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Salem saw a record number of October visitors for its monthlong Halloween festival
The city broke attendance records on Halloween as well. October was a record-breaking month for the historic city of Salem. Nearly 1.6 million visitors spent time in Salem last month, up 11.9 percent from last year, according to Destination Salem, the city’s marketing organization. Salem, located 16 miles north...
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Revere, MA Weighs 1,700-Unit Housing Project
The city of Revere is eying a large redevelopment plan that would create 1,700 new affordable and market-rate homes about five miles northeast of downtown Boston. The Revere Housing Authority presented a proposal to the Revere City Council last week requesting a zoning change that would allow for development on a 40-acre site at Cooledge Street, near the city’s main street and commercial district, as reported this week by the Revere Journal.
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Somerville meetings, Nov. 9-16: Parking permits for people with driveways and seeing new school designs
These are just some of the municipal meetings and civic events for the coming week. More are on the City of Somerville website. City Council Traffic and Parking Committee, 6 p.m. Monday. This committee run by city councilor Naima Sait considers issuing parking permits just for car owners with driveways that would cost less and forbid street parking overnight and during street cleaning or snow emergencies; and talks about a review of traffic flows and enforcement practices around schools during student drop-off and pickups. Watchable by Zoom videoconferencing.
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Two of Boston’s staple bars are teaming up for a New Hampshire expansion
Two signature bars in Boston's Fenway neighborhood are expanding to another New England city — one for the first time. Loretta's Last Call and Game On! will open at The Mall at Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire in early 2027. The move marks the first expansion outside Boston...
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Antidivestment councillors miss the point
When I saw the topic of divestment from companies tied to Israeli actions in Gaza cross my desk, I was sure we’d had the debate before, at the same time last year. Turns out, we did, in Somerville. Let’s look at an essay by Cambridge city councillors Patty Nolan and E. Denise E. Simmons (“Cambridge and its residents need one standard for human rights,” Oct. 27) about orders seeking divestment and a boycott.
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Arlington Pipe Fitter With Wicked Deep Accent Is Logan Airport's New Voice
A Massachusetts pipe fitter with a voice made for radio and an accent that's wicked Boston is about to become the sound of one of New England's busiest airports. Chris Donisi, of Burlington, has won Boston Logan International Airport's "Voice of Logan" contest, earning the chance to record announcem…
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Court ruling ends Boston high school football team’s playoff hopes after clerical error
Earlier in the week it was announced a Massachusetts high school football program would miss the postseason due a clerical error regarding its schedule. Days later, that ruling was upheld despite an injunction filed by Boston Public Schools. The Boston Globe reported Friday, Nov. 6, that the injunction filed to allow Boston English/New Mission into the postseason was denied by Suffolk Superior Court Judge Gillian Feiner . English's game against O'Bryant (MA) on Oct. 30 was the game in question as no one from Boston Public Schools submitted it on the scheduling platform the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) uses with its Sept. 18 deadline. Because of that, the game was counted as a scrimmage and not a regular season game. Boston Public Schools argued the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association did not correctly apply its own rule, MIAA rule 34.6 , and game against Bryant should have been counted as a forfeit. The Bulldogs finished the season 4-2 and did not meet the seven games needed to qualify for the postseason. Had it been counted as a forfeit, they would have qualified for the postseason playing as a lower seed. “We are disappointed that our MIAA appeal was denied,” a
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Brigadier General Andrea Gayle-Bennett of Lynn winner of 2026 Peter J. Gomes Service Award
Brigadier General Andrea Gayle-Bennett of Lynn was honored last night as the winner of the 11th Annual Peter J. Gomes Service Award. Congressman Seth Moulton presented the award at a ceremony in Salem, where five honorees in total were also recognized for their remarkable contributions to their communities. The Peter...
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Lynn seeks public comment on citywide accessibility
The City of Lynn is launching the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan (SE+TP), with support from the Lynn Disability Commission, additional funding from the Department of Housing and Livable Communities, and partnership with KMA, LLC, a leading national expert in ADA compliance. This project will thoroughly assess how the City supports all of Lynn’s residents in the built environment.
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Off Beat: The election is over, rats!
Plus: The Boston.com Turkey Tracker is live. You’re reading Off Beat, Boston.com’s collection of oddities, absurdities, and other only-in-New-England news. Sign up for the free weekly newsletter. Have an Off Beat story to share? Email it to [email protected]. We have weathered another election week, and what a...