Benjamin Pierce
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Medford Mayor At Odds With City Council Over Recent Zoning Vote (opens the original)
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MEDFORD, MA — Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn announced she will veto a zoning amendment approved by the City Council following a late-night revote that changed how purpose-built student housing can be developed in a portion of the Hillside neighborhood. The amendment allows purpose-built student housing to be built by right in the BA-3 portion of the new Boston Avenue Neighborhood Corridor District rather than requiring a special permit from the Community Development Board. The area affected by the c
Driver Rescued After Car Rolls Over In Melrose (opens the original)
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MELROSE, MA — A driver was taken to the hospital after a vehicle rolled over on a city roadway early earlier this week. The crash occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20 on Main Street outside Collette Bakery and Melrose Nails. A blue hatchback flipped onto its right side in the middle of the roadway, leaving the driver trapped inside. The City of Melrose told Patch that responding crews found the vehicle on its side with one person inside. Ladder 1 and Engine 3 responded to the
3rd Arrest Made In Murder Of Cambridge DPW Employee (opens the original)
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CAMBRIDGE, MA — A third person has been arrested in connection with the fatal July 4 shooting of a Cambridge Department of Public Works employee. Moises Pimentel, 23, of Boston, has been charged with murder, carrying a firearm without a license, conspiracy, and evidence tampering in the killing of Xavier Bautista, Cambridge police told Patch. Pimentel was arraigned Tuesday morning in Cambridge District Court. "This marks a significant development in an investigation that has remained a priority
Malden Clears Way For Cottage Kitchens Beginning In 2027 (opens the original)
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MALDEN, MA — Residents will soon be able to run certain small-scale food businesses out of their homes following a long-awaited change in Malden. The City Council recently approved a zoning change that will allow retail residential kitchens, also known as cottage food operations, as a permitted home occupation beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The change will allow residents to prepare certain foods in their home kitchens for direct sale to consumers, including through farmers' markets, craft fairs, and o
3 Hospitalized After MBTA Bus Crashes Onto Lawn In Medford (opens the original)
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MEDFORD, MA — Three people were taken to a hospital after an out-of-service MBTA bus crashed through an intersection and onto the lawn of a Medford home Thursday morning, according to MBTA Transit Police. The crash occurred at approximately 11:07 a.m. as a 62-year-old MBTA employee was operating the bus eastbound on the Fellsway near Salem Street. MBTA Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan told Patch that investigators believe the operator suffered a medical emergency as he approached t
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