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1+ hour, 11+ min ago (443+ words) Hot water will continue to flow from the City Beach showers this summer as the Town of Cambridge ruled out a return to turning off the taps as a deterrent to illegal beachfront camping. Cambridge rangers are back to "educating" people free camping at the beachfront after last year"s tactic to turn off the hot water for the public showers backfired. A new management plan is being developed by the Town as reports of illegal camping rise again heading into summer, with City Beach the most popular place for campers within the Cambridge district. The Town says its rangers proactively patrol the beachfront and respond to complaints as they arise. A Cambridge spokesperson said the strategy would take a "coordinated" approach through education, public information, signage and compliance, rather than relying solely on punitive measures. "We recognise we are…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (851+ words) WEST SPRINGFIELD " The offenses were certainly feasting on Thanksgiving morning at Clark Field. Playing for the 100th time on Thanksgiving, West Springfield and Agawam combined for the second-most points in series history, but it was the host Terriers that held on late for a wild 41-40 victory to cap the 2025 season. West Springfield won for the eighth straight year on Thanksgiving, and the Terriers haven't lost to the Brownies since 2016. The 81 combined points were the second-most ever, only trailing the 2012 game " a 50-36 Agawam victory. Terriers quarterback Abel Varzeas rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries, while tailback Ben Tokarev went for 113 yards on 17 carries and three scores. "We fought today," said Varzeas, who also completed 6-of-12 passes for 84 yards. We had to battle back and forth where we were down 14-0 in the first quarter but we responded really well. We knew…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago (597+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Christopher Albrecht spent the last year bringing 120-year-old windows back to their original glory. He restored a fleur de lis and shamrock in stained glass and made unusual discoveries. "All the glass is a quarter-inch thick. I think it helped with sound proofing," said Albrecht, owner of Chris" Carpentry, of Woodstock, Connecticut. "In one office I fund two panes (sandwiched) together in an office probably used for psychiatry to deaden the sound." Typically, window glass is 1/8th to 1/16th inch thick, so the original windows were extraordinary, he said. The job was one of many done to restore the Kilroy House, located on the grounds of Springfield Museums. The year-long project also repaired and restored the building"s terracotta roof, fixed the stucco siding and reclaimed doors. This week, city officials gathered with museum executives and volunteers to celebrate the completion…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago (332+ words) TRIBUTES have been paid to a 77-year-old woman killed in a cement mixer crash near Worcester. Dorothy Costas died in a crash on the A4103, Bransford, on Thursday, October 30. The woman's family paid tribute to her: "As a family, we are devastated our mum, nana, sister, aunty, and friend has been taken away from us so soon. "Mum was loved by so many people in her fun-filled life, memories we can all treasure forever. "Your star will always shine, mum. Always in our hearts, forever. "Good night and god bless mum." Two other people, a man in his 70s and a woman in her 70s, were also killed in the crash when the Vauxhall Astra all three were travelling in collided with a cement mixer at around 3.30pm. Neither has been named publicly. The driver of the cement mixer received minor injuries and was…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago (214+ words) SOMERVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) - A Somerville neighborhood is on high alert after a series of home break-ins over the weekend. Police said at least two incidents occurred between 9 and 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on Harold Street, Wyatt Street, and Dimick Street. "It's a little concerning that it seems to be concentrated right in this area," said Minghua Ong, who lives nearby. Another resident said his first-floor apartment was broken into a few years back. "It was two years ago. We never clean the windows," said Peadar Giles. "Our landlord put up these lights here and one at the front. And I've put up three cameras: one in the back, one in the front and one on the side there to kind of watch the side, just in case. Even if it does happen again, at least we'll have a face." Investigators said…...

6+ hour, 18+ min ago (520+ words) Trending News: A new AI-generated image of missing York woman Claudia Lawrence, now aged 51, has reignited hope in her 15-year-old disappearance....

7+ hour, 58+ min ago (271+ words) Jim Nantz may call the Masters a tradition unlike any other, but that also applies to Thanksgiving rivalry games in Massachusetts, which date back far more than 100 years and have linked generations of players and fans, serving as a better high school reunion than any Facebook group or Wednesday night watering hole. For all but the 16 teams playing in Super Bowls at Gillette Stadium next week, Thanksgiving marks the end of their season, with one, final chance to finish with a "W" and grab bragging rights against their rival. For most of the seniors, it"s the last competitive football game they"ll ever play. We"ll be tracking all the games, with Globe reporters at a dozen games and updates rolling in from dozens more. Refresh this page | Thanksgiving games scoreboard | Historical rivalry records | Weather forecast By Ken Mahan,…...

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8+ hour, 32+ min ago (32+ words) WBZ-TV's Levan Reid looks at what goes into the special annual dinner for those in need. "A joy to be able to serve," Salvation Army offers Thanksgiving feast in Cambridge...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago (33+ words) The annual feast at New England's largest provider of homeless services has grown into a Thanksgiving tradition. WBZ-TV's Penny Kmitt reports. Pine Street Inn makes Thanksgiving a festive tradition in Boston...