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Election Results: Newton backs Healey, Markey and housing initiative, opposes all-parties primary
The 2026 elections are over, and several states made history Tuesday night in various ways. While Massachusetts didn’t do anything historic, Bay State voters reelected their first woman governor, Maura Healey. Ed Markey won another term as senator, too. And Massachusetts is getting same-day voter registration, but not an...
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Cambridge Council Votes 8-0 to Rethink Harvard Square's Struggling Kiosk
The Cambridge City Council voted 8-0, with one member absent, this week to demand a fresh look at how the Harvard Square kiosk is being run, more than a year after the long-vacant Out of Town News landmark reopened with new programming. The policy order directs City Manager Yi-An Huang to report back within 60 days on the kiosk's current operating arrangement and on options for managing the site over the long term.
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advocatenews.net
Saugus hosts thousands of ghosts and goblins at Town Hall
Approximately 1,000 children and their families attended last Thursday’s Third Annual Trick-or-Treat at Town Hall. Town Manager Scott Crabtree thanked his office staff, Michael Gaffney and Jeannie Meredith, for their assistance in organizing the event — all dressed as Sesame Street characters. Belmonte STEAM Academy third grader Lucille...
Caught in Southie
McDonald’s is hoping to open on West Broadway. Abutters Meeting Scheduled for November 16th
Could a McDonald’s be coming to South Boston? A virtual abutters meeting is scheduled to discuss a proposal for a McDonald’s at 474 West Broadway. The proposal seeks a common victualler license for the restaurant, with proposed operating hours of 5am to 1am, seven days a week. The...
Dorchester Reporter
State’s probation chief: ‘We are in the second-chance business’
The state’s Probation Commissioner Pamerson Ifill (center) participated in a public safety discussion at the Great Hall in Codman Square in August. Seth Daniel photo. Copyright © 2026 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. This content may not be re-published or re-used without written permission. By Jack Schwed. Pamerson Ifill...
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City to pilot music and arts space in Brighton
The city of Boston plans to open temporary music and art studios in Brighton next summer. The Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture has been working with the Boston Housing Authority to design a music and arts building, alongside affordable housing, at a large city-owned parcel at 290 North Beacon St. With rising construction costs and a complex financing picture, the project will take years to complete. In light of this, the city now plans to build out a temporary pilot space to be completed in a matter of months.
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Revere voters favor Democrats in state election, approve eight ballot questions
Revere voters delivered strong victories to Democratic candidates in Tuesday’s Massachusetts state election, with Democratic candidates sweeping local and state races and voters approving six of eight ballot questions, according to unofficial results released by the City of Revere. All 20 precincts reported results in the Nov. 3 election....
Tufts Daily
Medford City Council passes resolution in support of RA contract negotiations
Editor’s Note: Carly Hope is a news editor for the Daily. She was not involved in the writing or editing of this article. The Medford City Council unanimously approved a resolution during its Oct. 27 meeting to “support the United Labor of Tufts Resident Assistants in their negotiations for a fair contract.” The resolution, cosponsored by City Councilor Matt Leming and City Council President Zac Bears, is part of ULTRA’s efforts to show public support for their cause after more than six months of contract negotiations.
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Gov. Healey supported by Boston voters in midterm reelection bid
Like their fellow voters throughout the Commonwealth, Boston voters largely supported Gov. Maura Healey in her reelection bid in the Nov. 3 midterm election. According to the city’s unofficial election results, Gov. Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll garnered just over 78 percent of the ballots cast in Boston (143,019 votes) to secure their second term, while their Republican rival, Mike Minogue, trailed with just under 18 percent of the ballot (32,772 votes). The Independent ticket of gubernatorial hopeful, Andrea James, and her running mate, Kayla Kittredge, ran a distant third, with under 4 percent of the ballots cast in Boston (6,725 votes).