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The Lexington Observer · Lexington, MA
Nearby: Lexington, MALexington High School’s varsity football team forfeited the remainder of its season after its game on Oct. 15. The team had 11 senior players on its roster this year. After several walked away from the sport due to injuries, the school thought it would be safer to end the varsity season, rather than leaving younger players to compete against more experienced teams. “With a sport like football, matching athletes and allowing a healthy, safe environment is really important,” Naomi Martin, Lexington Public Schools’ director of athletics, told the Observer. “We got to a point where based on the number of junior and senior players left in the program, we couldn’t compete at the varsity level.” Asked how many players left the sport during this season, Martin would not specify. “We haven’t shared specific numbers publicly out of privacy for players’ and families’ decisions to stop playing football,” she told the Observer.
The Lexington Observer · Lexington, MA
Nearby: Lexington, MAHave you ever wondered about what surprise might await you around the next turn in the road? Or have you stopped to think about what your life might be like after you caught a reflection in the mirror? These elements and more shape the next Voices on the Green production on November 20 at First Parish in Lexington. “Chance Encounters” takes the stage beginning at 7:00 PM, featuring six engaging and compelling stories, along with music from composer/instrumentalist/singer Theo Griffin. The event is hosted by Regie Gibson. A portion of the revenue from the performance will benefit the METCO College Scholarship Fund. Reserved Seats are now available for $20/ticket. Beverages and refreshments are also available beginning at 6:30 PM. Don’t miss Voices on the Green, celebrating our stories and music for nine years! More info: https://voicesonthegreen.org
The Lexington Observer · Lexington, MA
Nearby: Lexington, MALexington, we have a problem. As of today, the majority of Lexington Public School employees have been working without a contract for 72 days. Your children’s teachers, instructional assistants, academic coaches, interventionists, administrative support staff, special education service providers, nurses, mental health professionals, recess supervisors, and more show up daily to educate Lexington students. To make this happen in the next fiscal cycle, we need your support at the Budget Summit on November 18. As the Lexington Select Board continues to direct money into special accounts, they place the Lexington School Committee in the untenable position of offering salaries that keep many of my colleagues working below a living wage. The dedicated School Committee team meets with the Lexington Education Association to negotiate new contracts, but educators cannot accept their low compensation proposals.
The Lexington Observer · Lexington, MA
Nearby: Lexington, MAThe Lexington Pickleball Club recently completed a Community Health and Wellness Survey of its membership, and what our members told us is worth sharing with the broader Lexington community. Lexington Pickleball Club (LPC) is a non-profit recreational pickleball club in its fourth year, offering leveled pickleball sessions, social leagues and skills workshops to adults in Lexington and the surrounding communities. In May 2026, 223 of our 1,430 members responded to a survey designed by club leadership—including a physician, a nurse practitioner, and a public health researcher—that asked a simple question: “Is LPC actually making a difference in your life?”. The answer, in our members’ own words, was a resounding YES! Seven in ten active members reported being more physically active since joining LPC. More than half reported improved fitness. Nearly all, 98%, said the sessions were fun and that other players were kind to them. Those numbers alone are encouraging.
The Lexington Observer · Lexington, MA
Nearby: Lexington, MAThe following incidents were selected from the Lexington Police Department log during the week leading up to November 9. The Lexington Observer does not independently verify this information. Animal Control and Complaints (4) Tuesday, November 3 at 6:45 p.m., a caller reported he had struck an animal with his car near Maple St. and Solomon Pierce Rd. The responding officer said a raccoon had been moved to the side of Maple St. MassDOT was notified for removal. Sunday, November 8 at 4:20 p.m., a School St. resident reported an earlier incident that occurred while she was walking in the area of School St. She encountered a woman walking two dogs, one of them a pit bull that lunged at her from a few feet away before the woman regained control of it. The resident returned home, and the woman followed, walking in her direction with the dogs, then yelled “I know you” at her before walking away. The resident did not know the woman and had seen her only occasionally in the past.
BGodInspired · Cambridge, MA
Nearby: Cambridge, MARead Time:12 Minute, 56 Second It happens in a shop. You are holding a basket, half thinking about dinner, and a Christmas song comes on over the speakers. Nothing happens for a few bars. Then your throat closes, your eyes sting, and you have to study a shelf of tins until it passes. If you have ever typed “why do Christmas songs make me sad” into a search bar, you already know the usual answers. Nostalgia. Minor keys. The gap between what the songs promise and what your year actually was. Those answers are true as far as they go. But there is one they all miss, and it is hiding in plain sight inside one of the carols itself. One of the best-loved Christmas carols was written by a man in the worst years of his life. It has a verse about despair that most people sing without noticing. And the two verses that explain the despair were cut. Why Do Christmas Songs Make Me Sad? The Ordinary Answers First Start with the honest, unglamorous reasons, because they are real.
Daily Hampshire Gazette · Cambridge, MA
Nearby: Cambridge, MAAhead of the UMass field hockey team’s first round NCAA Tournament game against No. 6 Yale on Friday, Minutewomen head coach Barb Weinberg knew her team would have to get an early goal if they were to have a chance at advancing. With the Bulldogs having a strong goalie in Amelie Schwarzkopf, a deficit would be difficult to come back from. Midfielder Elani Sherwood executed Weinberg’s game plan by netting a back-handed goal in the second period that turned into the game-winning goal for UMass in its 1-0 upset over Yale in Cambridge. Friday was the second straight game Sherwood scored. The All-MAC First Team player scored UMass’ only goal in the conference championship loss to Miami (Ohio). MAC Goalkeeper of the Year Rozárie Mrázová stopped all eight shots in net for UMass. The win sets up a rematch with No. 3 Harvard in the quarterfinals. UMass beat the Crimson in the 3-1 in Cambridge during the regular season.
Washington City Paper · Cambridge, MA
Nearby: Cambridge, MAAfter nearly two years since the release of their self-titled sophomore EP, Strutman Lane are gearing up to release their third EP, Made Up, on Friday. In December, the local eight-piece band will take their show on the road with performances in D.C., Philadelphia, and Boston. Since forming as a funk-pop band in late 2019, Strutman Lane have evolved in sound and genre. At least when it comes to making studio recordings, the band has moved from what drummer Henry Godfrey describes as a “jammier” process toward a “more ruthless” editing and mixing style. “We still jam live and we still love doing that, but the focus is shifting more toward the storytelling of the songs,” Godfrey says. Strutman Lane returned to the studio last November, and spent the year crafting Made Up.
New Hampshire Bulletin · Concord, MA
Nearby: Concord, MAThis story was changed on Nov. 10 at 8:58 a.m. to correct Bob Loiacono’s school district. New Hampshire voters took out their affordability frustrations on more than just lawmakers last Tuesday. As they elected Democrats into eye-popping legislative majorities in Concord Nov. 3, Granite Staters also voted in large numbers for a tax cap over their school districts, a policy many of those same Democrats opposed. The numbers are decisive. A majority of school districts — 91 out of 168 — cleared the 60% requirement to impose a tax cap, according to a tally of Associated Press results by Chris Maidment, a Republican consultant. In total, 58.8% of voters statewide opted for a cap, the tally shows. Now, school boards and superintendents in districts with the caps are grappling with a new mandate just in time for the winter budget-crafting season: Produce a budget that respects the will of their voters this November without upsetting them in March. For many, it’s a delicate task.
The Vermont Cynic · Burlington, MA
Nearby: Burlington, MA“People like you are the future of the Burlington underground scene,” is what a 70s-dressed stranger told me at the door, referencing my camera before I photographed my first concert. Over the past few weeks, I have photographed numerous bands playing in basements across Burlington. The genres range from 80s rock covers to loud punk rock, and the crowds from costumed frat bros to mohawked fans in elaborate thrifted clothes. Despite the wide variety of people present at these shows, everyone comes for the same thing: music. The Burlington underground scene draws people from all walks of life into the same crowded basements. The people I have met have been the kindest and most supportive people around, and many connections I have made translated into new blooming friendships and requests to be a band’s dedicated photographer. The first concert I ever saw was a friend’s set at Slade Eco Co-op. The next took place in a basement so dusty I coughed for a week.
Concord Monitor · Boston, MA
Nearby: Boston, MAJohn Nicholas Pernokas Wolfeboro, NH – John Nicholas Pernokas, 89, of Wolfeboro, NH, passed away in the early morning of November 7, 2026.John was born on June 22, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts. He and his family lived in the Thomas Park area of South Boston until settling in Westwood, MA. John graduated with the Class of ’55 from Westwood High School. He looked back on his ‘Green Years’ at Westwood fondly and kept in touch with many of his classmates through the years.Following a short stint at Boston University, John entered the United States Army. Completing his military service he enrolled at UMass Amherst. John kept busy to help get himself through school. He helped out at his father’s store in Jamaica Plain, worked for his uncle at Atlantic Beach Park in Misquamicut RI, but the majority of his time was spent employed by a contractor building houses in and around Amherst. In his junior year, John was set up on a blind date with Laura (Jill) Householder of S.
Christian Post · Boston, MA
Nearby: Boston, MAMassachusetts bishops say they "passionately disagree" with Gov. Mareen Healey's defense of abortion up to birth. Bishops reject the governor's calling abortion healthcare and deny that any emergency required expanding an "already radically permissive law."Healey enacted Chapter 188 under an "emergency statement" and said voters can reconsider repeal on the 2028 ballot.Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey addresses the crowd during a Labor Day "Workers Over Billionaires" rally at the State House in Boston, Massachusetts, on Sept. 1, 2025. | JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Roman Catholic bishops of Massachusetts recently rebuked the commonwealth's Democratic Gov.
The Berkshire Edge · Boston, MA
Nearby: Boston, MAPhilip S. Considine, beloved husband of Nancy (Walsh) Considine, passed away at the age of 90 on Friday evening, November 6, 2026, at his home surrounded by family. Phil grew up in Waltham, Mass. He attended the Saint Charles Parochial Schools through high school, graduated from Boston College in 1957 with a Bachelor of Science degree, and completed graduate school at Northeastern University, obtaining a Master of Science in physics and a Master of Science in business administration. Phil’s occupation as a physicist focused on his interests and proficiencies in math, science, and research. Phil’s skills included professional lectures and publications related to his work on digital imaging and further expanded into leadership and management when he advanced into the role of president at Ektron Applied Imaging, where he worked until his retirement in the spring of 1995. In 1961, Phil met the love of his life, Nancy, through his respected friend Francis Walsh, Nancy’s brother.
Pacific Press New York · Boston, MA
Nearby: Boston, MAThe fastest way to find events in Boston tonight is to work three channels in order: a same-day listings site, the newsletters of the venues you already like, and the television schedule for the evening you would otherwise waste. Most nights, one of those three turns up a reading, a screening or a gallery hour worth leaving the house for. The trick is not finding more options. It is filtering fast, because same-day culture runs on short leashes. Doors, start times and capacity all move quickly, and a listing that looked open at noon can be full by five. What follows is a practical order of operations for the evening you did not plan. Where do same-day listings actually surface tonight's options? Start with aggregators that refresh daily rather than weekly. Same-day listings are useful precisely because they are unglamorous: they list what is on, at what time, at which address, and let you sort by distance and price. Skip the curated roundups at first.
