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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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Belmont Dramatic Club Set To Open Its First Play Festival
The curtain is ready to rise on the Belmont Dramatic Club’s (BDC) inaugural play festival this week. “We’re really excited and ready for the world to come and see it,” said Renne Walsh, a BDC board member. The festival has been a year in the making, according...
Boston
Somerville is getting a new bagel shop from a Brookline favorite
Kupel's Bakery is opening a new café on Elm Street, with house-made cream cheese, breakfast sandwiches, coffee, and more. Kupel’s generous schmears are spreading to Somerville. The Brookline bagel shop, known for its freshly baked bagels and extensive lineup of house-made cream cheese spreads, is expanding. Kupel’s announced...
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Mayor Wu’s proposed zoning changes aim to flatten monetary, logistical barriers to development in Boston
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu proposed targeted adjustments to Boston zoning policies in an effort to reduce monetary and logistical barriers to development in the city. Generally, the changes simplify or reduce benchmarks set for developers in the mayor’s Inclusionary Development and Linkage policies. Specific adjustments would entail:. An extension...
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Connecticut Inmate Gets 3 More Years For Threatening Boston Court Clerk By Mail
John J. Moakley U.S. Courthouse — Site Of Clerk's Workplace And Sentencing. A federal judge in Boston sentenced Devin James Melycher to three years in prison on Nov. 3 for mailing threatening letters to a clerk at the city’s federal courthouse. The court also imposed three years of supervised release after prison. Melycher, who grew up in Connecticut, is already serving a 12-year federal sentence, according to The Boston Globe.
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Cold Rain, Some Wet Snow
Clouds thicken through today with with some spotty showers northwest of Boston at times. The rain that falls tonight is light, so won’t amount to much, but overall it will keep a cool, damp feel to the air for towns and cities across northern Mass and NH. Highs range from the mid 40s northwest of Boston to the mid 50s south of the city.
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The City of Malden Honors America’s Veterans
The City of Malden celebrated Veterans Day at the Veterans Monuments located at the Forest Dale Cemetery. The annual event honors the brave men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces and recognizes their unwavering dedication, sacrifice, and commitment to protecting our nation. Veterans Services Coordinator...
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East Boston Senior, 70, Fights No-Fault Eviction Over 38 Percent Rent Hike
Jose Velasquez has lived in his Meridian Street apartment in East Boston for 20 years, but the 70-year-old now faces a stark choice: accept a rent increase of nearly 38 percent or be forced out. His housing court case is headed to a jury trial set to begin next week, a fight that will decide whether he, his wife, daughter, and grandchild can stay in the only home they've known for two decades.
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Boston tops U.S. metro areas in return-to-office numbers, analysis finds
Boston led all major U.S. metro areas in October with the sharpest increase in return-to-work numbers from the prior year, coinciding with Fidelity Investments’ policy of requiring five days a week in the office. Boston office workers made 4.1% more trips to work in October, according to Placer.ai, which...
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As coyote families move into Dot and Mattapan, students, researchers track their maneuverings
Copyright © 2026 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. This content may not be re-published or re-used without written permission. Photo: A coyote ran through a parking lot area near the Neponset River in Lower Mills earlier this year, one of the increasingly common sightings of the animals in the Lower Mills and Cedar Grove areas. Courtesy photo.
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Ed Flynn has a new challenger for his Boston City Council seat
Rachel Pearson, a community organizer and substitute teacher who lives in South Boston, is taking on Flynn. It may be a year away, but Boston’s 2027 election is already starting to take shape. Councilor Ed Flynn, a prominent and outspoken member of the City Council who has served on the body longer than any of his colleagues, has a new challenger.