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10 most expensive homes sold in Norfolk County, Jan. 7-13
A house in Cohasset that sold for $2.9 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Norfolk County in the past week. In total, 96 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $720,956. The average price per square foot was $440...
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10 most expensive homes sold in Middlesex County, Nov. 19 - Dec. 2
A house in Chestnut Hill that sold for $4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Middlesex County between Nov. 19 and Dec. 2. In total, 182 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past two weeks, with an average price of $840,382. The average price per s...
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See all homes sold in Suffolk County, Jan. 7 to Jan. 13
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Suffolk County reported from Jan. 7 to Jan. 13. There were 81 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,708-square-foot home on Saratoga Street in East Boston that sold for $704,000. Boston 59 W. Cedar Street, Bos...
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See all homes sold in Suffolk County, Dec. 10 to Dec. 16
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Suffolk County reported from Dec. 10 to Dec. 16. There were 179 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,506-square-foot home on Perkins Street in Jamaica Plain that sold for $725,000. Allston 54 Brainerd Road, A...
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Single family residence in Belmont sells for $6.8 million
A 5,660-square-foot house built in 2005 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 275 Somerset Street in Belmont was sold on Dec. 20, 2023, for $6,750,000, or $1,193 per square foot. This two-story house provides a generous living space with its six bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The home’s outer structure has...
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November Inflation Report Inflation Holds Steady Ahead of Fed Meeting
Pinned Inflation data released on Tuesday showed that price increases remained moderate in November, the latest sign that inflation has cooled substantially from its peak. That’s likely to keep the Federal Reserve on track to leave interest rates unchanged at its final meeting of the year, which takes place this week....
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Single-family residence in Mashpee sells for $1.8 million
A spacious house located at 18 Starboard Lane in Mashpee has a new owner. The 2,002-square-foot property, built in 1983, was sold on Oct. 30, 2023. The $1,800,000 purchase price works out to $899 per square foot. This two-story house has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The home's outer structure has a gable roof fram...
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See all homes sold in Hampden County, Dec. 10 to Dec. 16
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Hampden County reported from Dec. 10 to Dec. 16. There were 160 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,140-square-foot home on Talbot Road in Springfield that sold for $290,000. Agawam 142 Corey Colonial, Agawa...
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10 most expensive homes sold in Cape Cod, Dec. 31 - Jan. 6
A house in Chatham that sold for $9 million tops the list of the most expensive real estate sales in Cape Cod between Dec. 31 and Jan. 6. In total, 224 real estate sales were recorded in the area during the last two weeks, with an average price of $820,924. The average price per square foot ended up at $528. The pric...
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The latest Boston affordable housing idea: Apartments above the public library
The redevelopment of one branch of the Boston Public Library will include a unique component: 119 income-restricted apartments above the library. The new West End branch of the BPL will include a two-floor library space, about 70% larger than the current library branch, 40 apartments for residents earning up to 30% of...
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Sale closed in Needham: $2.9 million for a four-bedroom home
The spacious property located at 84 Wildwood Drive in Needham was sold on Dec. 29, 2023. The $2,925,000 purchase price works out to $832 per square foot. The house, built in 1965, has an interior space of 3,517 square feet. This single-story house boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and five baths. The ho...
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Senior housing to be built at site of former Foxborough State Hospital
A 16-acre property once home to the long-shuttered Foxborough State Hospital will soon provide housing for 141 low-income senior households. Walnut Street, an affordable housing project being developed by the Affordable Housing Services Collaborative and Onyx, will turn land that has been vacant for decades into much-...
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Five-bedroom home sells for $2.8 million in Wellesley Hills
A 3,809-square-foot house built in 1950 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 106 Bristol Road in Wellesley Hills was sold on Nov. 27, 2023. The $2,800,000 purchase price works out to $735 per square foot. This two-story house boasts a generous living space with five bedrooms and four baths. Inside, a fir...
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Single family residence sells in Westfield for $1 million
The spacious property located at 175 North Road in Westfield was sold on Nov. 13, 2023 for $1,025,000, or $292 per square foot. The house, built in 2003, has an interior space of 3,512 square feet. This single-story house provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and five baths. On the exterior, the house...
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Detached house sells for $915,000 in Harvard
A 4,088-square-foot house built in 1973 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 10 Ann Lee Road in Harvard was sold on Dec. 21, 2023, for $915,000, or $224 per square foot. This two-story house boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and four baths. The home's outer structure has a gambrel roof fr...
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What 400 years of Boston transit history tells us about the MBTA's future
How hard is getting around town in Boston? These days, it can be a journey. Heavy car traffic and a transit system beset by decades of neglect mean getting from one place to another is harder and more time-consuming than it could be. For answers about the future of Boston's transit system, we can look to its past, sa...
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WG&E predicts rates will eventually increase as state phases out natural gas
WESTFIELD — Massachusetts is transitioning too quickly to an electric-powered future, which will cause an increase in electric rates, according to Western Gas & Electric General Manager Tom Flaherty. “Coming from a company that supplies natural gas, it’s a little quick to get rid of a stable, cost-effective, cost-effi...
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Westfield Tech students nearing completion on home build at 64 Mill St.
WESTFIELD - It’s been a year since Westfield Technical Academy broke ground for a new home at 64 Mill St. to be built by students in construction tech, cabinetmaking, electrical wiring, and horticulture, and the house is nearing completion, according to lead construction instructor Matthew Gomes. The house is a projec...
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Inflation rises 0.1% in November, slightly more than expected
The Labor Department said Tuesday that the consumer price index, a broad measure of the price of everyday goods including gasoline, groceries and rent, rose 0.1% in November from the previous month, slightly more than expected. Prices climbed 3.1% from the same time last year, which is in line with estimates by Refini...
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See all homes sold in Hampshire County, Nov. 26 to Dec. 2
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Hampshire County reported from Nov. 26 to Dec. 2. There were 19 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 960-square-foot home on Ryan Road in Florence that sold for $340,000. Amherst 27 The Hollow, Amherst, $408,00...
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Single family residence sells in Cohasset for $1.6 million
A 4,804-square-foot house built in 1998 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 20 Sanctuary Pond Road in Cohasset was sold on Nov. 14, 2023, for $1,625,000, or $338 per square foot. This is a two-story house. The home's external structure has a gable roof design, covered with asphalt roofing. Inside, a fir...
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Recent homes sales in Greater Boston (Nov. 22)
Real Estate News Recent homes sales in Greater Boston (Nov. 22) . Adobe Stock ABINGTON 73 Thicket St. One-family ranch, built in 1950, 534 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 7,752-square-foot lot. $321,000 ACTON 18 Washington Drive. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1980, 2,647 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedroom...
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Floating East River Pool May Open to Public Next Year Under Hochul Plan
As summers get hotter and people turn to pools and waterways for escape, drownings in New York have reached record highs, Ms. Hochul said. In 2021, the last year for which data was available, 230 people drowned in the state. All of the deaths were preventable, the governor said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prev...
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See all homes sold in Cape Cod, Dec. 17 to Dec. 23
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Cape Cod reported from Dec. 17 to Dec. 23. There were 1 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,157-square-foot home on Stratford Ridge in Mashpee that sold for $325,000. Mashpee 50 Stratford Ridge, Mashpee, $32...
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Crypto Funds Have Arrived. But Who Needs Them?
Exchange-traded funds come in many shapes and sizes. Some are plain vanilla, diversified index funds that let you invest in the entire stock and bond markets, and are excellent core holdings for the great majority of people. Then there are the quirky, narrowly focused E.T.F.s like the Inverse Cramer Tracker, which ena...
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American Companys Moon Lander Disintegrates in Earths Atmosphere
A spacecraft that was headed to the surface of the moon has ended up back at Earth instead, burning up in the planet’s atmosphere on Thursday afternoon. Astrobotic Technology of Pittsburgh announced in a post on the social network X that it lost communication with its Peregrine moon lander at 3:50 p.m. Eastern time, w...
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See all homes sold in Worcester County, Jan. 7 to Jan. 13
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Worcester County reported from Jan. 7 to Jan. 13. There were 154 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 3,520-square-foot home on Westminster Street in Fitchburg that sold for $400,000. Ashburnham 13 Page Ave., A...
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Four-bedroom home sells for $3 million in Concord
The spacious property located at 17 Musterfield Road in Concord was sold on Oct. 31, 2023 for $3,000,000, or $960 per square foot. The house, built in 1982, has an interior space of 3,125 square feet. This single-story home presents a roomy floor plan, featuring four bedrooms and five bathrooms. The home's outer design...
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Salad chain honeygrow offering Chicken Parmesan stir-fry for a limited time
Fancy a plate of stir-fry that features the flavors of Italy? Well, here’s your chance to crush that craving. The restaurant chain honeygrow has specialized in stir-fry, salads and honeybars since 2012, and now the Philadelphia-based company is offering its “Chicken Parm Stir-Fry” for a limited time this winter. The ...
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See all homes sold in Cape Cod, Nov. 26 to Dec. 2
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Cape Cod reported from Nov. 26 to Dec. 2. There were 63 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,350-square-foot home on Cynthia Lane in Dennis Port that sold for $600,000. Barnstable 109 Palomino Drive, Barnstab...
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RMV reports big increase in licensed drivers in first 6 months of new law - Boston News, Weather, Sports
BOSTON (WHDH) - Since a new immigrant license law went into effect six months ago, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles has seen a large increase in new drivers obtaining driver’s licenses and learner’s permits. The Work and Family Mobility Act allowed residents to obtain a driver’s license regardless of immig...
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Lab partners: Dog visits make tough days better for Westfield middle schoolers
WESTFIELD — Once a month, a group of dog owners bring their pets to Westfield Middle School. They’re not ordinary dogs, but specially trained therapy dogs. These exceptional four-legged visitors spend about two hours every third Friday with seventh and eighth graders. They’ve been trained to work as therapy dogs by vo...
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Six-bedroom home sells for $3.2 million in Westwood
A spacious house built in 2002 located at 142 Gay Street in Westwood has new owners. The 6,136-square-foot property was sold on Dec. 8, 2023 for $3,150,000, or $513 per square foot. The property features six bedrooms, six baths, an underground garage, and three parking spaces. It sits on a 2.0-acre lot. These nearby h...
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Westmass to manage nonprofit that fixes blighted properties in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD – Westmass Area Development Corp. will take over work of a small nonprofit under a partnership designed to boost economic growth in the city. The two organizations joined with Springfield officials Wednesday to announce that the struggling DevelopSpringfield organization will become a subsidiary of Westmas...
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WG&E predicts rates will eventually increase as state phases out natural gas
WESTFIELD — Massachusetts is transitioning too quickly to an electric-powered future, which will cause an increase in electric rates, according to Western Gas & Electric General Manager Tom Flaherty. “Coming from a company that supplies natural gas, it’s a little quick to get rid of a stable, cost-effective, cost-effi...
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India Is Chasing Chinas Economy. But Something Is Holding It Back.
India’s economy is booming. Stock prices are through the roof, among the best performing in the world. The government’s investment in airports, bridges and roads, and clean-energy infrastructure is visible almost everywhere. India’s total output, or gross domestic product, is expected to increase 6 percent this year — ...
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Do you have to report payments through Zelle, PayPal, Venmo to the IRS in 2024?
People receiving payments for goods and services through third-party services, like Venmo, Zelle and PayPal, will have at least two years before they need to abide by a new onerous threshold. Under the American Rescue Plan of 2021, taxpayers would need to report payments for goods and services over $600 received throu...
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Single-family home sells in Chatham for $2 million
The spacious property located at 276 Stage Harbor Road in Chatham was sold on Dec. 29, 2023. The $2,000,000 purchase price works out to $732 per square foot. The house, built in 1988, has an interior space of 2,732 square feet. This two-story house offers a spacious layout with four bedrooms and four baths. The home’s ...
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Four-bedroom home sells for $3 million in North Chatham
A 3,683-square-foot house built in 1973 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 13 Captain Cove Lane in North Chatham was sold on Nov. 27, 2023. The $3,000,000 purchase price works out to $815 per square foot. This two-story house offers a capacious living environment with its four bedrooms and five baths. ...
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Single-family house sells in Northborough for $1.2 million
The spacious property located at 17 Thayer Street in Northborough was sold on Oct. 31, 2023 for $1,234,000, or $303 per square foot. The house, built in 2002, has an interior space of 4,074 square feet. This two-story home offers a spacious layout with four bedrooms and four bathrooms. On the exterior, the house is cha...
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Israels Economy Expected to Shrink 2% as War Sidelines Workers
Projections for growth next year are lower than previously estimated but the ranges vary, with some analysts saying that the economy could grow by only .5 percent. The Bank of Israel has given probably the most optimistic projection of 2 percent, citing Israel’s quicker-than-expected recovery from previous wars and fro...
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TGI Fridays chicken bites recalled, possibly contained hard plastic, USDA says
Almost 27,000 pounds of TGI Fridays boneless chicken bites products are being recalled after they may have been contaminated with clear, hard plastic, according to The U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Consumer complaints reported hard plastic under the breading of the chicken bites. Read more: Stranger leaves weddi...
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That QR Code Youre About to Scan Could Be Risky, F.T.C. Warns
QR codes, the square bar codes that can be scanned and read by smartphones, are seemingly used everywhere: to board flights, enter concerts and look at restaurant menus. But scammers trying to steal personal information have also been using QR codes to direct people to harmful websites that can harvest their data, wro...
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Chaos, Injustice and Joy: This Years College Essays About Money
Some of the most basic questions about money are also central to figuring out what and who you want to be: What do I have, what do I want, how does that compare to others around me and how should I feel about it? In The New York Times’s 10th year of publishing teenagers’ college application essays about money, work, s...
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Single-family house sells for $2.6 million in Chestnut Hill
A spacious house located at 132 Arlington Road in Chestnut Hill has new owners. The 2,752-square-foot property, built in 1939, was sold on Nov. 21, 2023. The $2,600,000 purchase price works out to $945 per square foot. This two-story house presents a roomy floor plan, featuring four bedrooms and four baths. The home's ...
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At Art Fraud Trial, Sothebys Is Pressed on Role in Sales to Russian Oligarch
The painting Sotheby’s was trying to sell was a newly discovered work by one of the world’s greatest artists, Leonardo da Vinci. It was known as the “Salvator Mundi” and was a depiction of Christ. But it had a code name: Jack. Samuel Valette, a Sotheby’s specialist, testified in a Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday abo...
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Giving Machines make their way to CambridgeSide mall
That is the premise behind the Giving Machines, an installation making its New England debut this holiday season on level one of the shopping center, near the food court. Rather, the items are dispensed elsewhere — in the form of diapers handed out to families at Boston-area homeless shelters, a digital literacy class...
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The Times Sues OpenAI, a Debate Over iMessage and Our New Years Tech Resolutions
This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email transcripts@nytimes.com with any questions. kevin roose This podcast is supported by Givewell. With over...
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Here is message Barbara Corcoran of Shark Tank will bring to womens leadership conference
LONGMEADOW — “Shark Tank” panelist Barbara Corcoran is bringing her personal brand, wisdom and advice to more than 1,600 people expected to attend Bay Path University’s 27th Women’s Leadership Conference. The school’s president says the topic will be going over hurdles. “Our conference theme this year is “Break Throu...
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Macys Plans to Cut 2,350 Jobs and Close 5 Stores
Macy’s, the country’s largest department store operator, told employees Thursday that it was laying off 13 percent of its corporate work force. The move comes as the company prepares to unveil a new strategy that its incoming chief executive will oversee. The cuts amount to roughly 2,350 jobs, or about 3.5 percent of ...
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U.S. Regulators Propose New Online Privacy Safeguards for Children
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday proposed sweeping changes to bolster the key federal rule that has protected children’s privacy online, in one of the most significant attempts by the U.S. government to strengthen consumer privacy in more than a decade. The changes are intended to fortify the rules underlying...
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Five-bedroom home sells for $2.8 million in Wellesley Hills
A 3,809-square-foot house built in 1950 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 106 Bristol Road in Wellesley Hills was sold on Nov. 27, 2023. The $2,800,000 purchase price works out to $735 per square foot. This two-story house boasts a generous living space with five bedrooms and four baths. Inside, a fir...
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Southwick Conservation Commission approves outlay to acquire Middle Pond parcel
SOUTHWICK — The Conservation Commission approved covering the cost of acquiring a parcel of property its owner wants to donate to the town on the Middle Pond of Congamond Lake at its meeting Monday night. “Here’s my favorite one,” said Commission Vice Chair Dennis Clark about the commission’s agenda item to appropriat...
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Reports: Bradley Rein, driver in Hingham Apple Store crash, in custody for GPS issue
The Hingham man accused of crashing a car through an Apple Store last November and killing a person in the crowd he ran over is being held pending a mental health evaluation after officials said he again did not charge his court-ordered GPS monitor, according to reports from multiple outlets. Bradley Rein, 53, was cal...
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Mortgage rates drop under 7% for the first time since August
Washington, DC CNN — Mortgage rates fell under 7% for the first time since mid-August this week. It is the seventh straight week that rates have dropped, as inflation improves and the Federal Reserve paused its rate increases. With the Fed signaling in its most recent meeting that rate cuts may be coming in 2024, mor...
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The Edaville road to a magical Christmas landscape
Friday nights are one of the busiest at the park, and the first train was leaving at 3:30 p.m. being pulled by the Edaville No. 3 engine. Workers wore soot-covered overalls and donned rawhide gloves to prepare two steam engines for the journeys ahead that Friday night. CARVER — Swirling plumes of white hot steam shot...
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Inflation Holds Roughly Steady Ahead of Fed Meeting
Inflation data released on Tuesday showed that price increases remained moderate in November, the latest sign that inflation has cooled substantially from its June 2022 peak. That’s likely to keep the Federal Reserve on track to leave interest rates unchanged at its final meeting of the year, which takes place this wee...
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Single-family house sells in Bolton for $1.2 million
A 3,743-square-foot house built in 2005 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 40 Corn Road in Bolton was sold on Dec. 14, 2023. The $1,200,000 purchase price works out to $321 per square foot. The property features five bedrooms, five baths, an attached garage, and three parking spaces. It sits on a 4.8-a...
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Whats Next for Interest Rates? An Era of Peak Uncertainty.
Mr. Powell is likely to strike a noncommittal tone this week given all the uncertainty, economists said. After their decision on Wednesday, Fed officials will release a fresh quarterly Summary of Economic Projections showing where they think rates will be at the end of 2024, which will indicate how many rate cuts they ...
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What to Know About Congestion Pricing
What will tolls cost? Cars entering the tolling zone, known as the Central Business District, will be charged $15, but will have to pay only once a day, the Traffic Mobility Review Board, which advises the M.T.A. on congestion pricing, is set to recommend in a report. Depending on their size, commercial trucks will be...
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F.A.A. to Increase Oversight of Boeing and Audit 737 Max 9 Production
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that it was expanding its scrutiny of Boeing, increasing oversight of the company with an audit of production of the 737 Max 9, a week after a panel in the body of one of those planes was blown out during flight. Later Friday night, the F.A.A. said it was mandating an...
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Mass. State Lottery winner: $100,000 prize sold on Cape Cod
Two $100,000 winning lottery tickets were claimed in Massachusetts on Wednesday and one of those prizes was sold at a shop on Cape Cod. The $100,000 prize sold on the Cape was from the lottery’s scratch ticket game called “300X,” which costs $30 per ticket to play. That winning ticket was sold in Harwich Port from a s...
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How Metas New Face Camera Heralds a New Age of Surveillance
For the past seven years, headsets have remained unpopular, largely because they are bulky and aesthetically off-putting. The minimalist design of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses represent how smart glasses might look one day if they succeed (though past lightweight wearables, such as the Google Glass from a decade ago and th...
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Trustees Of Reservations Want You To Ditch Black Friday For "Green Friday"
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Black Friday is traditionally a time for consumerism — a shop 'til you drop extravaganza to save on presents and other deals ahead of the winter holidays. The Trustees of Reservations are floating a different way to spend the day after Thanksgiving: "Green Friday." They're offering guided hike...
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Help! Its Almost 2024 and Travelers Keep Making the Same Mistakes.
Jennifer of Irvine, Calif., wrote in when her American Airlines-operated, British Airways-issued flight between Boston and New York was canceled, forcing her to take a $219 train to catch her connecting flight to Paris. At one point, American told her to go to British Airways; at another exchange, British Airways said ...
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At Meta, Millions of Underage Users Were an Open Secret, States Say
But much of the evidence cited by the states was blacked out by redactions in the initial filing. Now the unsealed complaint, filed on Wednesday evening, provides new details from the states’ lawsuit. Using snippets from internal emails, employee chats and company presentations, the complaint contends that Instagram f...
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Workers on a Philippines Coconut Farm: Born Poor, Staying Poor
At 64, Mr. Limbaro’s life is dominated by two pursuits — playing basketball on the concrete courts that form the center of every village, and running a copra cooperative that provides local farmers a way to pool their efforts. Farmers typically harvest coconuts from their own small holdings, removing the husks and sel...
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Explaining OpenAIs Board Shake-Up
For much of the past year, OpenAI’s board of directors has been criticized as too small and too divided to effectively govern one of the fastest-growing start-ups in Silicon Valley history. On Friday, the board’s dysfunction spilled into public view when four of its members fired Sam Altman, OpenAI’s popular and power...
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Sale closed in Brookline: $5.3 million for a four-bedroom home
A spacious house built in 1947 located at 111 Jordan Road in Brookline has a new owner. The 3,182-square-foot property was sold on Dec. 15, 2023 for $5,300,000, or $1,666 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, four bathrooms, an attached garage, and one parking space. The unit sits on a 0.4-acre lot. Ad...
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The Snickers Bar Is the Economic Indicator We Need - The New York Times
The United States has just experienced one of the biggest collapses in consumer inflation in modern history. In June 2022 consumer prices had risen 9.1 percent over the previous year. By December 2023 the rate of increase had slowed to 3.4 percent. And yet, in survey after survey, voters still declare inflation to be a...
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Lake Williams floating boardwalk unveiled in Marlborough
If you’ve ever wanted to walk on water like a certain someone many of us are celebrating this time of year, the City of Marlborough has answered your prayers. On Tuesday, Mayor Arthur Vigeant unveiled the completed Lake Williams floating boardwalk — a 3,000-foot recreation trail on the water that connects to an existi...
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Can Mike Tyson Become a Heavyweight in the New York Marijuana Industry?
On a recent weekend, fans of Mike Tyson, one of the greatest boxers ever, lined up by the hundreds at dispensaries in New York for a chance to meet him and to support his latest business move: selling weed in his home state. With the recent release of his Tyson 2.0 line, Mr. Tyson, 57, has become the most visible newc...
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Firefighting exposes crews to cancer-causing substances; Mercy Medical in Springfield now offers free screenings
SPRINGFIELD — Chicopee Fire Chief Dan Stamborski had the pleasure of working alongside his father when they were both on the force. He then endured the heartache of watching his dad die because of his time on the force. Robert Stamborski served as an EMT and firefighter for 28 years. Eight years after he retired, he d...
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Amid staff shortages and capacity issues at hospitals, state paves way for quick discharges
Health Amid staff shortages and capacity issues at hospitals, state paves way for quick discharges Health insurers agreed to waive some "prior authorizations" that delay the discharge of patients who are ready to leave their hospital beds. Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe As state o...
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Sam Altman returns to OpenAI in a bizarre reversal of fortunes
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Bluebikes: 750 e-bikes coming to bikeshare system
According to the announcement, an additional 700 e-bikes will join the fleet in subsequent months. The rollout of the new e-bikes is part of a new seven-year agreement between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the title sponsor of the bikeshare program; Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Everett, and Brookline; and...
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Westfield Tech students nearing completion on home build at 64 Mill St.
WESTFIELD - It’s been a year since Westfield Technical Academy broke ground for a new home at 64 Mill St. to be built by students in construction tech, cabinetmaking, electrical wiring, and horticulture, and the house is nearing completion, according to lead construction instructor Matthew Gomes. The house is a projec...
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Boeing Cargo Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Miami After Engine Malfunction
A Boeing cargo plane headed for Puerto Rico was diverted back to Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff when an engine failed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The episode is another potential setback for Boeing, which has been thrust into the spotlight in recent weeks over quality control c...
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Andrew Bailey and Craig Breslow vowed a decade ago to one day work together
Andrew Bailey had plenty of choices when it came to finding a new job as a coach. The Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and Miami Marlins all reached out to talk to him about becoming their pitching coach. The New York Yankees interviewed him to become their next bench coach. But ultimately, Bailey decided to join...
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Downtown Boston Holiday Market
Get your holiday shopping done right in the heart of Downtown Crossing! We have curated a fantastic lineup of artisan vendors to offer their handcrafted products outside on Summer Street. You can expect a rotation of diverse vendors and a fantastic selection of gifts for friends, family, coworkers, and more! The marke...
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Five times Larry Summers has been in the midst of economic crisis
And on Tuesday, Summers was named to the board of OpenAI , the maker of ChatGPT, which Summers has said “could be the most important general purpose technology since the wheel or fire.” Global tumult during the Clinton years? Summers played crucial roles in the Treasury Department. Harvard’s effort to rethink itself f...
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With MBTA closures underway, commuters turn to walking, driving
Bree, in her 30s, moved in September to a Union Square apartment along the MBTA Green Line Extension, and was initially excited about living so close to the T. She took the Green Line to Park Street every day, switching trains to an outbound Red Line that would take her to work, near JFK in Dorchester. The trip lasts a...
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How late is Starbucks open on New Years Eve 2023?
Looking to end the year with a caffeinated bang? Well, good news for coffee lovers because you can head to your neighborhood Starbucks before the ball drops on New Year’s Eve 2023. Starbucks will be open on New Year’s Eve, but it’s unlikely stores will be up until the stroke of midnight. The company said Starbucks st...
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Boeing Max 9 Plane Had Been Barred From Long Flights Over Water
The Alaska Airlines plane that lost a piece of its fuselage in midair on Friday was not being used in long flights over water because a pressurization warning light had gone off during three recent flights, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday. Jennifer Homendy, the board’s chairwoman, said it was t...
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A Thriving Border Town Undercuts South Africas Anti-Immigrant Mood
By 7 a.m., lines of customers snake down the block outside stores on the main commercial strip in Musina, a bustling South African border town where thousands of people arrive daily from neighboring Zimbabwe to buy food, clothes and other necessities that are hard to get back home. A few miles away, at the border, pic...
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Feinsteins Name Could Soon Grace an Airport Terminal and a Navy Ship
Senator Dianne Feinstein’s final years were marred by her deteriorating health, the loss of her husband and a bitter family dispute over money. But since her death in September at age 90, her admirers have moved quickly to honor her accomplishments as the first woman to serve as mayor of San Francisco and the first wo...
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Sale closed in West Newton: $4.1 million for a five-bedroom home
The spacious property located at 140 Dartmouth Street in West Newton was sold on Dec. 29, 2023. The $4,050,000 purchase price works out to $842 per square foot. The house, built in 1940, has an interior space of 4,809 square feet. This two-story house presents a roomy floor plan, featuring five bedrooms and five baths....
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Whats open and closed on New Years Eve before 2024
New Year’s Eve is this weekend. What happens if you forget a bottle of bubbly or need last-minute party snacks Sunday? If you’re out celebrating in Massachusetts on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, you’re probably in luck and can stop at a store ... but it’s also a Sunday, when store hours are often limited. So, here’s a list...
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Shuttle buses in use as Mattapan trolley halted for second day
One day after a rescue mission for one disabled Mattapan trolley ended with two more trolleys out of service, shuttles buses remain in use Tuesday on the Red Line’s high speed service that runs through Dorchester, Milton, and Mattapan. According to MBTA spokeswoman Lisa Battiston, maintenance crews are working Tuesday...
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The legacy of Boston redevelopment director Stephen Coyle
Take out the “possibly” and the “almost” and that he was. He was also a tough negotiator. Back in 1985, I wrote a profile of Stephen F. Coyle that kicked off with the director of what was then called the Boston Redevelopment Authority walking out of his office while quoting William Butler Yeats: “Those that I fight I ...
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Why Boston wants to ban guinea pig sales in pet stores
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. We may not have as much snow as Mount Washington, but some parts of coastal Massachusetts are seeing their first flakes of the year this morning. While you put on those...
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Boston residents watching Squares + Streets housing plan closely
I have attended three presentations of Boston’s proposed Squares + Streets initiative where the objectives and structure of the plan to standardize the zoning process for neighborhood business districts have been clearly presented ( “Growth squared,” Business, Jan. 9). This plan will benefit not only the businesses in ...
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Big Y leadership passes to 3rd generation; Michael P. DAmour will be president, CEO
SPRINGFIELD – Big Y Foods is passing leadership of the grocery chain down to the third generation of the D’Amour family. Current CEO Charles L. D’Amour will become executive chairman of the board.
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Mykonos Greek Restaurant finds new home in Springfields TD Bank building
SPRINGFIELD — Call it a feta fete, proof that gyros — not unlike heroes — can make a comeback to save the day. Mykonos Greek Restaurant reopens in downtown Springfield’s TD Bank Center this week, nearly six months after the redevelopment of Eastfield Mall forced operators Christos and Kristin Hatzis to move.
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New Yorks Millionaire Class Is Growing. Other People Are Leaving.
Continuing to lose these residents, who form the backbone of many essential services and white-collar industries, could jeopardize the city’s uneven recovery, said Andrew Beveridge, the president of Social Explorer, a demographic firm that reviewed the new data. “If you want a subway system, an office sector, a restau...
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Tell us: Whats your favorite bagel place in the Boston area?
It used to be hard to find a good bagel in the Boston area, but bagel lovers have many more options these days with a slew of artisanal bagel shops opening in recent years. Popular bagel shops include Katz’s Bagel Bakery in Chelsea, Kupel’s Bakery in Brookline, Rosenfeld’s Bagels in Newton. But we want to know, what ...
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Mass. State Lottery winner: 2 $100,000 tickets sold for Mass Cash drawing
There were two winning $100,000 tickets sold in Sunday night’s “Mass Cash” drawing, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. One winning ticket was sold at Jenny’s Market, located at 992 Middle St. in Weymouth, while the other ticket was sold at Tewksbury Market, located at 160 Shawsheen St. in Tewksbury, accordi...
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Alaska Airlines cancels all flights on Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft through Jan. 13 after mid-air door blowout
Alaska Airlines has canceled all flights on Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft through January 13 after a mid-air blowout forced an emergency landing in Portland as startled passengers clutched oxygen masks with a gaping hole in the plane. In an online update Wednesday, Alaska Airlines said it continues to wait for documentati...
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Select Board yet to decide on using outside consultant in police chief search
SOUTHWICK – When Select Board member Jason Perron proposed using an “oral board” to help the board choose a candidate to replace retiring Police Chief Robert Landis during the board’s last meeting, his fellow board members wanted think about it before deciding. And while that didn’t change when the board broached the ...
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Davos puts Climate on the Back Burner
Here at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the most revealing discussions often happen not on the main stage, but at the myriad side events that transform this Swiss ski town into a high-minded networking event. Case in point: the annual luncheon hosted by Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff, who is plowing some o...