News across Middlesex County
Massachusetts man has a smart plan in order after hitting $1 million on State Lottery scratch ticket
A Massachusetts man has revealed a smart plan after hitting some big money recently on a State Lottery instant game. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Leonardo Da Silva Almeida of Medford is the winner of a $1 million grand prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s…
Cambridge Day
Published September 25Deaton pitches himself as independent voice
Republican Senate candidate says his willingness to work with Trump would benefit the state, calls Markey's proposals "campaign slogans."
Same Site, New Look — Changes Coming to Watertown News
In coming days, readers will see a new look for Watertown News, but you can expect the same type of stories, announcements, and information that has been produced for more than a dozen years. Some of the changes that will be most noticeable will be the smaller “Watertown News”…
Cambridge Day
Published September 25Sitting in the catbird seat
The birds who mimic even more than mockingbirds
Field status: All public fields are closed
Editor’s Note: YourArlington updates this listing when the town updates its posted announcements. UPDATED, Sept. 28: Because of the heavy rainfall, all of the town’s public fields are closed. Please note that fields are often closed when it rains, and the town will post field…
Cleanup continues as nor’easter storm lingers
UPDATED, Sept. 28, 5 p.m.: The nor’easter that hit the region Friday night and intensified on Saturday into Sunday, caused damage to trees throughout the town. No area of Arlington seems to have been spared. After stalling for a bit, the storm is moving out of the region.…
Arlington weather: gradual improvement, cloudy with scattered showers
A gradual improvement, although the storm may not be completely finished with southern New England. Mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers remain possible as the weakening coastal low slowly moves offshore. Winds should begin diminishing.
Cambridge Day
Published September 23Health insurance set to rise again in 2027, locals feel squeezed
Consolidation, new drugs and treatments and inflation all play roles in double digit cost increase
The sweet and somewhat sour history behind the Concord grape
Concord grapes are bursting into season on farms and in backyards throughout the Northeast. But even with their telltale name, a lot of people aren’t aware those musky, deep-purple orbs actually did originate in Concord, Massachusetts.
Cambridge Day
Published September 21Remembering the Craigie Street bathtub
Look closely at this photograph, undated but taken after 1890. Two horses pull a streetcar past bare trees, and in the middle of it all stands a granite basin right where Sparks, Craigie, and Brattle Streets meet. Cambridge once called this five-way intersection Washtub Square.…
Cambridge Day
Published September 20Deaton has a plan for jumpstarting housing
To the editor: Cambridge is facing a staggering shortage of new housing construction, and it’s time to face the fact that politicians in power are benefiting from the status quo. Most of our politicians can’t even seem to identify the source of the problem, but John Deaton has a…
Cambridge Day
Published September 18Armyworms besiege Cambridge
What do armyworms and Vincent van Gogh have in common?