Local News in Middlesex County

Coolidge Square Sidewalk Work Planned & Drainage Work on Mt. Auburn Street

During the week of Sept. 21 to 25, sidewalk work is planned in Coolidge Square, on Mt. Auburn Street in the area of Templeton Parkway, Lloyd Road, and Irma Avenue. Also, drainage work will take place on Mt. Auburn near East Bates Road. Work MAY also take place at the intersection…

Watertown Had a Trio of Homes Sold This Week

Two condos and a single family home were sold this week in local home sales. $425,000 14 Riverside St APT 2-1, Watertown, MA 02472 2 bedroom 1 bathroom 685 sqft Condo $1,360,000 25 Piermont St, Watertown, MA 02472 4 bedroom 2 bathroom 3,533 sqft Single Family $812,500 110 Poplar…

Photo gallery: Arlington turns out to celebrate Town Day

Thousands of attendees filled Mass. Avenue in Arlington Center for Town Day. All photos are by Dave Shrewsbury. <figure class="wp-block-image size-lar

Deaton 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…

Two charged after 32-year-old Rhode Island man gunned down in Massachusetts; leaves behind, girlfriend, 5-year-old son

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Cambridge Police Commissioner Pauline Wells have confirmed a second arrest concerning a fatal shooting that occurred in Cambridge. Shortly before 5:30 a.m. on July 4th, Cambridge Emergency Communications received a call about a person…

National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope

Saturday September 27 @ 11am Wednesday September @ 3pm Lexington Venue

UPDATED: City of Framingham to Dedicate Nick Paganella Corner on October 10

Due to the pending Nor'easter, the dedication has been postponed from September 26 to October 10 at 10 a.m.

Framingham DPW Hosts Household Hazardous Waste Day on September 26

Watertown Woman Named Myra Kraft Community MVP by Patriots for Her Charitable Work

The New England Patriots’ foundation honored Watertown’s Arianna Wilson as a Myra Kraft Community MVP Award Winner for her work with the foundation she started as a teen in honor of her twin sister. See details provided by the New England Patriots, below. On Tuesday, Sept. 15,…

Post Game Pizza Gone Wrong in This Week’s Small Saves Cartoon

James DeMarco grew up in Watertown and became a goaltender at age 5. It’s his life’s passion to stand between the pipes and keep the puck out of the net. Combining this with the love of cartooning Small Saves emerged in 1991 and took on a life of his own. “To play goal – then…

Town Day 2026 offers a full lineup of events

Town Day, Arlington’s annual gathering that draws thousands to the Center, was held on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 200 booths will line Mass. Avenue from Jason at Mill streets to Pleasant at Mystic streets.…

When everyone lies, does it create a truth of its own?

“The Award” spoofs Cambridge and especially the writers who live here.