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'Top Chef' finalist and Quincy chef cooks up ways to keep his roots and community close
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (758+ words) Chef Laurence Louie held a flattened piece of dough in his palm, scooped a pile of roasted pork on top and pinched the sides of the dough to seal it into a ball. Pinch, pleat. Pinch, pleat. The making of…...
Massachusetts passes law to allow later last calls and public drinking zones this summer
2+ week, 6+ day ago (665+ words) A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you. There's a famous Ernest Hemingway quote about change happening "gradually, and then suddenly." We could say…...
Quincy mayor's campaign pays $55 K to resolve campaign finance violations
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (586+ words) Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch's campaign has paid a $55, 000 penalty to resolve allegations that in 2022 and 2023, it received thousands of dollars in illegal corporate contributions, anonymous donations, prohibited checks and donations where the true source of the money was not clear....
Massachusetts politicians mourn late congressman Barney Frank
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (386+ words) Politicians are remembering Barney Frank, the longtime Massachusetts congressman who died Tuesday at 86. Frank served in Congress for more than three decades before leaving office in 2013. In a post on social media, Gov. Maura Healey called Frank "a giant in…...
Quincy voters may get to roll back their mayor's 79% salary bump
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (939+ words) Quincy voters will likely get the chance to weigh in this fall on a massive pay raise planned for the mayor. The City Council last year approved a salary hike that would pay Mayor Thomas Koch $285, 000 per year, more than…...
Massachusetts PFAS and Your Health Study: Protecting residents through science and community engagement | PAID POST
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (492+ words) Dr. Laurel Schaider didn't set out to study PFAS. A senior scientist at Silent Spring Institute, Schaider had been investigating contaminants in groundwater and drinking water. At the time, PFAS " a large class of synthetic chemicals used in consumer products…...
Cambridge and state police respond to reports of gunfire near River Street Bridge
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (201+ words) Officers shut down Memorial Drive in Cambridge Monday afternoon, as city and state police responded to reports of gunfire near the River Street Bridge. Cambridge police said its officers first were alerted to an incident at about 1: 30 p. m. Less than an…...
Mass. gets mixed grades on air pollution in annual report
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (568+ words) Three Massachusetts counties have some of the cleanest air in the country, according to the American Lung Association. The group's annual "state of the air" report gives Middlesex, Suffolk and Norfolk counties A grades for daily spikes in fine particle…...
IFFBoston's annual spring extravaganza serves 'buffet of films"
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1762+ words) Filmed everywhere from Hollywood to Hingham, the 2026 festival lineup includes 40 features and 11 short film programs, as well as the ninth annual Student Short Showcase, which offers a chance to see the best and brightest offerings from area colleges. "We're putting…...
What's open and closed on Patriots' Day in Massachusetts 2026
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (170+ words) Patriots' Day is about as Massachusetts as it gets. The April holiday is'only celebrated by Massachusetts and Maine.'It marks the first battle of the American Revolution, and has also become synonymous with the running of the Boston Marathon. The…...