All News

Earlier this month

Local

A Neighborhood Bookstore Celebrates 50 Years With a Block Party

Live music, a used-book sale and readings by local authors — plus the story of how the shop survived.

Hannah ChoOctober 1, 20266 min read

September 2026

Local

City Council Approves Plan for 400 New Homes Near the Waterfront

The 9–3 vote clears the way for apartments, a public plaza and a lakeside path extension.

Hannah ChoSeptember 20, 20266 min read

Local

Your Guide to Town Meeting Day: What’s on the Ballot

School budget, a parks bond and two council races — everything you need before you vote.

Hannah ChoSeptember 9, 20266 min read

August 2026

Local

The Clock on Church Street Is Ticking Again After 11 Years

Volunteers and a local clockmaker spent two winters restoring the downtown landmark.

Hannah ChoAugust 29, 20266 min read

Local

Cranes Return Downtown as Three Projects Break Ground

A library expansion, senior housing and a new transit center will reshape the next two years.

Hannah ChoAugust 17, 20266 min read

Local

Old North End Neighbors Push for Safer Crosswalks After Near Misses

A petition with 600 signatures asks for raised crossings and slower traffic near two schools.

Hannah ChoAugust 6, 20267 min read

July 2026

Local

Main Street Storefronts Fill Up as Six New Shops Open This Fall

A bookstore, a bakery and four other local businesses take over empty spaces downtown.

Hannah ChoJuly 26, 20266 min read

Local

Family-Run Hardware Store Celebrates 75 Years in the Old North End

Three generations, one cash register and a cat named Bolt.

Hannah ChoJuly 17, 20267 min read

Local

Coffee Shop Workers Vote to Form the City’s First Café Union

Employees at four locations of a local chain voted 31–6 in favor.

Hannah ChoJuly 8, 20266 min read

June 2026

Local

The Saturday Farmers Market Moves to a Bigger Home

More vendors, a covered pavilion and a kids’ corner at the new location.

Hannah ChoJune 29, 20266 min read

Local

Where to Find the Best Apple Cider Donuts This Fall

Our reporters tasted 14. These five were worth the drive.

Hannah ChoJune 21, 20266 min read

Local

A New Community Kitchen Will Feed 500 Families a Week

The nonprofit kitchen opens in a former church hall in the South End.

Hannah ChoJune 15, 20266 min read

Accessibility

A Neighborhood Bookstore Celebrates 50 Years With a Block Party

City Council Approves Plan for 400 New Homes Near the Waterfront

Your Guide to Town Meeting Day: What’s on the Ballot

The Clock on Church Street Is Ticking Again After 11 Years

Cranes Return Downtown as Three Projects Break Ground

Old North End Neighbors Push for Safer Crosswalks After Near Misses

Main Street Storefronts Fill Up as Six New Shops Open This Fall

Family-Run Hardware Store Celebrates 75 Years in the Old North End

Coffee Shop Workers Vote to Form the City’s First Café Union

The Saturday Farmers Market Moves to a Bigger Home

Where to Find the Best Apple Cider Donuts This Fall

A New Community Kitchen Will Feed 500 Families a Week

Start every weekday knowing what matters.

Norway and Sweden Break Through on 31-Mile Rail Tunnel Beneath Mountain Border

Wildfire Season Is Starting Earlier. Here’s How the County Is Preparing

Commercial Rocket Launch Lights Up the Coast at Dawn

Inside the Plan to Turn Empty Downtown Offices Into 1,200 Apartments