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By the Numbers: Question 7 lost, but (most of) Newton backed it

A ballot initiative aimed at bypassing local zoning policies to foster a return of “starter homes” failed to win enough support to pass statewide. Newton was for it, except one of its wards. Question 7 would have allowed, statewide by right, single-family homes on residential lots that have...

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School committee prepares for districtwide audit, approves $215,000 donation

The Newton School Committee met on Monday night to discuss an upcoming district audit by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), a proposal to build a solar canopy at Countryside Elementary School, and the results of a student and family survey. The committee also voted unanimously to...

Newton, MA · 1d
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LIST: Veterans Day ceremonies and parades in RI, Mass.

Wednesday is Veterans Day and service members are being honored all over Southern New England.

Rhode Island · 7h

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Sauro: Concerns about one-year trial of amending Overnight Parking Ban

I am writing as a concerned resident and as Chair of the Nonantum Neighborhood Association regarding the recent City Council vote to amend the Overnight Parking Ban Ordinance. In last November’s election, our City’s long-time overnight ban was on the ballot. Newton residents voted to keep the ban. Yet instead of following the will of the voters, the Council decided by a 14-9 vote to shorten the ban’s duration.

Newton, MA · 1d

reportertoday.com

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School Committee Chairman Praises Sagar

Seekonk School Committee Chair Robert Gerardi praised Select Board Chair Gary Sagar at the November 2 meeting. Gerardi said Sagar had made a promise to improve communication with the School Department by starting the Quad Board meetings earlier in the year. “That process has yielded more communication,” Gerardi said. ”I’m...

Seekonk, MA · 1d

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Gov. Healey, Mayor Wu and community leaders join the Greater Boston Food Bank’s Chain of Giving amid record hunger

Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and other state, local and community leaders joined The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) on Thursday for its annual Chain of Giving, a tradition that raises awareness about hunger and helps provide holiday meals to families across Eastern Massachusetts.

Massachusetts · 13h

CBS Boston

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What's closed and what's open on Veterans Day today?

Here's a look at what's open and what's closed on Veterans Day today in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts · 7h

theweektoday.com

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Middleboro orders stinking recycling plant to stop work

MIDDLEBORO — The town is taking a stand against the stink. The Middleboro Health Department sent a cease and desist letter to A-Plus Waste & Recycling Services on Nov. 3 following a Select Board executive session. The letter ordered the recycling plant to stop taking in new organic material and remove all compost by Nov. 10.

Middleborough, MA · 1d

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Two golden retrievers ‘assist' Hingham firefighters during medical call

Two golden retrievers tried to lend a paw to firefighters responding to a medical emergency in Hingham, Massachusetts, on Thursday, according to the firefighters union. The dogs walked up to the crew “to assist with medical care,” a post from Hingham Firefighters Local 2398 said. The dogs had...

Hingham, MA · 2d

theweektoday.com

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Middleboro Town Meeting bans data centers, Flock cameras, approves new school roof

Middleboro Town Moderator David Cavanaugh speaks at the podium. Photos by Christian Uva. A Middleboro High School student counts the "yeas" for the data center ban vote. State Rep. Norman Orrall, right, and state Sen. Kelly Dooner, center, presented the town with a new copy of the Declaration of Independence for the nation's 250th anniversary.

Middleborough, MA · 1d

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Dartmouth movie theater flooded after heavy rainfall on Friday

DARTMOUTH, Mass. (WJAR) — Friday's heavy rain brought flooding to Bristol County, and it would appear the water also found its way to a crowd of moviegoers. NBC 10's Devin Bates reports from a movie theater in Dartmouth that flooded following heavy rain on Friday night. Video shared on...

Dartmouth, MA · 3d

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Middleboro public works director resigns

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro will soon be without its public works director of 13 years. Christopher Peck, who took the helm of the Department of Public Works in 2013, sent his resignation letter to the town on Wednesday, Nov. 4. He will step down from his post on Jan. 1, 2027.

Middleborough, MA · 1d

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Massachusetts flooding traps cars as roads go underwater

Flooding swept through southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and parts of Rhode Island on Friday, Nov. 6, after two weather systems dumped as much as 7 inches of rain. As of early today, West Wareham had the highest reported total at 7.12 inches, according to The Boston Globe. Flash flooding shut down many roads Friday night in New Bedford and Acushnet.

Massachusetts · 4d

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Clock ticking toward strike for 4,000 Boston nurses as negotiations hit standstill

After marathon negotiations ended without a deal, an indefinite strike is now just 48 hours away.

Boston, MA · 1d

theweektoday.com

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Town Meeting says raise the roof on Nichols school

MIDDLEBORO — The Nichols Middle School will be getting a new roof soon. Town Meeting approved $3.8 million to repair the school’s roof, which is in need of renovation. The town will only pay around $1.7 million of that total, with the remaining $2.05 million being covered by a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority.

Middleborough, MA · 1d

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Two of Boston’s staple bars are teaming up for a New Hampshire expansion

Two signature bars in Boston's Fenway neighborhood are expanding to another New England city — one for the first time. Loretta's Last Call and Game On! will open at The Mall at Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire in early 2027. The move marks the first expansion outside Boston...

Boston, MA · 6d

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November declared as Massachusetts Oyster Month by Governor Healey

BOSTON (WWLP) – Governor Healey has declared November as Massachusetts Oyster Month to recognize the cultural, economic, and ecological importance of shellfish cultivation in the Commonwealth. State officials and aquaculture representatives celebrated the declaration at the Copley Square Farmers Market in Boston, where attendees participated in oyster shucking demonstrations...

Massachusetts · 2d

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New Greater Boston housing data show recent progress but troubling signs for the future

A rallygoer protests the high cost of rent in Massachusetts at an Abundant Housing Massachusetts event on May 27, 2026. AN ANNUAL REPORT on the state of housing in Massachusetts’s most populous region offers a grim assessment of the housing crisis, just days after voters narrowly shot down a ballot question seeking to make it easier to build single-family homes on smaller lots.

Massachusetts · 1d

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Boston Mayor Wu Scales Back Affordable Housing Mandates to Revive Stalled Construction

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Monday unveiled a package of reforms to the city's Inclusionary Development Policy designed to ease the financial pressure crushing the multifamily pipeline — without altering the percentage of income-restricted units developers must include in new buildings. The five-part proposal would temporarily raise the minimum...

Boston, MA · 1d