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See all homes sold in Middlesex County, June 2 to June 8
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Middlesex County reported from June 2 to June 8. There were 295 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,583-square-foot home on Oxbow Road in Natick that sold for $825,000. Acton.
Mass. nursing home company reaches $4M settlement to resolve understaffing allegations
A Woburn-based long-term care management company that operates 16 nursing homes across the state has reached a $4 million settlement with Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell’s office to resolve allegations that it deliberately understaffed its nursing homes, resulting in resident “harm and neglect.”. The settlement agreement, the largest...
Framingham teachers will start 2025-26 school year with new three-year contract
FRAMINGHAM — For the first time in recent memory, Framingham Public Schools teachers will start a school year with a new contract ratified. The School Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a new three-year contract for the city's more than 1,100 public school educators. The new pact, which goes into effect July 1, includes a 2% cost of living adjustment for the upcoming school year, as well as 3% boost in 2025-26 and a 3.5% adjustment in 2026-27.
What's the difference between prison and jail (and what's a house of correction)?
Are "prison" and "jail" the same thing? No, in Massachusetts there's a clear difference between prison and jail. Time. Prisons, in general, are for people sentenced for more serious crimes. The...
Boston Pride Parade Marred by Pro-Palestinian Protests, Police Detain Two Amid Calls for Human Rights
The celebration of diversity and the call for human rights intersected on the streets of Boston during this year's Pride parade, as pro-Palestinian protesters and festivity-goers collided in a brief yet poignant exhibition of civic unrest. The annual Boston Pride For The People Parade, which drew over a million attendees, according to the event's website, was momentarily interrupted when pro-Palestinian activists made their voices heard.
‘I’m furious’: Complaints mount against online ticket seller
BOSTON — When you search for event tickets online, you’ll quickly see there are a lot of options and not all sellers are the same. “Be very careful when you click. Know what you’re clicking on,” warned Maryann Wilkey. Wilkey says she found that out the...
YMCA relaunches free summer membership for every teen in Boston
The YMCA is providing free memberships for Bostonians ages 13-19 as a part of their "Get Summer" initiative. Starting on June 23, all Boston teenagers (ages 13-19 years old) will receive a free summer membership to the 13 YMCA locations that are part of YMCA of Greater Boston. The project...
Belmont Woman Joins Effort to Aid Families Sheltering at Logan
Belmont resident Amy Rosenstein’s car was packed — filled with items for donation that would be delivered to Logan International Airport, where dozens of migrants and other unhoused individuals have been staying overnight — when a friend called to say they were on their way with more to contribute.
Boston installing hundreds of speed humps to "calm traffic" in neighborhoods
BOSTON - The city of Boston is in the midst of a three-year plan to outfit residential side streets with speed humps that are meant as a traffic calming device. The goal is 500 humps a year, and by the end of the project at least half of the city's streets will have them. Neighborhood by neighborhood, cluster by cluster, the three-inch tall, 12-foot-long asphalt humps are an answer, the city says, to complaints about too much speeding. Residents have noticed a differenceSome residents like Jeff Power in Roslindale say they've seen the difference. "No one is stopping at the stop...
Things to do around Boston this week, 6/10-6/16
🎤 The Loring Greenough House hosts a discussion about slavery at the historic Jamaica Plain estate, 7pm-8:30pm. 📖 Robert Pinsky, the former U.S. poet laureate, discusses his new poetry collection, "Proverbs of Limbo" at the Harvard Bookstore, 6pm. 🍷 BRIX Wine Shop in the South End hosts a...
New beer garden to pop up across Boston parks this summer
A new beer garden on wheels may be coming to a park near you this summer. The mobile outdoor beer garden, offering a blend of Latin-influenced brews and Caribbean and modern American cuisine, was described as the first of its kind for Boston in an announcement Friday from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.
Redevelopment Board tonight: Long-closed office, proposed hotel
The Arlington Redevelopment Board (ARB) is scheduled to meet at 7:30 a.m., Monday, June 10, in person, in the Town Hall annex first-floor conference room, 730 Mass. Ave. The agenda says the board is prepared to review a request to demolish a long-closed office at 821 Mass. Ave. and create a mixed-used facility. Additionally, the board is set to discuss the progress of the development at 1207-1211 Mass. Ave., a proposed hotel.
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