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11/03/2026 03:46 AM
‘A broken and failed system’: Parents and city councilors admonish Boston Public Schools for bus issues

Boston Public Schools fined bus contractor Transdev $10,500 for blown trips, adding to more than $400,000 in fines assessed last school year.

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11/03/2026 12:24 AM
Here’s what Boston meteorologists are saying about unseasonably warm weather this week

"Some rain will finally move in late week and could linger into the weekend."

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11/03/2026 12:22 AM
Nahant officials issue warning about pesticides after 2 dogs die after eating something poisonous while on walk

A Nahant resident "lost 2 large Labrador retrievers over the weekend due to the ingestion of a toxin after going for a local walk," town officials wrote on social media Monday morning.

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11/02/2026 09:59 PM
Patient dead after stealing, crashing ambulance in Worcester County, officials say

The patient got into the ambulance at a medical facility and drove off in it, the DA's office said.

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11/02/2026 09:44 PM
A fee to pee? This popular Cambridge pizzeria has its reasons.

Source in Harvard Square raises funds for a neighborhood shelter by charging non-customers to use their restroom.

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