DNC leaders tour Boston as potential host for 2028 convention
Top local Democrats are pitching Boston as a safe, walkable city with historic significance.
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2026 World Cup in Boston: What to know and how to watch
Boston will host seven matches for the 2026 FIFA tournament starting June 13. Teams including France, England and Morocco will play at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.
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Compass Rail gets $1M in federal funding to update rail technology
The plan is called 'Compass Rail', and residents will see the earliest project materialize around 2030, with the so-called Inland Route — or what officials are calling the first phase of West -East Rail — connecting Springfield to Worcester and Boston. -
MA transportation secretary says CRRC train parts soon headed to Springfield
The shells, shipped from China, are used at CRRC's Springfield manufacturing facility to create subway cars for the MBTA. They had been impounded by the Department of Homeland Security this past summer, over concerns they had been made with forced labor. -
Amid gloomy budget outlook, Boston city councilor seeks to grow senior property tax relief program
Councilor Louijeune says more seniors would qualify for a $1,000 exemption under her proposal. -
How much will gas prices rise in Mass.? AAA predicts costs to top $4 a gallon.
Analysts are predicting the average cost of gasoline in Massachusetts to top $4 a gallon within weeks. -
Building Hyannis: Apartment and condo construction may transform downtown
Barnstable Town Planner James Kupfer says they're noticing "a lot of interest in Hyannis where there wasn't prior."
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