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The Hidden Massachusetts Town Where Renters Are Living Large For Under $900 A Month

Your rent check could be a lot smaller if you’d just drive about an hour and a half west of Boston. Athol, Massachusetts has been quietly sitting in Worcester County, waiting for people to notice that living here doesn’t require selling a kidney. Let’s start with the basics,...

Athol, MA · 5d
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Visit The Massive Thrift Store In Massachusetts That Bargain Hunters Are Obsessed With

If you’ve ever walked past a thrift store and thought “maybe next time,” Boomerangs in Cambridge, Massachusetts is the place that will make you regret every single one of those missed opportunities. It’s not just a thrift store. It’s a whole experience, and bargain hunters across...

Cambridge, MA · 4d
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The Cool Down

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Massachusetts condo owners lose homes, then get demolition bills up to $244,000 each

"There is a strong sense of not being in control."

Cambridge, MA · 1d

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The Haven Country Club Announces Major Capital Investment

The Haven Country Club (Boylston, Mass.) announced a major capital investment that brings new cool-season perennial grass green, enhances subsurface drainage and adds six new pickleball courts to the club. The projects are the latest milestone in an ongoing reinvestment effort focused on creating an inviting environment that best serves...

Boylston, MA · 2d
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Looks like starter homes will remain in illegal in much of Massachusetts

In Wellesley, Massachusetts, it is basically illegal to build a starter home, and it looks like it will stay that way. The voters of Massachusetts appear to have rejected a measure that would have overridden local laws that ban modest lots. This sounds like an arcane battle between state law and local zoning regulations, but […]

Wellesley, MA · 2d

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19-year-old Democrat unseats longtime Massachusetts lawmaker

BILLERICA, Mass. (TNND) — A 19-year-old Democrat unseated an eight-term Republican in Massachusetts, becoming one of the youngest people elected to the state House. Daniel Darris-O’Connor defeated longtime incumbent Marc Lombardo in the 22nd Middlesex District. Unofficial results showed Darris-O’Connor with 51.3% of the vote to Lombardo’s 48.7%.

Billerica, MA · 1d

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A new house for incarcerated women in Mass. draws scrutiny over who qualifies

Over the past few months, eight women who are incarcerated have moved into a gray two-story house in Framingham. It’s called the reintegration house and it’s part of the Massachusetts Department of Correction’s efforts to reduce recidivism. The house is designed to help women transition back into...

Framingham, MA · 1d

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The Enormous Flea Market In Massachusetts Where Savvy Shoppers Score Better Deals Than Costco

There are places in this world that reward the people who bother to show up, and Rietta Flea Market in Hubbardston, Massachusetts is one of the most rewarding of them all. You could spend your Saturday doing something predictable, or you could drive out to Worcester County and spend it doing something genuinely memorable.

Hubbardston, MA · 14h

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Massachusetts Seeks Developer to Transform Former Lancaster Industrial School for Girls into 386 Homes

LANCASTER, Mass. — The Healey-Driscoll administration is seeking a developer to transform the approximately 72-acre former Lancaster Industrial School for Girls property into a new residential neighborhood featuring at least 288 homes, with the potential to accommodate up to 386 units through additional local approvals. The Division of Capital...

Lancaster, MA · 2d

The Cool Down

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Vacant Massachusetts office tower becomes 198 apartments, with condos next door starting at $209,300

"This project shows what’s possible when the public and private sectors pull in the same direction."

Worcester, MA · 1d

Globe

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Massachusetts Pizzeria Sparks Heated Debate Over $3 Bathroom Fee for Non-Customers

A Massachusetts pizzeria has sparked a furious debate after introducing a $3 fee for people who want to use its bathroom without purchasing anything. Per the Daily Mail, Source — a popular restaurant in Cambridge’s Harvard Square — came under fire after the local social media account Only in Boston shared an X photo of […]

Cambridge, MA · 3d

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A Halloween mystery in Chelmsford as woman's wedding ring goes missing

A woman in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, thinks her wedding ring might have slipped off while handing out Halloween candy over the weekend. Chelmsford police said a local resident was handing out candy on Saturday and she believes her wedding ring might have slipped off into a trick-or-treater's bag. "If your family...

Chelmsford, MA · 2d

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Concord's Middlesex School Opens 106,000-Square-Foot Curtis Center Field House

Middlesex School says its new Curtis Center is finished and ready for student use on the school’s Concord campus. The two-story, 106,000-square-foot facility brings athletic, fitness, and student gathering spaces together, including courts, a turf practice area, an indoor track, locker rooms, and places to study. Erland Construction completed...

Concord, MA · 1d

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Intersection to become four-way stop on Nov. 12

WESTFORD — A town intersection will undergo a traffic pattern change as officials prepare to convert an existing two-way stop into a four-way stop. The intersection of Lowell Road at Brookside Road and Chamberlain Road will be converted to a four-way stop on Thursday, Nov. 12, according to an Oct. 28 announcement from the Town of Westford.

Westford, MA · 2d

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Cambridge Cemetery could run out of burial plots in three years

Hoping to get buried in the city’s only municipal cemetery? Time’s running out, because Cambridge Cemetery could run out of space for new traditional burial plots within three to four years, city officials told Cambridge Day this week. The 172-year-old burying ground is preparing for a future focused on cremation and its role as a historic public green space.

Cambridge, MA · 1d

WBZ NewsRadio 1030

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"Spectacular" Shell Sign Shines Over Cambridge Again

The neon Shell gas station sign overlooking Memorial Drive is shining over the city today once again.

Cambridge, MA · 1d

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Billerica Mom Says Her Tongue Turned Blue After Boston Concert Drink

Andrea Butler of Billerica says she had just one drink at the House of Blues bar during a Boston concert, and by the end of the night she was violently sick, foggy and missing hours of memory. Her friends noticed something else alarming too: her tongue had turned bright blue.

Boston, MA · 3d

The Cool Down

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Historic Massachusetts bank becomes flashpoint in push to build 72 affordable apartments

Councilors established the trust to give it latitude in advancing affordable housing.

Newton, MA · 5h

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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Democrat Krista Ferrante flips longtime GOP state House seat

The national blue wave made a small splash in Central Massachusetts. Democrat Krista Ferrante of Princeton won election to the House seat for the First Worcester District on Tuesday, Nov. 3, flipping a longtime Republican seat and triumphing over Republican opponent Stephanie Mulroy of Holden, who had the endorsement of the incumbent representative. Ferrante, a historian and archivist, bested Mulroy, a small-business owner, who conceded the race in a phone call to Ferrante late on election night. Unofficial results reported by the district's five municipalities show Ferrante earned about 53% of the vote in the district. She won in Paxton (1,240 to 1,062), Princeton (1,284 to 801), Holden (4,788 to 3,955) and Westminster (2,140 to 1,935). Mulroy won Rutland (2,432 to 2,172). "I want to thank Stephanie; it's a brave thing to run for office and I have so much respect for everyone who stands up and volunteers for public service. I know she gave so much of herself to the race," Ferrante said in an interview. Ferrante hopes to build bipartisan coalitions in office and said she looks forward to reaching across the aisle to work with Republicans, Democrats and independents to find meaningful solutions to issues the constituency

Princeton, MA · 2d

MassLive.com

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Central Mass. teachers call for return to bargaining table after no-confidence vote

Members and supporters of the Bay Path Teachers Association (BPTA) continue to press the Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District School Committee, and Bay Path Superintendent-Director Kyle Brenner, about resuming negotiations for a new contract. During the School Committee meeting on Nov. 2 in Charlton, several speakers — including BPTA...

Worcester County, MA · 10h