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An air-rifle hunt of rats in West Somerville is getting the fire-when-ready signal

It’s about to be hunting season in West Somerville – for rats. An order for pest control company sharpshooters to kill rats with air rifles was sent to committee Thursday by the City Council, proposed by Ward 7 city councilor Emily Hardt as a follow-up to a ban on poisons that might travel up the food chain and kill animals other than rats: If one method of control is taken away, another must take its place.

Somerville, MA · 6h

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City mourns passing of former Ward 2 Councilor Richard Gately

WOBURN - Tributes to former City Councilor Richard Gately Jr. poured onto Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home’s website and social media pages late this week as word spread about the Veterans Day passing of the proud South End resident and doting grandfather. According to the funeral home, the 76-year-old Woburn native,...

Woburn, MA · 8h

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Leaf Blower Complaints on Rise

This year — the first year of the complete gas-powered leaf blower ban — the town received more complaints than ever before through its online reporting system, according to Health Department Director Wes Chen. In total, residents submitted 243 complaints in 2026, he said, explaining to the Select...

Belmont, MA · 1d

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Porter Square Sub Shop Replaces Half Shell After Nearly 30 Years on Mass. Ave.

1760A Massachusetts Ave. — Approximate Site of Sub Shop Takeover. A sandwich shop is moving into one of Porter Square's most familiar addresses. The Sub Shop plans to open its first brick-and-mortar location this month at 1760A Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, taking over the spot long occupied by The Half Shell, the pizza-and-subs institution that closed after nearly 30 years in business.

Cambridge, MA · 2d

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Massachusetts woman is all about family after winning first $1 million on new State Lottery game

The Thanksgiving and Christmas season has become synonymous with family which makes a recent big State Lottery win all the more heartwarming. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Nathalie Hession of Arlington has claimed the first $1,000,000 prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s new “Jingle Jumbo Bucks 100X” scratch ticket game that went on sale October 27.

Massachusetts · 7h

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After five years: A look at how the MBTA Communities Act is playing out

Reporters from local newsrooms look at what the state’s multifamily zoning law has delivered in Lexington, Cambridge, Arlington, Belmont and Waltham — and where it hasn’t. While driving through just about any Boston suburb these days — or better yet, riding the MBTA bus, commuter rail or...

Lexington, MA · 1d

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7 Historic Massachusetts Blizzards That People Who Lived Through Them May Never Forget

Massachusetts has experienced blizzards that stopped traffic, interrupted public transport, and changed ordinary errands into days of waiting. Their histories are not interchangeable. Some brought exceptional snow to Boston; others were most severe on the South Shore, Cape, or islands. These seven events are documented in government, climate-center, and weather...

Massachusetts · 1d

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Eyes On the Street: Somerville’s New Protected Bikeways Around Porter Square

This fall, the City of Somerville is putting the finishing touches on a network of new protected bikeways that will link several bike routes between Porter and Davis Squares – a project mandated by the city’s 2024 Safe Streets Ordinance. The project renovated a 0.7-mile segment of Elm...

Somerville, MA · 1d

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Brothers Behind Tenoch Mexican to Open Spanish-Mediterranean Restaurant in Medford

A new restaurant from a pair of familiar faces is taking shape in Medford. Brothers Alvaro and Andrés Sandoval, the restaurateurs behind Tenoch Mexican, El Tacuba Cocina & Tequila Bar, and Localito Café, are preparing to open a new concept called Ultramarinos Tardeo in the former Zam Zam Restaurant space at 42 Riverside Avenue in Medford Square. The project was first reported in a post shared to the Friends of Boston’s Hidden Restaurants Facebook group.

Medford, MA · 7h

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Parking at 350 Rindge project may be tighter than thought, and loss of a grocery store causes worry

While an all-affordable apartment building proposed for North Cambridge was greeted warmly by Planning Board members on Tuesday, there’s a potential problem with its parking plan, and members of the public are worried about the multiyear absence of the area’s nearest grocery store and restaurant. The proposed 10-story...

Cambridge, MA · 1d

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Things To Do in Boston This Weekend: November 13-November 15

From magic and comedy to candlelit strings and chart-topping R&B, Boston's weekend event lineup has something for every taste. Piff the Magic Dragon and his Chihuahua sidekick bring deadpan laughs and jaw-dropping illusions to City Winery Boston, while Candlelight: Tribute to Dolly Parton reimagines country classics inside a historic cathedral. GRAMMY winner Victoria Monét celebrates her new album on the Frequency of Love Tour at MGM Music Hall at Fenway. Pub comedy, a Grateful Dead tribute, late-night dancing, Celtics and Bruins matchups, a Doris Kearns Goodwin talk, and a Trippie Redd concert keep the momentum going.

Boston, MA · 1d

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Cambridge Resident Engages Neighbors With Educational Flag Display

You never know which flag you’ll see flying when passing by this house in Cambridge.

Cambridge, MA · 11h

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‘Mind-blowing': Contractor leaves trail of lawsuits and millions in alleged damages

A long list of Massachusetts homeowners has accused a home renovation business in Middlesex County of misappropriating funds, not paying subcontractors for their work, and leaving a landscape of unfinished projects. Court records and interviews the NBC10 Investigators conducted reveal dozens of lawsuits against Cutting Edge Homes and business president,...

Melrose, MA · 1d

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Kupel’s Bakery Expands To Somerville Location

Kupel's Bakery has opened a much-anticipated new location in Somerville.

Somerville, MA · 10h

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A Moose is Loose Along the Northwest Park Art Walk

The latest addition to the 3rd Ave and Northwest Park Art Walk initiative is a nearly life-size moose sculpture by Dale Rogers, created in his signature New England style. Thaddeus (Tad) Stephanak is BCAT’s Social Media Director and Production Coordinator. Tad is a regular contributor to BNEWS and produces our BNEWS Specials, Burlington Life and several of our special features including Chamber Spotlight, Eye on Nature and Local Economic Development. A graduate of Emerson College Tad spent many years in Los Angeles employed in the entertainment industry before returning back east and has been with BCAT since 2007.

Burlington, MA · 2d

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Bank Seizes Vacant Somerville Lab Tower After $330M Sale Collapses

A brand-new, 370,000-square-foot lab tower at 808 Windsor Street in Somerville's Boynton Yards sits completely empty, and the bank that financed its construction now owns it outright. Bank OZK took control of the 11-story building on September 29 through a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, ending a years-long bet on the once-booming life sciences market just as the building's finished construction ran headlong into one of the worst lab leasing slumps the region has seen.

Somerville, MA · 6h

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Council agrees to continue hearing regarding pallet company move to N. Woburn

WOBURN - With North Woburn Councilor Lou DiMambro still working out a list of potential special permit conditions for his colleagues to consider, the City Council at their most recent meeting in city hall took no action of a pallet company’s proposed move to an industrial building off of Torrice Drive.

Woburn, MA · 1d

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This Brazilian immigrant built a taste of home for an entire community

When you walk into Muqueca in Inman Square, the smell of shrimp, fish and rice fills the room. A small woman nicknamed Fafá shuffles through a tight kitchen, giving soft orders to the other cooks. The walls are painted in bold colors and nearly covered in artwork and fabrics. Tables are filled with families and friends, speaking in an array of languages.

Cambridge, MA · 1d