Wellesley
Wellesley, MA · Municipal
hopkintonindependent.com
maldenblueandgold.com
Malden Public Library Piques their Curiosity with “The Sheep Detectives” Movie Night
Simra Sheikh and Erica Mugimu also contributed to this article. “After all, life is a mystery.” – The Sheep Detectives. The line to the Maccario room in the Malden Public Library formed around 5:50 PM, and ten minutes later, the doors to Family Movie Night flew open, and people old and young began bustling in, eager to find good seats in the room.
figcitynews.com
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.
newtonbeacon.org
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...
nbcboston.com
Debate over Flock Safety cameras continues in and out of Quincy City Hall
Officials in Quincy, Massachusetts, are considering new rules for automatic license plate reader cameras as the city looks to replace a controversial system that sparked months of debate over public safety and privacy. The city previously had one of the highest concentrations of Flock Safety cameras in Massachusetts, but the...
Dorchester Reporter
Bill Brett showcases Boston’s veterans in latest entry to his series of portraits
Above, Bill Brett discussed his latest book about veterans on Nov. 5, 2026 in the library of the Massachusetts State House. Anna Saldinger photo. Dorchester native Bill Brett, an award-winning Boston Globe photographer over some seven decades, has over that time also served as a visual historian for the people of Boston. In his seventh book, “Boston Veterans Appreciation,” he again turned his lens and ear close to home, saying the process of capturing portraits local veterans was “just beautiful.”
thequincysun.com
Quincy City Council Opposes Quarry Hills Lease Extension
The Quincy City Council on Monday urged the state legislature to reject any measure – be it a home-rule petition or another bill – that would enable Quincy and the operators of Granite Links to enter into a 50-year lease extension until an audit and analysis of the terms of the lease has been completed.
thequincysun.com
Quincy Councillors Pass Surveillance Ordinance
Quincy city councillors on Monday voted 8-1 to pass an ordinance that would require the administration to get approval from the council before purchasing certain surveillance technologies, including automated license plate readers. The ordinance, introduced in October by Councillors Ziqiang Susan Yuan and Virginia Ryan, was approved with Councillor Noel...
newbedfordguide.com
Dionne Vows Unpaid Crusade to Rescue Broken MassGOP After Carnevale’s Exit and Crushing Blue Wave
Elizabeth Dionne, the 2026 GOP nominee for state treasurer, is running for party chair after Amy Carnevale announced she will not seek another term. Dionne, a Belmont attorney and former select board member, emailed state committee members Sunday to declare her candidacy following the party’s latest statewide defeats. She...
Realty Today
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...
WBUR
A new historical fiction novel returns to the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire
On the night of Nov. 28, 1942, Boston’s Cocoanut Grove nightclub erupted in flames. Nearly 500 people died in the conflagration and hundreds of survivors suffered horrific injuries. Eighty-four years later, it remains the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. Gemma Tizzard’s “The Nightingales of Boston” brings to vivid...
high-profile.com
Mission Hill Pathway Breaks Ground
Boston, MA — Construction has begun on Mission Hill Pathway, a mixed-use development that will bring 48 affordable homeownership opportunities, publicly accessible green space and sustainability-focused design to Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood, making it the largest affordable homeownership project in Boston. Following years of planning, community engagement and...
Dorchester Reporter
Savin Hill Bridge repair job will last through this month
Construction taking place at the Savin Hill Avenue entrance to the Red Line. Seth Daniel Photo. The Savin Hill Avenue entrance to the Red Line’s Savin Hill Station will remain under construction through the end of the month as T workers repair a joint on the bridge that connects it to the station as frustrated neighbors wonder if the bridge will ever be fixed.