https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefsThe daily local brief for Fenway, Boston, MA.en-ushttps://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-09-02https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-09-02Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Ed Markey was declared the winner over Seth Moulton almost as soon as polls closed Tuesday, while state Sen. Nick Collins turned back a Wu-endorsed challenger and Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden won renomination over Rachael Rollins. Steve Lynch will return to Congress. Closest to home, state Sen. William Brownsberger — whose district includes Allston/Brighton and most of the Fenway — looked to be holding off Wu-backed challenger Daniel Lander, Universal Hub reported.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-09-01https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-09-01Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Trevor Story's bases-loaded single in the 10th inning at Fenway Park on Monday night gave the Red Sox a 9-8 comeback win over Seattle, after the Mariners intentionally walked the two batters ahead of him. Jarren Duran hit a two-run homer and Mickey Gasper a solo shot for Boston, which tied the game in the ninth on Roman Anthony's leadoff triple and Ceddanne Rafaela's sacrifice fly. Story and Anthony were both back in the lineup after being activated; Aroldis Chapman worked a scoreless 10th.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-31https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-31Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Beginning Tuesday, riders can make unlimited transfers between bus, subway and ferry within a two-hour window and pay only the highest fare of any single trip leg; previously riders were limited to two transfers with further restrictions. Transfers apply only when the same form of payment is used for every leg. The MBTA says older CharlieCards that have not been loaded with value in the past year may not apply the benefit correctly, and can be activated by adding any amount at a fare vending machine.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-30https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-30Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000One person died of electrocution and another was left in critical condition after contact with the third rail at the Forest Hills MBTA station on Saturday afternoon, prompting a temporary suspension of Orange Line service. The person who died has not been named. The Suffolk District Attorney's Office says no foul play is suspected at this point.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-29https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-29Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Mayor Michelle Wu announced on-street parking restrictions in Fenway, Allston, Mission Hill and Roxbury for the Aug. 29-Sept. 1 student move-in period, along with the suspension of non-emergency after-hours parking permits in those areas. The city is also pointing new and current residents to services including 311, mattress pickup, inspections, Bluebikes and guidance on disposing of waste and furniture to prevent rodents. Boston 311 is free and staffed every day of the year at 3-1-1, or 617-635-4500 from outside the city.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-28https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-28Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Boston Legacy FC will play its 2027 NWSL season at Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket, R.I., where it has played since May, before moving into a renovated White Stadium in 2028, Boston.com reported Thursday. The delay comes despite a state Supreme Judicial Court ruling that cleared the way for the city and the club to complete the $325 million public-private renovation, a project slowed by a yearslong lawsuit and criticized over its scale and rising cost. "While it may be taking longer than we all would have hoped," controlling owner Jennifer Epstein said, "it's worth the wait."https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-27https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-27Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000A Massachusetts inspector general report released Wednesday found Boston Public Schools spent more than $857,000 improperly or in violation of state procurement law between 2018 and 2024, hiring vendors without valid contracts or competitive bidding and then devising workarounds to pay them. Investigators routed payments through companies that already held district contracts, with some charging mark-ups that cost the district at least $77,000 in added fees; one $96 book order carried a $211 shipping charge. Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro said his office found no evidence of fraud or criminal conduct, but that at least $200,000 could have gone to programs directly serving students.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-26https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-26Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced the state's second human West Nile virus case of the year, a man in his 60s exposed in Middlesex County, a week after the first case was confirmed. Citing those cases and cumulative positive mosquito samples, DPH raised the risk level to high in Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Everett, Newton, Somerville and Watertown. Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said the state is in peak season and urged residents to use repellent, cover up, consider staying indoors from dusk to dawn, and empty containers of standing water outside their homes.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-25https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-25Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Anthony Seigler, who hadn't started in eight days, broke a 2-2 tie in the ninth with his first career triple, scoring pinch-runner Eli White from first to lift Boston to a 4-2 win at loanDepot Park on Monday night. It was the Red Sox' fourth consecutive comeback win, moving them to 72-59 and matching their season high at 13 games over .500. Boston went 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position and stranded 10, but Miami was worse, going 2-for-18 and leaving 14 on base.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-24https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-24Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The City of Boston holds a virtual abutters meeting tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. on a proposal to let the Wendy's at 157 Massachusetts Avenue stay open until 3 a.m. The session is free and runs on Zoom, meeting ID 165 316 7064, and is intended to collect community input and hear residents' positions on the proposal. The city notes it does not represent the applicant.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-23https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-23Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The union representing Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians voted unanimously Saturday morning to authorize a strike, a first in the orchestra's 145-year history. The vote does not call an immediate work stoppage; it gives musicians leverage as their contract expires at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. Talks have been complicated by the board's decision not to renew music director Andris Nelsons, and the players committee says management has not agreed to its proposal to bring in a professional mediator.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-22https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-22Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Today is the voter registration deadline for the Sept. 1 State Primary: in person at the Election Department, 1 City Hall Square, Room 241, until 5 p.m., online at voteinma.com until 11:59 p.m., or by mail postmarked today. In-person early voting also begins today at sites across Boston and runs through Friday, Aug. 28. The primary will set the ballot for the Nov. 3 State Election, and the Election Department is still recruiting paid poll workers.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-21https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-21Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Boston Public Health Commission issued an advisory Thursday for the Charles River Lower Basin downstream of the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, where state Department of Public Health staff found cyanobacteria above state guidelines for recreational waters. Residents and pets should avoid contact with the water and any algae along the shoreline, including swimming and other water activities, and dogs should not swim in or drink the water. Anyone who does come in contact with the water or shoreline algae should rinse off immediately.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-20https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-20Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Chance the Rapper is scheduled to take the stage at 8 p.m. tonight at MGM Music Hall at Fenway, 2 Lansdowne St., with La Reezy also on the bill. The show is part of a busy summer concert slate at the venue. Resale tickets are listed through AXS Marketplace, where prices are set by resellers and may run above or below face value; all sales are final.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-19https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-19Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Boston police and U.S. Marshals arrested Mark Sullivan, 60, of Brockton, early Tuesday in the area of 162 Warren Avenue in Brockton on a warrant for photographing sexual or intimate parts of a child. Witnesses told District A-1 officers that on Friday afternoon at the Boston Common Frog Pond, a man used sunglasses fitted with a camera, and also his cell phone, to record children at the playground and followed one family as they tried to change their children. When bystanders confronted him, he removed the glasses and tried to break them with his hands.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-18https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-18Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000MBTA Chief Communications Officer Gabrielle Mondestin will leave the agency in September under a $495,000 legal settlement, according to details released Monday. The settlement follows an incident at a 2024 dinner in which General Manager Phil Eng pulled her hair. The outcome costs the T an experienced member of its leadership team nearly two years after the incident.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-17https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-17Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000MassDOT closes the northbound left lane of the Bowker Viaduct between the Boylston Street intersection and Storrow Drive starting this morning, with the closure expected to remain in place until the end of the year. Vehicular barriers and a fixed work zone went in beginning Sunday night; barriers were also installed along the southbound left lane, though southbound travel lanes are not reduced. The work is part of an $84 million project to replace the Bowker Overpass bridge over I-90, and drivers should expect delays through the area.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-16https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-16Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The MBTA says three fare pilot programs begin in September 2026. Express bus fares drop from $4.25 to $1.70, matching reduced local bus rates; a two-hour transfer window will let riders switch between bus, subway and ferry while paying only the highest single-leg fare, replacing the current limit of two free transfers. Riders 75 and older who do not hold a driver's license will be eligible for free travel on bus, subway, Commuter Rail and ferry through a partnership with the RMV.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-15https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-15Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Red Sox have signed a five-year lease for 100,493 square feet on the top three floors of a 13-story Boylston Street office building steps from the ballpark, the Boston Globe reported Friday. The move consolidates staff from the Sox, Fenway Sports Group and Fenway Sports Management, now spread among offices at 4 Jersey St. and at 82 and 98 Brookline Ave. A team spokesperson called it "an interim office solution" that does not change plans for the proposed Lansdowne Street building or the broader Fenway Corners project; what happens to the vacated ballpark offices has not been determined.https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-14https://nanopress.net/fenway-boston-ma/briefs/2026-08-14Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000City Councilor Ed Flynn said Thursday he believes the National Guard could play a supportive role alongside Boston police, arguing the department does not have enough officers. He spoke near North Station, where a man and a woman were hospitalized after a double stabbing Thursday morning; the woman's wounds are not believed to be life-threatening, and investigators believe the man's injuries were self-inflicted. That incident came less than a day after a fatal stabbing at South Station, where no arrest has been made.