Local News in Middlesex County

WEEKEND FUN: Faire on the Square, Oktoberfest & 5K, “The Amish Project,” Tour 2 Historic Houses, Walking Tour

Watertown’s big celebration, the Faire on the Square, returns on Saturday at Saltonstall Park. Celebrate Oktoberfest with some beer and/or a run at Mighty Squirrel. Mosesian Center for the Arts will host “The Amish Project,” all weekend. Tour Watertown’s two oldest houses on…

An East Somerville laundromat transforms into an art gallery

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Cambridge photographer Mario Quiroz is exhibiting a project documenting Somerville’s only dual language K-8 program in a surprising setting. “It’s a collective living room,” he said of City Line Laundromat.

Cemetery screenings that don’t scare

Just in time for autumn's arrival, the Coolidge Corner Theatre is hosting its annual Cemetery Cinema series. Also, a Sofia Coppola miniseries begins while the Taiwan Film Festival ends.

Zoning update may see major changes

Eighteen months after the multifamily housing zoning ordinance was passed, two city council committees proposed increased setbacks and open-space requirements while discouraging certain types of redevelopments

City of Framingham Seeks Applicants to Fill Two Vacancies on Elected Board of Library Trustees

Deadline to apply to be appointed to the Board of Library Trustees is Friday, October 16, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

State Provides Funding to Help Build Willow Park Affordable Housing Project in Watertown

The effort to build 138 units of affordable housing received a big boost with funding provided from the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to cover part of the cost of the project. The Willow Park project on Quimby Street, Melendy…

City of Framingham Seeks Nominations for Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month Honors

Deadline for nominations is September 24, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

Framingham Extinguishes Fire in Apartment Building Garage

LETTER: A Post Office in Watertown Square?

By Linda ScottWatertown Resident “What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate”(Cool Hand Luke, 1967 Academy Award Winning Movie) Caution: You are entering into a world of weeds! I attended the Post Office Webinar two weeks ago, along with 135 other concerned Watertown…

A Conversation with Curators & Directors from Innovative Art Institutions Coming to Library

The following announcement was provided by the event organizers: On Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at 7 p.m. the Watertown Free Public Library welcomes WHERE ARE ALL THE BLACK PEOPLE AT for a riveting free event, open to all. Registration is strongly encouraged at…

OP-ED: Gray Divorce is Rising, and the Financial Stakes are Higher than Most People Expect

By Nicholas J. LaFountainPartner, LaFountain & Wollman, P.C. While divorce in the United States has fallen to a 50-year low, divorce among adults 50 and older is moving in the opposite direction, and has been for years. The term “gray divorce” was coined by researchers Susan…

5 things to do this weekend, including Somerville's Fluff festival and South End Open Studios

Plus, a production of “Jagged Little Pill” and the Boston Film Festival.