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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/

Two state troopers suspended amid Martha’s Vineyard rape investigation #news https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/10/23/two-state-troopers-suspended-amid-marthas-vineyard-rape-investigation/

18-year-old charged after alleged unprovoked attack on rail trail in Hadley #news https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/10/23/18-year-old-charged-after-alleged-unprovoked-attack-on-rail-trail-in-hadley/

These are the best school districts in Massachusetts, according to Niche #news https://www.boston.com/news/education/2026/10/23/best-school-districts-massachusetts-niche/

New Bedford fires 2 police officers over alleged misuse of Flock cameras #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/23/new-bedford-fires-2-police-officers-over-alleged-misuse-of-flock-cameras/

Worcester police determine officers did not violate OUI policy in city councilor’s crash #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/23/worcester-police-investigation-kathleen-toomey/

Salem Halloween rental bookings are up — and so are prices #news https://www.boston.com/travel/local-news/2026/10/23/salem-halloween-airbnb-bookings-prices/

Did you follow the local news this week? Take our Greater Boston news quiz. #news https://www.boston.com/community/quizzes/take-the-greater-boston-news-quiz-for-oct-23-2026-ann-michael-maye-operation-mincemeat/

These city councilors want to publish a ‘Worst Landlords in Boston’ list #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/22/these-city-councilors-want-to-publish-a-worst-landlords-in-boston-list/

City Council subpoenas Phil Eng over Blue Hill Ave project #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/22/city-council-subpoenas-phil-eng-over-blue-hill-ave-project/

Execution staff warned IV site might have ‘blown’ during Christa Pike’s execution attempt #news https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2026/10/22/execution-staff-warned-iv-site-might-have-blown-during-christa-pikes-execution-attempt/

Unknown substance on plane leads to hazmat response at Logan #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/22/unknown-substance-on-plane-leads-to-hazmat-response-at-logan/

Cape Cod shark hunt nets criminal charges for New York fishing influencer #news https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/10/22/cape-cod-shark-hunt-criminal-charges/

Mass. agrees to $10 million settlement over death of David Almond, 14 #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/10/22/mass-agrees-to-10-million-settlement-over-death-of-david-almond-14/