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Downtown Crossing Clinic to Close Dec. 18 as Its Building Is Set for Housing Conversion
Patients of MGH Downtown Associates have until Dec. 18 to plan for the closure of the primary-care practice at 294 Washington Street. The Boston Globe reported that Mass General Brigham is ending the practice, which has served the neighborhood for more than two decades, and that developer Synergy plans to convert the building to apartments. The Globe estimated that 8,000 to 10,000 patients will be affected.
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Somerville saw our housing shortage coming
From Joshua Michel, Ashish Shrestha and Chris Beland. Over the past 10 years, rents in Somerville have jumped by 50 percent. If you live here, you probably don’t need that statistic to tell you what’s happened: Somerville can hold a lot more people, but we haven’t built enough homes for them, and prices have risen fast.
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MBTA chief to skip Boston City Council meeting on Blue Hill Ave. revamp despite summons
MBTA General manager Phil Eng will reportedly be skipping an important meeting Friday even after the Boston City Council issued him a summons over the controversial Blue Hill Ave. bus lane project. There's been a back and forth between some council members and the T's general manager, but NBC10 Boston...
Wilmington Apple
What’s Happening At Town Meetings This Week? (Week of November 8, 2026)
WILMINGTON, MA — According to the Wilmington Town Clerk’s calendar, there are several town board, committee and commission meetings scheduled for the week of November 8, 2026. Sunday, November 8, 2026. No Meetings on Town Clerk’s Calendar at this time. Monday, November 9, 2026. The Sarah Carter...
Dorchester Reporter
Boston Irish Honors celebrates four leaders at Kennedy Library
Co-hosts Maureen Forry-Sorrell and Hon. Linda Dorcena Forry with this years Boston Irish Honors Nominees, Honorees Brig. Gen Jack Hammond, Martina Curtin, Sam Kennedy and Rev. Tom Kennedy. Photos by Flavio DeBarros, Flavio D Photography . Copyright © 2026 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. This content may not be re-published or...
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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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WBUR
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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Public invited to forum on the local use of automated license plate recognition cameras
The public is invited to attend a discussion about automated license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras on Monday, November 16, at 7 p.m. at Hull High School. ALPR cameras are more commonly known as Flock safety cameras, after the name of the major manufacturer of the devices. The purpose of the...
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New 18-Acre Historic District Could Ease Boston Office-to-Housing Conversions
A proposed 18-acre historic district in Boston’s Financial District is moving toward federal review, but its effect on office-to-housing conversions would depend on more than whether a building falls within its boundaries. The Massachusetts Historical Commission voted to advance the proposed Exchange District to the National Park Service for final review and potential listing on the National Register of Historic Places. If listed, the district could make qualifying rehabilitation projects eligible to seek state and federal historic tax credits.
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Tufts Daily
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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).
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Construction begins on affordable homes set to replace vacant lots in Mission Hill
Developers have set their sights on a collection of vacant, city-owned lots at the intersection of Parker and Terrace Streets in Mission Hill. Construction began on Mission Hill Pathway, a five-story affordable housing project set to offer 48 homeownership opportunities at the location. The development team includes Kevin Maguire of...