Townsend
Townsend, MA · Municipal
theweektoday.com
Hewins appears victorious with 89-vote margin in state rep race
Sarah Hewins, center, stands with two supporters in front of Town Hall on Election Day. Photo by Erin Darling. Sarah Hewins, center, stands with two supporters in front of Town Hall on Election Day. Photo by Erin Darling. With preliminary vote tallies reported at press time, Democrat Sarah Hewins appeared...
hoodline.com
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.
Taunton Daily Gazette
hulltimes.com
5,491 Hull voters went to the polls in Tuesday’s state election
A total of 5,491 Hull voters headed to the polls during Tuesday’s state election, choosing to re-elect the incumbents in the contests for governor, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, Attorney General, treasurer, auditor, and Secretary of State, among others. The town’s two delegates to Beacon Hill – Representative Joan Meschino and Senator Patrick O’Connor – were unopposed.
thesuffolkjournal.com
Israeli death penalty conversation intends to inform on unreported aspects of the Israel-Hamas war
Suffolk University will welcome human rights lawyer and author Sari Bashi to lead a discussion titled “Justice or Vengeance?” surrounding Israel’s contested death penalty law applying only to Palestinians convicted of terrorism Nov. 5. The discussion will be held in Smith Commons on the fifth floor of Sargent Hall from 9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Dorchester Reporter
Activists tell Wu that ‘privatizing’ funding for youth jobs is ineffective
Khalil Howe, a member of the Youth Justice Empowerment Union (YJEU), spoke with Mayor Michelle Wu during a Mayor’s Coffee Hour at the Shelburne Community Center in Roxbury last month. Looking on are Wu’s Roxbury liaison Abdullah Beckett and YJEU member Star Nunez. Yawu Miller photo. Copyright ©...
Streetsblog Capitol Hill
Boston Residents Fume As Mayor Wu Fails to Deliver Promised Traffic-Calming to Neighborhood Streets
A city engineer warned, in a 2025 internal email message, that the mayor's abrupt turn against speed hump installations would put the public's safety at risk: "We know there will be excessive speeding... This decision has caused an incredible amount of internal conflict for me, I don't think it's the right choice."
needhamobserver.com
constructiondive.com
Suffolk deepens tech push with new innovation center
Suffolk Construction marked a tech milestone when it cut the ribbon at 100MAG, the firm’s new innovation campus at its Boston headquarters, according to an Oct. 29 announcement from the contractor. 100MAG will serve as the center of the company’s innovation efforts and furthers its yearslong push to add...
hinghamanchor.com
Sustainable Budget Task Force to Make Recommendations Soon on Town’s Future Budget Needs
The revitalized Sustainable Budget Task Force has been meeting since August 2025 to “better understand the budgetary needs of the town and the projected annual revenue we can expect” looking ahead, Select Board Chair and task force member Liz Klein reported at a recent board meeting. The task force is also considering the timing of the next anticipated Proposition 2-1/2 override.
Dorchester Reporter
Nov. 12 meeting to take up changes at Lower Mills site
The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services will host a virtual abutters meeting next Thursday (Nov. 12) at 7 p.m. to discuss proposed changes to a newly constructed building at 1153-1155 Washington St. in Lower Mills. The plan calls for completing unfinished ground-floor commercial space, including framing, electrical, HVAC, plumbing,...
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...