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- October 17, 2026 — Mayor eyes tax vote for $100M police headquarters
- October 16, 2026 — Early voting starts Saturday at City Hall, 11-5
- October 15, 2026 — Asian market opens on Langley Road with live fish
- October 14, 2026 — Special-ed focus groups paused amid union dispute
- October 13, 2026 — Forum on five state ballot questions tonight
- October 12, 2026 — MBTA on Saturday schedule today for the holiday
- October 11, 2026 — Free Fix-It Clinic at the Library Today, 1:15-4
- October 10, 2026 — MCAS scores rise slightly; achievement gaps persist
- October 9, 2026 — High Rates Cushion Revenues; Pension Bond on Hold
- October 8, 2026 — Harvard's Danielle Allen Talks Democracy Tonight
- October 7, 2026 — New school rules bar unauthorized AI, devices
- October 6, 2026 — School Committee Sets Closed Session on NTA Talks
- October 5, 2026 — Council weighs angle parking ordinance tonight
- October 4, 2026 — Hayfest at Jackson Homestead, free museum entry
- October 3, 2026 — Council to hear five-year fiscal forecast Monday
- October 2, 2026 — Schools may freeze spending after $900K shortfall
- October 1, 2026 — Mini horse must leave by Oct. 19; owner plans suit
- September 30, 2026 — Parent alleges math inequities for Black students
- September 29, 2026 — Housing petition seeks Council vote on zoning
- September 28, 2026 — Nor'easter topples tree onto Mountfort St. home
- September 27, 2026 — Flood Watch through Tuesday; heavy rain Sunday
- September 26, 2026 — West Nile cases rise to 11; local risk stays high
- September 25, 2026 — Rescinded $135K textile archive grant reinstated
- September 24, 2026 — Judge orders release of man ICE held at courthouse
- September 23, 2026 — Bakery Crawl returns Sept. 25-26
- September 22, 2026 — North edges South 20-14 in Garden City Bowl
- September 21, 2026 — North High calendar marks Yom Kippur, no school
- September 20, 2026 — Setti Warren Plaza dedication at Village Day
- September 19, 2026 — 72 all-affordable apartments eyed in West Newton
- September 18, 2026 — Newtonville station to stay open for most of work
- September 17, 2026 — First look at 292-unit Washington St. complex
- September 16, 2026 — 600 fewer residents on SNAP; pantry fills gap
- September 15, 2026 — Police seek public's help finding missing woman
- September 14, 2026 — Keaton and Pickford, with live piano, tonight
- September 13, 2026 — School Committee eyes PROTECT Act rules Monday
- September 12, 2026 — BC edges Rutgers 28-21 in Red Bandanna Game
- September 11, 2026 — ICE Detains Two Outside Court, City Hall
- September 10, 2026 — Normandin, Ross Del Porto seek NTA leadership
- September 9, 2026 — Police seek help on playground Nazi graffiti
- September 8, 2026 — Elementary early drop-off program starts today
- September 7, 2026 — Crystal Lake E. coli testing ends Labor Day
- September 6, 2026 — City eyes $2.97M buy for police station site
- September 5, 2026 — November ballot set: four races, key dates
- September 4, 2026 — Housing Authority director out; Zacherian acting
- September 3, 2026 — ZBA weighs 234-unit Court/Crafts 40B plan
- September 2, 2026 — Incumbents prevail in primary; Lawn beats Leary