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This Unassuming Massachusetts Restaurant Is Winning Fans With Its Remarkable Fried Chicken
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1765+ words) Fried chicken. Sounds simple, right? But what if simple is just a disguise? In Massachusetts, an unassuming spot is quietly rewriting the rules of comfort food. One golden, crackling bite at a time. Could something so familiar still surprise us?...
As Massachusetts ballot initiatives multiply, critics want to limit them
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1693+ words) A spool of stickers rests on a table at a polling station during Massachusetts state primary voting, Sept. 3, 2024, at the Newton Free Library, in Newton, Mass. Credit: AP/Steven Senne This year, eight initiative petitions are likely headed to voters…...
Worcester mail carrier reflects on a career of letters, with no bites
11+ hour, 18+ min ago (783+ words) WORCESTER " Longtime mail carrier Keith Amidon delivered his last letter Friday, June 26. He delivered his first 37 years ago. "I'm going to miss the people, the people that I work with and the people I deliver the mail to," Amidon, 63, said…...
Steves: Oxford vs. Cambridge " England's rival college towns
10+ hour, 35+ min ago (452+ words) Cambridge and Oxford have been in a centuries-long competition as England's top two universities " but I've always felt that seeing one is enough. The big question is: Which one? For years, I've had it lodged in my mind that Cambridge…...
The Column: Lowell ghosted by Frontrunner City partner?
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1397+ words) WITH ALL the development taking place in Lowell " Draper, Markley, Cabot, Cabot and Forbes " one would think that the Frontrunner City team would be announcing some kind of update on the memorandum of understanding the city signed with Solar International…...
'Best feeling in the world': Holden residents win 104th Worcester Country Club Invitational
20+ hour, 12+ min ago (566+ words) WORCESTER " As James Skagerlind stared down a 7-foot putt on the 18th green Saturday afternoon, the Holden resident had a chance to win the 104th Invitational at Worcester Country Club. The lefty golfer and 2008 Wachusett Regional grad then took the putter back,…...
Cambridge, Boston Expand HUD Lawsuit as Millions in Housing Funds Remain in Limbo | News | The Harvard Crimson
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (639+ words) Cambridge and Boston joined a coalition of cities and nonprofits Monday in asking a federal court to block a new round of Trump administration restrictions on federal housing funding, expanding their ongoing lawsuit over the Department of Housing and Urban…...
Hornell, Andover plan parades, events for USA 250 July 4th celebration
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (615+ words) Hornell area communities will celebrate America's Semiquincentennial on Saturday, July 4, 2026. In Hornell, the city's Fourth of July parade will be bigger and longer in honor of the nation's 250th birthday. Hornell VFW Post 2250 and Hornell Partners for Growth are teaming up…...
Quincy Jones Bel Air Estate Lists Again for Nearly $35 Million
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (330+ words) Quincy Jones" famed Bel Air estate is heading back on the market again " and the asking price just took another major cut. The sprawling property once owned by the late music icon has been re-listed for $34. 85 million, down from the…...
Mattapan Square Crime Scene Shuts Down Blue Hill Avenue
17+ hour, 13+ min ago (288+ words) An overnight crime scene investigation shut down a key stretch of Blue Hill Avenue at Mattapan Square early Saturday, snarling traffic through one of the neighborhood's busiest commercial hubs while Boston police combed for evidence. According to WCVB, Boston Emergency…...