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  Next Pats Podcast 2 hours ago

  What is Mike Vrabel's biggest challenge in Patriots' rebuild?

  Phil Perry discusses the toughest challenges facing Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel amid the team’s rebuild.
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  Weather 29 mins ago

  Weekend storm brings snow and ice, strong signal for more heavy snow next week

  A weekend storm will affect travel all across the northeast as we kick off school winter vacation week next week and Presidents Day weekend.  Valentine’s Day Temps stay in the 20s through sunset, but it will feel like the upper teens thanks to a persistent gusty northwest wind. Gusts up to 50 mph subside around sunset and we have only......
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  Boston Celtics 5 hours ago

  Ranking Celtics' top competitors in East at NBA All-Star break

  Which teams post the biggest threat to the Celtics repeating as Eastern Conference champs? Check out our ranking of the top five.
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  Chris Forsberg 6 hours ago

  Checking in on our bold Celtics preseason predictions at All-Star break

  Chris Forsberg checks in on his preseason Celtics predictions and makes a few more for the rest of the campaign.
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  Protests 5 hours ago

  Dozens of Mass. organizations to protest Musk and Trump policies in ‘Stop the Coup' rally

  Hundreds of people organized by broad coalition of Massachusetts-based organizations joined Friday to protest what they describe as a “coup” led by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. Gathering on Boston Common at noon, the organizers are calling on state and federal leaders to oppose the “Musk-Trump agenda.” They specific...
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  Weather 6 hours ago

  Snow, ice & rain: Timing, impacts of long duration weekend storm

  We’re looking at a long duration storm this weekend that starts with snow on Saturday night and Sunday morning before turning to ice and then rain by late Sunday. Winter storm watches are already in place for most of New England, and some areas could see up to 10 inches. Even Monday’s Presidents Day holiday looks to be impactful,......
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  Traffic 7 hours ago

  RI highway ramp shut down as crews repair unstable sign

  The Rhode Island Department of Transportation had to temporarily shut down the exit ramps from I-95 to the 6-10 connector during Friday’s morning commute to repair an unstable sign, NBC affiliate WJAR-TV reports. The ramps on I-95 southbound at exits 37B, C and D were closed Friday morning around 7 a.m. as RIDOT employees secured a large sign...
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  Mattapan 8 hours ago

  Police identify victim killed in Mattapan shooting

  A man who was shot and killed in the Mattapan section of Boston earlier this month has been identified, the city’s police department has confirmed.
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  Education 9 hours ago

  Boston educators ‘stand out' as contract negotiations between union and city continue

  The Boston Teachers Union continues contract negotiations and Boston educators and their allies are making their demands heard. Educators and supporters staged standouts at 11 different locations across the city on Thursday, including demonstrations in Charlestown, Mattapan and West Roxbury The standouts call on the city to take meaningful action a...
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  Art and Culture 10 hours ago

  This Boston native danced in Kendrick Lamar's halftime show

  A local dancer was alongside Kendrick Lamar at this year’s Super Bowl Halftime performance. He shared what it was like to perform on the world’s biggest stage and the Boston groups that helped get him there.  The red-haired, powerful dancer spotted next to Lamar during the show is known professionally as FaceOff, and he grew up in Dorchester....
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  Boston Celtics 6 hours ago

  Celtics No. 7 on CNBC's NBA valuation list amid pending sale

  CNBC valued the Boston Celtics at $5.5 billion, good for seventh in the NBA as the team is up for sale.
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  Consumer 6 hours ago

  Card skimmers found at several Mass. supermarkets

  Authorities are warning shoppers to stay alert after credit card skimmers were found at supermarkets in West Bridgewater and Abington, Massachusetts, this week. Employees at Trucchi’s Supermarket on East Center Street in West Bridgewater at keypads in aisles 1 and 2. The devices were first noticed on Feb. 10, but investigators believe they ha...
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  Massachusetts 17 hours ago

  Mass. Senate agrees to operational changes

  The Massachusetts Legislature would become more bifurcated under rules adopted Thursday by the Senate, with the traditional bicameral work of joint committees more formally ending at the bill-hearing stage. Bristling at media coverage of the Legislature’s productivity last session, Senate President Karen Spilka vowed on the first day of this ...
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  Massachusetts 17 hours ago

  Redacted filing sheds some light on Shannon O'Brien firing

  A redacted copy of Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg’s decision to fire Shannon O’Brien as chair of the Cannabis Control Commission was filed in court this week, but the treasurer is asking a skeptical judge to keep troves of other information related to the long-running saga out of public view. Goldberg fired O’Brien in Se...
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  Boston 8 hours ago

  Boston athletes forced off flight from Denmark because of their wheelchairs

  Two adaptive athletes from Boston are speaking out after what they describe as an uncomfortable experience on an international flight. Desi Forte and Marlee Robinson made it to Denmark with no issues. But they say on their return flight to Boston via Scandinavian Airlines, they were told five minutes before takeoff that they had to get off because ...