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Browse gifts made by local makers at Christmas shopping fair
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (244+ words) Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum hosts Christmas Makers' Fair on December 56. Enjoy free entry, unique gifts, local art, and the Balcony" Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum to hold festive event Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum is getting into the Christmas spirit. The Makers' Christmas Fair will be open on Friday, December 5, and Saturday, December 6, from 10am to 6pm offering visitors a great opportunity to browse a range of hand-picked gifts made by local designer-makers and craftspeople. Entry is free with a range of stalls dotted around museum, a beautiful Victorian building. Gallery visitors will also be able to check out the cards and gifts on sale in the Museum Shop and enjoy a coffee or lunch in Little Al's Kitchen at the Balcony Caf. Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum to hold festive event Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum is…...
New truck improves department's ability to fight brush fires
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (148+ words) North Andover Acting Deputy fire Chief Jeff Crosby stands next to the department's new off-road brush firefighting truck. North Andover firefighters battle a brush fire at Sharpners Pond Road last year. NORTH ANDOVER " In a perfect world, the North Andover Fire Department's new brush firefighting truck will never leave the station. But the massive new Ford F-550 made its debut in the Santa Parade riding down Main Street Saturday, offering a glimpse to residents who lined the street the upgrades which the department has made to fight brush fires to better serve the community and help neighboring towns in the process. "It will be a good asset not only for us, but for all the neighboring towns, those same towns that helped us out last year. Now we have an asset that can help them as well." Lt. Neil Patnaude, North…...
Crews put out fire at Springfield car dealership
8+ hour, 36+ min ago (49+ words) The Springfield Arson and Bomb Squad is investigating a fire at a commercial building on Spring Street. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said President Donald Trump was "furious" with her over her advocacy ... The Springfield Arson and Bomb Squad is investigating a fire at a commercial building on Spring Street....
First Japanese BBQ Restaurant opens in western Massachusetts
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (38+ words) A new culinary experience is coming to western Massachusetts. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, already have a place and a date for their wedding. Ahead, learn all the details. A new culinary experience is coming to western Massachusetts....
Police Blotter: Quincy man gambled 25 years in prison for minor bank robbery
11+ hour, 4+ min ago (646+ words) A Quincy man may spend 25 years of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to robbing a bank last year " a crime that netted him less than $1,000. Glenn Legere, 46, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Boston to armed bank robbery for a Dec. 17, 2024 hold-up at a Santander Bank branch in Weymouth. "I want the money," Legere allegedly told the only bank teller stationed to help the public before the bank closed at 5 p.m., which was minutes away. "I don't play." Prosecutors said Legere, who has a history of robbing banks along the South Shore, wasn't satisfied with the $947 in cash from the teller's drawer and pointed out other cash drawers but the teller showed him they were empty. Legere has previous convictions for bank robberies in Braintree, Hanover, Duxbury and Plymouth dating back to 2010, according to court records. Armed bank…...
King Philip, Shawsheen Tech win football state championships at Gillette Stadium
11+ hour, 26+ min ago (32+ words) King Philip beat North Attleboro in the Division 3 state championship and Shawsheen Tech defeated Foxboro for the Division 5 title. King Philip, Shawsheen Tech win football state championships at Gillette Stadium...
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Boston's biggest Christmas tree lit up in the Seaport
11+ hour, 39+ min ago (30+ words) Hundreds packed the Snowport Holiday Market to kick off the holiday season. Boston's biggest Christmas tree lit up in the Seaport Boston's biggest Christmas tree lit up in the Seaport...
Boston Archdiocese clashes with Dedham church over “ICE was here” sign
11+ hour, 52+ min ago (37+ words) The Archdiocese of Boston says an anti-ICE message should be removed from a nativity scene at a Dedham church. WBZ-TV's Brandon Truitt reports. Boston Archdiocese clashes with Dedham church over "ICE was here" sign...
Brown scores 30 points, Celtics cruise to 126-105 win over Lakers team missing James, Doncic
13+ hour, 10+ min ago (255+ words) December 5, 2025 / 9:47 PM EST / AP Jaylen Brown had 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and the Boston Celtics cruised past Los Angeles 126-105 on Friday night, with the Lakers playing without LeBron James and Luka Doncic." Derrick White had five 3-pointers and added 19 points, and Jordan Walsh finished with 17 points for the Celtics, who have four straight and six out of seven. Boston hit a season-high 24 3-pointers and had 31 assists." The Lakers lost for just the second time in 10 games. James sat with sciatica, which kept him sidelined for the first 14 games this season, and left foot joint arthritis. Doncic was out for the second straight game for personal reasons." Austin Reaves led Los Angeles with 36 points and eight assists. Gabe Vincent added 18 points." With the game out of hand in the fourth quarter and his father looking on from the bench…...