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Wu unveils plan to make it easier to open a restaurant in Boston #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/27/mayor-wu-makes-major-announcement-for-boston-restaurants/

Longtime WCVB anchor Jim Boyd dies at 84 #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/27/longtime-wcvb-anchor-jim-boyd-dies-at-84/

Westborough police chief allegedly found ‘hammered drunk’ in Shrewsbury liquor store parking lot #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/27/westborough-police-chief-allegedly-found-hammered-drunk-in-shrewsbury-liquor-store-parking-lot/

Driver killed in 3-vehicle crash on Route 20 in Shrewsbury #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/27/driver-killed-in-3-vehicle-crash-on-route-20-in-shrewsbury/

Former Wachusett Potato Chip factory in Fitchburg is closing, cutting 62 jobs #news https://www.boston.com/news/business/2026/10/27/former-wachusett-potato-chip-factory-in-fitchburg-is-closing-cutting-62-jobs/

Former Williams College student pleads guilty to hiding a camera in gym bathroom #news https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/10/27/williams-college-hidden-camera-maxwell-hall-sentenced/

Judge dismisses suit against Belmont newspaper, but candidate’s legal battle isn’t over #news https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2026/10/27/belmont-voice-shiva-ayyadurai-lawsuit-dismissed-amended-complaint/

Rosebud surrenders restaurant license, opening door for new tenant at historic dining car #news https://www.boston.com/news/food-news/2026/10/27/rosebud-somerville-gives-up-restaurant-license/

2 adults found dead, 8-year-old injured after reported domestic dispute in N.H. #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/27/2-adults-found-dead-8-year-old-injured-after-reported-domestic-dispute-in-n-h/

A rock climber with no ropes found himself on an N.H. cliff ‘no longer comfortable going up or down’ #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/27/a-rock-climber-with-no-ropes-found-himself-on-an-n-h-cliff-no-longer-comfortable-going-up-or-down/

Man dies after falling onto Red Line tracks and being struck by train #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/27/red-line-man-dies-falling-onto-tracks/

Boston towing company issues apology, fires driver over racist slur caught on video #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/27/boston-towing-company-issues-apology-fires-driver-over-racist-slur-caught-on-video/

Former Mass. officer pleads guilty after alleged misconduct with high school wrestler in Conn. #news https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/10/27/former-mass-officer-pleads-guilty-after-alleged-misconduct-with-high-school-wrestler-in-conn/

Check your mail: Nearly 70,000 Mass. residents are getting their medical debt erased #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/27/check-your-mail-nearly-70000-mass-residents-are-getting-their-medical-debt-erased/

Stolen car found in Everett with child in back seat, police say #news https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/10/27/stolen-car-found-in-everett-with-child-in-back-seat-police-say/

As Swampscott OKs new housing, country club neighbor warns of unusual threat: Flying golf balls #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/27/swampscott-marblehead-glover-housing-tedesco-country-club/

Matthew Farwell’s twin brother set to resume testimony in trial of Sandra Birchmore’s alleged killer #news https://www.boston.com/crime/live/live-updates-matthew-farwell-trial-sandra-birchmore-oct-27-2026/

Worcester man charged with rape of 13-year-old child in Milford church #news https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/10/26/raul-feliciano-milford-church/

State announces progress on wrong-way driver detection systems across Mass. #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/26/wrong-way-detection-system-collision-massachusetts-department-of-transportation/

Man serving a life sentence for murder slips through a fence and escapes a Tennessee prison #news https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2026/10/26/man-serving-a-life-sentence-for-murder-slips-through-a-fence-and-escapes-a-tennessee-prison/

Tufts sues after order to reinstate professor fired for sexual activity in his office #news https://www.boston.com/news/education/2026/10/26/tufts-sues-reinstate-professor-sexual-misconduct/

The Off Beat Live Blog #news https://www.boston.com/off-beat/live/the-off-beat-blog-quirky-new-england-stories-102626/

Two Mass. biotech companies plan to cut about half their workers #news https://www.boston.com/news/business/2026/10/26/two-mass-biotech-companies-plan-to-cut-about-half-their-workers/

Man charged with possession of a machine gun after Dorchester traffic stop #news https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/10/26/man-charged-with-possession-of-a-machine-gun-after-dorchester-traffic-stop/

Viral Greenfield lesbian bar Last Ditch looks for new owners, announces closure #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/26/greenfield-lesbian-bar-last-ditch-sale-closure/

Rescuers called in when Boston man suffers head injury miles off trail head in NH #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/26/rescuers-called-in-when-boston-man-suffers-head-injury-miles-off-trail-head-in-nh/

Video shows Holbrook officers pulling driver from burning Jeep #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/26/video-shows-holbrook-officers-pulling-driver-from-burning-jeep/

‘I’ve had it’: Boston’s Starbucks exodus leaves crowded cafes and empty storefronts #news https://www.boston.com/news/the-boston-globe/2026/10/26/ive-had-it-bostons-starbucks-exodus-leaves-crowded-cafes-and-empty-storefronts/

High school senior killed in wrong-way crash #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/26/high-school-senior-killed-in-wrong-way-crash/

This Salem resident’s window view has become a Halloween hit #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/26/salem-halloween-window-videos/

Sandra Birchmore’s mental health counselor to resume testimony in the trial of Matthew Farwell #news https://www.boston.com/crime/live/live-updates-matthew-farwell-trial-sandra-birchmore-oct-26-2026/

Fields Corner post office announces lease extension days before planned temporary closure #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/25/fields-corner-post-office-announces-lease-extension-days-before-temporary-closure/

Arlington animal control officers find lost goats roaming around town #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/25/arlington-animal-control-officers-find-lost-goats-roaming-around-town/

Brigham nurses reject hospital’s ‘best and final’ contract offer #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/25/brigham-nurses-reject-hospitals-best-and-final-contract-offer/

New Jersey man, 68, allegedly ties to rob 3 Boston banks in less than an hour #news https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/10/25/new-jersey-man-68-allegedly-tries-to-rob-3-boston-banks-in-1-day/

3 people injured after truck crashes through wall of Fall River home #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/25/3-people-injured-after-truck-crashes-through-wall-of-fall-river-home/

Norwood police ask for public’s help IDing hit-and-run driver who injured 2 pedestrians #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/25/norwood-police-ask-for-publics-help-iding-hit-and-run-driver-who-injured-2-pedestrians/

Westborough police chief placed on leave after Shrewsbury police response involving him #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/25/westborough-police-chief-placed-on-leave-after-shrewsbury-police-response-involving-him/

Quincy to stop using Flock cameras, switches to different license plate reader system #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/25/quincy-to-stop-using-flock-cameras-switches-to-different-license-plate-reader-system/

State Police union demands Minogue apologize for saying troopers traded their Healey endorsement for a good contract #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/25/state-police-union-demands-minogue-apologizes-for-saying-troopers-traded-their-healey-endorsement-for-a-good-contract/

2 hospitalized after fire in Brighton apartment building #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/25/2-hospitalized-after-brighton-fire/

Boston mother charged in 4-year-old’s fentanyl death #news https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/10/25/boston-mother-charged-in-4-year-olds-fentanyl-death/

Man found shot to death in vehicle in Dorchester #news https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/10/25/man-found-shot-to-death-in-vehicle-in-dorchester/

Kayaker goes missing in Canton pond #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/25/kayaker-goes-missing-in-canton-pond/

What’s next for Somerville Theatre? Its operators just made a big bet. #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/23/somerville-theatre-building-purchase-fundraiser/

Senate hopeful sues his hometown Belmont paper for not writing about him #news https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2026/10/23/senate-candidate-shiva-ayyadurai-belmont-voice-lawsuit/

Amazon announces plan to hire for 6,000 seasonal jobs in Mass. #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/23/amazon-announces-plan-to-hire-for-6000-seasonal-jobs-in-mass/

Golden Pond ordered to stop accepting new residents, address violations #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/23/golden-pond-ordered-to-stop-accepting-new-residents-address-violations/

Former MBTA employee pleads guilty to falsified track inspections, OT fraud #news https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/10/23/mbta-cabot-yard-guilty-plea-falsified-track-inspections/

Before Amazon’s drones take flight, MassDOT wants its say #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/23/before-amazons-drones-take-flight-massdot-wants-its-say/