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The City of Watertown, Massachusetts, has announced a major milestone for the community: the Grand Opening and Open House of the new Watertown High School. The event will celebrate a building described as the United States’ first school to achieve both LEED 4.1 Platinum certification and net zero energy performance, an

Candidate for State Senate, 2nd Middlesex District. There is a civil war within the Democratic Party. The establishment is fighting off an insurgency for the soul of the party. As with any war, the victims are everyday working people, caught between factions who claim to fight for them but are in fact causing the suffe

Nearly $1 million has poured into the closely watched and unusually competitive race to determine who will become low-crime, suburban Norfolk County’s first new top prosecutor in more than a decade. Longtime District Attorney Michael Morrissey is not seeking reelection after years of scrutiny over his office’s handling

A planned safety upgrade for Bennington Street near Day Square – one of the neighborhood’s most dangerous streets – is on the verge of cancellation by Mayor Wu’s streets commissioners. A new 170-home mixed-use development that’s currently under construction on the southern edge of Day Square...

The former CFO of Massachusetts-based spinal implant company SpineFrontier has been sentenced to four months in prison for his role in a kickback scheme that paid more than $540,000 in sham consulting fees to surgeons to induce use of the company’s products, the Justice Department said in an Aug. 6 news release.

Tavern in the Square has announced plans to expand operations in the Greater Boston area. According to a Boston Restaurant Talk blog post, Quincy, Norwell, and North Andover are slated to get new Tavern in the Square outposts over the next several months. These communities will join several others for the chain in the

There was no immediate information regarding any injuries suffered in the crash.

The Town of Braintree, Massachusetts, is inviting residents and property owners to learn more about Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) regulations and the steps involved in creating one, announcing a public presentation aimed at anyone interested in adding these smaller housing units. According to the Town of Braintree, the

Fodor's Travel recently named the 15 best bagel shops in the country and ONE Massachusetts cult favorite made the list.

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Here's a heads up for commuters: August's big Green Line closure began on Saturday. From now through Aug. 16, there will be no train service between North Station and Ke