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Music on the Green Tonight, July 3: Honey Steelers
Come out to the Weston Town Green tonight, July 3, at 7 pm for a concert by a local, fun, eclectic Americana band playing originals and covers. Bring your portable chairs, your picnic blankets, your picnic, your beverages of whatever kind, and bug spray. Also a soccer ball because…. This...
Joint Venture Completes Conversion of Former Middle School to LGBTQ-Focused Affordable Community in Boston
BOSTON — LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc., Pennrose, the City of Boston and other project partners have opened The Pryde, an LGBTQ-affirming affordable housing community for seniors in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood. The project transformed the historic Rogers Middle School site into a vibrant community of 74 mixed-income rental...
Longtime Boston Tex-Mex restaurant shutting down after 35 ‘incredible’ years
A longtime Tex-Mex restaurant in the heart of Boston is closing after more than three decades. Fajitas & ‘Ritas, located at 25 West St. in Boston, said on Facebook Tuesday that the restaurant’s last day of service will be on Saturday, July 13. “After 35 incredible years, Fajitas...
Unlicensed driver crashed through fence onto MBTA train tracks, police say
An unlicensed driver crashed through a fence and landed on MBTA train tracks causing trains to be delayed Tuesday, MBTA Transit Police said. Around 12:30 p.m., police said a driver crashed and landed on the train tracks at the Savin Hill station. Service was delayed due to the crash and transit police shared a video and photos of the car being towed off the train tracks. Damage could be seen on the side and front of the car, including a cracked windshield.
Boston liquor license reform, property tax shift stuck in legislative limbo
A couple of potentially heavy-impact home rule petitions have emerged from the city of Boston and landed on Beacon Hill. And while we hear about them often, leaders under the Golden Dome have little to say about the trajectory. Almost five weeks ago, the House passed a bill that would...
Beacon Hills may help homeowners whose foundations are crumbling
BOSTON - Homeowners across the state who rallied on Beacon Hill asking for help to pay for their crumbling foundations may soon see some relief.Why are foundations crumbling?Thursday night, state senators approved an amendment to the Affordable Housing Act that will create a fund for Massachusetts residents whose foundations are failing. The problem is a natural mineral called pyrrhotite, which eventually causes concrete foundations to crumble - and insurance doesn't cover the costs. The state now mandates quarries to test their product for pyrrhotite."The next step is finding the best methods for funding this effort," State Sen. Peter Durant, R-Spencer,...
Survey: Barriers to abortion are common in Massachusetts
A survey conducted by Tides for Reproductive Freedom, a Massachusetts organization that helps people pay for abortions, has found that about 40% of those who could get an abortion in the state don't know where they're available. That’s just one of the barriers the group discovered in a new survey...
Universal free school meals program sees successful first year
BOSTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — In the first year of state-funded universal free school meals, 12.2 million more lunches and 9 million more breakfasts were served over the previous year. Governor Healey announced nearly seven out of ten students are eating school lunches now, which frequently feature local food sources.
Rideshare drivers deliver signatures to State House for ballot question on unionization
BOSTON — The efforts to unionize rideshare drivers continued Tuesday as organizers presented the last remaining signatures needed to ensure a place on the November ballot. Their initiative asks state voters to approve a drivers’ union and secure a seat at the table to bargain for better working conditions, salary and benefits. The...
Tanglewood, Taconic Festival Blossoms; Sevenars Upcoming
The Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood opens its classical season Friday, July 5, as BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons takes center stage in the Shed with a powerhouse all-Beethoven program consisting of his supremely lyrical Violin Concerto, Op. 61 and concluding with the transcendental masterpiece Symphony No. 3 (‘Eroica'). On Sunday afternoon, July 7 Maestro Nelsons again directs the BSO, featuring the celebrated Metropolitan Opera diva Renée Fleming in an all-Richard Strauss program of operatic selections from "Die Frau ohne Schatten," "Intermezzo" and "Der Rosenkavalier."
More than 3,000 readers voted. Here’s why they’re not surprised about the Karen Read mistrial
“With everything that was discovered, I'm not sure how any jury could rule either way,” one reader said. After days of deliberations, Judge Beverly Cannone declared a mistrial in the high-profile. murder trial on Monday. The decision sent shockwaves throughout the state after intense coverage of the trial gripped...
Massachusetts House passes home equity legislation
Malden delegation voted to protect property owners from “equity theft”. On June 26, 2024, the Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously passed H.4791, An Act relative to municipal tax lien procedures and protections for property owners in the Commonwealth. This bill seeks to align current Massachusetts statute with a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court while addressing the issue of delinquent tax collections – or so-called “equity theft.” The legislation secures the rights of property owners to reclaim any excess equity to which they are entitled after all taxes and fees are repaid to the municipalities following a tax foreclosure, while substantially increasing notifications and other protections for property owners throughout the foreclosure process. On June 27, the Massachusetts Senate referred the bill to its committee on Ways and Means.
Tennis Courts Under Construction This Summer: Learn Pickleball
The following is an update from Weston Recreation that I will summarize as forget playing tennis this summer in Weston unless you belong to the Wightman or have good friends with courts. Also, be ready for a serious mess over at the high school until November, and I cannot wait to see how that parking lot is going to look for contractors and students come September. Gah!
Healey administration awards $45M to extend broadband infrastructure
FLORIDA — In Florida, a rural town in northwestern Massachusetts, high-speed broadband internet is hard to come by. “Depending on where you live in town, you might have better access to internet,” said Joan Lewis, the town’s administrator. “Sometimes that can prove to be dangerous for our emergency departments.”
Union for State Police troopers reacts to Michael Proctor being relieved of duties after Karen Read mistrial
President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts said Proctor’s text messages have “no relationship” to any allegations of “cover-ups, collusion, or conspiracies." After Karen Read’s high-profile murder trial ended Monday in a mistrial, Massachusetts State Police trooper Michael Proctor was promptly relieved of his duties....
Mass. man stole food from driver at Burger King drive-thru window, police say
A 33-year-old Massachusetts man stole food from a driver at a Burger King drive-thru window in Reading and ran away, according to the Reading Police Department. At around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, police said they responded to reports of a man causing a disturbance and stealing food at a Reading Burger King. The man, according to police, had stolen a food order from one of the drivers at the drive-thru window.
IRS commissioner on scams, social media, and his cat
The head of the Internal Revenue Service just wrapped up his first year with the agency and he is on the road. He recently made a stop at our NBC10 Boston studios. “I'm sitting here, getting the word out, as the IRS commissioner urging residents of Massachusetts and beyond to be wary, to be skeptical that scams are on the rise,” he said.
Massachusetts Gang Members’ Murder Plot Exposed by FBI Informant
In an astonishing turn of events, a murder-for-hire plot involving two Massachusetts gang members has been disrupted after the intended hitman turned into a federal informant. This gripping case involves Kareem Pires and Elijah Melton, two individuals with a detailed criminal background in gang-related activities. Conspiracy and Charges. Pires, who...
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