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[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A bit more than a year ago, one of the most popular restaurants in Cambridge’s Harvard Square was hit by a fire and has remain closed ever since. Now we are hearing that it is gone for good. According to an article from Cambridge Day, Border Cafe on Church Street will...

Parks and playgrounds are closing indefinitely in Everett as the city reacts to an alarming rise in coronavirus cases.

[This story originally appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk] One of the best-known pizzerias in New England is getting ready to close its largest location. The Boston Globe confirms what @Rickd67 told us earlier today, that Pizzeria Regina in Allston is shutting down permanently on Tuesday, July 21, as its lease is not being renewed. The Globe indicates that other locations of…

If you were looking to cool off at the beach this weekend, you cannot park at one in Gloucester unless you live there.

Gloucester is closing its beaches to out-of-towners this weekend after “excessive traffic” complaints from residents last weekend as the state continues to reopen after the coronavirus shutdowns. “The last thing we want to do is close our parking lots to visitors, but our city had an influx of traffic this past weekend,” Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken said. “We need to…

A local group of markets and butcher shops has shuttered one of its locations for now after some of its workers were hit by the coronavirus. According to a Facebook post from the store, McKinnon’s Market in Danvers is currently closed after some of the employees of the Holten Street store have tested positive for COVID-19. The post says the following:...

After a weekend with temperatures in the 70s, the question many people are asking is when they’ll be able to go to the beach again. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker answered the question – sort of – during his daily coronavirus press conference on Monday. “Well, so far, with respect to beaches, our policy has been to not open up the…

In a COVID-19 Update, Gov. Charlie Baker provides new numbers and plans for reopening in the upcoming weeks.

The Museum of Family Prayer has been temporarily closed after a wreath caught fire in its chapel. Museum officials say a candle accidentally fell while the space was being set up for the daily Rosary and Mass services on Monday, setting an Advent wreath on fire. The Easton, Massachusetts museum was evacuated. No injuries were reported. Museum officials say the…

The Sagamore Bridge in Bourne, Massachusetts was closed in both directions thanks to car accident between two cars.

A well-known New England strip club that was shut down following a prostitution investigation will likely stay closed until after the new year. The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation previously ruled that the Foxy Lady can reopen as a nightclub, without the dancers, after it presents a business plan to the Providence Board of Licenses.

The state of Massachusetts has ordered that medical marijuana dispensaries in Mashpee and Plymouth close due to concerns about pesticides. The Cape Cod Times reports the department of public health issued a cease and desist and quarantine order to M3 Ventures, a registered marijuana dispensary, while it looks into concerns about the use of pesticides at their cultivation facility.

A mechanical malfunction on a drawbridge that crosses the Saugus River and connects Saugus and Lynn has prompted it to close Monday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

Two beaches in Plymouth, Massachusetts have reopened after fishermen spotted a great white shark off the coast in the area Monday.

A woman has died after a three-car crash on I-95 in Waterford on Sunday.

Service to the MBTA’s Silver Line tunnel has resumed after loose pieces of concrete fell on the inbound platform of the station on Wednesday.

Finding a place to get takeout during a major winter storm can be problematic. Many restaurants close when inclement weather hits, so you can spend a lot of time searching the internet and calling around to various eateries before you find something that’s open. But if you lose power or just feel like huddling under blankets instead of cooking, Eater...

Serious delays are being reported on Interstate 95 in Sharon, Massachusetts, due to a jackknifed tractor trailer.

Interstate 95 was closed in both directions near Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Thursday morning after a power line fell across the highway.

Five Massachusetts beaches were temporarily closed for swimming after tests found elevated bacteria levels.