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An air-rifle hunt of rats in West Somerville is getting the fire-when-ready signal

It’s about to be hunting season in West Somerville – for rats. An order for pest control company sharpshooters to kill rats with air rifles was sent to committee Thursday by the City Council, proposed by Ward 7 city councilor Emily Hardt as a follow-up to a ban on poisons that might travel up the food chain and kill animals other than rats: If one method of control is taken away, another must take its place.

Somerville, MA · 7h

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Kupel’s Bakery Expands To Somerville Location

Kupel's Bakery has opened a much-anticipated new location in Somerville.

Somerville, MA · 11h

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Eyes On the Street: Somerville’s New Protected Bikeways Around Porter Square

This fall, the City of Somerville is putting the finishing touches on a network of new protected bikeways that will link several bike routes between Porter and Davis Squares – a project mandated by the city’s 2024 Safe Streets Ordinance. The project renovated a 0.7-mile segment of Elm...

Somerville, MA · 1d

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Bank Seizes Vacant Somerville Lab Tower After $330M Sale Collapses

A brand-new, 370,000-square-foot lab tower at 808 Windsor Street in Somerville's Boynton Yards sits completely empty, and the bank that financed its construction now owns it outright. Bank OZK took control of the 11-story building on September 29 through a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, ending a years-long bet on the once-booming life sciences market just as the building's finished construction ran headlong into one of the worst lab leasing slumps the region has seen.

Somerville, MA · 7h

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Somerville is getting a new bagel shop from a Brookline favorite

Kupel's Bakery is opening a new café on Elm Street, with house-made cream cheese, breakfast sandwiches, coffee, and more. Kupel’s generous schmears are spreading to Somerville. The Brookline bagel shop, known for its freshly baked bagels and extensive lineup of house-made cream cheese spreads, is expanding. Kupel’s announced...

Somerville, MA · 1d

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FAA lifts nationwide ground stop after four hours; all flights to resume departures

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a nationwide ground stop on Friday, citing safety issues as apparent communication issues are impacting Air Traffic Control.

Boston, MA · 5h

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Inside Somerville's most colorful building

Editor's note: This story is an excerpt from WBUR's weekly arts and culture newsletter, The ARTery. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. It’s hard to not stop and stare when you happen to pass by the Museum of Modern Renaissance, an extraordinary building on an otherwise ordinary residential block in Somerville.

Somerville, MA · 1d

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Porter Square Sub Shop Replaces Half Shell After Nearly 30 Years on Mass. Ave.

1760A Massachusetts Ave. — Approximate Site of Sub Shop Takeover. A sandwich shop is moving into one of Porter Square's most familiar addresses. The Sub Shop plans to open its first brick-and-mortar location this month at 1760A Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, taking over the spot long occupied by The Half Shell, the pizza-and-subs institution that closed after nearly 30 years in business.

Cambridge, MA · 2d

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People say dead rats are popping up more and more in this Boston neighborhood

Dead rats have been popping up around Boston's Brighton neighborhood, and they've become the talk of the town. Brighton residents say rats are nothing new but now more have been found dead on the sidewalk and around homes, and there's concern that rat poison could be playing a role. Deborah...

Boston, MA · 2d

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Dambuilders Return to Somerville's Burren After Nearly 30 Years Away From Boston

The Dambuilders are coming back to the neighborhood that made them. The violin-driven indie-rock band is set to play two shows at the Burren in Somerville on Nov. 20 and 21, marking its first Boston-area performances in nearly 30 years. According to the Boston Globe, the reunion brings together Dave...

Somerville, MA · 13h

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7 Historic Massachusetts Blizzards That People Who Lived Through Them May Never Forget

Massachusetts has experienced blizzards that stopped traffic, interrupted public transport, and changed ordinary errands into days of waiting. Their histories are not interchangeable. Some brought exceptional snow to Boston; others were most severe on the South Shore, Cape, or islands. These seven events are documented in government, climate-center, and weather...

Massachusetts · 1d

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Leaf Blower Complaints on Rise

This year — the first year of the complete gas-powered leaf blower ban — the town received more complaints than ever before through its online reporting system, according to Health Department Director Wes Chen. In total, residents submitted 243 complaints in 2026, he said, explaining to the Select...

Belmont, MA · 1d

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Brothers Behind Tenoch Mexican to Open Spanish-Mediterranean Restaurant in Medford

A new restaurant from a pair of familiar faces is taking shape in Medford. Brothers Alvaro and Andrés Sandoval, the restaurateurs behind Tenoch Mexican, El Tacuba Cocina & Tequila Bar, and Localito Café, are preparing to open a new concept called Ultramarinos Tardeo in the former Zam Zam Restaurant space at 42 Riverside Avenue in Medford Square. The project was first reported in a post shared to the Friends of Boston’s Hidden Restaurants Facebook group.

Medford, MA · 8h

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Things To Do in Boston This Weekend: November 13-November 15

From magic and comedy to candlelit strings and chart-topping R&B, Boston's weekend event lineup has something for every taste. Piff the Magic Dragon and his Chihuahua sidekick bring deadpan laughs and jaw-dropping illusions to City Winery Boston, while Candlelight: Tribute to Dolly Parton reimagines country classics inside a historic cathedral. GRAMMY winner Victoria Monét celebrates her new album on the Frequency of Love Tour at MGM Music Hall at Fenway. Pub comedy, a Grateful Dead tribute, late-night dancing, Celtics and Bruins matchups, a Doris Kearns Goodwin talk, and a Trippie Redd concert keep the momentum going.

Boston, MA · 1d

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Parking at 350 Rindge project may be tighter than thought, and loss of a grocery store causes worry

While an all-affordable apartment building proposed for North Cambridge was greeted warmly by Planning Board members on Tuesday, there’s a potential problem with its parking plan, and members of the public are worried about the multiyear absence of the area’s nearest grocery store and restaurant. The proposed 10-story...

Cambridge, MA · 1d

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Massachusetts woman is all about family after winning first $1 million on new State Lottery game

The Thanksgiving and Christmas season has become synonymous with family which makes a recent big State Lottery win all the more heartwarming. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Nathalie Hession of Arlington has claimed the first $1,000,000 prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s new “Jingle Jumbo Bucks 100X” scratch ticket game that went on sale October 27.

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Cambridge Resident Engages Neighbors With Educational Flag Display

You never know which flag you’ll see flying when passing by this house in Cambridge.

Cambridge, MA · 11h

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Spacious condo life awaits in a Four Corners Victorian

Copyright © 2026 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. This content may not be re-published or re-used without written permission. 11 Gaylord St. in Four Corners, built in 1910. Photos from Bayside Properties. By John P. Forry. Reporter Correspondent. A curved bay window and an arched foyer give the second-floor condo...

Boston, MA · 1d

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$1 ticket from Stop & Shop turns into $100K Mass Cash win

A lottery ticket won in the Tuesday evening drawing of the Massachusetts State Lottery's "Mass Cash" game was sold at a Stop & Shop in Greater Boston. The lucky lottery player bought their ticket at a Stop & Shop located at 109 Taunton St. in Plainville, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.

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Averted strike at Brigham and Women's highlights ongoing tension around traveling nurses

The Massachusetts Nurses Association announced late Wednesday night that it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Mass General Brigham that includes limitations around the use of temporary nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The agreement averted an indefinite strike that was set to begin early Thursday morning. While...

Boston, MA · 1d