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Mass. Sens. Warren, Markey press Marco Rubio to protect Gaza aid flotilla that includes Bay Staters » MassLive

Former FBI Director Comey says he’s innocent in face of federal indictment » Boston Globe

Trump 'will move World Cup games from unsafe cities' » BBC News

Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened » ProPublica

US Department of Justice sues N.H. over voter registration rolls » Boston Globe

Decades in the making, the South Station Tower is readying for move-in. Take a look inside. » Boston Globe

‘They are going after things we didn’t expect’: Trump agenda puts Mass. economic assets at risk » Boston Globe

Who is Dean Metropoulos, the Patriots’ newest minority owner? Here are five things to know about him. » Boston Globe

Yvonne Hao sees new role at Flagship to find 'vectors of growth' » Boston Business Journal

Patriots owner Robert Kraft reportedly selling minority stake to private equity firm » Boston Herald

Who is Dean Metropoulos, the Patriots’ newest minority owner? Here are five things to know. » Boston Globe

More than a dozen Boston Starbucks locations to close this weekend » Boston Business Journal

O'Brien returns to CCC, social; consumption rules delayed » State House News Service

O’Brien returns to CCC, social consumption rules delayed » WGBH

Attleboro High School serves as model for new Mass. graduation requirements » WPRI.com

High school graduation standards evolving at local, state levels » Commonwealth Magazine

How Trump diverting funding from Hispanic-serving programs to Black colleges hurts Mass. » MassLive

Mass. governor pushes for bill to improve college campuses » WPRI.com

Notre Dame Academy names new head of school: Linda Anderson, former principal at St. Bernard's » Worcester Telegram

Worcester aims to have new districts developed for schools by 2027 school year » Worcester Telegram

UMass Memorial's new roof garden swaps the buzz of medical equipment for the buzz of bees » Worcester Telegram

Ex-UMass official pays $10K over nepotism case » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Peabody teacher suspended over Charlie Kirk online comments ‘will not be returning’ to job, officials say » Boston Globe

Taunton High lacks resources for 'alternative transportation' should GATRA strike » Taunton Gazette

BPS recommended exam school admission policy would eliminate some bonus points, offer some seats citywide » Boston Globe

Students Mourn the Loss of Free Coffee as Schools, Departments Trim Budgets » The Harvard Crimson

Heat pumps could be affordable for most — if rates were fair » Utility Dive

Fed judge blocks Trump's cuts to FEMA funding » The Eagle Tribune

Lynn Community Health Center shares in $2.5 aid » Lynn Daily News Item

Six of 10 Central Mass. hospitals were profitable in fiscal 2024 » Worcester Business Journal

Gándara Mental Health Center employee sued for sexual misconduct denies claims » MassLive

Anthony Letai of Dana-Farber is front-runner to lead National Cancer Institute » Boston Globe

From proton beams to labor units: Inside the ambitious building projects of Mass. hospitals » Boston Business Journal

Market analysts encouraged by interest rate, housing inventory trends » State House News

Editorial: State’s role key in Devenscrest’s housing rescue » Lowell Sun

Holyoke Community College celebrates expansion of free child watch center » WWLP 22

Howie Carr: Feds SNAP up this illegal sob story » Boston Herald

Karen Read grand juror who leaked witness information loses job with state DCF » Boston Herald

Security increasing at ICE facilities across the country, according to DHS » Boston 25 News

Editorial: A window into the upheaval caused by immigration enforcement » Boston Globe

Opinion: Trump has thrown blocks in troops’ path to citizenship » Boston Globe

RI: R.I. judge rules Trump administration can’t tie disaster relief funding to immigration enforcement » Boston Globe

‘Everyone is trying to figure out how to do their part’: East Somerville is keeping watch amid an ICE surge » Boston Globe

Springfield families of homicide victims push statewide bill to help solve crimes » MassLive

Boston firm sues Newsmax for unpaid legal work in election fraud case » Boston Business Journal

Federal grand juror who leaked information in Read case thought it would ‘remain private,’ lawyer says » Boston Globe

Unions rally around new plan to boost clean energy jobs » State House News Serv

Cooley Dickinson Hospital nurses set vote for possible strike » MassLive

Boston city council strikes down opposition to safe injection sites » MassLive

Where’d the trash cans go? Easthampton pulls downtown bins after misuse » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Hilltowns to legislators: We need financial help » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Lawyer for City Councilor Haxhiaj attacks the credibility of charges against her » Worcester Telegram

Shutesbury to decide if town clerk should be appointed at special TM » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Worcester city councilor seeks dismissal of charges against her stemming from ICE operation » WGBH

Editorial: Quincy mayor must resign today » Boston Herald

Judge nixes Trump threat to withhold FEMA money from states » News From the States

Judge holds off on decision to dismiss charges against former Worcester candidate » MassLive

At-large council race takes center stage; Santana, Baker jockeying for fourth slot » Dorchester Reporter

Quincy mayor apologizes for remarks about Catholic Church sex scandal » NBC Boston

City Council candidate James Roy speaks about past substance use » The New Bedford Light

Top Two Massachusetts Officials Are Transplants From Other States » WBSM

Essential workers could receive a ‘COVID-19 credit’ under MA bill: Who it includes » The Metro West Daily News

Boston to offer free COVID and flu vaccines at more than a dozen locations » Boston.com

Person shot in residential area of Norwood Wednesday afternoon » MassLive

Progress highlighted in reducing illegal guns and narcotics in these Massachusetts communities » WWLP 22

Take sneak peek at soaring lobby of Brockton's brand new $150M Public Safety Building » The Enterprise

Massachusetts nonprofit leader busted for crack cocaine has long criminal history » Boston Herald

Opinion: Take in Utah governor’s healing words — they’re what we need now » Boston Globe

Commission on Disability votes for new leadership, announces state funding for library accessibility improvements » Hopkinton Independent

Massachusetts Awards $11.3 Million to Advance Ocean Technology Innovation » Oceannews

Diana DiZoglio speaks at APL » The Sun Chronicle

Trucking Groups Blast Massachusetts Tax Rules on Rolling Stock » Bloomberg Business

How transit leaders learned to handle multibillion dollar megaprojects » Smart Cities Dive

The MBTA is planning a camera-assisted crackdown on bus lane obstructors » WBUR

Rowley Intersection of Haverhill and Main Streets Considered for Traffic Safety Improvements » The Local News

Applegreen bails on big highway deal, opening path for Global Partners » Axios

State leaders call for transparency, families gear up for hike in monthly energy bill payments » Boston 25 News

Hull Select Board Votes to Advance Light Plant Management Change to State Legislature » South Shore News

Some in Worcester will see lower electricity bills in 2026: Here are the details » Worcester Telegram

SB2560 - An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Gregory Baker, an employee of the Suffolk County Sherrif

HB4530 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB4531 - An Act relative to the 2026 state primary election date

HB3979 - An Act authorizing the City of Melrose to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

HB3893 - An Act authorizing the town of Lexington to grant ten additional licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises

HB3156 - An Act to increase the income limit for Clause 41A senior tax deferral program in Ipswich

$11M for New Housing in Hyannis » MassDevelopment

$300K Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Grant Fuels Initiative to Grow Cyber Resilience and Specialized Workforce Throughout the Region » UMass Lowell

Cindy Fitzgibbon, Ro Dooley Webster to be inducted into the prestigious Silver Circle by NATAS » WCVB

Healey-Driscoll Administration Invests Over $5.5 Million to Strengthen Public Safety Across Massachusetts » Mass. Office of Grants and Research

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.1 Million to Protect Coastal Water Quality and Restore Habitat » Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)

Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches $2.5 Million Employer Child Care Innovation Fund » Mass. Executive Office of Education

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $7.5 Million in Grants for Trail Improvements Across the State » Mass. Department of Conservation & Recreation

Governor Healey Issues Statement on Two-Year Anniversary of October 7th Attack » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

AG’s Office Secures Court Order Preventing Two Waste Management Companies from Dumping Solid Waste into Blackstone Wetlands » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll » Federal Funding Dashboard Update Shows Trump’s Billions of Dollars in Cuts to Massachusetts

Department of Public Health’s Tewksbury Hospital and Tewksbury Police Department Strengthen Partnership to Enhance Safety and Security » Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

State Fire Marshal, Fire Chiefs Make Statewide Push on Expired Smoke Alarms » Mass. Department of Fire Services

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $7.4 Million to Train and Place Over 1,100 Workers in Industries Statewide » Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $2.6 Million to Protect Massachusetts Nonprofits from Extremist Violence » Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Healey-Driscoll Administration Declares October “Massachusetts Cranberry Month” » Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

Governor Healey Supports Blue Star Family License Plate Legislation » Massachusetts State Police

Cynobacteria Bloom in Charles River Expands » Charles River Watershed Association