Lynch Beats Roath; Yu Unseats Rush in Primary

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Lynch Defeats Roath; Yu Unseats Rush in State Primary

The Associated Press reported as of 11:45 p.m. Tuesday that U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch defeated Jamaica Plain's Patrick Roath in the 8th Congressional District Democratic primary. In the Norfolk & Suffolk state Senate primary, Persis Yu leads incumbent Sen. Mike Rush by about 500 votes, according to reporter Yawu Miller. Mail-in ballots have not yet been counted and the results remain unofficial.

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Massachusetts West Nile Virus Cases Rise to Five Statewide

State health officials reported two new human West Nile virus cases on Sept. 1, including a Suffolk County man in his 70s, bringing this year's statewide total to five.

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Second Teen Critical After Forest Hills Third-Rail Fall

A second 19-year-old remains in critical condition after falling onto the electrified third rail at Forest Hills station on Aug. 29; investigators say foul play is not suspected.

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Armed Man with Machete Detained in Harvard Square

Police detained a man armed with a machete near Mount Auburn Hospital after he threatened a coffee shop worker, prompting Harvard University to briefly issue a shelter-in-place warning.

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Federal Lawsuit Filed Against MBTA Over Repeated Red Line Delays

A Cambridge minister has filed a federal lawsuit against the MBTA, alleging repeated Red Line signal failures and poor communication severely impact transit-reliant residents.

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Roslindale Wendy's Cited for Staying Open Beyond Permitted Hours

The Boston Licensing Board called a Wendy's on American Legion Highway in Roslindale to a hearing after it was caught open until 3 a.m., despite a license limiting hours to 11 p.m.

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Author Alison Barnet Hosts Book Talk at West End Museum

Alison Barnet discusses her book "Once Upon a Time in the South End" at the West End Museum tonight, Sept. 2, at 6 p.m.

Literary Boston

Boston Red Sox Host Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park

The Red Sox close out a three-game home series against the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park tonight, Sept. 2, at 4:10 p.m.

Meet Boston

Mayor Wu and BPS Launch First AI Educator Ambassadors

Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Public Schools launched the first cohort of AI Educator Ambassadors, 25 secondary school teachers trained in responsible AI practices.

East Boston Times-Free Press

Greater Boston Labor Council Details 2nd Annual Labor Day Parade

The Greater Boston Labor Council's 2nd Annual Labor Day Parade kicks off Monday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m. from Copley Square Plaza, with speakers, live music, and food trucks.

Greater Boston Labor Council

State Sen. Brownsberger Fends Off Challenger Daniel Lander

Longtime incumbent Democratic State Sen. William Brownsberger defeated challenger Daniel Lander in the Sept. 1 Middlesex & Suffolk District primary.

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Mayor Wu Appoints Three New Neighborhood Liaisons

Mayor Michelle Wu appointed Marcus McNeill, Isabella Carr, and Abdullah Beckett as neighborhood liaisons for Mid-Dorchester, Charlestown, and Roxbury, respectively.

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SJC Upholds Mattapan Double Murder Conviction

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejected Craig Hood's appeal on Aug. 31, upholding his conviction for the 2023 double murder of Tracey Brown and Celine Kirk in Mattapan.

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