · 3d

nbcboston.com

Morgan Wallen is coming to Gillette Stadium for 2 shows in 2027

Country music superstar Morgan Wallen announced a 2027 tour Thursday, including two shows at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Massachusetts shows on Wallen's "Last Time I Checked Tour" are scheduled for Friday, June 25, and Saturday, June 26. The tour features supporting acts Cole Swindell and Stella Lefty, plus a rotating list of other openers, including Brooks & Dunn, HARDY and Thomas Rhett. Rhett will appear at the June 25 show, and Brooks & Dunn on June 26.

Foxborough, MA · 1d

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The Art of Banksy brings original works by the world famous street artist to Boston

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CBS Boston

Noah Kahan adds 2 more Fenway Park shows "due to overwhelming demand"

New England native Noah Kahan will now play a total of six nights at Fenway Park as he added two more shows in Boston.

brookline.news

Coolidge Corner Theatre introduces relaxed screenings to make moviegoing more accessible

Some recent screenings in Moviehouse 5 at the Coolidge Corner Theatre looked and sounded a little different than the typical movie experience. The lights remained partially raised, sound levels were lowered and open captions were displayed. Customers were allowed to move around, vocalize, stretch or leave the auditorium and return during the film.

Brookline, MA · 2d

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