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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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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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Ribbon cutting for YES headquarters draws large crowd
Arguably the largest attended ribbon cutting in recent years and certainly with the longest ribbon – about 40 feet – was the Oct. 29 ceremony opening the new YES (Youth Enrichment Services) headquarters at 267 Amory St., Jamaica Plain. The standing-room-only event in the third floor Martin’s Room...
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Boston’s Christopher Columbus Park Trellis Lighting Returns Nov. 23 With 50,000 Blue Lights
One of Boston's most beloved holiday traditions is set to return to the waterfront later this month as the annual Christopher Columbus Park Trellis Lighting celebrates its 24th year. The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park will host the event on Monday, Nov. 23,...
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GBH Daily: Tartan Army rides again
☂️A rainy and chilly Friday the 13th, with highs in the 40s. Sunset is at 4:23 p.m. What are you up to this weekend? Hundreds of members of the Tartan Army, the Scottish soccer fans who made Boston a home base during the World Cup last summer, have exciting international football plans: seeing the New England Patriots play the Detroit Lions in Munich, Germany.
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He planned a surprise proposal at this South End bookstore. She had no idea.
Delaney O’Neil thought Kevin Harris was buying a birthday card. Instead, he was about to ask her to marry him. Delaney O’Neil was making a beeline for the greeting cards when her soon-to-be fiancé Kevin Harris called her back. “He was like, ‘Come back over here,’ and...
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Running is hard. These students love it anyway.
Sneakers collide with the pavement as a herd of runners rush down Huntington Avenue. Boston is a runner’s city, and this culture stretches to Northeastern, where athletes flock to Northeastern Club Running, or NUCR, and the Women’s Run Club. The city’s running culture stretches back over a hundred...
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BU Dining workers face firing threats for speaking to press, policy may violate federal law, experts say
Restrictive employee contracts and explicit threats of termination are preventing Boston University dining hall workers from speaking to the press, which legal experts said may violate federal labor laws and mask possible food safety hazards. Multiple copies of Warren Towers dining hall’s student handbook dating back to 2022 contain policies...
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Logan Airport runway reopens with fresh new safety system
Planes are once again taking off from Runway 27 at Boston's Logan International Airport after months of construction work, Massport announced on Friday. The runway closure was a rare move to make safety upgrades and was a source of frequent and predicted delays at the airport. Crews worked 24/7 to complete the project and get the runway reopened ahead of the busy holiday travel season.
Dorchester Reporter
Editorial: There’s help on hand for winter heating bills
Copyright © 2026 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. This content may not be re-published or re-used without written permission. We lucked out this fall with milder than average temps. But you could feel the change this week: Colder weather is coming, and with it another round of punishing heating bills for households already struggling with the rising costs of food, housing, and groceries. This winter promises to be especially difficult for families and seniors on fixed incomes.
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Documentary demonstrates the lasting power of Pinocchio’s
One by one, Harvard Square’s old-school haunts are slipping into memory. Whitney’s closed in December 2024, and Charlie’s Kitchen, which shuttered after a devastating flood in January, has confirmed it will not reopen. Over in Inman Square, S&S Deli closed this spring after 107 years. Pinocchio’s, the...
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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.
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Boston Reparations Task Force mulls how to focus the project going forward
Above, Attorney Joseph Feaster, chairman of the Boston Reparations Task Force. WBUR photo. Copyright © 2026 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. This content may not be re-published or re-used without written permission. Members of the Boston Reparations Task Force are debating a path forward in the wake of the city’s...
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Amtrak Tops Out Steel Structure for Boston M&I Facility
Amtrak topped out the steel structure for the new Maintenance & Inspection (M&I) facility in Boston. Amtrak says the building envelope is closing in with the placement of the final steel beam. The progress is an “important construction milestone at Southampton Yard,” and it reflects the collaboration between the contractor and Amtrak. The facility will support maintenance of the new Airo fleet that will debut in late 2027 on the Northeast Regional. Amtrak says more than 220,000 worker-hours have been completed since construction began.