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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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homenewshere.com

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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 · 11h
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nbcboston.com

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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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lexobserver.org

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Letter to the Editor: Living wages for Lexington Public School employees

Lexington, we have a problem. As of today, the majority of Lexington Public School employees have been working without a contract for 72 days. Your children’s teachers, instructional assistants, academic coaches, interventionists, administrative support staff, special education service providers, nurses, mental health professionals, recess supervisors, and more show up daily to educate Lexington students. To make this happen in the next fiscal cycle, we need your support at the Budget Summit on November 18.

Lexington, MA · 1d

YourArlington

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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

bcattv.org

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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

fallriverreporter.com

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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 · 9h

figcitynews.com

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Newton honors veterans across generations at annual Veterans Day ceremony

Newton residents, veterans, families, and local officials gathered at American Legion Nonantum Post 440 on Wednesday, November 11, to honor those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces and recognize the community members who continue to support them. The annual Veterans Day observance brought together a full house for...

Newton, MA · 1d

csindie.com

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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 · 8h

The Bedford Citizen

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Edith Nourse Rogers: the Woman Behind the Hospital Name

Many driving through Bedford past the Edith Nourse Rogers Veterans Memorial Hospital may not know about the woman memorialized by its name, Edith Nourse Rogers. She was a pioneer in many ways, but especially in her work supporting veterans. After her husband John Jacob Rogers was elected to Congress in 1912, she traveled with him to England and France, where she witnessed the injuries of soldiers returning from World War I. She was moved to volunteer for the American Red Cross.

Bedford, MA · 1d

Wilmington Apple

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Recent Wilmington Real Estate Transactions

WILMINGTON, MA — Below is a recent release estate transaction for the week of October 19, 2026 in Wilmington:. Like Wilmington Apple on Facebook. Follow Wilmington Apple on Twitter. Follow Wilmington Apple on Instagram. Subscribe to Wilmington Apple’s daily email newsletter HERE. Got a comment, question, photo, press release, or news tip? Email wilmingtonapple@gmail.com.

Wilmington, MA · 2d

hoodline.com

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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

Boston Globe

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‘Good fences make good neighbors’ — in Massachusetts, Fence Viewers help too

A new fence can make or break a neighborly relationship. Of any official municipal post, perhaps the Fence Viewer is among Massachusetts’ most charmingly named. The Fence Viewer, an appointment required in all state localities by Massachusetts General Law, must, among other duties, impound stray cows. According to University...

Massachusetts · 1d

Idyllic Pursuit

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Louisa May Alcott Wrote Little Women in Concord in 1868. 8 Places Worth Seeing There Before Winter Sets In

A short drive west of Boston, a brown clapboard house on Lexington Road is where one of the best-loved American...

Concord, MA · 11h

takemetotn.com

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Massachusetts Has A Small Town With A Historic Building Record That Might Surprise You

Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife once scratched words into a windowpane here with a diamond ring. More than 180 years later, you can still stand in the same house and see them. That detail alone would get me through the door, but this Massachusetts town keeps going. Ralph Waldo Emerson...

Concord, MA · 1d

WBZ NewsRadio 1030

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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 · 13h

whatnow.com

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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 · 9h

Lovely Garden Roots

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Spotted Lanternflies Have Reached Belmont, Massachusetts, Where a Gardener Found Two on the Virginia Creeper in Her Own Back Garden

A Belmont gardener found two spotted lanternflies on Virginia creeper as MDAR counts 186 infested Massachusetts communities. How to find and destroy egg masses.

Belmont, MA · 2d