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Cambridge brewery workers plan to unionize, file for election
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (253+ words) Workers at two Lamplighter Brewing Co. locations in Cambridge filed for a union election Wednesday, the union announced. The employees filed with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 (UFCW), which represents Massachusetts workers in industries including retail, grocery, and food…...
Massachusetts keeps losing residents to other states, Census finds
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (479+ words) New Census Bureau data shows Massachusetts lost more people to other states than it gained last year, resulting in a net outflow of more than 30,000 residents " a shift that has left immigration as the state's only source of population growth....
Cambridge becomes first Mass. city to endorse Plant Based Treaty — but what does that mean?
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (823+ words) Cambridge City Council unanimously passed a policy order endorsing the Plant Based Treaty at Monday's meeting, making Cambridge the first city in Massachusetts to formally call for the global initiative." The vote makes Cambridge the 66th city worldwide and the sixth…...
Photos & videos: Scenes from the biggest snowstorm to hit Massachusetts in years
1+ week, 4+ day ago (113+ words) Boston.com is the region's leading digital destination for information on all things Boston. Millions of visitors turn to our site for the best coverage of breaking news, things to do, sports, and entertainment in Greater Boston and beyond. The…...
Over 160 workers laid off at Springfield rail plant after MBTA car parts get stuck in customs
2+ week, 2+ day ago (590+ words) Facing months of customs delays on critical car shells and parts, the Chinese-owned railcar maker China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation announced Thursday that it will furlough 161 Springfield workers. In the subsidiary CRRC MA's state filing, the company said the ongoing…...
Take a break from scrolling at New Bedford’s 25-hour ‘Moby Dick’ marathon
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1326+ words) We live in an age of endless quick-scrolling, screens and flitting through bits and blurbs on social media without pause, a world where robots write essays. If you need some reassurance that books still matter in 2026, that literacy is alive,…...
The Great Thaw: Why 2026 is the year Massachusetts real estate finally accepts the new normal
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1324+ words) For years, the Greater Boston real estate market has been defined by a stubborn stalemate that goes beyond the usual supply-demand imbalance of housing inventory. Buyers waited for pandemic-era low interest rates to return, while sellers clung to their golden…...
Custom label manufacturer to close Massachusetts plant, lay off nearly 70 workers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (408+ words) A custom label printer in Wilmington is permanently closing, adding to a growing list of Massachusetts manufacturers that have shut down or moved operations elsewhere as the state's manufacturing footprint continues to shrink. In a WARN notice on Friday, Smyth…...
After nearly 20 years, Somerville’s abandoned Star Market finally comes down
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (365+ words) Cheers broke out along Broadway on Saturday as a forklift slowly dug into the long-abandoned Star Market, marking the end of an eyesore that had loomed over Somerville's Winter Hill neighborhood for nearly two decades." Social media posts show residents…...
After a U.S. tour and opening for Noah Kahan, Cambridge's Lily Fitts is in search of truth
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (702+ words) Lily Fitts, a 24-year-old Americana singer and songwriter from Topsfield, Massachusetts, is about as New England as you can get. Fitts was born in Topsfield, raised in Cambridge, and spent her summers on the North Shore. She also recently concluded…...