https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/en-usCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comFri, 18 Sep 2026 07:04:00 +0200 KS Partners intends to raze an existing three-story commercial building and adjacent 32-space surface parking lot to make way for a 15-story (plus mechanicals), mixed-use building comprising 216 residential units, along with more than 4,800]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/virtual-meeting-on-222-friend-st-project-set-for-sept-22/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/virtual-meeting-on-222-friend-st-project-set-for-sept-22/ Building on career success as a scientific researcher, Laura turned her attention to mentoring upcoming biotech leaders through Golden Seeds, an angel investor group providing early stage and growth capital to women entrepreneurs.
Women’s Lunch Place CEO Jennifer Hanlon Wigon remarked, “Laura has been a dedicated supporter for many years, and we are thrilled that she h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/womens-lunch-place-welcomes-dr-laura-davis-to-board/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/womens-lunch-place-welcomes-dr-laura-davis-to-board/ Join librarian Wes Fiorentino for a weekly origami club! Learn how to fold paper animals and other fun shapes or drop by to share your own paper arts projects with the group.
Tuesdays, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM – starting September 15th
No registration required. Email Wesley Fiorentino at wfiorentino@bpl.org with any questions.
From Clues to Conclusions: Practical Genealogy for Beginning Researchers
Have you begun researching your family history but feel un]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/upcoming-at-the-west-end-library/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/upcoming-at-the-west-end-library/ The partial closure will begin at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 18, and conclude at 5:00 a.m. on Monday, September 21.
One lane of travel will be maintained in each direction goi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/partial-closure-of-boylston-street-and-charlesgate-intersection-this-weekend/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/partial-closure-of-boylston-street-and-charlesgate-intersection-this-weekend/ The Voice of Logan is a search for something distinctly Boston]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/now-casting-the-next-voice-of-boston-logan-international-airport/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/now-casting-the-next-voice-of-boston-logan-international-airport/ “Congratulations]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/mayor-wu-lt-governor-driscoll-st-francis-house-and-the-planning-office-for-urban-affairs-celebrate-opening-of-126-affordable-homes-at-41-lagrange-street/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/mayor-wu-lt-governor-driscoll-st-francis-house-and-the-planning-office-for-urban-affairs-celebrate-opening-of-126-affordable-homes-at-41-lagrange-street/ The annual Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) and Senior SAFE grants fund trained firefighter-educators who deliver age-appropriate safety education to school-aged children and older adults, as well as the associated costs of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, teaching equipment, and other]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/healey-driscoll-administration-announces-2-million-in-fire-safety-funding/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/healey-driscoll-administration-announces-2-million-in-fire-safety-funding/ This Week’s Constru]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/boston-weekly-neighborhood-infrastructure-projects/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/boston-weekly-neighborhood-infrastructure-projects/ Every Tuesday through December 22, 2026, homeschool families have access to special ticket prices: $12 for children and $21 for adults. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Aquarium’s Reservations Department at 617-973-5206 daily between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. More information is available on neaq.org.
Included in admission, th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/aquarium-now-offering-discounted-tickets-for-homeschooling-families/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/aquarium-now-offering-discounted-tickets-for-homeschooling-families/ Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum presents violinist Rachel Barton Pine in concert on Sunday, Sept. 13, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Calderwood Hall at 25 Evans Way.
Tickets each cost $70 to $99, while students and children, age 5-17, are admitted for $25, and seniors are admitted for $63-89.
Visit https://www.gardnermuseum.org/calendar/rachel-barton-pine-20260913 to purchase tickets and for more information on this performance.
West]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/violinist-rachel-barton-pine-to-perform-sept-13-at-calderwood-hall/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/violinist-rachel-barton-pine-to-perform-sept-13-at-calderwood-hall/ Hatched on August 1, the female kori bustard chick is being raised by the Animal Care team to ensure it has the best opportunity to thrive. This is a significant hatch for this species, and marks the first successful hatch at Franklin Park Zoo since 2003.
The chick has bee]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/kori-bustard-chick-hatches-at-franklin-park-zoo/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/kori-bustard-chick-hatches-at-franklin-park-zoo/ Tompkins had been charged with two counts of extortion related to an investment in a cannabis company.
Tompkins was appointed Sheriff of Suffolk County in 2013. He won a special election in 2014 and two general elections for six-year terms in 2016 and 2022. His current term ends on January 3, 2029.
During]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/jury-acquits-suffolk-county-sheriff-steven-tompkins-of-extortion-charges/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/jury-acquits-suffolk-county-sheriff-steven-tompkins-of-extortion-charges/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/healey-invests-42-million-to-grow-offshore-wind-workforce-and-research/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/healey-invests-42-million-to-grow-offshore-wind-workforce-and-research/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/freedom-trail-hosts-after-dark-experiences/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/freedom-trail-hosts-after-dark-experiences/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/city-of-boston-releases-request-for-proposals-for-new-street-furniture-program/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/city-of-boston-releases-request-for-proposals-for-new-street-furniture-program/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/boston-arts-festival-returns-for-23rd-year-with-more-than-50-local-artists/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/boston-arts-festival-returns-for-23rd-year-with-more-than-50-local-artists/ Jenny is a publishing industry heavyweight as a vice president and executive editor at Alfred A. Knopf and the author of two bestsellers, ‘The Shampoo Effect,’ and before that, ‘Pineapple Street.’
Jenny will be joined by her longtime friend, Alexa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/author-jenny-jackson-celebrates-latest-book-with-sept-17-event-at-beacon-hill-books/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/author-jenny-jackson-celebrates-latest-book-with-sept-17-event-at-beacon-hill-books/ “While decisions by the federal government create new uncertainty for workers and families, my office continues to do what it’s always done: protect working people,” said AG C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/ag-campbell-releases-annual-labor-day-report-spotlighting-actions-to-protect-workers/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/ag-campbell-releases-annual-labor-day-report-spotlighting-actions-to-protect-workers/ The nation’s birthday celebration, said Laura Cousineau, who co-owns the shop, along with her husband, Bob, “did not begin and end on the Fourth of July, but now in the remainder of 2026 offers all of us, in the most historic of all places in the nation&rsquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/upstairs-downstairs-homes-250th-american-anniversary-fundraising-event-set-for-sept-30/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/upstairs-downstairs-homes-250th-american-anniversary-fundraising-event-set-for-sept-30/ After last year’s event sold out, Women’s Lunch Place is preparing to fill the room once again—and raise critically needed funds to provide essential services for women across Boston.
On Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza, Spaghetti Dinn]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/womens-lunch-places-spaghetti-dinner-set-for-oct-29-at-fairmont-copley-plaza/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/maine/womens-lunch-places-spaghetti-dinner-set-for-oct-29-at-fairmont-copley-plaza/