13+ hour, 23+ min ago   (310+ words) Black Cloud Brewing Co. is operating at 100 Main Street in downtown Keene, the former home of Modestman Brewing's Keene taproom. Modestman closed that taproom in August 2025 and moved its brewing and taproom operations to South Portland, Maine, after six years…...

15+ hour, 19+ min ago   (203+ words) Carrow Road Trust of Peabody claimed the $25 million top prize in Massachusetts’ $25,000,000 Mega Money scratch-ticket game, with Donald MacDonald representing the trust. The trust selected a one-time cash payment of $16.25 million before taxes, according to MassLive’s report citing Massachusetts Lottery…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (311+ words) El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico will headline a free block party Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Summer Street Plaza in Downtown Crossing. The program will also feature DJ ArmandoTheTruth and Johnny Giraldo of Salsa y Control, according to Embrace Boston....

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (276+ words) Hannah Selinger, a Massachusetts-based instant USA Today bestselling author, wrote Valley of the Moms, a domestic thriller published through Little, Brown and Company in June 2026 that drew narrative inspiration from Parent Teacher Organization disputes in suburban Hamilton, Massachusetts, according to…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (161+ words) Nash began his recording career with the Hollies, the British group he formed with Allan Clarke in 1962. Named for Buddy Holly, the band recorded “Bus Stop,” “Stop Stop Stop” and “On a Carousel.” The Hollies were inducted into the Rock…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (307+ words) Davis Square is about to turn into an open-air dance floor again. Somerville's HONK! Festival returns October 9-11, bringing more than 30 mobile brass and percussion bands from across the country for a free, three-day celebration of music, community and activism that…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (209+ words) Shoshana Bean is trading the cavernous Palace Theatre for a 330-seat room on the Massachusetts coast. The Tony-winning Broadway star will perform in Rockport on Friday, September 19, 2026, at the Shalin Liu Performance Center, a stop built entirely around her own…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (565+ words) Westborough Police Officer Ashlyn Mercier, the first law enforcement officer crowned Miss Massachusetts, competes at Miss America Sunday in Florida....

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (486+ words) Club Passim closed out the summer the way it has for nearly three decades: packing its tiny Harvard Square basement with more than 100 folk and singer-songwriter acts for the bi-annual Campfire Festival, a four-day run that doubles as an informal…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (160+ words) The expansion arrives against the backdrop of a reshaped Greater Boston comedy scene. ImprovBoston, a 40-year institution, permanently closed in December 2023, displacing scores of local performers and improv groups, according to background compiled from Wikipedia. That closure left a gap…...