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Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi races ahead of Nashville SC midfielder Anibal Godoy during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions Cup soccer match in March. (Michael Laughlin/AP)

Will Lionel Messi play next weekend at Gillette Stadium? 'Knock on wood'

The New England Revolution are hosting Inter Miami and soccer icon Lionel Messi on April 27 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. The game is slated to be the most-attended in...

Local Coverage

7 hours ago

Passengers board a free fare WRTA bus at Union Station in Worcester. (Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Worcester Regional Transit Authority extends fare-free buses for another year

Leaders of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority voted Thursday to keep its buses free through June 2025. The bus system has not charged riders since the pandemic began in the...

Local Coverage

Apr 18, 2024

Buoys made from mycelium. (Courtesy of Nantucket’s Natural Resources Dept.)

Why Nantucket is testing out mushroom-based buoys

Nantucket's Natural Resources Department plans to put 135 new “MycoBuoys” — made from mushrooms — along shellfish spat lines this summer. Tara Riley, the town's shellfish and aquatic resources manager,...

Local Coverage

Apr 16, 2024

Runners cross the start line in the rolling start to the 125th Boston Marathon. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Boston Marathon start times and how to track your runner

The Boston Marathon starting heats are staggered, kicking off with the elite runners and then moving into the qualified racers and then those raising money for charity. Here's the schedule...

Local Coverage

Apr 15, 2024

Discarded water cups litter marathon route at a water station in Newton. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

IVs and ice baths: How med teams are prepping for a warm Boston Marathon

Temperatures will be in the 60s in Boston on Marathon Monday. That's on the warm side for runners and may result in more cases of heat-related illnesses, like dehydration and...

Local Coverage

Apr 12, 2024

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The Campus Center at UMASS Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

How much is UMass tuition going up next school year? Here's a by-campus look

In-state undergraduate students will soon pay more to attend UMass schools across the commonwealth. The university's Board of Trustees voted on Wednesday to confirm a 2.5% tuition and fee hike...

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Apr 11, 2024

A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sign outside the Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center in Cincinnati. (Joshua A. Bickel/AP)

How the EPA's new PFAS rules differ from Mass.'s current 'forever chemical' regulations

The federal government has announced new regulations for PFAS. The so-called "forever chemicals" are used in products like food packaging, cookware and clothing but have leeched into water supplies. Massachusetts...

Local Coverage

Apr 10, 2024

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Brayan Bello throws against the Seattle Mariners during an opening-day baseball game Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Seattle. (Lindsey Wasson/AP)

Opening Day at Fenway: Who and what to look out for as the Red Sox rebuild

Fenway Park comes back to life Tuesday afternoon as the Red Sox play their first home game of 2024 against the Baltimore Orioles. Fans' expectations for the team this year...

Local Coverage

Apr 9, 2024

On the sidewalk in front of the Boston Public Library, people share protective glasses so they can look up during a 63% partial solar eclipse in 2017. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Here's what the 93% partial solar eclipse will look (and feel) like in Boston

The Boston area will see a 93% partial eclipse Monday, meaning “just the tiniest sliver of the sun” will be visible. And while that sliver makes a big difference compared...

Local Coverage

Apr 8, 2024

The John Adams Courthouse, the home of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, pictured in Boston in 2016. (Joe Difazio/WBUR)

What to know about this year's SJC Clerk for Suffolk County race — and what the job actually does

Ahead of a sleepy Sept. 3 primary, some Massachusetts Democrats are turning their attention to an emerging race for a widely overlooked job: Supreme Judicial Court clerk for Suffolk County....

Local Coverage

Apr 5, 2024

Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. (Steven Senne/AP)

Gillette Stadium is hosting a veterans job fair today. Here's what to know

The Boston Veterans Job Fair, hosted by nonprofits Disabled American Veterans and RecruitMilitary, will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Gillette Stadium this Thursday. Registration is free for...

Local Coverage

Apr 4, 2024

The proposed soccer stadium would take up 43 acres of space in the industrial area near the Mystic River in Everett, across the street from the Encore casino. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Who's playing defense against the Everett soccer stadium bill?

A bill that would allow for the construction of a New England Revolution soccer stadium in Everett is getting a hearing Tuesday on Beacon Hill. But it faces some powerful...

Local Coverage

Apr 2, 2024

A driver talks on a cell phone while driving through Boston's Financial District. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Amid a distracted driving 'epidemic,' Worcester police try a new approach this week

Police in Worcester will stop issuing tickets this week for distracted driving, passing along warnings to violators instead. The initiative is part of a larger effort to raise awareness about...

Local Coverage

Apr 1, 2024

A therapist wears the remote shocking device on his belt as he monitors a student who is autistic at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton, Massachusetts. Many students at the school, who were born with autism and development disorders, wear shocking devices to control violent outbreaks. (Charles Krupa/AP)

What to know about the FDA's new effort to ban a shock device only used at this Mass. school

The federal agency is proposing a new ban on “electrical stimulation devices intended to reduce or stop self-injurious or aggressive behavior.” Currently, the devices are used at only one place...

Local Coverage

Mar 29, 2024

A fare machine on an MBTA Route 111 bus reads $1.70. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

MBTA board slated to vote on low-income fare program — and two other changes

The MBTA's Board of Directors will vote on a package of fare changes Thursday morning, including a program offering discounts to low-income riders. Here's what changes are on the table,...

Local Coverage

Mar 28, 2024

Pedestrians walk in the road on Newbury Street as a part of Open Newbury in 2016. (Joe Difazio/WBUR)

Boston is (again) expanding its Open Streets series. Here's the 2024 schedule

Boston’s third annual “Open Streets” program kicks off in May — and features a new neighborhood and extended hours this year.

Local Coverage

Mar 27, 2024

The Bourne Bridge. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

A toll on the future Cape Cod bridges? Mass. is not considering it 'at this point'

Massachusetts and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers committed a total of $1.3 billion towards the replacement of Cape Cod's two aging bridges. Could tolls help make up the funding...

Local Coverage

Mar 26, 2024

The TD Garden last hosted an NCAA men's college basketball tournament regional round in 2018. (Mary Schwalm/AP)

March Madness expected to pump nearly $18 million into Boston economy

For the first time since 2018, Boston will host three NCAA men's basketball games — the East region’s Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight rounds — at TD Garden this week....

Local Coverage

Mar 25, 2024

Gov. Maura Healey pauses to look at cots during a tour in January of a temporary shelter in the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex in Boston. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe, pool via AP)

How the latest Mass. House and Senate shelter funding bills differ

We’re headed toward another State House showdown over legislation to keep funding Massachusetts’ overwhelmed family shelter system. Here's how the Senate and House bills differ, from time limits on shelter...

Local Coverage

Mar 22, 2024

3 takeaways from WBUR's town hall with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu

Couldn’t join us live for our CitySpace town hall with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu? Here are three highlights from the conversation, from the Wu's defense of the plan to make...

Local Coverage

Mar 21, 2024

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