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Teens Charged Assault

Boston Teens Cooking Up Trouble

• TWO TEENS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT, STEALING FROM BOSTON LIQUOR STORE bostonglobe.com
• ‘I saw a cop go flying': Witnesses describe assault on Boston police officers nbcboston.com
• Teens allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of cooking oil from North Shore restaurant boston.com
• Teen Facing Gun Charges After Boston Arrest patch.com
• Boston Police identified 21-year-old Dorchester murder victim bostonherald.com

Aggressive Driving Crackdown

• State Police launch ‘Operation Wicked Safe’ to target aggressive drivers boston.com
• A 3-day dangerous driving crackdown begins Tuesday across New England wbur.org
• Mass State Trooper fired for using ‘offensive language,’ agency says bostonherald.com
• Massachusetts Public Safety Office Hasn’t Issued Required Racial Profiling Reports On Traffic Stops Since 2024 newbedfordguide.com

Trump Escalates Midterm Strategy

• Trump makes racism his closing argument for the midterms bostonglobe.com
• Battenfeld: President Trump’s risky gambit against Omar bostonherald.com
• Justice Department Charges Dozens of Foreign Nationals in Voting Cases Spanning 17 States as Midterm Scrutiny Intensifies newbedfordguide.com
• Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House bostonherald.com

Local Schools Excel

Local Schools Actually Win Games, Impress Nobody

• Two more wins for RHS boys soccer, ranked #14 in D-2 reverejournal.com
• Two shutouts for EHS girls soccer, now stand at 8-2-2 everettindependent.com
• Boston Globe Scholastic Award winners for 2025-26 academic year bostonglobe.com

Tech Industry Pushback

• Biogen CEO warns against life science industry complacency bostonglobe.com
• Marcel Vernon vs. the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority bostonmagazine.com
• Blackstone Ma. ice cream shop shows we've gotten ruder bostonglobe.com
• Liquor license report released by auditor DiZoglio bostonglobe.com
• Westborough residents battle Amazon delivery drones and ‘Big Tech’ bostonglobe.com
• Underwater data center concept sparks opposition in Maine bostonglobe.com

Students Shun Ai, Improve Writing

• AI Isn’t the Problem. We Are. thecrimson.com
• Don’t Kill the Take-Home Paper thecrimson.com
• Students who avoid AI in my MIT class get better grades bostonglobe.com
• Harvard’s Dearth of Writing Feedback thecrimson.com

Boston Expands Free Fitness

Boston's Free Ride To Fitness

• Free fitness classes in Boston? City offering workouts from top instructors nbcboston.com
• Boston's Hub on Wheels, a city-wide bike riding event, to return bostonglobe.com

Hasbro Relocates Boston

• Kids play recess games with Hasbro and Playworks New England employees bostonherald.com
• Hasbro tells Rhode Island workers: Move to Boston or lose your job boston.com

Academic Leadership Shifts

• Former Northeastern Provost David Madigan to lead academic affairs at USC huntnewsnu.com
• The controversial class that MIT is paying a professor not to teach boston.com

Red Sox Prospect Emerges

Sox Bank On Left Turn

• Skilled lefty emerges as Red Sox fast-rising pitching prospect bostonherald.com
• 2027 Red Sox roster payroll projections: See the data bostonglobe.com

Teen Driver Kills Pedestrian

• Teen Driver Kills Father of Three In Boston’s Arborway Park mass.streetsblog.org
• Neighbors calling for action after fatal crash on Arborway whdh.com

Kiosk Use Debated

• What should Harvard Square’s KiOSK be? A new residency model revives an old debate cambridgeday.com
• The Solution to the KiOSK Is Obvious: Turn It Back Into a Newsstand. thecrimson.com

Revere Hosts Community Programs

Revere Discovers Affordable Housing (eventually)

• City of Revere to host workshop on affordable homeownership programs for first-time homebuyers reverejournal.com
• Brief meeting for Conservation Comm. reverejournal.com
• City of Revere celebrates Italian Heritage Month reverejournal.com
• Revere Cultural Council to begin reviewing grant applications reverejournal.com

Healthcare System Collapses

• Mass. moves to revoke 12 RegalCare nursing home licenses bostonglobe.com
• Former Steward clinicians despair as malpractice coverage unravels bostonglobe.com
• How does a Boston Medical Center resident make it on $85,000 a year? bostonglobe.com

Mayor Faces No-confidence Vote

• Vote of no confidence in Lawrence mayor Brian DePeña advances to full city council whdh.com
• Lawrence mayor pleads not guilty to state wiretapping, witness intimidation charges whdh.com

Harvard Issues Shelter-in-place

Harvard's Ivy League Lockdown Lunch

• Harvard Issues Shelter-in-Place Order After Man Brandishes Knife Near JFK Park thecrimson.com
• Let Them Eat Lunch thecrimson.com

Collins Seeks Re-election

• How one northern Maine town explains Susan Collins’ path to re-election bostonglobe.com
• Troy Jackson is the anti-Platner. Is that enough? bostonglobe.com

Farwell Murder Trial Begins

• Matthew Farwell trial live updates: Testimony continues bostonglobe.com
• Matthew Farwell trial begins with photos of Sandra Birchmore death bostonglobe.com
• Massachusetts State Police trooper who investigated case testifies in Matthew Farwell murder trial whdh.com
• Matthew Farwell trial live updates: Testimony begins bostonglobe.com
• Live Blog: Witnesses to take the stand in ex-Mass cop Matthew Farwell’s federal murder trial bostonherald.com
• Testimony begins in Matthew Farwell murder trial whdh.com
• Ryan Hanafin murder case: What we know about Reading mother’s shooting death, son’s arrest boston.com

Massachusetts Crime Wave

Massachusetts Justice System: Catch And Release Program

• Massachusetts DA rips court for freeing defendant convicted of raping nursing home patient bostonherald.com
• Convicted Moldovan Nursing Home Rapist Freed on $5,000 Bail After New R*pe, Kidnapping Charges Against Homeless Woman newbedfordguide.com
• Police blotter: Dominican national illegally in Massachusetts indicted for healthcare fraud bostonherald.com
• Boston schools security official charged with raping woman at State Police barracks on MV bostonglobe.com
• Police Blotter: Man arrested for allegedly trying to disarm officers twice bostonherald.com
• Brockton Man Found Hiding on Nantucket Faces 11 Charges Including Aggravated R*pe of a Child, Trafficking Minors newbedfordguide.com
• Man Swinging Machete Around Boston Streets Arrested, Connected To Three Men Slashed Days Earlier newbedfordguide.com
• Man sentenced for 2023 death at Mass. and Cass in Boston bostonglobe.com

Pope Diagnosed With Cancer

• Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery to remove part of right lung whdh.com
• Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery to remove part of right lung boston.com
• Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery to remove part of right lung bostonherald.com
• Dana Farber Cancer Institute oncologist speaks about Pope Leo’s cancer diagnosis whdh.com

Election Preparations Underway

• New Bedford Elections Commission Announces New Polling Locations for Nov. 3 Election; Mail-In Ballots Now Available newbedfordguide.com
• Early voting in Revere starts on Saturday reverejournal.com
• Boston election team scrambles for poll workers to end state receivership bostonherald.com

Boston Food Scene Evolves

Boston's Instagram-worthy Identity Crisis

• Meet Boston’s Instagram boyfriend boston.com
• How Market Basket and Boston inspire this Somerville artist bostonglobe.com
• Some say this North End building is jarringly modern, an eyesore, and worse. Its owner says wait and see. boston.com
• Why more restaurants are betting on private events boston.com
• Find some of the best Indian food in Boston inside a Brighton taproom bostonglobe.com

Boston Winter Storm Brewing

• Boston forecast: Rain again and breezy, snow north this weekend bostonglobe.com
• New England forecast: Wednesday brings summer-like weather bostonglobe.com
• Boston storm forecast: Cold air could bring season’s first snow bostonglobe.com
• Widespread rain and freezing temperatures loom in Boston's forecast nbcboston.com

Pelton Reveals Alzheimer's Diagnosis

• Longtime civic leader Lee Pelton reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis in personal essay wgbh.org
• With Alzheimer's diagnosis, Lee Pelton reflects on identity, joy bostonglobe.com

Book Festival Returns

Boston Bookworms Invade Copley Square

• Boston Book Festival Returns This Weekend patch.com
• Boston Book Festival returns to Copley Square with more than 50 authors wbur.org

Senior Builds Forever Home

• He’s not moving. How an 82-year-old Gloucester resident created his accessible ‘forever home.’ boston.com
• How an 82-year-old Gloucester resident created his ‘forever home.’ bostonglobe.com

Concerts Coming Boston

• Get ‘so close' to DJ Calvin Harris when his 2027 tour kicks off in Boston nbcboston.com
• beabadoobee Concert Review: Lighting Up TD Garden on ‘The Powerlines Tour’ thecrimson.com

Hidden Home Listed

Hide And Seek: $1.2m Edition

• At 281 ½ Main St. in Charlestown is a hidden home for $1.2 million bostonglobe.com
• At 281½ Main St. in Charlestown, a hidden home for $1.2 million boston.com

Selma Blair Arrested

• Selma Blair accused of attacking 2 flight attendants and assaulting a police officer and nurse boston.com
• They met at a New York financial services firm and fell in love bostonglobe.com

Utility Refunds Demanded

• Transit police searching for person who damaged JFK/UMass fare gate whdh.com
• Meet Hugo, the latest creation made in part by Boston Dynamics to interact with tourists whdh.com
• Healey demands utility companies speed up refunds to customers whdh.com

Boston Restaurants Expanding

Boston's Appetite For Hype

• What's cooking? 4 new restaurants coming to Greater Boston nbcboston.com
• Dumplings, hand-pulled noodles and more at a Brookline eatery with roots in NYC nbcboston.com
• Smash burger spot from local restaurant group opening at Faneuil Hall Marketplace nbcboston.com

Boston Company Collapses

• Boston wedding company bankruptcy leaves couples scrambling, photographers unpaid nbcboston.com
• Move-in delays at Boston building have tenants ‘left in the dark' nbcboston.com

Inflation Rises, Trump Criticized

• Inflation worsened last month to 3.7% in sign that prices remain elevated as midterm elections near bostonherald.com
• Trump’s diesel deal with Putin draws criticism from a frustrated Congress bostonherald.com

Betting Promos Extended

Betting Sites Race To Cash In On Playoffs

• New $55 Kalshi referral code “MASSLIVE1” extended for ALCS Game 2 live odds masslive.com
• New Polymarket promo code “MASS” enhances $25 referral promo in time for Guardians-Rays Game 2 masslive.com

Massachusetts Candidates Debate

• Sen. Ed Markey and John Deaton square off in only debate before election boston.com
• Sen. Ed Markey, Republican John Deaton face off in general election debate bostonherald.com
• Markey, Deaton met in their only Senate debate. Here are 3 takeaways. bostonglobe.com
• Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, GOP’s Shawn Oliver face off in sole general election debate bostonherald.com
• Trump Looms Large as Driscoll, Oliver Clash Over Affordability, ICE and Costs in Massachusetts LG Debate newbedfordguide.com
• Wendy Murphy: Debate dodgers don’t deserve a vote bostonherald.com

Patriots Offense Resurgent

• Patriots stock watch: Who's up, who's down, who to watch vs. Jets bostonglobe.com
• With his ‘joy’ back, can Kyle Williams become a difference-maker in Patriots’ offense? boston.com
• ESPN’s Mina Kimes cited a specific stat to measure Drake Maye’s resurgence in Patriots’ offense boston.com
• Dan Shaughnessy: Hard to believe how many lost faith in Drake Maye bostonglobe.com
• Patriots mailbag: How to fill need at running back in TreVeyon Henderson’s absence bostonherald.com
• The pressure is going to be on Patriots rookie Caleb Lomu following Will Campbell’s injury boston.com
• Week 5 review: Tie was inexcusable for Dan Quinn's Commanders bostonglobe.com

Healey Aide Charged With Fraud

Healey Aide's Resume Update: Fraud

• Former aide to Gov. Healey appears in court on fraud charges whdh.com
• LaMar Cook, ex-Healey aide accused of cocaine trafficking, arrested on federal SNAP fraud charges boston.com
• Full Text: Federal affidavit in indictment of LaMar Cook bostonherald.com

Boston Transit Debate

• A changed Arlington reconsiders the Red Line boston.com
• Neighbors Applaud City Hall’s Last-Minute Design Changes For Hyde Park Ave. mass.streetsblog.org
• At the Charlie Card Challenge, runners ask: can you beat the Green Line? huntnewsnu.com

Guilfoyle Resigns

• Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns after allegations of improper conduct bostonglobe.com
• Trump’s ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct bostonherald.com
• Kimberly Guilfoyle's rise and fall as Trump's ambassador to Greece bostonglobe.com
• New White House press secretary debut raises questions bostonglobe.com
• Mass. native and Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich aims to protect press freedom bostonglobe.com

Cornell Suspends Fraternity Parties

Greek Life Gets The Boot At Cornell

• Cornell suspends fraternity parties, gives state police role in investigating campus assault reports bostonherald.com
• Key moments from the New York Times’ interview with Cornell’s president bostonglobe.com
• Bill Maher shreds alma mater Cornell, calls for end to campus Greek life bostonherald.com

Bps Bans Cellphones

• Beacon Hill Roll Call franklinobserver.town.news
• BPS plans bell-to-bell cellphone ban bostonglobe.com

Love Is Blind Boston

• Where to find ‘Love Is Blind’ watch parties in Boston this season bostonglobe.com
• ‘Love Is Blind’ Boston recap: The couples, love triangles, and biggest surprises boston.com

Man Dies On Roller Coaster

Thrill Ride Takes Final Plunge

• A man falls to his death from a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia boston.com
• Roller coaster rider’s death puts spotlight on the safety of ever more thrilling rides bostonherald.com

Body Found Boston

• Body found in water near aquarium in Boston nbcboston.com
• Body found under pier near New England Aquarium boston.com

Bj's Rewards Workers

• BJ’s marks 42 years with $25 million in gift cards for workers boston.com
• BJ’s Wholesale club gives employees $25 M for 42nd anniversary bostonglobe.com

Housing Policy Debate

Cambridge Debates Housing While Boston Office Gathers Dust

• Should Cambridge amend its inclusionary zoning policy? bostonglobe.com
• Boston Office Market Shows Signs of Stabilization, Marcus & Millichap Reports bostonrealestatetimes.com

Harvard Faces Antisemitism Crisis

• Garber Calls Harvard Legal Fees “Mind-Boggling” as Federal Fight Drags On thecrimson.com
• Garber Talks Jewish Identity, Free Speech at Launch of New Jewish Thought Journal thecrimson.com
• Former Employee Sues Harvard Alleging Antisemitism in Firing thecrimson.com

Lucky Bettor Wins Big

• Encore Boston Harbor player turns 75-cent Touchdown Link bet into $25K+ masslive.com
• Encore Boston Harbor player turns $8 Mo Mo Mo Mummy bet into $93K+ masslive.com

Everett Tackles Housing, Schools

Everett Finally Remembers How To Build Homes

• Everett’s first affordable family housing in 50 years takes shape on Garvey Street everettindependent.com
• City, EPS present potential path to address K-8 school overcrowding everettindependent.com

Woman Arrested For Puppy Abuse

• Alleged New Bedford Puppy Beater Held on Bail as Battered Survivor Renamed ‘Puffin’ Begs for a Forever Home newbedfordguide.com
• New Bedford Woman Arrested After Video Shows Her Allegedly Repeatedly Striking Puppy newbedfordguide.com

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