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Flock vs. Lowell: Surveillance company defends product
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (984+ words) LOWELL — Flock Group, Inc. is not only watching license plates in Lowell, but it is also watching the City Council meetings. The Atlanta, Ga.-based, billion-dollar tech company sent a letter to Mayor Erik Gitschier with the subject of “Correction…...
Worcester City manager on 'fantastic' start to finish game
1+ day, 26+ min ago (382+ words) WORCESTER City manager Chris Cornes praised his side's bravery and commitment after they secured a memorable 3-1 victory over Kettering Town. City reached the fourth qualifying round of the Emirates FA Cup after travelling to Latimer Park to face Kettering. Liam…...
Peak Fall Color Hits Northern New England, Boston's Turn Comes Later
11+ min ago (105+ words) Leaf peepers in northern New England are getting an early payoff this year. Peak fall color has already arrived across parts of New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, with foliage watchers describing the 2026 season as one of the most vivid in…...
Massachusetts Girl, 11, Who Collects Seashells Still Waits for a Family to Call Her Own
29+ min ago (340+ words) Hanna is 11 years old, and by every account she is the kind of kid who notices things — the shape of a shell, the sound of waves, the small win a classmate just had on a group project. She is still…...
Somerville Safety Data Puts Tufts Street Redesign in Context
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (215+ words) Somerville has recorded a 50% decline in serious-injury crashes, no pedestrian fatalities since 2022, and three consecutive years without a traffic fatality, according to a decade-long assessment by the LivableStreets Alliance. City traffic records cited in the original article show 508 street segments…...
Boston Basks, Then Shivers: Sunday Showers Set Up Sharp Fall Chill
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (259+ words) Boston gets a mostly pleasant Sunday before clouds gather and scattered showers move in later, with temperatures topping out near 62 degrees. The bigger weather story arrives Monday and Tuesday, when sunny skies return but a noticeably cooler fall air mass…...
Boat Tangled in Lobster Traps Catches Fire, Crashes Off Manchester-by-the-Sea
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (221+ words) A boat spun out of control, struck rocks and caught fire off Singing Beach in Manchester-by-the-Sea Saturday afternoon, October 3, 2026, triggering a multi-agency rescue. Two of the three people aboard and a dog were pulled from the water; one man later…...
An outlier in Massachusetts, Worcester Diocese continues to withhold abuse records
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (1029+ words) [From BishopAccountability: This story began on page 1, above the fold, and continued on page A6. See images below.] For years, Worcester Bishop Robert McManus has balked at disclosing the names of all the priests in his diocese who had been credibly…...
Brockton Teens Face Gun, Drug Charges After Davis Commons Brawl, Foot Chase
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (293+ words) Four juveniles are facing a long list of charges after a large fight broke out Friday afternoon at Davis Commons in Brockton, with police responding to reports of multiple people carrying guns before chasing suspects on foot into a wooded…...
New dirty soda shop opens in Springfield; boba tea cafe closes
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (531+ words) This week in 417 food news, a dirty soda shop opens along South Campbell Avenue, a boba tea shop and a Mexican restaurant both close their doors, and a spot that specializes in fresh drinks has its soft opening in Marshfield....