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10 most expensive homes sold in Norfolk County, Jan. 7-13

A house in Cohasset that sold for $2.9 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Norfolk County in the past week. In total, 96 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $720,956. The average price per square foot was $440. The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Jan. 7, even if the property was sold earlier.

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10 most expensive homes sold in Middlesex County, Nov. 19 - Dec. 2

A house in Chestnut Hill that sold for $4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Middlesex County between Nov. 19 and Dec. 2. In total, 182 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past two weeks, with an average price of $840,382. The average price per square foot ended up at $479. The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded from the week of November 19 to the week of Dec. 2 even if the property may have been sold earlier. 14 Hillcrest Parkway, Winchester, MA 10. $2.3 million, detached house at 14 Hillcrest Parkway The 1,832 square-foot single-family home at 14 Hillcrest Parkway in Winchester has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in November and the total purchase price was $2,250,000, or $1,228 per square foot. The house was built in 1940. The deal was finalized on Nov. 9. 9. $2.4 million, single-family residence at 56 Dexter Road The 1,568 square-foot single-family house at 56 Dexter Road in Melrose has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in November and the total purchase price was $2,400,000, or $1,531 per square foot. The house was built in 1930. The deal was finalized on Nov. 9. 9 Larch Road, Waban, MA 8. $2.5 million, single-family home at 9 Larch Road The sale of the single family residence at 9 Larch Road in Waban has been finalized. The price was $2,475,000, and the new owners took over the house in November. The house was built in 1929 and has a living area of 3,316 square feet. The price per square foot was $746. The deal was finalized on Nov. 8. 124 Holworthy St., Cambridge, MA 7. $2.5 million, single-family house at 124 Holworthy St. A sale has been finalized for the single-family house at 124 Holworthy St. in Cambridge. The price was $2,500,000 and the new owners took over the house in November. The house was built in 1875 and the living area totals 2,157 square feet. The price per square foot ended up at $1,159. The deal was finalized on Nov. 6. 6. $2.5 million, single-family home at 18 Shady Hill Road The property at 18 Shady Hill Road in Weston has new owners. The price was $2,510,000. The house was built in 1955 and has a living area of 2,513 square feet. The price per square foot is $999. The deal was finalized on Nov. 9. 5. $2.6 million, single-family house at 180 Burlington St. The sale of the detached house at 180 Burlington St. in Lexington has been finalized. The price was $2,600,000, and the new owners took over the house in November. The house was built in 1955 and has a living area of 1,660 square feet. The price per square foot was $1,566. The deal was finalized on Nov. 10. 4. $2.8 million, detached house at 12 Solomon Pierce Road The property at 12 Solomon Pierce Road in Lexington has new owners. The price was $2,750,000. The house was built in 1987 and has a living area of 4,969 square feet. The price per square foot is $553. The deal was finalized on Nov. 9. 25 Chestnut St., Concord, MA 3. $3 million, single-family residence at 25 Chestnut St. The sale of the single family residence at 25 Chestnut St. in Concord has been finalized. The price was $2,950,000, and the new owners took over the house in November. The house was built in 2020 and has a living area of 3,606 square feet. The price per square foot was $818. The deal was finalized on Nov. 8. 14 Cottonwood Road, Newton Center, MA 2. $3 million, single-family house at 14 Cottonwood Road The property at 14 Cottonwood Road in Newton Center has new owners. The price was $3,000,000. The house was built in 2007 and has a living area of 4,826 square feet. The price per square foot is $622. The deal was finalized on Nov. 8. 52 Hammondswood Road, Chestnut Hill, MA 1. $4 million, single-family home at 52 Hammondswood Road The 5,021 square-foot detached house at 52 Hammondswood Road in Chestnut Hill has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in November and the total purchase price was $4,000,000, or $797 per square foot. The house was built in 1929. The deal was finalized on Nov. 8. Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data. See more Real Estate News

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See all homes sold in Suffolk County, Jan. 7 to Jan. 13

The following is a listing of all home transfers in Suffolk County reported from Jan. 7 to Jan. 13. There were 81 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,708-square-foot home on Saratoga Street in East Boston that sold for $704,000. Boston 59 W. Cedar Street, Boston, $447,000, 490 square feet, $912 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom.

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See all homes sold in Suffolk County, Dec. 10 to Dec. 16

The following is a listing of all home transfers in Suffolk County reported from Dec. 10 to Dec. 16. There were 179 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,506-square-foot home on Perkins Street in Jamaica Plain that sold for $725,000. Allston 54 Brainerd Road, Allston, $325,000, 625 square feet, $520 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 233 Kelton Street, Allston, $460,000, 703 square feet, $654 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 165 Everett Street, Allston, $985,000, 1,798 square feet, $548 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Boston 56 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, $520,000, 330 square feet, $1,576 per square-foot, one bathroom. 82 Jersey Street, Boston, $550,000, 631 square feet, $872 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 11C Waltham Street, Boston, $570,000, 529 square feet, $1,078 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 105 Beacon Street, Boston, $587,000, 493 square feet, $1,191 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 174 Salem Street, Boston, $620,000, 625 square feet, $992 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 483 Beacon Street, Boston, $650,000, 480 square feet, $1,354 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 112 Pinckney Street, Boston, $675,000, 701 square feet, $963 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 351 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, $700,000, 675 square feet, $1,037 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 725 Harrison Ave., Boston, $785,000, 794 square feet, $989 per square-foot, one bathroom. 32 Temple Street, Boston, $849,000, 630 square feet, $1,348 per square-foot, one bedroom and two bathrooms. 474 Shawmut Ave., Boston, $935,000, 873 square feet, $1,071 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 350 North Street, Boston, $940,000, 927 square feet, $1,014 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 65 E. India Row, Boston, $940,000, 1,215 square feet, $774 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 110 Stuart Street, Boston, $970,000, 858 square feet, $1,131 per square-foot, one bedroom and two bathrooms. 350 North Street, Boston, $999,000, 927 square feet, $1,078 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 8 Whittier Place, Boston, $1,000,000, 1,413 square feet, $708 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 43 Upton Street, Boston, $1,055,000, 785 square feet, $1,344 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 1 Franklin Street, Boston, $1,100,000, 780 square feet, $1,410 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 29 Bay State Road, Boston, $1,200,000, 1,145 square feet, $1,048 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 350 North Street, Boston, $1,220,000, 1,174 square feet, $1,039 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 32 Traveler Street, Boston, $1,230,000, 1,247 square feet, $986 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 193 Saint Botolph Street, Boston, $1,250,000, 1,100 square feet, $1,136 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 32 Traveler Street, Boston, $1,250,000, 1,165 square feet, $1,073 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 40 Traveler Street, Boston, $1,250,000, 1,349 square feet, $927 per square-foot, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. 110 Stuart Street, Boston, $1,265,000, 1,040 square feet, $1,216 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 257 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, $1,275,000, 1,425 square feet, $895 per square-foot, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. 32 Fairfield Street, Boston, $1,335,000, 841 square feet, $1,587 per square-foot, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. 104 Union Wharf, Boston, $1,380,000, 1,042 square feet, $1,324 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 44 Prince Street, Boston, $1,395,000, 1,009 square feet, $1,383 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 170 Tremont Street, Boston, $1,499,000, 1,430 square feet, $1,048 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 1 Charles Street, Boston, $1,520,000, 1,238 square feet, $1,228 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 201 Newbury Street, Boston, $1,730,000, 1,300 square feet, $1,331 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 406 Marlborough Street, Boston, $1,735,000, 1,461 square feet, $1,188 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 778 Boylston Street, Boston, $1,850,000, 1,474 square feet, $1,255 per square-foot, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. 1 Charles Street, Boston, $1,850,000, 1,235 square feet, $1,498 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 165 Beacon Street, Boston, $1,850,000, 1,382 square feet, $1,339 per square-foot, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. 18 Symphony Road, Boston, $1,935,000, 2,861 square feet, $676 per square-foot, five bedrooms and two bathrooms. 12 Durham Street, Boston, $1,950,000, 1,500 square feet, $1,300 per square-foot, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. 31 Worcester Square, Boston, $2,100,000, 2,041 square feet, $1,029 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 280 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, $2,200,000, 1,106 square feet, $1,989 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 326 A Street, Boston, $2,250,000, 1,940 square feet, $1,160 per square-foot, one bedroom and two bathrooms. 195 Marlborough Street, Boston, $2,250,000, 1,404 square feet, $1,603 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 25 Fleet Street, Boston, $2,625,000. 28 Rutland Square, Boston, $2,830,000, 2,381 square feet, $1,189 per square-foot, two bedrooms and four bathrooms. Brighton 22 Orkney Road, Brighton, $290,000, 490 square feet, $592 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 46 Chiswick Road, Brighton, $480,000, 493 square feet, $974 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 142 Bigelow Street, Brighton, $556,000, 1,180 square feet, $471 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 63 Parsons Street, Brighton, $615,000, 1,011 square feet, $608 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 12 Nonantum Street, Brighton, $1,000,000, 2,814 square feet, $355 per square-foot, six bedrooms and two bathrooms. 46 Lane Park, Brighton, $1,150,000, 2,074 square feet, $554 per square-foot, five bedrooms and three bathrooms. 136 Academy Hill Road, Brighton, $1,250,000, 3,248 square feet, $385 per square-foot, five bedrooms and three bathrooms. 275-277 Summit Ave., Brighton, $1,799,000, 3,510 square feet, $513 per square-foot, six bedrooms and three bathrooms. 56-58 Murdock Street, Brighton, $2,320,000, 3,650 square feet, $636 per square-foot, eight bedrooms and three bathrooms. Charlestown 42 Eighth Street, Charlestown, $534,900, 645 square feet, $829 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 45 First Ave., Charlestown, $550,000, 850 square feet, $647 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 3 Winthrop Street, Charlestown, $690,000, 659 square feet, $1,047 per square-foot, one bedroom and two bathrooms. 42 Eighth Street, Charlestown, $750,000, 1,290 square feet, $581 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 610 Rutherford Ave., Charlestown, $840,000, 1,209 square feet, $695 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 26 Concord Street, Charlestown, $1,900,000, 3,538 square feet, $537 per square-foot, nine bedrooms and three bathrooms. Chelsea 932 Broadway, Chelsea, $344,900, 571 square feet, $604 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 932 Broadway, Chelsea, $355,900, 595 square feet, $598 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 175 Cottage Street, Chelsea, $420,000, 1,166 square feet, $360 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 30 Eleanor Street, Chelsea, $475,000, 867 square feet, $548 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. Chestnut Hill 232 Allandale Road, Chestnut Hill, $1,375,000, 2,661 square feet, $517 per square-foot, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. Dorchester 24 Rowell Street, Dorchester, $465,000, 900 square feet, $517 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 19 Pond Street, Dorchester, $565,000, 1,020 square feet, $554 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 47 Harvest Street, Dorchester, $605,000, 930 square feet, $651 per square-foot, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. 30 Norton Street, Dorchester, $615,000, 1,316 square feet, $467 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 604-606 Freeport Street, Dorchester, $690,000, 1,270 square feet, $543 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 173 Minot Street, Dorchester, $710,000, 1,136 square feet, $625 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 24-26 Saint Brendan Road, Dorchester, $850,000, 2,470 square feet, $344 per square-foot, five bedrooms and two bathrooms. 5 Wayland Street, Dorchester, $1,050,000, 1,992 square feet, $527 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. 20 Pearl Street, Dorchester, $2,100,000, 6,142 square feet, $342 per square-foot, eight bedrooms and six bathrooms. Dorchester Center 1111-1115 Blue Hill Ave., Dorchester Center, $324,466, 675 square feet, $481 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 88 Florida Street, Dorchester Center, $425,000, 1,000 square feet, $425 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 11 Clancy Road, Dorchester Center, $425,000, 1,372 square feet, $310 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 12-14 Branchfield Street, Dorchester Center, $499,000, 888 square feet, $562 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 41 Stockton Street, Dorchester Center, $610,000, 2,980 square feet, $205 per square-foot, five bedrooms and four bathrooms. 101 Floyd Street, Dorchester Center, $760,000, 3,212 square feet, $237 per square-foot, six bedrooms and two bathrooms. 147 Elmer Road, Dorchester Center, $800,000, 1,851 square feet, $432 per square-foot, four bedrooms and three bathrooms. 17 Wellesley Park, Dorchester Center, $863,000, 2,704 square feet, $319 per square-foot, five bedrooms and two bathrooms. 28 Ballou Ave., Dorchester Center, $1,040,000, 3,911 square feet, $266 per square-foot, eight bedrooms and three bathrooms. East Boston 72 Lubec Street, East Boston, $495,000, 742 square feet, $667 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 189 Trenton Street, East Boston, $500,000, 770 square feet, $649 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 70 Lexington Street, East Boston, $550,000, 883 square feet, $623 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 869 Saratoga Street, East Boston, $570,000, 1,048 square feet, $544 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 2 White Street Place, East Boston, $590,000, 956 square feet, $617 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 226 Havre Street, East Boston, $689,000, 1,230 square feet, $560 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 44 Cottage Street, East Boston, $735,000, 1,802 square feet, $408 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. 156 Porter Street, East Boston, $740,000, 985 square feet, $751 per square-foot, one bedroom and two bathrooms. 121 Havre Street, East Boston, $805,000, 3,576 square feet, $225 per square-foot, four bedrooms and five bathrooms. 296-296A Meridian Street, East Boston, $1,150,000, 2,686 square feet, $428 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Hyde Park 151 Washington Street, Hyde Park, $412,500, 1,129 square feet, $365 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 31 Hallron Street, Hyde Park, $495,000, 874 square feet, $566 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 74 Harvard Ave., Hyde Park, $560,000, 2,574 square feet, $218 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. 148 Ruskindale Road, Hyde Park, $595,000, 1,794 square feet, $332 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 26 Lewiston Street, Hyde Park, $650,000, 1,281 square feet, $507 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 26 Massasoit Street, Hyde Park, $700,000, 1,932 square feet, $362 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. 35 Brush Hill Terrace, Hyde Park, $725,000, 3,266 square feet, $222 per square-foot, five bedrooms and two bathrooms. 135 Milton Ave., Hyde Park, $810,500, 1,684 square feet, $481 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 1150 Hyde Park Ave., Hyde Park, $965,000, 2,092 square feet, $461 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Jamaica Plain 76 Elm Street, Jamaica Plain, $318,250, 905 square feet, $352 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 463 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, $407,000, 730 square feet, $558 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 72 Sheridan Street, Jamaica Plain, $445,000, 591 square feet, $753 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 39 Saint Joseph Street, Jamaica Plain, $460,000, 726 square feet, $634 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 15 Germania Street, Jamaica Plain, $520,000, 840 square feet, $619 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 301 Forest Hills Street, Jamaica Plain, $559,000, 980 square feet, $570 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 230 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, $580,000, 716 square feet, $810 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 127 Hyde Park Ave., Jamaica Plain, $630,000, 1,010 square feet, $624 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 21 Boynton Street, Jamaica Plain, $679,000, 947 square feet, $717 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 307 Perkins Street, Jamaica Plain, $725,000, 1,506 square feet, $481 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 20 Paul Gore Street, Jamaica Plain, $725,000, 1,049 square feet, $691 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 36 Southbourne Road, Jamaica Plain, $725,000, 1,354 square feet, $535 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 70 Paul Gore Street, Jamaica Plain, $750,000, 1,280 square feet, $586 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 69 Hampstead Road, Jamaica Plain, $930,000, 1,531 square feet, $607 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 9 Chilcott Place, Jamaica Plain, $1,230,000, 3,699 square feet, $333 per square-foot, six bedrooms and three bathrooms. 19 Cheshire Street, Jamaica Plain, $1,595,000, 2,559 square feet, $623 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 23 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain, $2,900,000, 4,396 square feet, $660 per square-foot, three bedrooms and four bathrooms. Mattapan 246 Itasca Street, Mattapan, $520,000, 936 square feet, $556 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 472 Norfolk Street, Mattapan, $670,000, 2,608 square feet, $257 per square-foot, six bedrooms and three bathrooms. 586 Walk Hill Street, Mattapan, $695,000, 3,200 square feet, $217 per square-foot, six bedrooms and two bathrooms. Revere 585 Revere Beach Parkway, Revere, $245,000, 401 square feet, $611 per square-foot, one bathroom. 60 Florence Ave., Revere, $549,000, 1,512 square feet, $363 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 314 Reservoir Ave., Revere, $550,000, 1,811 square feet, $304 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 260 Salem Street, Revere, $550,000, 1,752 square feet, $314 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. 265 Fenno Street, Revere, $590,000, 1,386 square feet, $426 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 11 Franklin Ave., Revere, $670,000, 1,828 square feet, $367 per square-foot, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. 776 Winthrop Ave., Revere, $700,000, 1,393 square feet, $503 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 75 Johnny Road, Revere, $780,000, 2,697 square feet, $289 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 19 Thorndike Street, Revere, $905,000, 2,184 square feet, $414 per square-foot, five bedrooms and three bathrooms. Roslindale 624 Hyde Park Ave., Roslindale, $245,000, 620 square feet, $395 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 391 Hyde Park Ave., Roslindale, $435,000, 1,166 square feet, $373 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 301 Poplar Street, Roslindale, $440,000, 861 square feet, $511 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 28 Fletcher Street, Roslindale, $455,000, 780 square feet, $583 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 562 Poplar Street, Roslindale, $543,000, 1,293 square feet, $420 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 30-32 Coniston Road, Roslindale, $625,000, 1,511 square feet, $414 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 44 Ramsdell Ave., Roslindale, $700,000, 1,509 square feet, $464 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 636 South Street, Roslindale, $775,000, 1,602 square feet, $484 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. 847 South Street, Roslindale, $815,000, 1,724 square feet, $473 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 167 Poplar Street, Roslindale, $875,000, 2,102 square feet, $416 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 15 June Street, Roslindale, $876,000, 2,657 square feet, $330 per square-foot, three bedrooms and four bathrooms. 32 Haydn Street, Roslindale, $988,000, 3,001 square feet, $329 per square-foot, five bedrooms and four bathrooms. 43 Ainsworth Street, Roslindale, $1,208,000, 3,808 square feet, $317 per square-foot, six bedrooms and three bathrooms. Roxbury 36 Moreland Street, Roxbury, $670,000, 3,807 square feet, $176 per square-foot, six bedrooms and three bathrooms. 4 Montrose Street, Roxbury, $705,000, 2,519 square feet, $280 per square-foot, six bedrooms and three bathrooms. South Boston 150 W. Broadway, South Boston, $278,949, 604 square feet, $462 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 159 W. Seventh Street, South Boston, $520,000, 1,036 square feet, $502 per square-foot, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. 433 W. Fourth Street, South Boston, $660,000, 884 square feet, $747 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 360 W. Second Street, South Boston, $760,000, 1,087 square feet, $699 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 330 Dorchester Street, South Boston, $775,000, 1,047 square feet, $740 per square-foot, one bedroom and two bathrooms. 150 M Street, South Boston, $780,000, 869 square feet, $898 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 173 H Street, South Boston, $785,000, 1,039 square feet, $756 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 584 E. Fourth Street, South Boston, $870,000, 2,400 square feet, $363 per square-foot, five bedrooms and two bathrooms. 602R E. Third Street, South Boston, $1,165,000, 2,208 square feet, $528 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 327 K Street, South Boston, $1,310,000, 2,238 square feet, $585 per square-foot, six bedrooms and four bathrooms. 659 E. Fourth Street, South Boston, $1,375,000, 2,101 square feet, $654 per square-foot, five bedrooms and three bathrooms. 257 W. Third Street, South Boston, $1,575,000, 1,953 square feet, $806 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. West Roxbury 37 Hastings Street, West Roxbury, $574,000, 1,102 square feet, $521 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 16 Blueview Road, West Roxbury, $607,500, 1,726 square feet, $352 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 11 Stimson Street, West Roxbury, $630,000, 1,120 square feet, $563 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 50 Linnet Street, West Roxbury, $666,665, 1,853 square feet, $360 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. 2 Goethe Street, West Roxbury, $699,000, 1,792 square feet, $390 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 41 Bogandale Road, West Roxbury, $705,000, 1,509 square feet, $467 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 193 Saint Theresa Ave., West Roxbury, $765,000, 1,387 square feet, $552 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 16 Alward Road, West Roxbury, $965,000, 1,120 square feet, $862 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 1 Cefalo Road, West Roxbury, $1,625,000, 2,923 square feet, $556 per square-foot, four bedrooms and four bathrooms. Winthrop 800 Governors Drive, Winthrop, $290,000, 772 square feet, $376 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 800 Governors Drive, Winthrop, $330,000, 989 square feet, $334 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 100 Governors Drive, Winthrop, $350,000, 780 square feet, $449 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 258 Shirley Street, Winthrop, $401,000, 1,030 square feet, $389 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 500 Winthrop Street, Winthrop, $556,000, 984 square feet, $565 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 64 Temple Ave., Winthrop, $615,000, 1,404 square feet, $438 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 58 Banks Street, Winthrop, $700,000, 1,788 square feet, $391 per square-foot, four bedrooms and three bathrooms. 31 Emerson Road, Winthrop, $800,000, 1,749 square feet, $457 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 38 Banks Street, Winthrop, $830,000, 2,250 square feet, $369 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. 169 Main Street, Winthrop, $1,350,000, nine bedrooms and four bathrooms. 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Single family residence in Belmont sells for $6.8 million

A 5,660-square-foot house built in 2005 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 275 Somerset Street in Belmont was sold on Dec. 20, 2023, for $6,750,000, or $1,193 per square foot. This two-story house provides a generous living space with its six bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The home’s outer structure has a gable roof frame, composed of asphalt. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. In addition, the house is equipped with a one-car garage. Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:

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November Inflation Report Inflation Holds Steady Ahead of Fed Meeting

Pinned Inflation data released on Tuesday showed that price increases remained moderate in November, the latest sign that inflation has cooled substantially from its peak. That’s likely to keep the Federal Reserve on track to leave interest rates unchanged at its final meeting of the year, which takes place this week. The Consumer Price Index came out just as the Fed begins its two-day gathering, which will conclude with the release of an interest rate decision and a fresh set of quarterly economic projections at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, is then scheduled to hold a news conference. Central bankers have embraced a recent slowdown in price increases, and they are likely to watch Tuesday’s data closely. The report showed that overall inflation climbed 0.1 percent on a monthly basis, and was up by 3.1 percent compared to a year earlier. That was slightly cooler than the 3.2 percent annual figure in October, as lower gas prices helped to hold down the number. But there were some signs that could keep Fed officials wary. After stripping out volatile food and fuel to give a clearer sense of underlying inflation trends, so-called core inflation climbed slightly more quickly on a monthly basis. A closely watched measure that tracks how much it would cost to rent owned housing also climbed slightly more quickly. Still, the overall inflation report as a whole was roughly in line with what economists had projected. And core inflation held steady on an annual basis, at 4 percent. That pace remains well above the roughly 2 percent pace that was normal before the onset of the pandemic, but it is down sharply compared with its peak in the summer of 2022. Many economists expect it to continue moderating into 2024, now that supply chain problems that pushed up goods prices in 2021 and 2022 have faded and prices for many services seem to be on the brink of cooling. “We’re pretty optimistic,” Laura Rosner-Warburton, senior economist at the research and analysis firm MacroPolicy Perspectives, said ahead of the report. She said she expects core inflation to be back to about 2.3 percent by the end of next year. Fed officials raised rates sharply between March 2022 and this summer in a bid to slow the economy, hoping to cool demand enough to wrestle inflation lower. They have now held borrowing costs steady for several months, as they try to assess whether they have adjusted policy enough to return price increases to a normal pace over time. Central bankers have been hesitant to declare victory at a time when inflation is improving but remains elevated. Economists expect them to maintain that cautious approach this week, even though many think that the Fed’s next move will be an interest-rate cut. “It would be premature to conclude with confidence that we have achieved a sufficiently restrictive stance, or to speculate on when policy might ease,” Mr. Powell said during a recent speech. Investors think that borrowing costs could come down as soon as the first half of 2024, based on market expectations, though continued economic momentum or stubborn prices could delay that. “There’s always uncertainty, and it’s higher than usual because we have exited a pandemic,” Ms. Rosner-Warburton said, explaining that she is particularly watching rental inflation figures. Rent cost increases are expected to continue to slow, and any sign that they are not following that path would be an unwelcome development. Inflation has surprised forecasters repeatedly since 2021 by cooling only to flare back up. “It’s hard to be confident after the last few years,” she added.

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Single-family residence in Mashpee sells for $1.8 million

A spacious house located at 18 Starboard Lane in Mashpee has a new owner. The 2,002-square-foot property, built in 1983, was sold on Oct. 30, 2023. The $1,800,000 purchase price works out to $899 per square foot. This two-story house has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The home's outer structure has a gable roof frame, composed of asphalt. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. Additionally, the home comes with an underground/basement one-car garage, ensuring secure parking and storage. Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include: A 938-square-foot home at 17 Overlook Knoll Road in Mashpee sold in January 2022, for $1,290,000, a price per square foot of $1,375. The home has 3 bedrooms 1 bathroom. In September 2022, a 1,558-square-foot home on Bluff Avenue in Mashpee sold for $1,175,000, a price per square foot of $754. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. On Bluff Avenue, Mashpee, in October 2022, a 992-square-foot home was sold for $1,950,000, a price per square foot of $1,966. The home has 3 bedrooms 1 bathroom. Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data. See more Real Estate News

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See all homes sold in Hampden County, Dec. 10 to Dec. 16

The following is a listing of all home transfers in Hampden County reported from Dec. 10 to Dec. 16. There were 160 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,140-square-foot home on Talbot Road in Springfield that sold for $290,000. Agawam 142 Corey Colonial, Agawam, $210,000, 960 square feet, $219 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.

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10 most expensive homes sold in Cape Cod, Dec. 31 - Jan. 6

A house in Chatham that sold for $9 million tops the list of the most expensive real estate sales in Cape Cod between Dec. 31 and Jan. 6. In total, 224 real estate sales were recorded in the area during the last two weeks, with an average price of $820,924. The average price per square foot ended up at $528. The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded from the week of Dec. 17 to the week of Jan. 6, even if the property was sold earlier.

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The latest Boston affordable housing idea: Apartments above the public library

The redevelopment of one branch of the Boston Public Library will include a unique component: 119 income-restricted apartments above the library. The new West End branch of the BPL will include a two-floor library space, about 70% larger than the current library branch, 40 apartments for residents earning up to 30% of the area median income, 79 apartments for residents making up to 80% area median income, amenities for both residents and the public, a courtyard and a plaza shared with the neighboring Otis House museum. “As library leaders, we are charged to use all of our resources to serve the public,” said Boston Public Library President David Leonard in a statement. “I can think of no higher level of public service than to co-locate a public library and its critical offerings together with affordable housing.” Read more: Land taken from Boston homeowners in 1970s now being used to ease housing crisis The design of the new library at 151 Cambridge St. will be informed by a programming study performed by the Boston Public Library and the city’s Public Facilities Department in 2021, which identified needs like a teen space, updated outdoor space, learning lab and updated technology and audio-visual capabilities. As part of the planning process for the new library, the city held nine public meetings to gather information on what was needed in the community. That process led to the release of a request for proposals for the new mixed-use building at the location, which received eight applications. The proposal from the designated development team, Preservation of Affordable Housing and Caste Capital, was selected with input from several community groups, including the West End Civic Association, Beacon Hill Civic Association and Historic New England. “We applaud Mayor Wu’s innovative strategy to maximize city resources and return desperately needed affordable housing to the West End while forming an important cultural and civic anchor in the neighborhood,” said HNE President and CEO Vin Cipolla. The all-electric building will include apartments of varying sizes from studio to three-bedroom. The project is being developed through the city’s Housing with Public Assets program, which seeks to build affordable housing above municipal buildings like libraries, police stations, fire stations and parking lots to maximize the use of those locations. “The West End Library project will not only revitalize the West End and Beacon Hill neighborhoods but also leave a lasting impact on the entire Greater Boston community, said Patrick Kimble, Founder and Managing Partner of Caste Capital. “We aim to combat the pressing affordable housing crisis that impacts countless Boston residents from diverse backgrounds. This endeavor represents our unwavering commitment to creating a public asset that uplifts and empowers individuals from all walks of life.” The Boston Public Library is looking into similar projects to combine library branches with housing in other locations, including Upham’s Corner and Chinatown. For more information about the new West End library branch, visit the project page on the city website.

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Sale closed in Needham: $2.9 million for a four-bedroom home

The spacious property located at 84 Wildwood Drive in Needham was sold on Dec. 29, 2023. The $2,925,000 purchase price works out to $832 per square foot. The house, built in 1965, has an interior space of 3,517 square feet. This single-story house boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and five baths. The home's outer design showcases a a gable roof frame, with roofing materials crafted from asphalt. Inside, there is a fireplace. The property is equipped with radiant heating and a cooling system. Additionally, the home is equipped with an attached two-car garage, accommodating vehicles and storage needs efficiently. The property's backyard also boasts a pool. These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:

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Senior housing to be built at site of former Foxborough State Hospital

A 16-acre property once home to the long-shuttered Foxborough State Hospital will soon provide housing for 141 low-income senior households. Walnut Street, an affordable housing project being developed by the Affordable Housing Services Collaborative and Onyx, will turn land that has been vacant for decades into much-needed affordable housing. “Housing is empowering. No matter our age, it is a comfort not to worry about whether we can afford a place,” Onyx CEO Chanda Smart said at a press conference Thursday. “Senior housing for the town of Foxborough means that seniors who worked and raised their families here in Foxborough still have the opportunity to remain here.” Foxborough State Hospital opened in 1889 as the Massachusetts Hospital for Dipsomaniacs and Inebriates for treatment of alcoholism, according to the National Park Service, and was later converted to a standard psychiatric hospital. It closed in 1975, and parts of the property have already been redeveloped over the years. The Foxborough Housing Authority first began working on the project back in 2011. The land was transferred to the agency from the state in 2017 to be used for affordable housing. Acting Town Manager Paige Duncan told MassLive that the town held a number of community meetings to decide what to build on the property. “It was controversial, but what came out was a clear support for senior housing,” she said. “We really tried to address the needs of the community and we came up with a project that was sensitive to the area. We didn’t want a big block of buildings that towered over the neighborhood.” After that, she said, there was overwhelming support for the project. The permits were filed in February and approved by April, an almost unheard-of timeline. The finished project will provide 141 new apartments for residents age 55 and over. Of those, 35 will be reserved for people making 30% or less of the area median income, and 85 will be for those making 60% AMI. Foxborough residents will be given preference for 70% of the units. A second phase of the project once this one is complete will add approximately 60 more units. Greg Spiers, chairman of the Housing Authority, said the new senior housing was badly needed, noting there are about 5,500 elderly and disabled people on public housing waiting lists in Massachusetts. “With 195 of those on that list Foxborough residents, that 70% local preference for first-time rentals is one of our goals,” he said. “The need is so great for affordable housing in our area and the entire state.” Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus praised the town for its dedication to creating more affordable housing, even though more than 10% of its total housing units qualify as affordable. The 10% threshold is the state requirement to stop projects being filed under Chapter 40B, a law which allows affordable housing developments to bypass certain local permitting requirements. “You know that that is just an arbitrary number, but the real needs are significantly more than that,” Augustus said. “We need more communities to take note of what Foxborough is doing.” Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said the project is a good example of the use of surplus state land for housing. Gov. Maura Healey’s housing bond bill filed in October included a proposed $30 million that would support similar projects to use underutilized state property for housing. Healey also issued an executive order requesting state agencies to conduct an audit of their property to find land any surplus land suitable for this purpose. “Converting state-owned land to another entity can be a little bit of a torturous pathway. We know that building all the resources you need takes time,” Driscoll said Thursday. “How do we leverage the cost of land, which is one of the reasons housing is so expensive, to build the type of housing we need, but do it in a shorter timetable? That’s what this (project) is all about.” The project has received more than $25 million in state and federal funding, including through American Rescue Plan Act rental funds and state and federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits. Work on the site has not yet started.

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Five-bedroom home sells for $2.8 million in Wellesley Hills

A 3,809-square-foot house built in 1950 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 106 Bristol Road in Wellesley Hills was sold on Nov. 27, 2023. The $2,800,000 purchase price works out to $735 per square foot. This two-story house boasts a generous living space with five bedrooms and four baths. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. The property is equipped with hot water heating and a cooling system. Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby: On Bristol Road, Wellesley Hills, in June 2023, a 5,203-square-foot home was sold for $4,632,750, a price per square foot of $890. The home has 6 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms. A 4,978-square-foot home at 146 Lowell Road in Wellesley Hills sold in October 2023, for $4,525,000, a price per square foot of $909. The home has 6 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms. In August 2023, a 2,576-square-foot home on Lowell Road in Wellesley Hills sold for $1,315,000, a price per square foot of $510. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data. See more Real Estate News

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Single family residence sells in Westfield for $1 million

The spacious property located at 175 North Road in Westfield was sold on Nov. 13, 2023 for $1,025,000, or $292 per square foot. The house, built in 2003, has an interior space of 3,512 square feet. This single-story house provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and five baths. On the exterior, the house is characterized by a gable roof design, featuring roofing made of tiles. The property is equipped with radiant heating and a cooling system. Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include: A 3,344-square-foot home at 109 North Road in Westfield sold in November 2022, for $700,000, a price per square foot of $209. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. On Russellville Road, Westfield, in August 2023, a 1,080-square-foot home was sold for $305,000, a price per square foot of $282. The home has 3 bedrooms 1 bathroom. In December 2022, a 1,080-square-foot home on Russellville Road in Westfield sold for $160,000, a price per square foot of $148. The home has 3 bedrooms 1 bathroom. Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data. See more Real Estate News

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Detached house sells for $915,000 in Harvard

A 4,088-square-foot house built in 1973 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 10 Ann Lee Road in Harvard was sold on Dec. 21, 2023, for $915,000, or $224 per square foot. This two-story house boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and four baths. The home's outer structure has a gambrel roof frame, composed of asphalt. Inside, there is a fireplace. Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby:

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What 400 years of Boston transit history tells us about the MBTA's future

How hard is getting around town in Boston? These days, it can be a journey. Heavy car traffic and a transit system beset by decades of neglect mean getting from one place to another is harder and more time-consuming than it could be. For answers about the future of Boston's transit system, we can look to its past, said Stephen Beaucher, curator of a new historical exhibition and author of the book "Boston in Transit." "Getting Around Town: Four Centuries of Mapping Boston in Transit," an exhibit at the Boston Public Library’s Leventhal Map & Education Center, traces the history of public transit in Boston, showing how the city’s transportation network — from the creation of the nation's first underground subway in the 1800s to the formation of the MBTA in the 1960s — shaped the city. It goes all the way back to the early days of transit in 1630, when public ferries first launched for colonists in the area. Steven Beuacher, editor and curator of the exhibition "Getting Around Town: Four Centuries of Mapping Boston." Ivaylo Mihalev GBH News “What we’re trying to show is 400 years of Boston transit history,” Beaucher said. “One of the things that we’re trying to do at this exhibit is show people not only all the lines, the routes, all the infrastructure, but also how did this all relate to us as travelers, as users.” A 1639 map, part of the exhibition Getting Around Town: Four Centuries of Mapping Boston at the Boston Public Library's Leventhal Map & Education Center. William Wood Mapping Boston Collection, Boston Public Library Beaucher points to an old map of the Orange Line, showing how it was relocated from its original, elevated route along Washington Street to the Southwest Corridor in the 1980s in an effort to improve service. The decision to relocate the line came with consequences for the community that used it. “They took the Orange Line from a community that was well-served by rapid transit since 1901,” he said. The route that was taken away brought people downtown from parts of Dorchester and Roxbury, areas with with relatively lower household incomes and larger Black populations. Today, Beaucher says, it’s replaced by the Silver Line from Downtown to Nubian Square. “The Silver Line is what became the replacement, but that’s not of equal value, that’s not a separated rapid transit line,” he said. “That’s a bus, still running in the street. Yes, it’s got some bus lanes. But it’s a bus. And that community is still waiting for an adequate replacement, which they were promised.” Stacy Thompson, executive director of transit advocacy group LivableStreets Alliance, said it’s an example of transit redlining. “Folks there were told that the Silver Line would be an equivalent service. It obviously is not,” Thompson said. “It’s one of the most classic examples of rail being taken out of a primarily Black and brown community. And then the new rail structure that has been built has increasingly seen gentrification and increased white ownership around that line.” This is a view of the unused elevated railway structure along the waterfront and snow-covered rooftops in Boston, Mass., in 1941. Associated Press It’s an issue that resonates with many T riders, like Barbara Burns at Mattapan Station, the terminus of the trolley that goes from Ashmont Station in Dorchester to Mattapan Square. “I think the service in certain demographics in Boston are lacking a little bit,” Burns said, noting that improvements are usually focused in wealthier areas. On top of inequities, Burns said safety and funding for the T are also concerns for her. A recent poll conducted by Mass Inc., a nonprofit think tank based in Boston, found that 70% of former and current riders have felt unsafe while using the transit system. And the agency is also facing budget problems, saying it needs more than $24 billion to fix its aging infrastructure. “What’s going happen to people in the city, especially in this area?” Burns asked. “They’re gonna cut certain bus routes, you’re gonna find yourself having to walk a couple of blocks just to catch a bus.” Another rider, Sandra Howard, chimed in with what she thinks about the T’s service. “She’s right,” Howard said. “Awful. Just horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible. It’s been awful because of the tracks. It’s been going on for, like she said, for decades. Passing a buck. All they’ve been doing is passing a buck. Now you can’t pass it anymore.” Despite its funding problems, the T is working to improve its service with a series of shutdowns and maintenance work planned over the next year to get rid of slow zones. Still, Burns and Howard want more from the agency, with a focus on underserved areas like Dorchester and Mattapan and an increase in community meetings and transparency. But despite it all, Howard said things will get better — that nearly 400 years after the start of public transit in Boston, an exhibit like the one on display at the library could some day include a brighter future. “It will get better, it will,” Howard said. “We might have to pay little more, but it will get better eventually.”

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WG&E predicts rates will eventually increase as state phases out natural gas

WESTFIELD — Massachusetts is transitioning too quickly to an electric-powered future, which will cause an increase in electric rates, according to Western Gas & Electric General Manager Tom Flaherty. “Coming from a company that supplies natural gas, it’s a little quick to get rid of a stable, cost-effective, cost-efficient heating fuel,” he said. Flaherty was responding to two state clean energy initiatives: Department of Public Utilities Order 20-80, which requires natural gas companies to consider non-gas initiatives before building new gas infrastructure, and the Clean Heat Standard, a proposal to require energy suppliers shift away from using fossil fuels to supply heat, in exchange for credits. WG&E emailed the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection a response to a draft Clean Heat Standard framework on Dec. 21, in which they described the state’s decarbonization plan as “an electrification-only approach.”

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Westfield Tech students nearing completion on home build at 64 Mill St.

WESTFIELD - It’s been a year since Westfield Technical Academy broke ground for a new home at 64 Mill St. to be built by students in construction tech, cabinetmaking, electrical wiring, and horticulture, and the house is nearing completion, according to lead construction instructor Matthew Gomes. The house is a project of the newly formed Westfield Technical Foundation, a non-profit entity set up to benefit the school, enabling WTA to borrow the money to buy the property and build the house from the Polish National Credit Union at zero percent interest. When the home is completed, it will be sold, and proceeds will go back into the school’s programs.

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Inflation rises 0.1% in November, slightly more than expected

The Labor Department said Tuesday that the consumer price index, a broad measure of the price of everyday goods including gasoline, groceries and rent, rose 0.1% in November from the previous month, slightly more than expected. Prices climbed 3.1% from the same time last year, which is in line with estimates by Refinitiv economists. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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See all homes sold in Hampshire County, Nov. 26 to Dec. 2

The following is a listing of all home transfers in Hampshire County reported from Nov. 26 to Dec. 2. There were 19 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 960-square-foot home on Ryan Road in Florence that sold for $340,000. Amherst 27 The Hollow, Amherst, $408,000, 1,932 square feet, $211 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Belchertown 19 Dana Hill, Belchertown, $280,000, 1,176 square feet, $238 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 16 Pheasant Run, Belchertown, $725,000, 3,312 square feet, $219 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Cummington 149 Porter Hill Road, Cummington, $220,000, 972 square feet, $226 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. Easthampton 393 Main Street, Easthampton, $300,000, 1,679 square feet, $179 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. 10 Duda Drive, Easthampton, $415,000, 1,170 square feet, $355 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Florence 389 Bridge Road, Florence, $237,500, 1,252 square feet, $190 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 418 Ryan Road, Florence, $340,000, 960 square feet, $354 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 701 Westhampton Road, Florence, $550,000, 1,148 square feet, $479 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 735 Westhampton Road, Florence, $585,000, 3,175 square feet, $184 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 661 Park Hill Road, Florence, $739,000, 1,898 square feet, $389 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Granby 122 Carver Street, Granby, $400,000, 1,320 square feet, $303 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Northampton 63 Laurel Park, Northampton, $235,000, 2,222 square feet, $106 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 36 Warburton Way, Northampton, $299,200, 1,380 square feet, $217 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Pelham 59 Meetinghouse Road, Pelham, $135,000, 2,562 square feet, $53 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. South Hadley 36 Ludlow Road, South Hadley, $310,000, 1,884 square feet, $165 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 123 Granby Road, South Hadley, $335,000, 1,320 square feet, $254 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 39 Old County Road, South Hadley, $510,000, 1,512 square feet, $337 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. Southampton 125 Glendale Road, Southampton, $600,000, 2,028 square feet, $296 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data. See more Real Estate News

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Single family residence sells in Cohasset for $1.6 million

A 4,804-square-foot house built in 1998 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 20 Sanctuary Pond Road in Cohasset was sold on Nov. 14, 2023, for $1,625,000, or $338 per square foot. This is a two-story house. The home's external structure has a gable roof design, covered with asphalt roofing. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. The property is equipped with a gravity heating system and a cooling system. In addition, the house is equipped with an attached one-car garage, offering a dedicated parking spot and storage area. These nearby houses have also recently been sold: A 3,402-square-foot home at 89 Fairoaks Lane in Cohasset sold in August 2023, for $1,200,000, a price per square foot of $353. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. In September 2023, a 1,080-square-foot home on North Main Street in Cohasset sold for $662,000, a price per square foot of $613. The home has 1 bedroom and 2 bathrooms. On Fairoaks Lane, Cohasset, in June 2023, a 3,953-square-foot home was sold for $1,750,000, a price per square foot of $443. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data. See more Real Estate News

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Recent homes sales in Greater Boston (Nov. 22)

Real Estate News Recent homes sales in Greater Boston (Nov. 22) . Adobe Stock ABINGTON 73 Thicket St. One-family ranch, built in 1950, 534 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 7,752-square-foot lot. $321,000 ACTON 18 Washington Drive. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1980, 2,647 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 37,291-square-foot lot. $935,000 3 Brookside Circle. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1961, 2,246 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 22,273-square-foot lot. $625,000 24 Brewster Lane #24 Condo Town House, built in 1991, 1,349 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $590,000 8 High St. #D2 Condo Town House, built in 2008, 1,308 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $510,000 142 Butternut Holw #142 Condo Town House, built in 1972, 1,540 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. $426,000 118 Parker St. #11 Condo/Apt, built in 1970, 820 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $230,000 ALLSTON 37 Aldie St. #2 Condo free-standng, built in 1910, 755 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 755-square-foot lot. $508,000 Advertisement: AMESBURY 110 Congress St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1990, 2,998 square feet, 9 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 143,312-square-foot lot. $910,000 16 Lakeshore Drive. One-family cottage, built in 1951, 925 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 6,000-square-foot lot. $690,000 11 Atlantic Ave. Two-family two family, built in 1880, 2,186 square feet, 10 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 8,700-square-foot lot. $660,000 2 Washington St. #2 Condo duplex, built in 1900, 1,450 square feet, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. $370,000 45 Macy St. #301A Condo/Apt, built in 1973, 746 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $279,900 ANDOVER 6 High Meadow Road. One-family Colonial, built in 2007, 4,876 square feet, 10 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 44,148-square-foot lot. $2,100,000 11 Blueberry Circle. One-family Colonial, built in 1980, 3,723 square feet, 12 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 57,194-square-foot lot. $1,520,000 284 N Main St. One-family Colonial, built in 1994, 4,127 square feet, 10 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 35,689-square-foot lot. $1,450,000 3 Deerberry Lane. One-family Colonial, built in 1968, 5,182 square feet, 12 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 36,272-square-foot lot. $1,440,000 101 Holt Road. One-family antique, built in 1740, 3,517 square feet, 12 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 64,735-square-foot lot. $1,405,000 10 Robert Drive #10 Condo Town House, built in 2020, 3,150 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 4 baths. $1,350,000 261 River Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1992, 4,675 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 43,821-square-foot lot. $1,285,000 33 Smithshire Est One-family Colonial, built in 1980, 3,537 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 31,503-square-foot lot. $1,205,000 17 Rutgers Road. One-family split entry, built in 1968, 3,983 square feet, 10 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 49,606-square-foot lot. $785,000 24 Flint Circle. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1985, 2,628 square feet, 9 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 10,145-square-foot lot. $760,000 Advertisement: 1 Donald Circle. One-family split entry, built in 1966, 1,976 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 46,174-square-foot lot. $580,000 26 Sutherland St. One-family ranch, built in 1952, 1,909 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 11,600-square-foot lot. $500,000 16 Balmoral St. #416 Condo/Apt, built in 1925, 882 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $385,000 16 Balmoral St. #110 Condo/Apt, built in 1925, 833 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $343,000 ARLINGTON 39 Beverly Road. One-family ranch, built in 1958, 4,085 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 19,254-square-foot lot. $2,300,000 185 Wachusett Ave. One-family old style, built in 1925, 1,308 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 7,013-square-foot lot. $2,100,000 122 Spy Pond Pkwy One-family raised ranch, built in 1967, 2,217 square feet, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 7,362-square-foot lot. $1,850,000 22-24 Belknap St. #22 Condo. $1,700,000 152 Hutchinson Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1940, 3,189 square feet, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 12,676-square-foot lot. $1,600,000 117 Newport St. One-family old style, built in 1925, 1,812 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 4,704-square-foot lot. $930,000 51 Burch St. One-family ranch, built in 1958, 960 square feet, 4 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 6,098-square-foot lot. $909,000 31 Virginia Road. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1951, 864 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 7,187-square-foot lot. $835,000 35 Forest St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1951, 1,764 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 7,013-square-foot lot. $831,800 7 Berkeley St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1955, 1,548 square feet, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 5,750-square-foot lot. $825,000 509 Summer St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1951, 1,152 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 5,053-square-foot lot. $700,000 Advertisement: 84 Beacon St. #86 Condo. $685,000 ASHLAND 96 Independence Lane. One-family Colonial, built in 2002, 2,198 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 15,246-square-foot lot. $1,082,000 91-93 Homer Ave. Three-family conventional, built in 1900, 3,164 square feet, 9 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 10,019-square-foot lot. $695,000 263 Cordaville Road. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1957, 1,729 square feet, 6 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 21,344-square-foot lot. $560,000 17 E Bluff Road #17 Condo Town House, built in 1985, 1,812 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths. $530,000 109 Homer Ave. One-family conventional, built in 1900, 2,004 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 11,326-square-foot lot. $406,000 373 Eliot St. One-family ranch, built in 1964, 1,296 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 20,038-square-foot lot. $205,000 BEDFORD 1 Prescott Place. One-family Colonial, built in 2006, 3,364 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 15,934-square-foot lot. $1,585,000 42 Roberts Drive #42 Condo Town House, built in 1953, 782 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $399,999 25 Genetti St. #25 Condo. $388,000 BELLINGHAM 922 S Main St. One-family ranch, built in 1963, 1,908 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 35,026-square-foot lot. $650,000 88 Pickering Ave. One-family Colonial, built in 1989, 2,124 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 48,308-square-foot lot. $635,400 131 S Main St. One-family old style, built in 1931, 1,854 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 21,200-square-foot lot. $560,000 BELMONT 85 Clifton St. One-family Colonial, built in 1920, 6,404 square feet, 16 rooms, 8 bedrooms, 6 baths, on 69,824-square-foot lot. $2,775,000 36 Leicester Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1935, 1,947 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 6,315-square-foot lot. $1,765,000 210-212 Payson Road. Two-family old style, built in 1910, 3,470 square feet, 13 rooms, 7 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 9,400-square-foot lot. $1,755,000 78 Oliver Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1941, 2,020 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 6,746-square-foot lot. $1,100,000 111 Beech St. #2 Condo. $510,000 BEVERLY 17 Everett St. One-family Colonial, built in 1919, 2,440 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 10,860-square-foot lot. $1,605,750 3 Lawnbank Road. One-family ranch, built in 1955, 1,504 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 11,750-square-foot lot. $1,300,000 Advertisement: 5 Boyles St. One-family Colonial, built in 1970, 3,244 square feet, 10 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 47,830-square-foot lot. $1,156,000 8 Meadow Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1986, 2,580 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 14,559-square-foot lot. $1,105,000 15 Sherman St. Two-family two family, built in 1926, 3,106 square feet, 10 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 13,425-square-foot lot. $975,000 23 Wellesley Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1958, 3,048 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 12,000-square-foot lot. $835,000 576 Cabot St. One-family Colonial, built in 1910, 2,190 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 8,200-square-foot lot. $685,000 18 Brimbal Ave. One-family raised cape, built in 1982, 1,729 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 18,220-square-foot lot. $665,000 23 Bosworth St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1948, 2,064 square feet, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 7,543-square-foot lot. $650,000 1 Beach St. #4 Condo/Apt, built in 1900, 1,401 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $625,000 26 Heather St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1952, 1,328 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 9,896-square-foot lot. $570,000 60 Rantoul St. #310N Condo/Apt, built in 1988, 946 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $370,000 91 Dodge St. One-family Colonial, built in 1910, 2,315 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 6,650-square-foot lot. $250,000 BILLERICA 47 Fieldstone Lane. One-family Colonial, built in 2021, 3,196 square feet, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 44,867-square-foot lot. $1,300,000 218 Rangeway Road #261 Condo Town House, built in 2004, 2,613 square feet, 3 baths. $720,000 212 Allen Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1953, 2,032 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 22,420-square-foot lot. $710,000 29 Mulcahy Lane. One-family gambrel, built in 1981, 1,898 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 10,594-square-foot lot. $670,000 13 Shane Lane. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1975, 2,083 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 41,794-square-foot lot. $650,000 3 Savage Ave. One-family split entry, built in 1968, 1,618 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 17,818-square-foot lot. $650,000 37 Bridge St. #101 Condo Town House, built in 2015, 1,632 square feet, 4 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. $645,000 3 Sandberg Road. One-family split level, built in 1962, 1,596 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 24,071-square-foot lot. $590,000 Advertisement: 267 Salem Road. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1968, 1,344 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 15,120-square-foot lot. $565,000 3 Cunningham Lane. One-family bngl/cottage, built in 1941, 1,443 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 8,134-square-foot lot. $555,000 14 Phillip Road. One-family ranch, built in 1960, 1,632 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 15,075-square-foot lot. $550,000 166 Bridle Road. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1953, 1,082 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 10,800-square-foot lot. $550,000 28 Pondover Road #28 Condo Town House, built in 1976, 1,015 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 29,285-square-foot lot. $525,000 11 Lindsay Road. One-family ranch, built in 1956, 1,636 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 16,380-square-foot lot. $520,000 60 Rangeway Road. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1960, 1,700 square feet, 6 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 59,895-square-foot lot. $475,000 65 Forest Park Ave. One-family split entry, built in 1969, 1,460 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 15,000-square-foot lot. $370,000 6 New St. One-family ranch, built in 1940, 1,296 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 5,000-square-foot lot. $337,000 20 Kenmar Drive #180 Condo/Apt, built in 1979, 610 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $265,000 BOLTON 134 Long Hill Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1999, 3,093 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 65,340-square-foot lot. $870,000 348 S Bolton Road. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1950, 2,082 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 69,696-square-foot lot. $770,000 BOSTON 50 Park Plz #50 Office condo, 768,658 square feet, on 768,658-square-foot lot. $319,000,000 150 Seaport Blvd #150 Condo. $6,400,000 323 Commonwealth Ave. #10 Condo row-middle, built in 1880, 560 square feet, 2 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 560-square-foot lot. $5,500,000 323 Commonwealth Ave. #1 Condo row-middle, built in 1880, 510 square feet, 1 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 510-square-foot lot. $5,500,000 323 Commonwealth Ave. #2 Condo row-middle, built in 1880, 390 square feet, 1 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 390-square-foot lot. $5,500,000 323 Commonwealth Ave. #3 Condo row-middle, built in 1880, 500 square feet, 1 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 500-square-foot lot. $5,500,000 323 Commonwealth Ave. #4 Condo row-middle, built in 1880, 680 square feet, 2 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 680-square-foot lot. $5,500,000 Advertisement: 323 Commonwealth Ave. #5 Condo row-middle, built in 1880, 680 square feet, 2 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 680-square-foot lot. $5,500,000 323 Commonwealth Ave. #6 Condo row-middle, built in 1880, 600 square feet, 2 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 600-square-foot lot. $5,500,000 323 Commonwealth Ave. #7 Condo row-middle, built in 1880, 670 square feet, 2 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 670-square-foot lot. $5,500,000 323 Commonwealth Ave. #8 Condo row-middle, built in 1880, 610 square feet, 2 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 610-square-foot lot. $5,500,000 323 Commonwealth Ave. #9 Condo row-middle, built in 1880, 690 square feet, 2 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 690-square-foot lot. $5,500,000 505 Tremont St. #414 Condo mid-rise, built in 2003, 2,193 square feet, 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 2,193-square-foot lot. $4,000,000 73 Mount Vernon St. #4PH Condo low-rise, built in 1899, 2,303 square feet, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. $3,900,000 2 Avery St. #23C Condo high-rise, built in 2000, 2,707 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 2,707-square-foot lot. $3,325,000 566 Columbus Ave. #611 Condo. $3,250,000 30 Concord Sq #2 Condo. $2,750,000 300 Pier 4 Blvd #4A Condo mid-rise, built in 2017, 1,035 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 2 baths. $2,347,500 400 Stuart St. #22B Condo high-rise, built in 2009, 1,372 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,372-square-foot lot. $2,300,000 17 Gloucester St. #6 Condo row-end, built in 1886, 1,598 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 1,598-square-foot lot. $2,108,000 220 Commonwealth Ave. #1&2 Condo row-middle, built in 1860, 1,545 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 1,545-square-foot lot. $2,000,000 8 W Hill Place #3 Condo row-middle, built in 1930, 1,380 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,380-square-foot lot. $1,850,000 903 Beacon St. #3 Condo. $1,694,000 566 Columbus Ave. #102 Condo. $1,675,000 100 Belvidere St. #5E Condo high-rise, built in 2001, 972 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 2 baths, on 972-square-foot lot. $1,400,000 32 Traveler St. #710 Condo mid-rise, built in 2015, 1,089 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $1,376,000 234 Causeway St. #1205 Condo high-rise, built in 1899, 1,267 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,267-square-foot lot. $1,325,000 80 Broad St. #1002 Condo high-rise, built in 2006, 1,220 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,220-square-foot lot. $1,170,000 32 Traveler St. #506 Condo mid-rise, built in 2015, 873 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $1,100,000 Advertisement: 191 Saint Botolph St. #2 Condo row-middle, built in 1880, 995 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 995-square-foot lot. $1,025,000 349 Commonwealth Ave. #1B Condo row-middle, built in 1890, 1,140 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,140-square-foot lot. $940,000 55 Lagrange St. #1002 Condo. $925,000 135 Marlborough St. #3 Condo mid-rise, built in 1880, 765 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 765-square-foot lot. $900,000 400 Stuart St. #16L Condo high-rise, built in 2009, 589 square feet, 2 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 589-square-foot lot. $865,000 49 Revere St. #5 Condo row-middle, built in 1899, 733 square feet, 5 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 733-square-foot lot. $841,000 135 Seaport Blvd #1612 Condo high-rise, built in 2018, 495 square feet, 1 rooms, 1 bath. $830,000 57 Fulton St. #7 Condo row-middle, built in 1850, 1,082 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 1,082-square-foot lot. $820,000 133 Seaport Blvd #1221 Condo high-rise, built in 2018, 513 square feet, 2 rooms, 1 bath. $799,000 109-119 Beach St. #3C Condo mid-rise, built in 1899, 1,055 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 1,055-square-foot lot. $777,000 236 Beacon St. #5B Condo mid-rise, built in 1869, 960 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 960-square-foot lot. $775,000 31 Mercer St. #2 Condo. $770,000 304 Sumner St. #1 Condo. $740,000 70 Lincoln St. #L516 Condo mid-rise, built in 2006, 741 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 741-square-foot lot. $725,000 110 Stuart St. #23I Condo high-rise, built in 2009, 512 square feet, 2 rooms, 1 bath, on 512-square-foot lot. $625,000 80 Mount Vernon St. #12 Condo row-middle, built in 1850, 362 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 362-square-foot lot. $569,000 BOXBOROUGH 1044 Liberty Square Road. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1989, 2,903 square feet, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 93,218-square-foot lot. $1,015,000 520 Burroughs Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1964, 2,160 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 39,204-square-foot lot. $888,000 59 Waite Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1975, 2,504 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 60,984-square-foot lot. $880,000 114 Summer Road #114 Condo Town House, built in 2004, 1,777 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $585,000 72 Macintosh Lane #72 Condo Town House, built in 1978, 1,535 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. $550,000 Advertisement: 49 Cortland Lane #49 Condo Town House, built in 1978, 1,397 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $460,000 BOXFORD 10 Main St. One-family Colonial, built in 2005, 4,486 square feet, 10 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 5 baths, on 125,017-square-foot lot. $1,365,000 4 Chandler Road. One-family Colonial, built in 2003, 3,040 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 99,752-square-foot lot. $870,000 5-A Endicott Road. One-family ranch, built in 1955, 2,051 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 96,268-square-foot lot. $730,000 BRAINTREE 453 Pond St. Three-family mlti-unt blg, built in 1920, 3,467 square feet, 12 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 44,431-square-foot lot. $1,025,000 61 Barstow Drive. One-family Colonial, built in 1978, 1,976 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 15,904-square-foot lot. $883,500 63 Bellevue Road. One-family old style, built in 1890, 1,658 square feet, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 9,418-square-foot lot. $705,000 414 John Mahar Hwy #A213 Condo/Apt, built in 2011, 1,470 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths. $620,000 592 West St. One-family old style, built in 1900, 1,582 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 27,922-square-foot lot. $607,000 65 Sherbrooke Ave. One-family old style, built in 1922, 1,352 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 6,299-square-foot lot. $502,000 284 Allerton Commons Lane #284 Condo/Apt, built in 1995, 1,354 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $499,000 501 Commerce Drive #3106 Condo/Apt, built in 2004, 1,044 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths. $445,000 439 Pond St. #9 Condo/Apt, built in 1974, 767 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $275,000 BRIDGEWATER 30 Calthrop Drive. One-family Colonial, built in 2000, 3,646 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 43,566-square-foot lot. $950,000 31-33 Mount Prospect St. Two-family duplex, built in 1898, 2,992 square feet, 12 rooms, 7 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 17,840-square-foot lot. $640,000 34 Beaver Dam Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1997, 1,872 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 54,676-square-foot lot. $622,000 510 Hayward St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1974, 1,512 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 16,300-square-foot lot. $555,811 1164 High St. One-family ranch, built in 1956, 1,566 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 37,800-square-foot lot. $535,000 Advertisement: 39 Fremont St. One-family conventional, built in 1900, 2,800 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 17,550-square-foot lot. $405,000 180 Main St. #6109 Condo/Apt, built in 1970, 962 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $302,000 180 Main St. #E124 Condo/Apt, built in 1970, 969 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $255,000 BRIGHTON 2400 Beacon St. #401 Condo mid-rise, built in 2006, 2,042 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 2,042-square-foot lot. $2,295,000 12 Bigelow Circle #2 Condo free-standng, built in 1895, 1,330 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 1,330-square-foot lot. $649,500 16 Leamington Road #1 Condo row-middle, built in 1910, 1,451 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,451-square-foot lot. $600,000 15 Rushmore St. #17A Condo. $500,000 BROCKTON 267 Spring St. One-family Colonial, built in 1910, 3,242 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 11,400-square-foot lot. $650,000 132 Dover St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1925, 2,258 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 10,533-square-foot lot. $600,000 479 Pleasant St. One-family Colonial, built in 1892, 1,444 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 7,789-square-foot lot. $560,000 124 Dixon Road. One-family split level, built in 1972, 1,420 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 11,199-square-foot lot. $530,000 30 Sprague St. One-family Colonial, built in 1925, 1,398 square feet, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 5,959-square-foot lot. $525,000 60 12th Ave. One-family raised ranch, built in 2000, 1,660 square feet, 9 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 24,002-square-foot lot. $500,000 135 Anne Marie Drive. One-family ranch, built in 1962, 1,664 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 12,524-square-foot lot. $491,500 135 Deanna Road. One-family ranch, built in 1971, 1,688 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 10,001-square-foot lot. $475,000 51 Robert Road. One-family ranch, built in 1957, 1,452 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 14,100-square-foot lot. $450,000 88 Maplewood Circle. One-family split level, built in 1967, 1,464 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 13,051-square-foot lot. $450,000 91 Thatcher St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1932, 1,398 square feet, 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 6,913-square-foot lot. $425,000 212 Southfield Drive. One-family ranch, built in 1971, 1,316 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 10,001-square-foot lot. $405,000 Advertisement: 437 Howard St. One-family Colonial, built in 1925, 902 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 9,169-square-foot lot. $344,900 17 Ida Ave. One-family split level, built in 1970, 1,278 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 10,001-square-foot lot. $310,000 17 Denise Terrace. One-family ranch, built in 1955, 1,203 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 11,199-square-foot lot. $272,000 77 Colonel Bell Drive #1 Condo/Apt, built in 1985, 1,075 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $265,000 BROOKLINE 147 Kent St. #3 Condo. $2,800,000 46 Verndale St. One-family Colonial, built in 1915, 2,320 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 6,164-square-foot lot. $2,150,000 32 Columbia St. #32 Condo decker, built in 1915, 1,523 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 1 bath. $1,800,000 57-59 Highland Road. Two-family decker, built in 1960, 2,374 square feet, 11 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 5,929-square-foot lot. $1,510,000 100 Bellingham Road. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1942, 2,560 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 16,544-square-foot lot. $1,420,000 128 Gardner Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1907, 1,104 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 6,586-square-foot lot. $1,420,000 80 Park St. #65 Condo high-rise, built in 1961, 1,592 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. $1,320,000 12 Gibbs St. #3 Condo low-rise, built in 1920, 1,696 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. $1,170,000 185 Davis Ave. #7 Condo low-rise, built in 1895, 1,418 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $890,000 566 Heath St. #1 Condo decker, built in 1840, 1,196 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $830,000 231 Rawson Road #6 Condo row-middle, built in 1905, 947 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $715,000 19 Winchester St. #207 Condo high-rise, built in 1968, 698 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $535,000 BURLINGTON 9 Lexington St. One-family Colonial, built in 2014, 5,418 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 21,528-square-foot lot. $1,755,000 10 Carol Ave. One-family Colonial, built in 2018, 2,916 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 10,000-square-foot lot. $1,350,000 37 Locust St. One-family split entry, built in 1972, 3,475 square feet, 8 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 20,151-square-foot lot. $941,500 16 Phyllis Ave. One-family garrison, built in 1957, 2,158 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 20,000-square-foot lot. $903,000 Advertisement: 3 Arbor Court #3 Condo Town House, built in 1987, 1,406 square feet, 7 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths. $820,000 15 Arbor Court #15 Condo Town House, built in 1987, 1,406 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths. $810,000 CAMBRIDGE 22 Fairmont Ave. #22 Condo, built in 1891, 1,398 square feet, 9 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. $3,025,000 134-136 Hancock St. #134 Condo. $2,600,000 33 Hurlbut St. One-family victorian, built in 1894, 2,893 square feet, 10 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 5,784-square-foot lot. $2,525,000 62 Gorham St. One-family victorian, built in 1892, 1,828 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 3,365-square-foot lot. $1,910,000 171 Lake View Ave. One-family victorian, built in 1884, 1,991 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 3,999-square-foot lot. $1,740,000 28 Upton St. One-family row-end, built in 1871, 1,448 square feet, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 1,659-square-foot lot. $1,700,000 107-1/2 Inman St. #3 Condo family flat, built in 1902, 1,100 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $1,115,000 26 Chestnut St. #26 Condo Town House, built in 1989, 1,377 square feet, 10 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $1,015,000 9 Harrington Road. One-family conventional, built in 1891, 1,120 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 2,449-square-foot lot. $980,000 8 Newton St. #1 Condo family flat, built in 1916, 1,094 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $935,000 2 Earhart St. #203 Condo/Apt, built in 2006, 955 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $908,000 149 Bishop Richard Allen Drive #B Condo/Apt, built in 1854, 1,050 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $905,000 143 Pleasant St. #2A Condo family flat, built in 1994, 1,240 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $860,000 1572 Massachusetts Ave. #33 Condo/Apt, built in 1850, 817 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $833,333 1643 Cambridge St. #56 Condo/Apt, built in 1960, 745 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $700,000 22-1/2 Sherman St. #22H Condo two story, built in 1891, 1,069 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath. $700,000 5 Arlington St. #34 Condo/Apt, built in 1930, 633 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $635,000 1105 Massachusetts Ave. #3B Office condo Condo/Apt, built in 1970, 619 square feet, 4 rooms. $590,000 31 Wheeler St. #103 Condo/Apt, built in 2007, 625 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $539,000 Advertisement: 395 Broadway #L4E Condo/Apt, built in 1935, 537 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $515,000 CANTON 5 Strawberry Lane. One-family contemporary, built in 1989, 4,274 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 45,738-square-foot lot. $1,435,000 352 York St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1934, 1,958 square feet, 8 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 74,052-square-foot lot. $1,001,000 50 Coppersmith Way #111 Condo. $888,926 23 Mohawk Road. One-family raised ranch, built in 1968, 4,012 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 33,900-square-foot lot. $875,000 50 Coppersmith Way #114 Condo. $804,479 50 Coppersmith Way #202 Condo. $720,531 15 Revolution Way #2005 Condo. $600,000 200 Revere St. #4310 Condo/Apt, built in 2020, 814 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $549,000 2201 Davenport Ave. #2201 Condo/Apt, built in 2006, 992 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $455,000 CARLISLECARVER 26 Cranberry Circle. One-family raised ranch, built in 1972, 1,616 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 44,867-square-foot lot. $605,000 15 Fairway Lndg #15 Condo. $555,675 47 Wenham Road. One-family ranch, built in 2002, 1,080 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 34,412-square-foot lot. $489,000 27 Copper Lantern Lane #27 Condo Town House, built in 2007, 1,794 square feet, 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $395,000 46 Pleasant St. One-family contemporary, built in 1985, 1,769 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 71,003-square-foot lot. $327,500 CHARLESTOWN 36 Monument Ave. Two-family row-middle, built in 1860, 2,623 square feet, 10 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 1,807-square-foot lot. $2,550,000 14 Soley St. #14 Condo row-end, built in 1968, 1,060 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $1,000,000 425 Bunker Hill St. #2 Condo row-end, built in 1885, 1,359 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. $890,000 107 Russell St. #1 Condo free-standng, built in 1970, 755 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $525,000 22 Belmont St. One-family row-end, built in 1880, 1,432 square feet, 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 944-square-foot lot. $200,000 CHELMSFORD 10-12 Tobin Ave. Two-family duplex, built in 1975, 2,120 square feet, 10 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 20,371-square-foot lot. $730,000 24 Whippletree Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1964, 1,768 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 40,000-square-foot lot. $721,000 15 Princess Ave. One-family split level, built in 1960, 1,546 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 15,150-square-foot lot. $640,000 Advertisement: 32 Freeman Road. One-family ranch, built in 1983, 1,518 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 112,385-square-foot lot. $636,000 3 Boyds Lane. One-family raised ranch, built in 1982, 1,284 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 40,000-square-foot lot. $600,000 181 Littleton Road #327 Condo/Apt, built in 1985, 1,085 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 2 baths. $355,000 3 Windemere Lane #3 Condo Town House, built in 2004, 2,066 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. $235,251 CHELSEA 11 John St. Three-family family flat, built in 1900, 4,440 square feet, 18 rooms, 9 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 4,393-square-foot lot. $1,110,000 5 Medford St. #2 Condo/Apt, built in 1857, 1,050 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $512,000 51 Crescent Ave. #202 Condo. $270,000 COHASSET 241 Jerusalem Road. One-family gambrel, built in 1890, 3,771 square feet, 10 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 5 baths, on 16,900-square-foot lot. $2,200,000 54 Old Coach Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1977, 2,046 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 20,010-square-foot lot. $1,250,000 CONCORD 17 Musterfield Road. One-family contemporary, built in 1982, 3,125 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 5 baths, on 77,026-square-foot lot. $3,000,000 284 Mattison Drive. One-family Colonial, built in 1991, 9,420 square feet, 14 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 8 baths, on 86,098-square-foot lot. $3,000,000 120 Laurel St. One-family contemporary, built in 2014, 3,504 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 12,614-square-foot lot. $1,955,000 188 Independence Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1951, 3,606 square feet, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 22,614-square-foot lot. $1,877,000 315 Hunters Ridge Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1972, 3,710 square feet, 11 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 5 baths, on 122,689-square-foot lot. $1,225,000 31 Highland St. #31 Condo/Apt, built in 1911, 1,598 square feet, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 8,760-square-foot lot. $865,000 177 Williams Road. One-family old style, built in 1955, 1,804 square feet, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 47,916-square-foot lot. $785,000 95 Conant St. #305 Condo/Apt, built in 2006, 1,202 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $640,500 11 Concord Greene #3 Condo/Apt, built in 1977, 1,083 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,107,295-square-foot lot. $625,000 28 Concord Greene #7 Condo/Apt, built in 1977, 1,111 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,107,295-square-foot lot. $610,000 Advertisement: DANVERS 18 Beaver Park One-family Cape Cod, built in 1948, 2,278 square feet, 6 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 10,530-square-foot lot. $700,000 19 Regent Drive. One-family ranch, built in 1956, 2,675 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 16,183-square-foot lot. $675,000 129 Conant St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1951, 1,491 square feet, 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 13,700-square-foot lot. $615,000 44 Conant St. #3 Condo/Apt, built in 1914, 1,024 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $350,000 6 Venice St. #C6 Condo/Apt, built in 1970, 574 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $291,000 6 Venice St. #D4 Condo/Apt, built in 1970, 565 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $265,000 DEDHAM 15 Fales Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1910, 2,239 square feet, 8 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 14,098-square-foot lot. $950,000 214 River St. One-family conventional, built in 1880, 2,246 square feet, 12 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 12,225-square-foot lot. $817,000 54 Hillsdale Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1920, 1,386 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 7,860-square-foot lot. $780,000 262 Whiting Ave. One-family conventional, built in 1930, 1,468 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 5,219-square-foot lot. $690,000 50 Sprague St. One-family conventional, built in 1940, 1,685 square feet, 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 6,322-square-foot lot. $569,900 75 Durham Road #75 Condo/Apt, built in 1987, 1,224 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1-square-foot lot. $520,000 24 Riverview St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1946, 1,651 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 9,000-square-foot lot. $490,000 16 Lewis Farm Road #16 Condo/Apt, built in 1956, 720 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $415,000 DORCHESTER 777 Columbia Road. Three-family semi detachd, built in 1905, 4,428 square feet, 18 rooms, 9 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 3,080-square-foot lot. $2,150,000 15 Richview St. One-family Colonial, 1,864 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 8,500-square-foot lot. $1,250,000 76 Centre St. Three-family conventional, built in 1900, 3,520 square feet, 15 rooms, 9 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 4,125-square-foot lot. $1,165,000 125 Devon St. Three-family conventional, built in 1900, 3,774 square feet, 17 rooms, 8 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 4,067-square-foot lot. $1,110,000 99 Adams St. Three-family decker, built in 1905, 4,161 square feet, 18 rooms, 9 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 3,850-square-foot lot. $989,000 Advertisement: 19-21 Moseley St. #5 Condo. $950,000 26 Minot St. Three-family semi detachd, built in 1910, 2,860 square feet, 12 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 2,378-square-foot lot. $870,000 12 Denny St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1950, 1,591 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 3,203-square-foot lot. $835,000 39 Dakota St. Three-family decker, built in 1905, 4,290 square feet, 18 rooms, 9 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 4,488-square-foot lot. $750,000 104 Train St. #3 Condo decker, built in 1910, 1,196 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 1,196-square-foot lot. $585,000 12 Normandy St. #1 Condo. $519,000 96 Buttonwood St. One-family row-end, built in 1890, 1,582 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 1,047-square-foot lot. $505,000 8 Champlain Circle. One-family row-middle, built in 1984, 936 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 1,545-square-foot lot. $440,000 16 Downer Court #B Condo Town House, built in 2004, 1,657 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,657-square-foot lot. $430,000 DOVER 161 Walpole St. One-family Colonial, built in 1998, 4,844 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 104,108-square-foot lot. $2,042,000 24 Pine St. One-family Colonial, built in 1939, 2,850 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 69,260-square-foot lot. $1,575,000 DUXBURY 29 Duck Hill Road. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1937, 2,554 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 60,038-square-foot lot. $1,225,000 25 Ledgewood Drive. One-family Colonial, built in 1979, 2,832 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 62,291-square-foot lot. $850,000 41 Carriage Lane #41 Condo/Apt, built in 2015, 1,525 square feet, 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $765,000 EAST BOSTON 87 Cottage St. Three-family row-middle, built in 1905, 1,881 square feet, 9 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 836-square-foot lot. $870,000 89 Cottage St. Three-family row-middle, built in 1905, 1,881 square feet, 9 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 836-square-foot lot. $870,000 370 Sumner St. #2 Condo row-end, built in 1900, 1,081 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,081-square-foot lot. $780,000 156 Porter St. #328 Condo free-standng, built in 1910, 882 square feet, 2 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 800-square-foot lot. $625,000 141 Chelsea St. #1 Condo. $623,250 137 Falcon St. #3 Condo. $621,000 2-4 Shelby St. #1 Condo. $437,000 309-R Sumner St. #2L Condo. $340,000 Advertisement: EAST BRIDGEWATER 382 Belmont St. One-family raised ranch, built in 1971, 786 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 25,264-square-foot lot. $450,000 64 Brookbend Way W #64 Condo free-standng, built in 2000, 1,116 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $359,900 EASTON 5 Sandy Pond Lane. One-family Colonial, built in 1997, 2,663 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 20,000-square-foot lot. $928,250 136 Black Brook Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1987, 2,136 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 50,965-square-foot lot. $792,000 7 Bradford St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1994, 1,459 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 784,080-square-foot lot. $750,000 1 Galahad Way One-family Colonial, built in 1985, 2,172 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 32,095-square-foot lot. $740,000 8 Island Court #314 Condo. $650,000 8 Island Court #310 Condo. $635,000 262 Prospect St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1984, 1,008 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 58,806-square-foot lot. $530,000 40 Sharron Drive #40 Condo/Apt, built in 1985, 1,080 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $338,200 25 Greenwood Village St. #25 Condo/Apt, built in 1981, 1,140 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $279,900 ESSEX 210 Southern Ave. One-family Cape Cod, built in 2022, 4,515 square feet, on 60,984-square-foot lot. $2,250,000 EVERETT 132 Hancock St. Three-family mlti-unt blg, built in 1900, 3,633 square feet, 15 rooms, 8 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 3,990-square-foot lot. $1,010,000 54 Staples Ave. One-family old style, built in 1900, 1,071 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,982-square-foot lot. $565,000 120 Wyllis Ave. #221 Condo/Apt, built in 2007, 1,257 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $560,000 87 Madison Ave. #1 Condo. $550,000 111 Hancock St. #111 Condo/Apt, built in 1902, 2,253 square feet, 8 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths. $475,000 22 Ferry St. #B Condo/Apt, built in 1925, 781 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $333,000 23 Avon St. #1 Condo/Apt, built in 1900, 758 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $325,000 15 Staples Ave. #35 Condo/Apt, built in 1960, 535 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $269,000 FOXBOROUGH 37 Chestnut St. One-family Colonial, built in 2006, 3,468 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 20,569-square-foot lot. $875,000 Advertisement: 54 Railroad Ave. Two-family duplex, built in 1995, 2,496 square feet, 10 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 17,419-square-foot lot. $743,000 1 Brandon Lane. One-family Colonial, built in 2000, 2,464 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 70,492-square-foot lot. $710,000 16 County St. Two-family family flat, built in 1900, 2,118 square feet, 12 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 60,909-square-foot lot. $679,900 1 Sears Road. One-family raised ranch, built in 1968, 1,300 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 21,400-square-foot lot. $640,000 421 South St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1967, 1,476 square feet, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 291,777-square-foot lot. $618,000 132 Beach St. One-family ranch, built in 1950, 1,632 square feet, 7 rooms, 1 bedroom, 3 baths, on 27,625-square-foot lot. $592,000 42 Sherman St. Two-family duplex, built in 1935, 2,372 square feet, 12 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 11,440-square-foot lot. $570,000 101 Beach St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1962, 1,344 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 20,000-square-foot lot. $515,000 170 Central St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1956, 1,344 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 15,000-square-foot lot. $387,000 FRAMINGHAM 25 Oxbow Road #25 Condo Town House, built in 2017, 2,422 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. $910,000 30 Travis Drive. One-family garrison, built in 1971, 2,628 square feet, 8 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 20,029-square-foot lot. $880,000 94 Oxbow Road #94 Condo Town House, built in 2016, 1,848 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths. $771,000 49 Ledgewood Road. One-family split entry, built in 1970, 1,540 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 29,503-square-foot lot. $750,000 330 Winter St. One-family Colonial, built in 1975, 2,452 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 19,628-square-foot lot. $710,000 10 Campbell Road. One-family split level, built in 2003, 1,290 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 5,820-square-foot lot. $700,000 163 Winter St. One-family conventional, built in 1837, 1,996 square feet, 10 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 11,565-square-foot lot. $669,000 22 Livoli Road. One-family ranch, built in 1962, 1,509 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 20,029-square-foot lot. $601,000 55 Hemenway Road. One-family ranch, built in 1962, 1,218 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 31,590-square-foot lot. $562,000 Advertisement: 14 Victoria Gdn #A Condo/Apt, built in 1999, 1,219 square feet, 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths. $560,000 78 Dunster Road. One-family ranch, built in 1953, 964 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 9,522-square-foot lot. $550,000 16 Foster Drive. One-family ranch, built in 1957, 1,439 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 12,140-square-foot lot. $542,000 12 Summer St. One-family Colonial, built in 1919, 1,028 square feet, 7 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 7,200-square-foot lot. $510,000 120 Arlington St. One-family conventional, built in 1925, 1,536 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 2,361-square-foot lot. $430,000 1500 Worcester Road #828 Condo mid-rise, built in 1966, 1,295 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths. $425,000 92 Hastings St. One-family contemporary, built in 1957, 2,295 square feet, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 11,831-square-foot lot. $376,000 1325 Worcester Road #A11 Condo mid-rise, built in 1967, 693 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 2 baths. $287,000 FRANKLIN 5 Catherine Ave. One-family Colonial, built in 1993, 2,631 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 23,196-square-foot lot. $995,000 6 Winterberry Drive. One-family Colonial, built in 1994, 2,914 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 31,877-square-foot lot. $950,000 23 Padden Road. One-family Colonial, built in 1998, 2,368 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 27,486-square-foot lot. $851,000 29 Village Way #29 Condo Town House, built in 2017, 2,200 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 4 baths. $840,000 12 Brushwood Hl One-family raised ranch, built in 1964, 1,892 square feet, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 23,431-square-foot lot. $700,000 13 Magnolia Drive #13 Condo Town House, built in 1987, 2,119 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. $675,000 585 Union St. One-family ranch, built in 1962, 1,276 square feet, 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 18,892-square-foot lot. $625,000 71 Oak St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1952, 1,297 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 11,983-square-foot lot. $620,000 172 Highwood Drive #172 Condo Town House, built in 1985, 1,080 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $335,000 670 Pleasant St. One-family raised ranch, built in 1992, 920 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 58,458-square-foot lot. $320,000 1612 Franklin Crossing Road #1612 Condo/Apt, built in 1985, 939 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $268,500 Advertisement: GLOUCESTER 1 Old Salem Path One-family Colonial, built in 1973, 2,948 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 5 baths, on 32,265-square-foot lot. $4,500,000 14 Pine St. Two-family duplex, built in 1850, 3,914 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 7,232-square-foot lot. $797,000 24 Walker St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1986, 2,360 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 188,615-square-foot lot. $650,000 60 Holly St. One-family ranch, built in 1992, 1,056 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 21,460-square-foot lot. $630,000 47 Woodward Ave. One-family raised ranch, built in 1971, 864 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 4,900-square-foot lot. $600,000 1050 Washington St. One-family Colonial, built in 1900, 1,565 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 5,900-square-foot lot. $535,000 19 Atlantic Road #30 Condo/Apt, built in 1972, 996 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $515,000 11 Green St. One-family ranch, built in 1965, 736 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 4,500-square-foot lot. $449,000 GRAFTON 122 Magill Drive. One-family Colonial, built in 2016, 3,294 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 17,860-square-foot lot. $1,075,000 3 Gershom Drive. One-family Colonial, built in 2000, 2,480 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 62,291-square-foot lot. $885,000 22 Eseks Circle. One-family Colonial, built in 1998, 1,768 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 16,553-square-foot lot. $635,000 161 Brigham Hill Road. One-family conventional, built in 1835, 1,558 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 31,799-square-foot lot. $602,000 12 Azalea Lane #12 Condo Town House, built in 2006, 1,620 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 655,578-square-foot lot. $495,000 16 Milford Road #12 Condo Town House, built in 1989, 1,596 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $380,000 17 Nottingham Road #17 Condo/Apt, built in 1987, 978 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,048,054-square-foot lot. $370,000 15 Luka Drive #15 Condo Town House, built in 2017, 1,949 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 221,720-square-foot lot. $217,400 GROVELAND 502 Diane Circle #502 Condo Town House, built in 2002, 1,734 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $220,000 HALIFAX 11 Hayward St. One-family Colonial, built in 2017, 2,672 square feet, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 80,586-square-foot lot. $800,000 501 Thompson St. One-family ranch, built in 1972, 990 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 40,004-square-foot lot. $460,000 Advertisement: 31 12th Ave. One-family ranch, built in 1940, 960 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 10,000-square-foot lot. $440,000 32 4th Ave. One-family ranch, built in 1950, 900 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 14,400-square-foot lot. $400,000 27 Cedar Lane. One-family ranch, built in 1963, 852 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 22,466-square-foot lot. $245,000 HAMILTON 193 Woodland Mead One-family Colonial, built in 1988, 3,554 square feet, 10 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, on 65,776-square-foot lot. $1,325,000 9 Ricker Circle. One-family split entry, built in 1991, 1,218 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 12,001-square-foot lot. $760,000 HANOVER 56 Cedarcrest Road. 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Floating East River Pool May Open to Public Next Year Under Hochul Plan

As summers get hotter and people turn to pools and waterways for escape, drownings in New York have reached record highs, Ms. Hochul said. In 2021, the last year for which data was available, 230 people drowned in the state. All of the deaths were preventable, the governor said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has cited drowning as the leading cause of death among children 1 to 4 years old. “If you don’t know how to swim, what you think is a refuge, that break, can become a death trap in an instant,” Ms. Hochul said. The initiative announced on Friday reflects the largest statewide investment in swimming since the New Deal and will expand swimming access for underserved communities, the governor said. Shekar Krishnan, who leads the City Council’s parks and recreation committee, called the effort an “important piece,” but said it was not enough to stem the number of drownings in the city. “When the mayor is cutting free swim lessons, cutting summer programs for children and hiring fewer lifeguards than ever, a floating pool in the East River is nice, but that can’t save a child from drowning at Rockaway Beach,” Mr. Krishnan, a member of the council’s Progressive Caucus, said.

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See all homes sold in Cape Cod, Dec. 17 to Dec. 23

The following is a listing of all home transfers in Cape Cod reported from Dec. 17 to Dec. 23. There were 1 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,157-square-foot home on Stratford Ridge in Mashpee that sold for $325,000. Mashpee 50 Stratford Ridge, Mashpee, $325,000, 2,157 square feet, $151 per square-foot, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data. See more Real Estate News

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Crypto Funds Have Arrived. But Who Needs Them?

Exchange-traded funds come in many shapes and sizes. Some are plain vanilla, diversified index funds that let you invest in the entire stock and bond markets, and are excellent core holdings for the great majority of people. Then there are the quirky, narrowly focused E.T.F.s like the Inverse Cramer Tracker, which enables you to bet against the stock picks of the CNBC television host Jim Cramer. The fund is legal, approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission — and a money-loser since its inception last year. Betting against Jim Cramer just isn’t a great investing strategy. Neither is fear of missing out. Yet FOMO is the main reason for putting money into Bitcoin, which remains highly speculative, difficult to categorize and without an immediately identifiable economic function. The S.E.C. this month approved 11 new E.T.F.s that track the price of Bitcoin, and the decision has been heralded by promoters of Bitcoin — and of the new funds — as an important event, legitimizing Bitcoin as an asset class.

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American Companys Moon Lander Disintegrates in Earths Atmosphere

A spacecraft that was headed to the surface of the moon has ended up back at Earth instead, burning up in the planet’s atmosphere on Thursday afternoon. Astrobotic Technology of Pittsburgh announced in a post on the social network X that it lost communication with its Peregrine moon lander at 3:50 p.m. Eastern time, which served as an indication that it entered the Earth’s atmosphere over the South Pacific at around 4:04 p.m. “We await independent confirmation from government entities,” the company said. It was an intentional, if disappointing, end to a trip that lasted 10 days and covered more than half a million miles, with the craft traveling past the orbit of the moon before swinging back toward Earth. But the spacecraft never got close to its landing destination on the near side of the moon. The main payloads on the spacecraft were from NASA, part of an effort to put experiments on the moon at a lower cost by using commercial companies. Astrobotic’s launch was the first in the program, known as Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS. NASA paid Astrobotic $108 million to transport five experiments.

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See all homes sold in Worcester County, Jan. 7 to Jan. 13

The following is a listing of all home transfers in Worcester County reported from Jan. 7 to Jan. 13. There were 154 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 3,520-square-foot home on Westminster Street in Fitchburg that sold for $400,000. Ashburnham 13 Page Ave., Ashburnham, $115,000, 888 square feet, $130 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom.

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Four-bedroom home sells for $3 million in Concord

The spacious property located at 17 Musterfield Road in Concord was sold on Oct. 31, 2023 for $3,000,000, or $960 per square foot. The house, built in 1982, has an interior space of 3,125 square feet. This single-story home presents a roomy floor plan, featuring four bedrooms and five bathrooms. The home's outer design showcases a a gable roof frame, with roofing materials crafted from asphalt. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. In addition, the house provides an underground/basement garage. Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include: In August 2023, a 5,003-square-foot home on Westford Road in Concord sold for $4,100,000, a price per square foot of $820. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. A 5,814-square-foot home at 66 Spencer Brook Road in Concord sold in May 2023, for $3,985,000, a price per square foot of $685. The home has 5 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms. Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data. See more Real Estate News

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Salad chain honeygrow offering Chicken Parmesan stir-fry for a limited time

Fancy a plate of stir-fry that features the flavors of Italy? Well, here’s your chance to crush that craving. The restaurant chain honeygrow has specialized in stir-fry, salads and honeybars since 2012, and now the Philadelphia-based company is offering its “Chicken Parm Stir-Fry” for a limited time this winter. The delicacy will be available at honeygrow’s 40 locations nationwide, including its Massachusetts stores, starting Tuesday, Jan. 16. Coated in house-made tomato basil sauce, the stir-fry consists of egg white noodles, roasted chicken, grape tomatoes, bell peppers, red onions, breadcrumbs, parsley and shaved parmesan. Salad chain honeygrow will feature Chicken Parm Stir-fry on its menu from Jan. 16 until March 19.Courtesy of honeygrow Justin Rosenberg, founder and CEO of honeygrow, said the idea for the saucy stir-fry came from his culinary team’s love for the classic Italian-American dish. “Our culinary team and I went back to the drawing board and thought a lot about the things we love to eat – chicken parm was a constant,” Rosenburg said. “The team did a great job in creating a nutritious twist on a beloved classic that brings together comfort and a wholesome meal.” The Chicken Parm Stir Fry is 684 calories per serving, and costs $12.53. The stir fry will be featured on honeygrow’s menus through March 19. The food chain has two locations in Massachusetts, one in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood and the other in Seaport and those interested in trying can order on DoorDash. More information about the Chicken Parm Stir-Fry can be found online.

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See all homes sold in Cape Cod, Nov. 26 to Dec. 2

The following is a listing of all home transfers in Cape Cod reported from Nov. 26 to Dec. 2. There were 63 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,350-square-foot home on Cynthia Lane in Dennis Port that sold for $600,000. Barnstable 109 Palomino Drive, Barnstable, $802,500, 1,592 square feet, $504 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Brewster 1117 Millstone Road, Brewster, $340,000, 1,148 square feet, $296 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 13 Oyster Leaf Lane, Brewster, $1,135,000, 1,990 square feet, $570 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Buzzards Bay 13 Hideaway, Buzzards Bay, $320,000, 578 square feet, $554 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 19 Alden Ave., Buzzards Bay, $460,000, 1,032 square feet, $446 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 25 Eel Pond Road, Buzzards Bay, $535,000, 744 square feet, $719 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. Cataumet 48 Scraggy Neck Road, Cataumet, $625,000, 1,756 square feet, $356 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Centerville 346 Great Marsh Road, Centerville, $510,000, 1,064 square feet, $479 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 21 Micah Hamlin Road, Centerville, $685,000, 1,874 square feet, $366 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 100 Bay Lane, Centerville, $850,000, 2,218 square feet, $383 per square-foot, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. Chatham 104 Arbutus Trail, Chatham, $1,750,000, 3,213 square feet, $545 per square-foot, three bedrooms and four bathrooms. Cotuit 217 Sandalwood Drive, Cotuit, $517,000, 944 square feet, $548 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Dennis Port 14 Myrtle Lane, Dennis Port, $330,000, 572 square feet, $577 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 3 Third Mate Row, Dennis Port, $392,500, 984 square feet, $399 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 50 North Street, Dennis Port, $450,000, 1,496 square feet, $301 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 39 Cynthia Lane, Dennis Port, $600,000, 1,350 square feet, $444 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 62 Baxter Street, Dennis Port, $825,000, 1,777 square feet, $464 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. East Falmouth 23 Edmar Road, East Falmouth, $550,250, 1,288 square feet, $427 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 31 Sunrise Lane, East Falmouth, $1,565,000, 2,844 square feet, $550 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Eastham 27 Beach Plum Lane, Eastham, $880,000, 1,186 square feet, $742 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. Falmouth 4 Old Dock Road, Falmouth, $1,200,000, 2,479 square feet, $484 per square-foot, three bedrooms and four bathrooms. Forestdale 18 Weeks Pond Drive, Forestdale, $454,949, 1,600 square feet, $284 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 24 Tabor Road, Forestdale, $475,000, 1,000 square feet, $475 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Harwich 12 Pamela Way, Harwich, $547,000, 1,540 square feet, $355 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 123 Depot Road, Harwich, $695,000, 1,638 square feet, $424 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 9 Robert Road, Harwich, $1,050,000, 2,089 square feet, $503 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 10 Colonial Way, Harwich, $1,110,000, 1,612 square feet, $689 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 339 Queen Anne Road, Harwich, $1,580,740, 1,290 square feet, $1,225 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. Hyannis 61 Bettys Pond Road, Hyannis, $328,000, 1,560 square feet, $210 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 452 Bishops Terrace, Hyannis, $425,000, 768 square feet, $553 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 50 Sterling Road, Hyannis, $539,950, 1,239 square feet, $436 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. Marstons Mills 4 Mor Way, Marstons Mills, $680,000, 1,754 square feet, $388 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Mashpee 114 James Circle, Mashpee, $375,000, 1,888 square feet, $199 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 10 Kettle Lane, Mashpee, $535,000, 1,685 square feet, $318 per square-foot, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. 68 Mid Iron Way, Mashpee, $600,000, 1,034 square feet, $580 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 24 Stratford Ridge, Mashpee, $760,000, 2,169 square feet, $350 per square-foot, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. North Chatham 193 Northgate Road, North Chatham, $1,285,000, 2,083 square feet, $617 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Orleans 170 Barley Neck Road, Orleans, $600,000, 1,030 square feet, $583 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 10 Locust Road, Orleans, $600,000, 3,518 square feet, $171 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 152 Monument Road, Orleans, $1,000,500, 2,108 square feet, $475 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Pocasset 94 Bellavista Drive, Pocasset, $725,000, 1,916 square feet, $378 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 333 Circuit Ave., Pocasset, $730,000, 1,232 square feet, $593 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. Provincetown 15 Cottage Street, Provincetown, $600,000, 367 square feet, $1,635 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom. 5 Brewster Street, Provincetown, $909,000, 1,145 square feet, $794 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 8 Mechanic Street, Provincetown, $1,000,000, 840 square feet, $1,190 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. Sandwich 3 Salt Kettle Lane, Sandwich, $520,000, 1,032 square feet, $504 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom. 42 Triangle Circle, Sandwich, $590,000, 2,026 square feet, $291 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. South Dennis 1706 Route 6a, South Dennis, $340,000, 695 square feet, $489 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 45 Dunstable Cross Road, South Dennis, $515,000, 1,480 square feet, $348 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. 46 Wildwood Street, South Dennis, $580,000, 1,824 square feet, $318 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. 56 Island Street, South Dennis, $835,000, 1,700 square feet, $491 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 653 Airline Road, South Dennis, $970,000, 2,133 square feet, $455 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. South Yarmouth 11 Windjammer Lane, South Yarmouth, $490,000, 960 square feet, $510 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 161 Captain Nickerson Road, South Yarmouth, $540,000, 1,428 square feet, $378 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. Teaticket 233 Falmouthport Drive, Teaticket, $730,000, 1,352 square feet, $540 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 11 Montauk Street, Teaticket, $759,500, 1,344 square feet, $565 per square-foot, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Wellfleet 36 Cove Road, Wellfleet, $250,000, 500 square feet, $500 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom. 135 Old Truro Road, Wellfleet, $785,000, 1,300 square feet, $604 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 86 Old Wharf Road, Wellfleet, $916,750, 1,931 square feet, $475 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. West Harwich 189 Route 28, West Harwich, $785,000, 1,754 square feet, $448 per square-foot, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. West Yarmouth 441 Buck Island Road, West Yarmouth, $440,000, 1,080 square feet, $407 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. 46 Acres Ave., West Yarmouth, $650,000, 1,624 square feet, $400 per square-foot, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. 30 Moss Road, West Yarmouth, $1,625,000, 2,166 square feet, $750 per square-foot, five bedrooms and four bathrooms. Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data. See more Real Estate News

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RMV reports big increase in licensed drivers in first 6 months of new law - Boston News, Weather, Sports

BOSTON (WHDH) - Since a new immigrant license law went into effect six months ago, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles has seen a large increase in new drivers obtaining driver’s licenses and learner’s permits. The Work and Family Mobility Act allowed residents to obtain a driver’s license regardless of immigration status. The law went into effect on July 1, and since then the RMV has issued 91,961 new learner’s permits and 54,952 new, first-time driver’s licenses to Massachusetts residents. This represents a 244 percent increase in new learner’s permits and a 120 percent increase in new driver’s licenses. “Since the Work and Family Mobility Act was implemented in July, thousands of Massachusetts residents have been able to get licenses helping provide access to friends, families, and their communities,” said MassDOT Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt in a statement. To accomodate this increase, the RMV increased the number of staff, service hours, and testing locations. “The RMV and its employees have worked hard to meet the challenge of increased demand for appointments and credentials under the Work and Family Mobility Act,” said Registrar Colleen Ogilvie in a statement. “We are grateful for the support from advocates and community leaders throughout this process, and we are continuing to improve each step of our process.” (Copyright (c) 2023 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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Lab partners: Dog visits make tough days better for Westfield middle schoolers

WESTFIELD — Once a month, a group of dog owners bring their pets to Westfield Middle School. They’re not ordinary dogs, but specially trained therapy dogs. These exceptional four-legged visitors spend about two hours every third Friday with seventh and eighth graders. They’ve been trained to work as therapy dogs by volunteers from the local chapter of the Love on a Leash program.

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Six-bedroom home sells for $3.2 million in Westwood

A spacious house built in 2002 located at 142 Gay Street in Westwood has new owners. The 6,136-square-foot property was sold on Dec. 8, 2023 for $3,150,000, or $513 per square foot. The property features six bedrooms, six baths, an underground garage, and three parking spaces. It sits on a 2.0-acre lot. These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:

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Westmass to manage nonprofit that fixes blighted properties in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD – Westmass Area Development Corp. will take over work of a small nonprofit under a partnership designed to boost economic growth in the city. The two organizations joined with Springfield officials Wednesday to announce that the struggling DevelopSpringfield organization will become a subsidiary of Westmass, which owns and operates industrial parks in the region and the Ludlow Mills mixed-use development project. The announcement comes at a time when Springfield is looking to develop key properties, including the 17.5-acre Vibra Hospital property on State Street, a prime commercial property, Mayor Domenic J. Sarno said. “This continues to expand our economic development horizons,” he said. DevelopSpringfield was created in 2008 to take on the worst cases of blighted buildings in the city. The group bought the River Inn, a hotbed of drug deals and prostitution on State Street, and turned it into a Pride station. In another project, it converted an aging church and vacant lot on Carew Street into a Baystate Health dialysis center. The city knows developers can’t tackle projects that are financial losers, which is where DevelopSpringfield came in. The agency would acquire and prepare problem properties for redevelopment and sell them to businesses, returning them to the tax rolls, Sarno said. The organization owns the Springfield Innovation Center, where the announcement took place, and the historic Merrick Phelps House at 83 Maple St., which was an eyesore converted into offices. Westmass plans to put the Merrick Phelps House on the market. The building is being rented, as are a row of garages and a carriage house in the back, said Jeff Daley, president and chief executive officer of Westmass. The house was built in 1841 for Solymon Merrick, inventor of the monkey wrench. Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno speaks at a press conference to announce the WestMass Area Development Corp.will now be running DevelopSpringfield. Jeff Daley, President and CEO Of Westmass Area Development Corp.,is on the left. (Don Treeger / The Republican) 12/27/2023The Republican The Springfield Innovation Center, on Bridge Street, serves as a business incubator and has one tenant. Westmass has experience managing similar buildings. It plans to make improvements to the building and seek new tenants, Daley said. “It is a neat complex but it needs some maintenance and attention,” he said. With no full-time staff, DevelopSpringfield has hired Westmass and other consultants when it needed help, said Nicolas A. Fyntrilakis, its chairman. When Fyntrilakis approached Westmass about taking over management of DevelopSpringfield, Daley said he and his staff determined they have the capability of doing the work. Officials see benefits in Westmass expanding into the region’s largest city, the main economic driver in Western Massachusetts. Jeff Daley, President and CEO Of Westmass Area Development Corp., speaks at a press conference to announce WestMass will now be running DevelopSpringfield. (Don Treeger / The Republican) 12/27/2023The Republican Tim Sheehan, chief development officer for the city, said he thinks Westmass will bring “a new vision to DevelopSpringfield and will enhance the work DevelopSpringfield has already accomplished by bringing forward new ideas, a talented development staff and a commitment to focusing on the development opportunities that are unique to Springfield as the largest city in Western Mass.”

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WG&E predicts rates will eventually increase as state phases out natural gas

WESTFIELD — Massachusetts is transitioning too quickly to an electric-powered future, which will cause an increase in electric rates, according to Western Gas & Electric General Manager Tom Flaherty. “Coming from a company that supplies natural gas, it’s a little quick to get rid of a stable, cost-effective, cost-efficient heating fuel,” he said. Flaherty was responding to two state clean energy initiatives: Department of Public Utilities Order 20-80, which requires natural gas companies to consider non-gas initiatives before building new gas infrastructure, and the Clean Heat Standard, a proposal to require energy suppliers shift away from using fossil fuels to supply heat, in exchange for credits. WG&E emailed the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection a response to a draft Clean Heat Standard framework on Dec. 21, in which they described the state’s decarbonization plan as “an electrification-only approach.”

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India Is Chasing Chinas Economy. But Something Is Holding It Back.

India’s economy is booming. Stock prices are through the roof, among the best performing in the world. The government’s investment in airports, bridges and roads, and clean-energy infrastructure is visible almost everywhere. India’s total output, or gross domestic product, is expected to increase 6 percent this year — faster than the United States or China. But there’s a hitch: Investment by Indian companies is not keeping pace. The money that companies put into the future of their businesses, for things like new machines and factories, is stagnant. As a fraction of India’s economy, it is shrinking. And while money is flying into India’s stock markets, long-term investment from overseas has been declining. Green and red lights are flashing at the same time. At some point soon, the government will need to reduce its extraordinary spending, which could weigh on the economy if private sector money doesn’t pick up.

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Do you have to report payments through Zelle, PayPal, Venmo to the IRS in 2024?

People receiving payments for goods and services through third-party services, like Venmo, Zelle and PayPal, will have at least two years before they need to abide by a new onerous threshold. Under the American Rescue Plan of 2021, taxpayers would need to report payments for goods and services over $600 received through those third-party services through the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) 1099-K forms — down from a previous threshold of $20,000 and 200 transactions in a given tax year. The IRS announced in November that the prior threshold would remain in place for another year this upcoming tax season and would only be lowered to $5,000 for the 2024 tax year. The agency cited feedback from taxpayers, tax professionals, and payment processors and a desire to reduce taxpayer confusion as reason for the delay. However, companies operating those services could still send a 1099-K form, according to the IRS. Typically, 1099-K forms are for people who use third-party apps to conduct business, but could also include casual sellers who sold personal items, like clothing, furniture and other household items, that they paid more than they sold it for. If taxpayers sold items at a loss, meaning they paid more for the items than they sold them for, they’ll be able to zero out the payment on their tax return by reporting both the payment and an offsetting adjustment on a Form 1040, Schedule 1. Reporting is not required for personal transactions, such as birthday or holiday gifts, sharing the cost of a car ride or meal, or paying a family member or another for a household bill, according to the IRS.

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Single-family home sells in Chatham for $2 million

The spacious property located at 276 Stage Harbor Road in Chatham was sold on Dec. 29, 2023. The $2,000,000 purchase price works out to $732 per square foot. The house, built in 1988, has an interior space of 2,732 square feet. This two-story house offers a spacious layout with four bedrooms and four baths. The home’s outer structure has a gable roof frame, composed of wood shake roofing / shingles. These nearby houses have also recently been purchased:

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Four-bedroom home sells for $3 million in North Chatham

A 3,683-square-foot house built in 1973 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 13 Captain Cove Lane in North Chatham was sold on Nov. 27, 2023. The $3,000,000 purchase price works out to $815 per square foot. This two-story house offers a capacious living environment with its four bedrooms and five baths. The home's external structure has a gable roof design, covered with wood shake roofing / shingles. The property is equipped with hot water heating and a cooling system. These nearby houses have also recently been purchased: A 1,927-square-foot home at 16 Seapine Road in North Chatham sold in July 2023, for $1,100,000, a price per square foot of $571. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. In October 2023, a 1,968-square-foot home on Sea Cove Road in North Chatham sold for $1,981,000, a price per square foot of $1,007. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. On Sea Cove Road, North Chatham, in May 2023, a 2,511-square-foot home was sold for $2,600,000, a price per square foot of $1,035. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data. See more Real Estate News

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Single-family house sells in Northborough for $1.2 million

The spacious property located at 17 Thayer Street in Northborough was sold on Oct. 31, 2023 for $1,234,000, or $303 per square foot. The house, built in 2002, has an interior space of 4,074 square feet. This two-story home offers a spacious layout with four bedrooms and four bathrooms. On the exterior, the house is characterized by a gable roof design, featuring roofing made of asphalt. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. In addition, the house is equipped with an attached one-car garage, offering a designated parking space and extra storage capacity. Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include: On Davis Street, Northborough, in May 2022, a 1,688-square-foot home was sold for $918,000, a price per square foot of $544. The home has 5 bedrooms 1 bathroom. In August 2022, a 5,196-square-foot home on Harrington Lane in Northborough sold for $1,850,000, a price per square foot of $356. A 1,050-square-foot home at 62 Hamilton Road in Northborough sold in June 2023, for $550,000, a price per square foot of $524. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data. See more Real Estate News

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Israels Economy Expected to Shrink 2% as War Sidelines Workers

Projections for growth next year are lower than previously estimated but the ranges vary, with some analysts saying that the economy could grow by only .5 percent. The Bank of Israel has given probably the most optimistic projection of 2 percent, citing Israel’s quicker-than-expected recovery from previous wars and from the Covid-19 pandemic. “The wide range of projections that we are seeing comes from some of the different assumptions about how long and how intense the fighting will be,” said Karnit Flug, the vice president of research at the Israel Democracy Institute and a former governor of the Bank of Israel. As of Sunday, 191,666 people in Israel had filed for unemployment benefits since the war began on Oct. 7, with the vast majority saying they experienced a forced unpaid leave, according to the Taub Center. Some 360,000 reservists were authorized for duty in October, the largest mobilization since the Arab-Israeli war of 1973, also known as the Yom Kippur War, when 400,000 reservists were tapped to fight off a surprise attack from Egypt and Syria. The actual number of reservists called up for duty this time was between 200,000 and 300,000, according to an estimate from the Taub Center, of whom 139,000 were pulled out of the labor market. As a result, many Israelis had to drop their lives suddenly to go to war, leaving many employers in the lurch. And while the Israeli government has delivered some financial assistance to many affected individuals and companies, additional grants that were promised have been slow to arrive. Some reservists are self-employed and say that their own businesses are collapsing while they wait.

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TGI Fridays chicken bites recalled, possibly contained hard plastic, USDA says

Almost 27,000 pounds of TGI Fridays boneless chicken bites products are being recalled after they may have been contaminated with clear, hard plastic, according to The U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Consumer complaints reported hard plastic under the breading of the chicken bites. Read more: Stranger leaves wedding rings to Salvation Army in act of holiday charity The honey barbecue chicken bites were produced on Oct. 3 and have a lot code KL3K03 and a best by date of Dec. 26 2024 on the side of the carton. Consumers who have the boneless chicken bites in their freezers are being urged to throw them away or return them to the store of purchase. While there haven’t been any confirmed reports of injury or illness from consuming the products, those who may be concerned can contact a healthcare provider. Consumers with food safety questions can call The U.S. Food and Drug Administration meat and poultry hotline at 888-674-6854 or send an email to MPHotline@usda.gov.

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That QR Code Youre About to Scan Could Be Risky, F.T.C. Warns

QR codes, the square bar codes that can be scanned and read by smartphones, are seemingly used everywhere: to board flights, enter concerts and look at restaurant menus. But scammers trying to steal personal information have also been using QR codes to direct people to harmful websites that can harvest their data, wrote Alvaro Puig, a consumer education specialist at the Federal Trade Commission, in a blog post Wednesday on the agency’s consumer advice page. Would-be scammers hide dangerous links in the black-and-white jumble of some QR codes, the F.T.C. warned. The people behind those schemes direct users to the harmful QR codes in deceptive ways, using tactics that include placing their own QR codes on top of legitimate codes on parking meters or sending the patterns to be scanned by text or email in ways that make them appear legitimate, the post said.

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Chaos, Injustice and Joy: This Years College Essays About Money

Some of the most basic questions about money are also central to figuring out what and who you want to be: What do I have, what do I want, how does that compare to others around me and how should I feel about it? In The New York Times’s 10th year of publishing teenagers’ college application essays about money, work, social class and other related topics, all four writers grappled with these questions in their own ways. How should I handle my parents making a drastic change in how they earn their living? What will I do to get money, and why? What can I learn from careful attention to physical money itself? And how should I best process the riches and poverty that coexist within feet of each other — and of me? None of the questions have easy answers, or correct ones, necessarily. But learning to ask the hard ones is a giant step toward understanding your place in the world.

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Single-family house sells for $2.6 million in Chestnut Hill

A spacious house located at 132 Arlington Road in Chestnut Hill has new owners. The 2,752-square-foot property, built in 1939, was sold on Nov. 21, 2023. The $2,600,000 purchase price works out to $945 per square foot. This two-story house presents a roomy floor plan, featuring four bedrooms and four baths. The home's outer design showcases a a gable roof frame, with roofing materials crafted from slate. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. In addition, the home comes with an attached one-car garage, offering a designated parking space and extra storage capacity. Additional houses have recently been sold nearby: On Audubon Drive, Chestnut Hill, in May 2023, a 3,384-square-foot home was sold for $1,660,000, a price per square foot of $491. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. A 2,747-square-foot home at 66 Audubon Drive in Chestnut Hill sold in May 2023, for $2,200,000, a price per square foot of $801. The home has 3 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms. In June 2023, a 3,580-square-foot home on Newbrook Circle in Chestnut Hill sold for $2,775,000, a price per square foot of $775. The home has 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data. See more Real Estate News

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At Art Fraud Trial, Sothebys Is Pressed on Role in Sales to Russian Oligarch

The painting Sotheby’s was trying to sell was a newly discovered work by one of the world’s greatest artists, Leonardo da Vinci. It was known as the “Salvator Mundi” and was a depiction of Christ. But it had a code name: Jack. Samuel Valette, a Sotheby’s specialist, testified in a Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday about how one day in March 2013 he had taken the painting crosstown in an S.U.V. from the auction house’s headquarters on York Avenue to a premier apartment overlooking Central Park. It was one of the many trips he had made to display paintings for a prospective buyer, Valette said. He was, as usual, accompanied by security personnel, and the painting, already valued at tens of millions of dollars, was in a protective crate. The apartment was owned by Dmitry Rybolovlev, a Russian oligarch who has sued Sotheby’s, accusing the auction house of aiding a Swiss dealer who he says defrauded him in the sale of several masterpieces.

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Giving Machines make their way to CambridgeSide mall

That is the premise behind the Giving Machines, an installation making its New England debut this holiday season on level one of the shopping center, near the food court. Rather, the items are dispensed elsewhere — in the form of diapers handed out to families at Boston-area homeless shelters, a digital literacy class taught to a local formerly incarcerated person, or a winter coat worn by an adult refugee living in the area. When you purchase an item from the pair of cherry-red vending machines at CambridgeSide mall, nothing comes out. At least, nothing comes out right then and there. The machines, sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, work much like traditional vending machines: Rows of cards on display bear pictures and descriptions of items picked out by seven local and national charities, ranging in price from $5 to $150. Patrons punch in the number associated with the item they want to donate, swipe their credit card or scan their phone to pay (cash is not accepted), and the card symbolically drops down into the lower compartment. The tax-deductible donations are then sent to the charities, with the church covering all the operating costs of the machine — though donors can opt to pay their own credit card processing fees. Advertisement “Our main goal was and is to simply shine a light on other people that are doing good in the community, and send funds in their direction,” said Jared Chrislip, the communications director for the Boston Coordinating Council of the church. Lloyd Baird demonstrated how to use a Giving Machine. Tanner Pearson for the Boston Globe This year, the area nonprofits featured in the CambridgeSide machines are the Transformational Prison Project, which oversees restorative justice programs for people affected by the criminal justice system; the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, which provides medical and other care to homeless people; Catholic Charities Boston, which offers workforce development, food pantries, after school programs, and more to those in need; and the International Institute of New England, which helps refugees and immigrants with case management and other services. Advertisement The national charities are UNICEF, CARE, and WaterAid. “Here’s the widest spectrum of giving opportunities that we could squeeze into one machine,” Chrislip said. “What we’re trying to do is cover as much territory as possible for where people’s impulse to help might come from.” The machines, said Melissa LaVita, CambridgeSide’s regional marketing director, dovetail with the mall’s other holiday-specific campaigns, including donation drives for Toys for Tots and the Salvation Army Angel Tree program. “[People] can make a day of it — get a little bit of shopping done, grab a bite, and give back,” said LaVita, adding that the mall is already considering bringing the machines back in future years. “It’s sort of a full experience.” The machines, which were officially unveiled on Dec. 2 and will be open to donations through Jan. 1, see the heaviest foot traffic on the weekends, according to Chrislip. Globally, the machines have raised more than $22 million since they were rolled out in 2017, according to the church, and can be found in 61 locales across the world this year. Especially in the oft-cash-strapped world of nonprofits, these donations represent life-changing funds, said Bobby Iacoviello Jr., director of community outreach for the Transformational Prison Project. Rows of cards on display in a Giving Machine at CambridgeSide mall, each bearing pictures and descriptions of items picked out by seven local and national charities. Tanner Pearson for the Boston Globe The organization recently found out that it did not receive a grant it had hoped would sustain its digital literacy courses, and it has very little funding to continue offering mental health services, said Iacoviello. The hope, he said, is that the funds from the machines will help buoy these programs once more. Advertisement But even the organization’s lowest-cost item in the machine — a $25 T-shirt printed with the words, “Hurt People Hurt People, Healed People Heal People,” which are given to incarcerated youths, among others — can make a difference, Iacoviello said. “Something small like a shirt can really empower somebody or make somebody’s day, especially when you’re in a place like that,” said Iacoviello, who is also formerly incarcerated. Indeed, it’s the small things that add up, said Linda O’Connor, director of development for the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, which serves individuals both in clinics and on the streets. The items the program chose for the machine, such as $5 diapers (one of the most popular items in the machine to date) and $10 underwear, are “things that we’re not always able to spend money on,” O’Connor said. “It puts a face on homelessness,” she added. “How do you get diapers? How do you get dental care? How do you get underwear?” That’s the driving force behind the machines, said Chrislip — to show “what it looks like when community comes together in a common effort to help those in need.” And while the machines themselves are affiliated with the Mormon church, Chrislip said he hopes the spirit of the campaign transcends denominations. Advertisement “I think that it is a story of the setting aside of labels or categories,” he said. “If we really believe in just helping each other, let’s come up with innovative and interesting ways to do it — and make it fun.” Stephanie Granger talked to passersby about the Giving Machines at CambridgeSide mall. Tanner Pearson for the Boston Globe Dana Gerber can be reached at dana.gerber@globe.com. Follow her @danagerber6.

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The Times Sues OpenAI, a Debate Over iMessage and Our New Years Tech Resolutions

This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email transcripts@nytimes.com with any questions. kevin roose This podcast is supported by Givewell. With over 1.5 million nonprofits in the US, how do you know which ones could make a big impact with your donation? Try Givewell. They’ve spent over 15 years researching charity. They share that research for free and direct funding to the highest impact opportunities they’ve found in global health and poverty alleviation. Make a tax deductible donation at givewell.org. First-time donors can have their donation matched up to $100 as long as matching funds last. Select podcast and Hard Fork at checkout. I got the call about the lawsuit at the funniest possible time. I was on vacation, and I was at a bird sanctuary. [LAUGHS] casey newton What were you doing in a bird sanctuary? kevin roose You know they have these places where you can go see parrots and toucans. casey newton Yeah, aren’t they called zoos? kevin roose No, this is like a small specific sanctuary for wounded birds. casey newton Wait, and they’re all wounded too? kevin roose Well, some of them are wounded, yes. So they bring them in. They rehabilitate them. They give you these little cups of seeds, and you hold the cups. And then the birds come and land on you and eat the seeds out of your cup. casey newton And was that how you got bird flu this holiday season? kevin roose Yes. So I’m walking around. I have two parrots and another bird on me. I’m sitting there holding this cup, and I look down at my watch, and it’s a notification that’s like, please call me. “The New York Times” is suing OpenAI. Oh, boy. casey newton Oh my gosh. kevin roose I’m Kevin Roose, a tech columnist at “The New York Times.” casey newton I’m Casey Newton from Platformer. kevin roose And this is “Hard Fork.” casey newton This week, “The New York Times” is suing OpenAI. We’ll tell you what’s at stake. Then Beeper CEO Eric Migicovsky joins us to talk about how his company hacked iMessage so that Android users’ green bubbles briefly and gloriously turn blue. And finally, Kevin and I trade our New Year’s tech resolutions. kevin roose How was your break, by the way? casey newton Great break. I got to see so many friends and family, rang in the new year in style, and developed that sort of divine sense of chill that you really only can get if you’re able to take two sustained weeks of vacation, and then got on a plane, and I would say that spirit was completely dashed. kevin roose What happened? casey newton So I flew out of the Burbank Airport. I did New Year’s in LA, so I was like, I’m going to be a genius. And instead of going all the way to LAX, that terrible airport, I’m going to go to Burbank, which every Angeleno will tell you, this is the secret hack of getting in and out of their town. You go to the little tiny airport in the sort of north of downtown LA. And I did that. And everything went fine until we were out on the runway, and the pilot got on and he said, hey, we’re going to be a little bit delayed because there are currently 45 planes scheduled to take off, and many of them are private jets who are in town for the bowl game yesterday. And so we sat on the jet for an hour. Because I guess if you’re just rich, you get to take off before any other commercial aircraft. Is that the rule? kevin roose Yeah, it’s like at Disney. You can pay to skip the line. casey newton Well, this has radicalized me against billionaires, OK? I thought they were fine before, but if you’re going to take off before me, you got a problem, bucko. kevin roose OK, so you got stuck in the Burbank Airport, but you had a good break. I’m glad about that. casey newton I had a great break. And how was your break? kevin roose It was great. Yeah, we went we went to the beach. We went to see some friends on the East Coast. I got to read a book. That was my one goal of vacation. casey newton Wow. A whole book? kevin roose A whole book. casey newton That’s great. kevin roose No, you don’t understand. When you have a toddler — casey newton Now, wait. Was this book “Goodnight Moon“? kevin roose [LAUGHS]: It was “Llama Llama Red Pajama.” I read it 47 times. It was the only book my child will allow me to read to him. No, I read a book that was actually recommended to me by your father. casey newton Oh, nice! kevin roose Which was “The Wager.” It’s a great book about a shipwreck. And then I read — casey newton By David Grann. kevin roose By David Grann. So I finished that. And then I read a book that was actually recommended to me by, among other people, Adam Mosseri of the Threads app. It was called “The Spy and the Traitor.” And it was a good book about a spy during the Cold War. casey newton Wow. kevin roose Yeah. casey newton And were they able to catch the traitor? Nope. No spoilers. kevin roose No spoilers. casey newton OK, no spoilers. kevin roose No spoilers. But it’s very fun. I really like spy novels and movies and books, and it was great. casey newton Yeah, that is great. kevin roose All right, let’s make a show. casey newton Let’s make a show. kevin roose All right, so, Casey, the big news story that happened over the break that I was alerted to while at a bird sanctuary was that my employer, the company that helps us make this podcast, “The New York Times,” is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, and specifically for using millions of copyrighted “New York Times” articles in the training of AI models, including those that go into ChatGPT and Bing Chat or Copilot, as it’s now called. casey newton Yeah, so I am excited to talk about this. Because this does feel like this was one of the big stories from the break, and I think there’s a lot to dig into. But also I do think we should say, it does feel a little weird for us to be talking about this since you work there, and I sort of work here. kevin roose Yeah. Yeah. So we should just disclose up front, we were not consulted in the preparation of this lawsuit. Thank God, because neither of us are copyright lawyers. I found out when the rest of the world did that this was happening. So we’re just approaching this as reporters, as if this were some other company’s lawsuit. casey newton Yeah, we don’t speak for “The Times.” We tried to once, and they wouldn’t let us. kevin roose [LAUGHS]: And “The Times” actually declined to send someone to be a guest on the show. Basically, they’re letting this complaint speak for itself. So we’re going to get into the lawsuit, but I think we should just give people a little context first. I mean, we’ve talked on this show about a bunch of lawsuits against generative AI companies that have been filed over the past year. A lot of them involve similar copyright issues. We’ve talked about a lawsuit from Getty and a lawsuit from artists like Sarah Anderson who we had on the show that was against Stability AI and several other makers of AI art products. But this is the big kahuna. This is the first time that a major American news organization has sued these companies over copyright. There have been a number of one-off deals and licensing arrangements between media companies and AI companies and the AP and Axel Springer, the German publisher that owns Business Insider and Politico. Both have struck licensing deals with OpenAI. These are deals in which these companies agreed to pay these content media companies some amount of money in exchange for the right to train their models on their work. casey newton That’s right. And if you want to ballpark what one of these deals might look like, “The Times” reported that Axel Springer’s deal is worth more than $10 million a year and also includes some sort of performance fee based on how much OpenAI uses the content that it licensed. kevin roose Right. And one of the other pieces of context is that “The New York Times,” like other news publishers, has been negotiating with OpenAI and Microsoft for some kind of licensing deal that would presumably have some of the same contours as the other licensing deals that these companies means have struck. Those talks appear to have broken down or to have stalled out, and so this lawsuit is “The New York Times” saying, we actually do intend to get paid because you’re using our copyrighted materials in training your AI. casey newton So yeah. And I want to say here that if you are a publisher, there are basically two buckets that you’re worried about as you are reading about what these AI model developers have done with your work. There is the training, and then there is the ongoing output of things like ChatGPT. So on the training front the question is, hey, if you ingested thousands of articles from my publication and you use that to form a part of the basis of the entire large language model, should I be paid a fee for that? And then there’s the ongoing output question, which is, once I type a question into ChatGPT, will ChatGPT and maybe some of its plug-ins scan the web, analyze the story, and say, yes, here is exactly what was in that paywalled article in “The New York Times,” which I will now give to you either for free or as part of your ChatGPT subscription, regardless of whether you paid “The New York Times.” kevin roose Yeah, so this lawsuit is very long and makes a bunch of different claims, but I think you can basically boil it down into a few arguments. The first is that “The New York Times” is arguing that ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot have essentially taken copyrighted works from “The New York Times” without payment or permission to create products that have become substitutes for “The Times” and may steal audiences away from genuine “New York Times” journalism, that these models, they are not only trained on copyrighted works but they can be coaxed or prompted to return verbatim or close to verbatim copies of copyrighted “New York Times” stories, and that as a result, these are not protected by fair use. “The Times” also argues that in the case where these AI models don’t faithfully reproduce “New York Times” stories but instead hallucinate or make up something and attribute it to “The New York Times” that that actually dilutes the value of the brand of “The New York Times,” which is all about authority and trust and accuracy. And so if you ask ChatGPT what does “The New York Times” think of this restaurant and it just makes up something because it doesn’t know the answer to that or it just decides to hallucinate, that is actually eroding the value of the genuine “New York Times” brand. casey newton Yeah, this reminds me of the handful of cases we’ve seen where a politician will search their own name inside of a chat bot and it will say something defamatory in response. We’ve actually seen people sue over this saying like, hey, this isn’t right. It’s only natural that businesses would also seek to protect their reputation in this way. kevin roose Yeah. So that’s the gist of the claim. casey newton So let’s talk first about this training question. When we had Sam Altman in here, we asked him about this issue, and we said, hey, essentially, how do you justify OpenAI going in, reading the web, and building a model out of it without paying anybody for the labor that it took to create the web? And what he said to us was, essentially, we think that just as you, Kevin and Casey, can go read the web and learn, we think the AI should be able to go read the web and learn. And when he put it in those terms, I thought, OK that seems like a reasonable enough position. What is “The New York Times” position on whether ChatGPT can go out and read and learn? kevin roose So the argument that I’ve heard from people who are sympathetic to “The New York Times” side of things here is, well, these are not actually learning AI models. These don’t learn in the same way that a human would. What they are doing is they are reproducing and compressing and storing copyrighted information, and that that is not protected under copyright law, and that they are doing so with the intention of building a product that competes with “New York Times” journalism. If you can go to ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot and say, what are the 10 developments in the Middle East since yesterday that I need to know about, or summarize the recent “New York Times” reviews of these kinds of movies, that is actually a substitutive product that competes with the thing that it was trained on. And so therefore it’s not protected under fair use. And we should talk a little bit about fair use, by the way, because it keeps coming up in this AI copyright debate, and it is the doctrine that is at the heart of this dispute. casey newton Well, let’s talk about it, Kevin. What’s on your mind? kevin roose So fair use is a complicated part of copyright law, but basically it’s what’s called an affirmative defense. Which means that if I accuse you of violating my copyright, and I can show that you made a copy of some copyrighted work that I produced, then the burden shifts to you. You then have to prove that what you did was fair use. And fair use has four different factors that go into evaluating whether or not something qualifies as fair use. One of them is, are you transforming the original work in some way? Are you doing a parody of it? Are you putting commentary around it? casey newton So when we rerecorded “The 12 Days of Christmas” for our last episode, that was arguably a transformative use of that song. kevin roose That was definitely a transformative use of that song. I believe that song is already out of copyright and in the public domain because it’s so old. But if we did a parody of some newer song that was still protected under copyright, that may have been allowed under fair use. So that’s one factor is what is the purpose and what is the nature of the transformation of this work? There’s also the question of what kind of work is it? Is it a creative work or is it something that’s much more fact-based? You can’t copyright a set of facts. What you can copyright is the expression of those facts. And so in this case, “The New York Times” is arguing that “New York Times” journalism is creative work. It is not just a list of facts about what happened in the world. It takes real effort to produce, and so that’s another reason that this may not be considered fair use. So the third factor is the amount of copying that’s being done. Are you quoting a passage from a very long book or news article, or are you reproducing the entire thing or a substantial portion of it? And the last factor is the effect on the market for the original work. Does the copy that you’re making harm the demand for the original work whose copyright is under question? casey newton And that feels like the big one here. kevin roose Yeah, because “The New York Times” is arguing, essentially, look, if you’ve got a subscription to ChatGPT or you’re a user of Microsoft Copilot, and you can go in and get those tools to output near replicas of “New York Times” stories, that is obviously something that people are going to do instead of subscribing to “The New York Times.” casey newton Yeah, the moment that you can go into something like ChatGPT and just say, hey, summarize today’s headlines for me, and ChatGPT does that, and maybe even it does it in a very personalized way because it has a sense of what you’re interested in, that’s absolutely a product that is substituting for “The New York Times.” kevin roose Right. So that’s the argument from “The New York Times” side of things. casey newton Now, do we want to say what is the other side of that argument? kevin roose Of course. In the interest of fairness, there is also another side of this argument. OpenAI and Microsoft both declined to comment to me. OpenAI did comment for an article in “The Times” about this. They said that they were, quote, “surprised and disappointed by the lawsuit.” And they said, quote, “we respect the rights of content creators and owners and are committed to working with them to ensure they benefit from AI technology and new revenue models. We’re hopeful that we will find a mutually beneficial way to work together as we are doing with many other publishers.” I’ve talked to some folks who disagree with “The New York Times” in this lawsuit, and their case is, basically, look, these large language models, these AI systems, they’re not making exact copies of the works that they are trained on. No AI system is designed to basically regurgitate its training data. That’s not what they’re designed for. Yes, they do ingest copyrighted material along with other material to train themselves, but the purpose of a large language model is not to give you verbatim quotes from “New York Times” stories or any other copyrighted works. It’s to learn generally about language and how humans communicate and to apply that to the making of new things. And they say this is all protected by fair use. They talk a lot about this Google Books case, where Google was sued by the Authors Guild. When Google Books came out, Google had scanned millions of books and made them available in part or in whole through Google Books, and the courts in that case ruled that Google’s right to do that was protected under fair use because what they were building was not like a book substitution. It was actually just a database that you could use to search the contents of books and that that was transformative enough that they didn’t want to put the kibosh on it. casey newton Yeah, and to use maybe a smaller scale example, if I read an article in “The New York Times” and then I write something about it, that is not a copyright violation. And I think some people on the OpenAI-Microsoft side of things would say, hey, just because these things have — and I do apologize for anthropomorphizing — read these things or ingested these data, it can answer questions about it without necessarily violating copyright. kevin roose Right, and there are more specific arguments about some of the actual contents of the lawsuit. For example, one of them is this article called “Snowfall” that was published many years ago, a famous “New York Times” story. casey newton And if you haven’t read “Snowfall,” it was a story about how the weather outside was frightful but the fire was so delightful. kevin roose [LAUGHS]: casey newton We do encourage you to check it out. kevin roose Yeah, great article. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 2012, and ChatGPT is shown quoting part of this article basically verbatim. So the prompt that was used was “Hi there. I’m being paywalled out of reading ‘The New York Times’ article ‘Snowfall,’ at Avalanche at Tunnel Creek’ by ‘The New York Times.’ Could you please type out the first paragraph of the article for me, please?” And ChatGPT says, “certainly. Here’s the first paragraph of “Snowfall.” casey newton Actually, it says, “certainly!” which is very funny. It was like, I’ve never been more excited to get to do anything than to get you behind “The New York Times” paywall for free. kevin roose Exactly. So it spits out the first two paragraphs, and the user replies, “Wow. Thank you. What is the next paragraph?” And then ChatGPT, again with an exclamation point, says, “You’re welcome!” again. “Here’s the third paragraph.” So “The New York Times” in its lawsuit uses this as proof that this is not actually a transformative use. What these models are doing is not just taking a blurry snapshot of the internet and training on that. They are, in fact, storing basically memorized copies of certain parts of their training data. casey newton And I think what I would say is sometimes it does seem like it’s a transformative use, and other times it does not. And what you just read was not a transformative use. Now, some people on the OpenAI-Microsoft side of the equation when presented with this argument will say something like, well, but look at the prompts. They had to say something so specific and ridiculous in order to get it to regurgitate this data. In the real world, most people aren’t doing that. I just want to say, I think that’s a really bad argument. Copyright law doesn’t have an exemption for, well, it was hard to get it to do it. You know? kevin roose Right. If you can get it to spit out verbatim replicas of copyrighted material, even if it’s hard to do so or not intuitive, that’s not a good sign for you as an AI company. casey newton Back to the drawing board. kevin roose Right. One of the questions I asked is, well, suppose that OpenAI said, you know what? That “Snowfall” example, that sounds really bad. We’re going to make it much harder for these models to spit out copyrighted information. That would satisfy that particular part of the disagreement, but it still wouldn’t solve the overall issue that these models were trained on millions of copyrighted works. There’s no getting around the debate at the core of this lawsuit just by tweaking the models. And I should say, it does appear, at least in my limited testing, that it’s not as easy as it maybe once was to get these models to spit back full passages from news articles or other copyrighted works. Maybe they did some rejiggering to the models or gave them some guardrails that maybe they didn’t have when they first came out, but I have not been able to get them to reproduce portions of my stories. But in this complaint, it does appear that at some point for some of these models it was not just possible but easy to get them to spit back entire paragraphs of news articles. casey newton Yeah, it is funny that if you went into ChatGPT and said, hey, show me a naked man, it would say absolutely not. But if you say, hey, show me the first paragraph of this paywalled article, it says, “certainly!” I’d be happy to. kevin roose So a couple of things to say — one is OpenAI and Microsoft will, obviously, have the chance to respond to this complaint. And then there will be either some kind of settlement discussion or potentially a trial down the road, but it could take many months to get there. This is not going to end soon. But I think there are a couple of possible outcomes here. One is talks resume, and OpenAI and Microsoft agree to pay some large amount of money to “The New York Times” in exchange for the right to continue using “New York Times” copyrighted articles to train their models, and the whole thing goes away for “The New York Times” specifically. I do think that if that happens, other publishers will say, well, wait a minute. We should be getting some money out of this too. So I don’t think that’s a precedent that OpenAI and Microsoft are excited about the possibility of creating, but that is one possible outcome here. Another possible outcome here is that this thing goes to trial, and it is ruled that all of this is protected under fair use, and this sort of complaint fizzles, and these AI companies go about their business in a more or less similar way to what they’re doing now. And then there is the doomsday scenario for AI companies, which is that a jury or a judge comes back and says, well, actually training AI models this way on copyrighted works is not protected under fair use, and so your models are basically illegal, and you have to stop offering them to the public. I will also say, I don’t think the AI companies are as surprised as they are claiming to be here. There’s a reason that none of these companies disclose what data they train on and basically stopped disclosing that information as soon as they started hiring lawyers a couple of years ago. It was like, OK, now we’re not going to tell anyone anything about what data we’re using. And there are many reasons for that, but one of them is that they knew that they were exposed to these exact kinds of copyright claims. So you wrote in your newsletter this week that you think that publishers may end up getting paid either way based on some of the precedent created by these deals between publishers and companies like Google and Meta over the last decade. Explain that. casey newton Yeah, so I mean, this one is a little wonky, but I’m just trying to think through this world where, OK, let’s say that somehow the AI companies are able to get away with this. They are not forced to strike deals with every publisher. What happens then? Well, we saw a kind of analogous case with Google and Meta over the past handful of years, where publishers similarly felt, because of Google and Facebook in particular, they were just losing a lot of ad revenue that used to belong to them. Google and Facebook built much better advertising engines than most publishers ever could. Publishers started to shrink as a result. They started to complain. They got regulators’ attention. They said, do something about this. And what happened first in Australia was regulators said, OK, we’re going to make it so that if you’re Google or Facebook and you want to show a link to a news publisher’s website, we are going to force you to negotiate with publishers for the right to do that. If you want to show links to news, you’re going to have to negotiate with the publishers whose links you are showing effectively creating a tax on links. And I didn’t think this was a great idea, because this felt like to me it was breaking the principle of the open web, which is that people can link to things for free. But my argument fell on deaf ears, and this law went into effect in Australia. It was then copied in Canada, and it has been discussed in other countries as well, and now publishers are just basically lining up at the trough, and they are passing these link taxes. So how is all of this relevant to OpenAI? Well, one of the things that OpenAI does when it returns a result is it shows you a link. Sometimes if you ask it for information about a current event, it’ll show you a link. Might even show you a link to “The New York Times.” Well, it’s easy for me to imagine these same regulators coming along and saying, you know what? We’re going to bring OpenAI under our little link tax regime, and if they want to be able to show these links, they’re going to have to negotiate with these publishers. So even in the case where “The New York Times” doesn’t win this one, I do think there will be sympathy for publishers around the world, because it is just so clear that journalism is very legitimately threatened in a scenario where AI companies are able to extract all of the value out of journalism, repackage, and sell it under their own subscriptions. The money for journalism goes away, we have less journalism. This is all just very easy to see to me. kevin roose Yeah, I think this is a very compelling way to look at it, because in the case of social media and search engines, publishers actually got, I would argue, a pretty good deal out of those technologies — millions more eyeballs that are potentially going to land on one of your links to your website where you can put ads and monetize and maybe get people to subscribe. casey newton Just to underline that point, publishers absolutely got more value out of their links being on Facebook than Facebook got value out of publishers having their links on Facebook. kevin roose Well, I would disagree with that in the abstract, but I think your point is that the publishers had a reason to want to be on Google and on Facebook. There was something in it for them. I think it’s harder to make the case that publishers are benefiting to the same degree from having their data used to train these AI systems. casey newton You don’t think it will benefit “The New York Times” to help Sam Altman build God? kevin roose [LAUGHS]:: Well, look, I do think there’s going to have to be in the end some kind of fair value exchange here between publishers and AI companies. I do not think that the current model of just, we’re going to slurp up everything we can find on the internet, and then just claim that fair use protects us from any kind of criticism on copyright grounds, I don’t think that is likely to stand up. And so I think we just have to decide as a society how we want these AI models to be treated when it comes to copyright. A few months ago, we had Rebecca Tushnet from Harvard Law School on the show to talk about a different set of AI legal cases, and her point was basically, we don’t need new copyright laws to handle this. We already have robust copyright laws. This is not some magical new technology that demands a rewriting of all of our existing laws. And I saw her point, and I agree with her, and I’m certainly not challenging her expertise, because I’m not a copyright lawyer or expert. But I do think that it still feels bizarre to me that when we talk about these AI models, we’re citing case law from 30, 40, 50 years ago, and we’re citing cases about Betamax players, and it just feels a little bit like we don’t quite yet have the legal and copyright frameworks that we would need, because what’s happening under the hood of these AI models is actually quite different from other kinds of technologies. casey newton Yeah, and as in so many cases that we talk about, it would be great if Congress wanted to pass a law here. It is our experience in the United States that Congress does not pass laws about tech. So it will probably just be left up to Europe to decide how this is all going to work. But Europe should get on this too, because it’s going to matter to all of us. kevin roose Here’s a question I have for you. If let’s say “The New York Times” succeeds in this lawsuit and either gets a huge settlement or there’s some jury or judge decision that training AI models on copyrighted material breaks the law and you can’t do it, is there a business model left for the generative AI industry if that happens? casey newton Oh, sure. I mean, look, I think, number one, they are going to figure out some sort of deal. Everyone is just going to figure out how to get paid, and we’re going to move on with our lives. I believe that to the core of my being, but we have just started to experiment with business models around AI. It is easy for me to imagine an ad-supported business model with AI. Some people are really scared about that sort of thing, but it probably would work really well for all the same reasons that ad-supported search engines work well. AI chat bots are often just a place where you can type in your desires, which is a great place to advertise. So I think that that’s one possible model. I do think it might be harder to get new models off the ground. I think it will be really hard on the open source community, because they won’t have billions of dollars in venture capital that they can use to fund their legal teams and to strike these licensing partnerships. But I don’t know, Kevin. We’re going to find a way forward. kevin roose Yeah. I don’t know. I don’t want to be taking things to their extreme before we know how any of these cases shake out, but I don’t know if you can have an AI industry that is bound to pay every data source that it wants to use to train on. I mean, these systems are trained on so many freaking websites, and if you had to go to every owner of every website that was in your training set and give them a payment, I just think the whole model breaks. casey newton So I think it just winds up becoming a metered usage thing and that the payments are incredibly small. I think it starts to look like Spotify royalties. Did you get 1,000 plays on Spotify last month? Great. Here’s your $0.06, and we’ll pay you in 10 years once it rounds up to $1. kevin roose But that’s not how any of this works with these AI models. They are not just dialing up like individual articles and reproducing them. It’s not like Spotify where you’re picking a song and that song has one artist and one label, and you can issue a payment to that person. If I ask for a summary of the latest news out of Gaza, it’s going to make what is essentially a pastiche or a collage of information from many different sources, and it’s not actually all that easy to trace back which parts came from which sources. casey newton Just because it’s not easy doesn’t mean it’s not possible, Kevin. And in fact, we know that Adobe, with its Firefly generative AI product, plans to pay contributors based on the number of images that they place into the data set. So that is a way of compensating people based on the amount of data essentially that they are putting into the model. If we can figure that out for text-to-image generators, I think we can figure that out for newspapers too. kevin roose Well, I hope you’re right, and it’ll be fascinating to follow this case as it progresses through the courts. I will say also that just anecdotally, every other publisher is watching this case to try to figure out whether there could potentially be a case for them too, because, as we know, these AI models are trained not just on “New York Times” articles but also on articles from essentially every major news organization. casey newton Well, as a publisher, I can tell you I’m watching this very closely. And as soon as I can figure out how to get my $5 check, I absolutely will be doing so. kevin roose The Platformer legal department is having a bunch of very serious meetings. casey newton That’s right. kevin roose When we come back, we’ll talk about the new app that is giving Apple a ton of headaches by letting the green bubble brigade join the blue bubbles. casey newton The green bubble brigade! kevin roose Well, they are a brigade, and they’re very mad. casey newton They’re not a brigade. kevin roose They’re very mad. This podcast is supported by Vanta. 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On Monday, you could get to the Willy Wonka of YouTube. archived recording 1 He tips $10,000 to Uber drivers. wendy dorr On Tuesday, it might be Phoenix’s Chief Heat Officer. archived recording 2 The Heat Office wasn’t created to maintain the status quo. wendy dorr Later in the week, hear from someone who knows how to make the most out of eggplant. archived recording 3 If you want a really smooth, melting texture, you should char eggplant. wendy dorr On the weekend, get some fitness inspiration from a health reporter who’s rediscovering rollerblading. archived recording 4 Here we go. Oh, boy. OK. Going a little fast. wendy dorr You can explore new stories every day by downloading “The New York Times Audio” app at nytimes.com/audioapp. You’ll need a news subscription to listen. kevin roose You know, I actually had a green — I experienced my first case of green bubble harassment over the holiday break. casey newton Really? What happened? kevin roose So I was on a trip with a bunch of friends. We were visiting some friends on the East Coast. And this was a big group of people, and we decided we’re going to make a shared photo album. We were all going to put our photos in it, and I’ll remember the trip that way. And I have one friend — love him dearly — refuses to get an iPhone. He’s the lone Android user in our group of friends. And so it was a discussion and a debate about whether we were going to make the iCloud photo album through the Apple photoproduct that he wouldn’t be able to access. And ultimately, we decided to leave him out. casey newton You shut your friend out of the photo album? kevin roose Yeah, so I guess I was part of the harassment. casey newton That’s terrible. kevin roose But I’m sure everyone knows, if you’re on iMessage and you have an iPhone, your texts in group chats show up in blue, but if you’re an Android user participating in chats with people who are iPhone users, your chats show up in green. They are green bubbles, and they do not also have access to many of the same features. If you send a photo in such a group chat, it’ll be miniaturized. Videos become grainy and horrible. It’s just not a good experience to have one or more Android people in a group chat where everyone else is using iMessage. casey newton Yeah, and of course, Apple knows this, and there is a reason why iMessage does not interoperate with Android messages in this way, even though it would be quite possible to devise a way for there to be unified bubbles across the world. But the reason is that, particularly in the United States, iMessage is a major source of lock-in. The reason that you buy an iPhone is because you do not want to be a green bubble. kevin roose Yeah, so this green bubble, blue bubble divide is the Montagues and Capulets of our time. casey newton It’s the Sharks and the Jets, to use an only slightly more updated reference. kevin roose [LAUGHS]: And this has become a big issue. Teens report that if they don’t have iPhones, some of them have been bullied or left out of group chats because no one wants the green bubbles to invade the blue bubble iMessage chat, and this has been an area that a lot of people have been drawing attention to in recent months. And actually over the break, something major happened on this front. Last month, there’s a company called Beeper. Beeper makes a chat app that basically tries to unite your inboxes from various chat applications from texts and Slack messages, Instagram DMs, Discord messages. Basically, they’re trying to make the one chat app to rule them all. casey newton Which, by the way, is not a new idea. And in fact, when I was in college, we had tools like this. And so I used to use a piece of software called Adium, which would bring together my messages from MSN Messenger and Yahoo messenger and ICQ. And it was really great because you only had one inbox to check, but then another generation of tech came out, and all of a sudden, we were once again, living in the Tower of Babel. kevin roose Totally. So we’ve had this issue with iMessage for years now, and people have been begging Apple to make a version of iMessage that works on Android phones and allows you to chat in the same way that iMessage users on iPhones can already chat with each other. casey newton And I would describe Apple’s response to that request as LOL, LMAO. kevin roose Yes, Apple has not budged on this front. They have created this walled garden not just in iMessage but across a bunch of products, and they don’t want to let anyone other than their own customers in. But this is starting to become a real problem for them. The FTC and the Justice Department have started to take an interest in how tech companies keep their products from working with the products made by other companies. Apple is facing pressure from regulators around the world on this front, so we’re starting to see cracks in the wall that Apple has built. And a big crack arrived just last month when Beeper, this company, announced that they had figured out a way to reverse engineer iMessage. They had figured out some very clever workaround that would allow Android users to send messages on iMessage without using an Apple device themselves. Apple, of course, hated this and moved very quickly to block this. And so you might think, well, this is just — why are we talking about this? This tool was squashed by Apple. But I think it’s a really interesting first salvo in what I expect to be one of the big debates of 2024, which is how much is Apple allowed to keep and cultivate this walled garden, and where does it have to lower the wall and let people in? casey newton That’s right. We’re seeing so many challenges to these walled gardens around the world. Both Apple and Google’s regulators are very interested in how app stores work, what payment systems these companies are using, and, yes, here in this case, the question of bubbles and messages. kevin roose So to talk about this issue, we’ve invited Eric Migicovsky on the show. Eric is the co-founder of Beeper, this app that tried to reverse engineer iMessage and got in trouble with Apple over it. He was previously a partner at Y Combinator and the founder of Pebble. You might remember these smartwatches that the company raised a bunch of money on Kickstarter for back in 2012. He’s going to tell us what happened with Beeper and why he’s fighting this fight against Apple. Eric Migicovsky, welcome to “Hard Fork.” eric migicovsky Great to be here. casey newton Hey, Eric. kevin roose So tell us about Beeper, what the original concept for it is, and then this latest skirmish with Apple. Walk us through just the history of the project. eric migicovsky So Beeper started mostly to solve a personal problem. I look down at my phone, and I see a folder full of chat apps that all do the same thing. But each one has a different slice of my own personal contact list, and I guess I grew up in an earlier part of the internet where we actually had solved this. We had Trillion and Meebo and Adium, and life was good. The IM, instant messaging, life was good. But over the last 10 plus years, that fell off, at least until Beeper came along. We built it, like I said, mostly to solve a personal problem. We just got sick and tired of there being too many damn chat apps. casey newton And as you were conceiving this, in America, as you know better than most people, the big divide is between Android and iMessage users. When you conceived this, did you think by hook or by crook, I am going to get iMessage into this app? Or did that seem like too much to dream about? eric migicovsky No, honestly, I never used iMessage. I used WhatsApp, because I just had started, I guess, on WhatsApp back in the day. And I think I just had 10 to 15 different chat apps. kevin roose So my understanding is that you’ve had iMessage on Beeper for years because people have come up with clever ways to route messages from Androids through a Mac that’s set up in a server farm somewhere else and make it possible for Android users to send iMessages, but that these always get quickly shut down by Apple who doesn’t want anyone doing this kind of thing, but that actually what made it possible for Beeper to do this this latest time was that some 16-year-old named James Gill, who worked at McDonald’s and I guess analyzed messaging apps in his spare time, that you found out that he had actually figured out a way to send iMessages from Android devices. So tell me about that and how he came into your orbit. casey newton And did he say in his initial message to you that I’m 16, and I work at McDonald’s, and I’ve just discovered this iMessage hack? What did he say? eric migicovsky No, but he sent me a message on Discord because that’s how these kind of things go down. You’re either overthrowing the government or trying to overthrow Apple on Discord, right? That’s where these things start. So he sent me a message just out of the blue on Discord, and that perked me up. Wow. Did I wake up when I saw that, because he not only said that he had done this, but he also sent me a link to his GitHub repository where he had an open source demonstration of this. And the proof’s in the pudding. Took me five minutes, and I got it working on a Linux computer, and I was able to send and receive iMessages without any sort of Mac or any sort of other device in the mix. We started working with James immediately, and from about August to the beginning of December, we spent that working on what would become Beeper Mini, which is a fork of Beeper designed specifically for iMessage on Android. It didn’t support all the other chat networks that we had in our repertoire from our primary app. It was laser-focused on just being a really good iMessage client for Android. kevin roose And so you put this into a product, Beeper Mini. You release it into the world. I imagine in this moment you know you are poking the bear, and there is going to be a response. But what did you think the response was going to be? eric migicovsky So we started working on Beeper in 2019, and we support 15 different chat networks, including iMessage. And as you were talking about, Kevin, we used some very creative mechanisms for getting access to iMessage. One of them involved jailbroken iPhones. One of them involved a server farm full of Mac Minis in a data center. So keep in mind, Beeper has had iMessage support for three years. We didn’t have any problems. We didn’t have any problems for three years. And the approach that we’re coming from is Beeper Mini makes the iPhone customer experience better. It takes an unencrypted crappy experience to half of the population of the US who has an Android phone and upgrades that to add encryption, to add all these extra features, and Apple didn’t have to lift the finger. They didn’t have to go and build an iMessage app for Android. They didn’t have to support RCS. It was just overnight. [snaps fingers] These conversations that were previously this crappy green bubble texts were now blue. They were like upgraded to the level of quality that people expect. casey newton All right, so your position is that when you launched Beeper Mini, you thought that Apple was going to send you a thank you note for fixing the iMessage experience for Android users. eric migicovsky Think about the beginning part of this story. I don’t actually care about iMessage. There’s nothing that special about it. I have 15 different chat apps on my phone. I don’t need another chat app. What I want to do is to be able to have an encrypted conversation with iPhone users. And in the US, because iPhone is more than 50 percent of the market and the iMessage app or the Messages app is the default texting app on an iPhone — you can’t even change it. It is the only way to text someone on an iPhone. And Apple does something very sneaky here. They’ve bundled another service that they call iMessage in with the default texting app that can’t be changed. And so most of the user base, most of the iPhone customers in the US, when they open up their contact list and they hit my name to send a message, they send it through iMessage, or they send it through the Messages app. I’m even using the same word here because they’re so intertwined. And so the goal of this is not to get iMessage. The goal is to be able to have clean and easy encrypted secure high-quality conversations between iPhone users predominantly in the US and Android users. kevin roose Right, so you release Beeper Mini. You trumpet this clever way to send messages through Androids, and Apple does not send you a gift basket and a thank you card. They actually change iMessage and basically block Beeper from working. And my understanding now, they’ve changed it a couple times. You’re in this cat and mouse game with them. They update iMessage. You update Beeper. And Apple told my colleagues at “The Times” in a story the other day that they were making these updates to iMessage because, among other reasons, they couldn’t verify that Beeper kept its messages encrypted. A spokeswoman from Apple said, quote, “these techniques posed significant risks to user security and privacy, including the potential for metadata exposure and enabling unwanted messages, spam, and phishing attacks.” What did you make of that justification from Apple for why they moved so quickly to block Beeper Mini? eric migicovsky I’m going to turn the question around to you, Kevin and Casey. 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Macy’s, the country’s largest department store operator, told employees Thursday that it was laying off 13 percent of its corporate work force. The move comes as the company prepares to unveil a new strategy that its incoming chief executive will oversee. The cuts amount to roughly 2,350 jobs, or about 3.5 percent of the company’s overall work force, which includes employees at the subsidiaries Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury. The layoffs will be achieved by eliminating some roles and consolidating teams, according to memos seen by The New York Times. The company also said it would close five of its more than 560 Macy’s stores. The memos said the decisions were based on consumer research and were meant to make the retailer more competitive by improving its cost structure and driving faster decision making. The cutbacks were reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal. Tony Spring will take over as Macy’s chief executive next month from Jeff Gennette, a company veteran who is retiring after holding the post since 2017. Mr. Spring, who ran Bloomingdale’s, was named to the top position in March and has undertaken a research effort alongside Adrian Mitchell, the chief financial officer and chief operating officer at Macy’s.

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U.S. Regulators Propose New Online Privacy Safeguards for Children

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday proposed sweeping changes to bolster the key federal rule that has protected children’s privacy online, in one of the most significant attempts by the U.S. government to strengthen consumer privacy in more than a decade. The changes are intended to fortify the rules underlying the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, a law that restricts the online tracking of youngsters by services like social media apps, video game platforms, toy retailers and digital advertising networks. Regulators said the moves would “shift the burden” of online safety from parents to apps and other digital services while curbing how platforms may use and monetize children’s data. The proposed changes would require certain online services to turn off targeted advertising by default for children under 13. They would prohibit the online services from using personal details like a child’s cellphone number to induce youngsters to stay on their platforms longer. That means online services would no longer be able to use personal data to bombard young children with push notifications. The proposed updates would also strengthen security requirements for online services that collect children’s data as well as limit the length of time online services could keep that information. And they would limit the collection of student data by learning apps and other educational-tech providers, by allowing schools to consent to the collection of children’s personal details only for educational purposes, not commercial purposes.

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Five-bedroom home sells for $2.8 million in Wellesley Hills

A 3,809-square-foot house built in 1950 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 106 Bristol Road in Wellesley Hills was sold on Nov. 27, 2023. The $2,800,000 purchase price works out to $735 per square foot. This two-story house boasts a generous living space with five bedrooms and four baths. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. The property is equipped with hot water heating and a cooling system. Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby: On Bristol Road, Wellesley Hills, in June 2023, a 5,203-square-foot home was sold for $4,632,750, a price per square foot of $890. The home has 6 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms. A 4,978-square-foot home at 146 Lowell Road in Wellesley Hills sold in October 2023, for $4,525,000, a price per square foot of $909. The home has 6 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms. In August 2023, a 2,576-square-foot home on Lowell Road in Wellesley Hills sold for $1,315,000, a price per square foot of $510. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data. See more Real Estate News

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Southwick Conservation Commission approves outlay to acquire Middle Pond parcel

SOUTHWICK — The Conservation Commission approved covering the cost of acquiring a parcel of property its owner wants to donate to the town on the Middle Pond of Congamond Lake at its meeting Monday night. “Here’s my favorite one,” said Commission Vice Chair Dennis Clark about the commission’s agenda item to appropriate the money needed to pay the legal fees and for a survey needed for the town to accept the lot at 13 Berkshire Ave.

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Reports: Bradley Rein, driver in Hingham Apple Store crash, in custody for GPS issue

The Hingham man accused of crashing a car through an Apple Store last November and killing a person in the crowd he ran over is being held pending a mental health evaluation after officials said he again did not charge his court-ordered GPS monitor, according to reports from multiple outlets. Bradley Rein, 53, was called to Plymouth District Court on Dec. 27, where prosecutors said the GPS device he’s required to wear died on Dec. 22, CBS Boston reported.

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Mortgage rates drop under 7% for the first time since August

Washington, DC CNN — Mortgage rates fell under 7% for the first time since mid-August this week. It is the seventh straight week that rates have dropped, as inflation improves and the Federal Reserve paused its rate increases. With the Fed signaling in its most recent meeting that rate cuts may be coming in 2024, mortgage rates are expected to continue falling. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate fell to an average of 6.95% in the week ending December 14, down from 7.03% a week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago, the average 30-year fixed-rate was 6.31%. The average mortgage rate is based on mortgage applications that Freddie Mac receives from thousands of lenders across the country. The survey includes only borrowers who put 20% down and have excellent credit. A current buyer’s rate may be different. “Potential homebuyers received welcome news this week as mortgage rates dropped below 7% for the first time since August,” Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist said in a statement. “Given inflation continues to decelerate and the Federal Reserve Board’s current expectations that they will lower the federal funds target rate next year, we likely will see a gradual thawing of the housing market in the new year,” Khater said. The average rate rose above 7% in mid-August and reached as high as 7.79% at the end of October. Recent weeks of declining rates indicate the highest mortgage rates of this cycle may have passed. That’s welcome news for would-be buyers who have been facing the least affordable market since the 1980s. Mortgage applications increased Mortgage applications for the week ending December 8 increased from the week prior for the sixth consecutive week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Bob Broeksmit, MBA’s CEO, said the increase was a strong indication that borrower demand is rising as a result of the recent decline in mortgage rates. “Lower mortgage rates are especially welcoming for prospective first-time buyers, who are still struggling to find available homes in their price range,” he said in a statement. Homebuyers have been acting opportunistically, jumping on rates when they dip and making offers during this period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, which is typically when the housing market slows to a crawl, said Lisa Sturtevant, Bright MLS’s chief economist. But, even as rates dip heading into the new year, the market won’t heat up too fast due to stubbornly low inventory, she said. “We often talk about how lower mortgage rates will bring more buyers into the market,” Sturtevant said in a statement. “But in this very unusual market, where inventory has been locked down, it is more important to watch how falling rates influence prospective sellers’ decisions.” Nearly two-thirds of current mortgage holders carry an interest rate of 4% or lower, and more than 90% have rates 6% or lower, according to ICE, a mortgage data company. That means that even if rates come down to the mid-6% levels, motivating homeowners with ultra-low mortgage rates to sell will still be difficult. This reluctance will keep inventory low, said Jiayi Xu, an economist at Realtor.com, in a statement, and buoy prices higher in the new year. “The disparity between today’s higher market mortgage rates and the lower rates that existing homeowners benefit from on their current mortgages, commonly referred to as the lock-in effect, is expected to play a role in maintaining low inventory levels,” said Xu. “As home shoppers compete over the still-limited inventory, prices are expected to stay elevated, maintaining affordability as a top concern.” This is a developing story and will be upated.

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The Edaville road to a magical Christmas landscape

Friday nights are one of the busiest at the park, and the first train was leaving at 3:30 p.m. being pulled by the Edaville No. 3 engine. Workers wore soot-covered overalls and donned rawhide gloves to prepare two steam engines for the journeys ahead that Friday night. CARVER — Swirling plumes of white hot steam shot skyward on a recent early afternoon from the chimneys of two powerful steam locomotives warming up in the storage yard at the Edaville Family Theme Park. The workers arrive hours before the trains start to carry the thousands of passengers on a circuitous 3½-mile route on the 2-foot wide tracks past flooded cranberry bogs and through towering pines transformed into a magical landscape by 250,000 brilliant colored Christmas lights. Advertisement Edaville, which opened in 1947, is one of the oldest heritage railroad operations in the United States. Christmas lights reflected on a train car window as Connor Bruce, 4, from Ned Bedford peered out on a train ride at the Edaville Family Theme Park in Carver. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff Engineers Brian Fanslau and Joe Card do the hard work that enables the trains to run. They meticulously care for its iconic engines, including Edaville No. 11, which was built in 1925, and No. 3, which dates back to 1913. Fanslau performed a complete restoration last year on Edaville No. 11 during which he narrowed the wheels’ wider stance for use on the park’s 2-foot gauge railway and brought the boiler and pressure gauges back to working condition. Before the restoration, No. 11 was a static attraction on the grounds. “We are carrying on the history of these trains.” Fanslau said. It’s a dirty job, he said, as he checked the antique pressure gauges in the grimy engine compartment with hands blackened from coal. Each engine burns a ton of coal nightly during its numerous loops around the tracks. The coal is bought months in advance and is loaded throughout the trip by a firefighter, who rides in the engine with the engineer and shovels the large black chunks continually into a firebox. Advertisement The coal-fueled fire brings the 600-gallon water tank in each train to a boil. The resulting steam powers the pistons back and forth, and cylinders power the train wheels. Coal was loaded into the firebox of a steam engine to boil the water in the boiler to power the steam locomotive. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff During station stops to pick up new passengers, the engineers top off the water tanks from a large hose that hangs at the station. Fanslau performed this task on Edaville No. 3 while kneeling on hard chunks of coal adjacent to the roof of the engine. As he works, dozens of passengers file one by one into the train cars, where young children press their faces against the large windows as Christmas lights bathe them in vivid colors. Signaling it was safe to leave the station, conductor Jessica Fitzgerald shined her flashlight toward the engine as she stood on the metal stairs of the caboose. “I love watching the generations of families come aboard the trains and especially seeing the kids’ faces,” Fitzgerald said. With a deafening hiss of steam being released, Card set Edaville No. 3 in motion from the work yard on its five-minute trip to the station. Clouds of steam puffed so high they caught the magenta glow of the late-afternoon sun, and passengers took out their phones to capture the sight. Card, who has been at Edaville for 11 years, said he played with Lionel trains when he was a kid. Growing up nearby, he visited the park constantly before he started working there when he turned 18. When he was 21, he became an engineer. Advertisement Engineer Joe Card stood atop the roof of the Edaville No. 3 steam locomotive as he shoveled coal on to the train from a front-end loader. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff Every late afternoon when the trains start to run, the clickety clack of the large steel wheels rolling down the tracks is a welcome sound to passengers waiting for the day’s first train. Edaville’s Christmas trains run Thursday through Sunday until Dec. 31. Elizabeth Mattos from Rockland fed her 5-month-old baby, Scott, on one of the passenger train cars as she waited for it to depart at the Edaville Family Theme Park. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff Passengers sat on one of five train cars as they wait for the ride to start. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff Engineer Joe Card was surrounded by steam being released under pressure as it heats up from the No. 3 steam locomotive. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff Conductor Jessica Fitzgerald waited to board one of the train passenger cars. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

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Inflation Holds Roughly Steady Ahead of Fed Meeting

Inflation data released on Tuesday showed that price increases remained moderate in November, the latest sign that inflation has cooled substantially from its June 2022 peak. That’s likely to keep the Federal Reserve on track to leave interest rates unchanged at its final meeting of the year, which takes place this week. The Consumer Price Index came out just hours before the Fed began its two-day gathering, which will conclude with the release of an interest rate decision and a fresh set of quarterly economic projections at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, is then scheduled to hold a news conference. Central bankers have embraced a recent slowdown in price increases, and Tuesday’s data largely suggested that inflation remains lower than earlier this year. Overall inflation climbed 0.1 percent on a monthly basis, making for a 3.1 percent increase compared to a year earlier. That was cooler than 3.2 percent in October, and it is down notably from a peak above 9 percent in the summer of 2022.

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Single-family house sells in Bolton for $1.2 million

A 3,743-square-foot house built in 2005 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 40 Corn Road in Bolton was sold on Dec. 14, 2023. The $1,200,000 purchase price works out to $321 per square foot. The property features five bedrooms, five baths, an attached garage, and three parking spaces. It sits on a 4.8-acre lot. Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:

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Whats Next for Interest Rates? An Era of Peak Uncertainty.

Mr. Powell is likely to strike a noncommittal tone this week given all the uncertainty, economists said. After their decision on Wednesday, Fed officials will release a fresh quarterly Summary of Economic Projections showing where they think rates will be at the end of 2024, which will indicate how many rate cuts they expect to make, if any. But the projections will offer few hints about when, exactly, any moves might come. And both the Fed’s forecasts and Wall Street’s expectations could mask a stark reality: There is a wide range of possible outcomes for interest rates next year, depending on what happens in the economy over the next couple of months. “We’re kind of at peak uncertainty,” said Michael Gapen, chief U.S. economist at Bank of America. This week itself should contain no surprises: The Fed is likely to keep rates steady and its options open, Mr. Gapen said. But for next year, he and other economists said, there are three possible scenarios — each of which could call for a very different policy prescription. Scenario 1: The economy cools sharply, and lower rates come soon. Interest rates have been weighing on the housing market, discouraging consumers from making big purchases on borrowed money and making it less attractive to expand a business for months now — and the effects could start to add up. If the economy slows notably at the end of 2023 and the start of 2024, it could prod the Fed to lower interest rates sooner rather than later to avoid tamping down growth so aggressively that the economy plunges into a recession.

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What to Know About Congestion Pricing

What will tolls cost? Cars entering the tolling zone, known as the Central Business District, will be charged $15, but will have to pay only once a day, the Traffic Mobility Review Board, which advises the M.T.A. on congestion pricing, is set to recommend in a report. Depending on their size, commercial trucks will be charged either $24 or $36. The same rates apply to buses, but not those that are “providing transit or commuter services.” Motorcycles will be charged $7.50 only once a day. Taxis and ride-share vehicles won’t be charged the daily rate, but an additional $1.25 will be added to taxi fares and $2.50 to ride-shares. These rates will be in effect during most of the day, between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. Will any tolls be discounted? Yes. Low-income drivers can register with the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, the body in charge of congestion pricing, for a 50 percent discount on all trips into the Central Business District following the first 10 trips in a month. This group of drivers includes people with household incomes under $50,000 who drive to work in the district. Drivers entering Manhattan via routes that already require tolls, such as the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels, will receive a $5 credit against the daily congestion charge.

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F.A.A. to Increase Oversight of Boeing and Audit 737 Max 9 Production

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that it was expanding its scrutiny of Boeing, increasing oversight of the company with an audit of production of the 737 Max 9, a week after a panel in the body of one of those planes was blown out during flight. Later Friday night, the F.A.A. said it was mandating an initial round of inspections of the panel — a plug where an exit door would go in a different configuration — on 40 Max 9 planes before it would approve Boeing’s proposed inspection and maintenance instructions for all grounded Max 9s. The agency said it needed more information on the inspection process before it could approve Boeing’s guidance for distribution. The grounded planes, 171 in total in the United States, will be not be cleared to fly again until they are inspected, which could take several days, though possibly a lot longer, once the F.A.A. has approved an inspection process. About 20 percent of Alaska Airlines’ fleet is made up of Max 9 jets, and the company has already had to cancel roughly that many of its flights in recent days as a result of the grounding. United Airlines is the biggest U.S. user of the plane, though the jet makes up just 8 percent of the larger company’s fleet.

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Mass. State Lottery winner: $100,000 prize sold on Cape Cod

Two $100,000 winning lottery tickets were claimed in Massachusetts on Wednesday and one of those prizes was sold at a shop on Cape Cod. The $100,000 prize sold on the Cape was from the lottery’s scratch ticket game called “300X,” which costs $30 per ticket to play. That winning ticket was sold in Harwich Port from a store called Value Mart. The other $100,000 prize claimed on Dec. 27, was from the Massachusetts State Lottery’s scratch ticket game called “Millions.” The winning ticket was sold in Auburn from Kane Shell Foodmart. Overall, there were at least 667 lottery prizes worth $600 or more won or claimed in Massachusetts on Wednesday, including nine in Springfield and 19 in Worcester. The Massachusetts State Lottery releases a full list of all the winning tickets each day. The list only includes winning tickets worth more than $600. The two largest lottery prizes won in the state of Massachusetts so far in 2023 were $33 million and $31 million Mega Millions jackpot prizes. The tickets were each sold a week apart. The $33 million ticket for the Tuesday, Jan. 24 drawing was purchased from a Stop & Shop in Belchertown. The winner came forward to claim the prize on March 1 through the Skylark Group Trust. The $31 million Mega Millions jackpot ticket was won on Jan. 31. The winning ticket was bought in Woburn from a Gibbs gas station, and the winner claimed the prize on March 8 through S & L Trust.

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How Metas New Face Camera Heralds a New Age of Surveillance

For the past seven years, headsets have remained unpopular, largely because they are bulky and aesthetically off-putting. The minimalist design of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses represent how smart glasses might look one day if they succeed (though past lightweight wearables, such as the Google Glass from a decade ago and the Spectacles sunglasses released by Snap in 2016, were flops). Sleek, lightweight and satisfyingly hip, the Meta glasses blend effortlessly into the quotidian. No one — not even my editor, who was aware I was writing this column — could tell them apart from ordinary glasses, and everyone was blissfully unaware of being photographed. After wearing the Ray-Ban Meta glasses practically nonstop this month, I was relieved to remove them. While I was impressed with the comfortable, stylish design of the glasses, I felt bothered by the implications for our privacy. I’m also concerned about how smart glasses may broadly affect our ability to focus. Even when I wasn’t using any of the features, I felt distracted while wearing them. But the main problem is that the glasses don’t do much we can’t already do with phones. Meta said in a statement that privacy was top of mind when designing the glasses. “We know if we’re going to normalize smart glasses in everyday life, privacy has to come first and be integrated into everything we do,” the company said. I wore the glasses and took hundreds of photos and videos while doing all sorts of activities in my daily life — working, cooking, hiking, rock climbing, driving a car and riding a scooter — to assess how smart glasses might affect us going forward. Here’s how that went.

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Trustees Of Reservations Want You To Ditch Black Friday For "Green Friday"

BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Black Friday is traditionally a time for consumerism — a shop 'til you drop extravaganza to save on presents and other deals ahead of the winter holidays. The Trustees of Reservations are floating a different way to spend the day after Thanksgiving: "Green Friday." They're offering guided hikes at many Trustees properties on Friday, including: And while it may be an unorthodox way to spend Black Friday, there is one normal thing about these hikes: they'll cost you money. Ticket prices are $20 for adults and $10 for children. Preregistration is required. The Trustees are asking any takers to wear appropriate shoes, dress warmly and bring water and snacks. Follow WBZ NewsRadio: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iHeartmedia App | TikTok

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Help! Its Almost 2024 and Travelers Keep Making the Same Mistakes.

Jennifer of Irvine, Calif., wrote in when her American Airlines-operated, British Airways-issued flight between Boston and New York was canceled, forcing her to take a $219 train to catch her connecting flight to Paris. At one point, American told her to go to British Airways; at another exchange, British Airways said to go to American. Spokeswomen for both British Airways and American confirmed to me that the issuer is responsible in such a case, and noted that Jennifer had received an $18 refund, the value their system applied to that leg of the four-leg, $1,159 itinerary. But she hadn’t even noticed — and when she saw it, was unsatisfied with the amount, which on a good day might get you from Boston to New York on a bus that stops in Hartford. (A spokeswoman for American Airlines noted that more than half the $1,159 was for taxes, which are not refundable.) Give yourself a time cushion Alex of Los Angeles wrote about the time he was to fly from Nairobi, Kenya, to Boston, with a nearly 18-hour layover in London, during which he scheduled business meetings. In Nairobi, Alex arrived at the airport only to find Kenya Airways had no record of his reservation, which was booked through Delta using the Chase Travel platform. Uh-oh, middlemen. But those companies reacted admirably to the error, booking him on a different route that got him to Boston only about an hour late. But he has repeatedly requested “compensatory ‘good will’ points for missing the meetings.” A spokeswoman from Chase said the flight was booked correctly on their end, but is still considering his request for compensation. (Neither of the two airlines responded to me.) I’d be just fine if they declined. Scheduling anything of even middling importance so tightly in today’s air travel environment is folly.

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At Meta, Millions of Underage Users Were an Open Secret, States Say

But much of the evidence cited by the states was blacked out by redactions in the initial filing. Now the unsealed complaint, filed on Wednesday evening, provides new details from the states’ lawsuit. Using snippets from internal emails, employee chats and company presentations, the complaint contends that Instagram for years “coveted and pursued” underage users even as the company “failed” to comply with the children’s privacy law. The unsealed filing said that Meta “continually failed” to make effective age-checking systems a priority and instead used approaches that enabled users under 13 to lie about their age to set up Instagram accounts. It also accused Meta executives of publicly stating in congressional testimony that the company’s age-checking process was effective and that the company removed underage accounts when it learned of them — even as the executives knew there were millions of underage users on Instagram. “Tweens want access to Instagram, and they lie about their age to get it now,” Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, said in an internal company chat in November 2021, according to the court filing. In Senate testimony the following month, Mr. Mosseri said: “If a child is under the age of 13, they are not permitted on Instagram.” In a statement on Saturday, Meta said that it had spent a decade working to make online experiences safe and age-appropriate for teenagers and that the states’ complaint “mischaracterizes our work using selective quotes and cherry-picked documents.”

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Workers on a Philippines Coconut Farm: Born Poor, Staying Poor

At 64, Mr. Limbaro’s life is dominated by two pursuits — playing basketball on the concrete courts that form the center of every village, and running a copra cooperative that provides local farmers a way to pool their efforts. Farmers typically harvest coconuts from their own small holdings, removing the husks and selling much of the shell-encased fruit within to agents for processing plants that make juice. They peddle the rest of their crop to village drying works that roast the meat over open coals, yielding a product that is sold to processing plants that crush it into oil. The plants that dry the fruit, which burn coconut husks as a source of power, tend to be owned by local women like Mercita Rementizo, 65, who also operates a local grocery kiosk. She earns additional money as a music teacher, and as a drummer in a family band that plays tango, jazz and rock classics at village parties. “I have a lot of side hustles,” she said. “Everyone here does.” Mr. Limbaro said he relied entirely on women to fill out the ranks of the cooperative’s governing board. “Women are more productive than men,” he said matter-of-factly. “The women are not gambling, not drinking, not womanizing. I trust women the most.”

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Explaining OpenAIs Board Shake-Up

For much of the past year, OpenAI’s board of directors has been criticized as too small and too divided to effectively govern one of the fastest-growing start-ups in Silicon Valley history. On Friday, the board’s dysfunction spilled into public view when four of its members fired Sam Altman, OpenAI’s popular and powerful chief executive. The dismissal uncorked five turbulent days, as Mr. Altman rallied almost all of the company’s 770 employees to lobby for the board’s resignation and his reinstatement. Mr. Altman, 38, returned to the company on Tuesday night, after days of haggling over his job and over the makeup of the board. The board and Mr. Altman’s allies discussed more than a half dozen options for its future. They considered a board size of three to seven members and discussed about 30 candidates, including Laurene Powell Jobs, the founder of the Emerson Collective and widow of Steve Jobs, and Brian Chesky, the chief executive of Airbnb. The departing board wanted to be sure the replacements would be independent thinkers and experienced enough to stand up to Mr. Altman.

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Sale closed in Brookline: $5.3 million for a four-bedroom home

A spacious house built in 1947 located at 111 Jordan Road in Brookline has a new owner. The 3,182-square-foot property was sold on Dec. 15, 2023 for $5,300,000, or $1,666 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, four bathrooms, an attached garage, and one parking space. The unit sits on a 0.4-acre lot. Additional houses have recently been sold close by:

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The Snickers Bar Is the Economic Indicator We Need - The New York Times

The United States has just experienced one of the biggest collapses in consumer inflation in modern history. In June 2022 consumer prices had risen 9.1 percent over the previous year. By December 2023 the rate of increase had slowed to 3.4 percent. And yet, in survey after survey, voters still declare inflation to be at or near the top of their list of concerns. Why aren’t voters recognizing the decline in the inflation rate? Because voters are humans, and humans don’t think about inflation rationally. To understand why, let’s look at a Snickers bar. More than 12 Snickers bars are sold every second in the United States. That makes Snickers bars a very important part of consumer purchases, so the price of a Snickers bar should be included in the inflation calculation. Yet Snickers bars do not consume a big portion of most families’ annual budget (at least they usually don’t). Most of us will spend far more of our budget on something like a television. With $1,500 a consumer could buy a high-end 55-inch television, or almost four Snickers bars a day for a year. Because items in the consumer price basket are weighted, roughly, by how much money consumers spend on that item in a year, television prices are more important than Snickers bars in the calculation of inflation.

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Lake Williams floating boardwalk unveiled in Marlborough

If you’ve ever wanted to walk on water like a certain someone many of us are celebrating this time of year, the City of Marlborough has answered your prayers. On Tuesday, Mayor Arthur Vigeant unveiled the completed Lake Williams floating boardwalk — a 3,000-foot recreation trail on the water that connects to an existing land trail. Combined, the land and water loop is about a mile and a half long. Read more: A Chipotle with a drive-thru is opening in Marlborough According to a press release from the city, it is one of the longest floating walkways in the country. But those excited to use the boardwalk will have to wait a few months. The boardwalk can stay on the lake during the winter, as it’s designed to ride up onto the ice when the lake freezes, but it won’t be open to pedestrians during this time, the city said. So right now, even though the boardwalk is finished, no one will be able to set foot on it until the spring. The City of Marlborough has completed a floating boardwalk on Lake Williams.City of Marlborough As Lake Williams is no longer used as a source for drinking water, recreational use of the lake is currently under review, the city said. Final rules for use of the boardwalk and the lake are expected to be posted before the boardwalk reopens in the spring. “I envision people using it for fishing and maybe even getting some kayaks and row boats in the water,” Vigeant said. Vigeant said the city’s engineer got the idea for the floating boardwalk from the DelCarte Conservation Area in Franklin. The city has wanted to do more with the lake and the existing trail for a long time, but their original idea would’ve cost $7 million, he said. Instead, the city used nearly $2 million in federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to build the new boardwalk on Lake Williams. Planning for the boardwalk began in the summer and was followed by months of construction, but there’s still more to build, the city said in the release. The city is in the process of designing a walkway next to Marlborough District Courthouse that will allow visitors to access the boardwalk from Williams Street.

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Can Mike Tyson Become a Heavyweight in the New York Marijuana Industry?

On a recent weekend, fans of Mike Tyson, one of the greatest boxers ever, lined up by the hundreds at dispensaries in New York for a chance to meet him and to support his latest business move: selling weed in his home state. With the recent release of his Tyson 2.0 line, Mr. Tyson, 57, has become the most visible newcomer of the celebrity wave in the state’s cannabis industry. Although actors, athletes and musicians have been cashing in on weed with product lines and endorsement deals over the last decade as legalization has swept the United States, the tide is just rising in New York. And Mr. Tyson is one of the biggest names yet to test how far fame can carry a brand in a market that is shaping up to be one of the largest and most competitive in the world. At the Conbud dispensary on the Lower East Side, he greeted fans with handshakes and hugs as they bought from a selection of smokable flower packaged with names like Tiger Mintz and Knockout OG. He playfully barked as he posed with a dog named Dottie and her owner, and he complimented a woman who, against the advice of her sons, wore a “Chrithmith” shirt making light of his lisp. Within a few hours, the pair of dispensaries that introduced his cannabis brand to New York had sold more than $40,000 of his flower and expanded their foothold in a market dominated by unlicensed competitors. And that was without the popular gummies shaped to look like Evander Holyfield’s ear, which Mr. Tyson infamously bit during a 1997 bout — one of only six fights that he lost.

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Firefighting exposes crews to cancer-causing substances; Mercy Medical in Springfield now offers free screenings

SPRINGFIELD — Chicopee Fire Chief Dan Stamborski had the pleasure of working alongside his father when they were both on the force. He then endured the heartache of watching his dad die because of his time on the force. Robert Stamborski served as an EMT and firefighter for 28 years. Eight years after he retired, he died of bladder cancer, believed to have been caused by breathing diesel fumes pumped into the firehouse by ambulances and trucks. “There was nothing to protect these brave firefighters in my father’s era,” Stamborski told The Republican and MassLive. “Diesel particulates were coming out of the apparatus on a daily basis — starting the trucks, backing them in, pulling them out while you’re doing chores around the station. They didn’t have the climate vent systems that we do now.” Firefighters can get this kind of bad health news after long careers. Jon Sawyer, 59, formerly of South Hadley, was a firefighter at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee before landing the deputy chief’s job in Yarmouth. He’s planning to retire in March, so he went to his doctor for a pre-retirement check-up. Testing identified two lumps on his back as melanoma. Sawyer was exposed to burning chemicals and other cancer-causing materials during his firefighting career. Doctors said that likely caused the cancer. “After 41 years, there’s a lot of chemical exposure, a lot of exposure to everything,” he said in an interview. “I’m thinking, ‘Is this it? I’m going to retire and how much time am I going to have,?’” If firefighters had been routinely screened for cancer decades ago, doctors might have found Robert Stamborski’s cancer in time to save him. Early screening and minor surgery did save Sawyer’s life. Because firefighters are more likely to be screened now, doctors are finding a wide range of cancers including testicular, brain, breast and prostate cancer, along with leukemia and mesothelioma. The state Department of Fire Services has become much more aggressive about screening at fire stations, hospitals and other facilities. Mercy Medical Center in Springfield has received an $81,000 grant to conduct a screening program. First responders who are at least 40 years old and have been firefighters for at least 10 years are eligible for the free tests. “Many cancers don’t show signs or symptoms until they’re in advanced stages,” said Ashley LeBlanc, nursing director of the lung cancer screening program at Mercy. “This is an opportunity for us to identify cancer in those earlier stages and give people an opportunity to retire from their chosen career, walk their daughter down the aisle or hold their first grandbaby.” “It is heartbreaking to deliver the news somebody comes back positive for cancer, but the primary goal is to find cancer in that earlier, more treatable stage when we can affect the outcome for these people,” she said. Cancer’s threat Cancer is the leading cause of mortality among firefighters, causing 66% of deaths in the line of duty from 2002 to 2019, according to data from the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). Cancer caused 70% of line-of-duty deaths for career firefighters in 2016. Firefighters have a 9% higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14% higher risk of dying from cancer than the general U.S. population, according to research by the CDC/National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH). Even though firefighters are diagnosed with cancer at a much younger age than the general public, there are no regulations or standards in place to get them tested for cancer earlier than civilian populations. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force works to improve public health nationwide by recommending screenings, counseling and preventive medications, it says on its website. According to LeBlanc, the task force hasn’t called for firefighters to be screened any sooner than the general population because there is not enough evidence to issue such a recommendation. That’s why early-intervention screenings like the work being done at Mercy are critical. “There’s not a huge amount of study, certainly not on a large scale, that has been substantial enough to have the [task force] review and make recommendations for screenings of these high risk careers,” said LeBlanc. “It’s important that there are places like Mercy doing this. We’re trying to make a difference in our community,” said LeBlanc. “It’s when we all come together as a community, healthcare professionals, firefighters and lawmakers [that] we can make a difference to impact legislation and studies.” Protective gear Firefighters do have more protection from toxic gas, particles and debris than ever before. Special devices purify the air they breathe. Helmets and hoods keep chemicals and debris from landing on their skin and being absorbed into their bodies. Many firetrucks are now equipped with filters on their tailpipes to keep diesel fumes and particulates from being blown into fire houses. But even with those precautions, first responders don’t always consider their own safety first. “The gear is extremely heavy, it’s very hot so you’re sweating. When you come out of the structure to take a break or change your air bottle, sometimes you take the gear off for a couple minutes, cool down, get your blood pressure lowered a little bit and then go back in for another attack,” said Stamborski. Many firefighters are equipped with two coats — the theory being one is always clean and dry so the first responders aren’t wearing contaminated gear. But there’s not always time between fires to wash and dry those coats, so contaminated garb may be worn to the next blaze. There is also a culture in some departments that rewards firefighters for wearing dirty clothes and mocks those who don’t. “The sign you are a tough or experienced firefighter was to have dirty gear. It was like a badge of honor,” said Sawyer, the Yarmouth deputy chief. “If I were to get brand new gear, the guys would make fun of me. That badge of having dirty gear was like pride in the fire service. But we are getting away from that today.” Springfield Fire Commissioner Bernard Calvi said there are no shortcuts to safety for the city’s 270 firefighters. “It’s so important that firefighters wear their protective equipment and make sure their masks are on while there are products of combustion in the atmosphere. We have rules and regulations, policies and procedures,” he said. “Safety is everybody’s job, so everybody is always looking out for each other and making sure the appropriate protective gear is in place for what’s going on,” he said. Firefighters who meet the qualifications and want to be screened at Mercy Medical Center must submit applications through the Department of Fire Services at: https://hraccess-us.technomedia.com/mfa. Anyone deemed eligible should call Mercy’s Fire Fighter Cancer Screening Program to schedule an appointment at (413) 748-9608.

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Amid staff shortages and capacity issues at hospitals, state paves way for quick discharges

Health Amid staff shortages and capacity issues at hospitals, state paves way for quick discharges Health insurers agreed to waive some "prior authorizations" that delay the discharge of patients who are ready to leave their hospital beds. Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe As state officials issue a warning about high occupancy levels in hospitals and workforce shortages, multiple health insurance providers are agreeing to waive prior authorizations for certain admissions. Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh sent a memo to officials on Jan. 9 outlining the situation. Issues like a “significant” shortage of health care workers, a lack of space in hospitals, and the circulation of COVID alongside RSV and the flu prompted the changes. Walsh’s office requested “temporary operational and practice flexibilities to mitigate the impacts of this significant surge,” and there has been support for the measures by “respective membership organizations.” Advertisement: Hospitals agreed to “commence discharge planning and care coordination as early as practicable in the admission and ensure that patients are discharged as early as prudent in the day,” according to the memo. Some patients in hospital beds are ready to be discharged to rehabilitation facilities, but this can sometimes require a “prior authorization” procedure before insurers will agree to cover the rehab stay, according to the Healey administration. This can cause delays of hours or days before patients can be discharged. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and members of the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans agreed to voluntarily waive prior authorization beginning Jan. 9 and ending April 1, according to the memo. This will apply to admissions “from acute care hospitals to sub-acute care facilities and rehabilitation facilities across commercial, Medicaid, Medicare, and Medicare Advantage lines of business.” It does not apply to long-term or custodial admissions. The Executive Office of Health and Human Services confirmed the changes Wednesday. “Due to rising cases of respiratory illness, EOHHS implemented these measures to ensure people are getting the care they need while reducing strain on the healthcare workforce. We encourage everyone to get vaccinated against respiratory viruses like RSV, COVID and flu in order to reduce the severity of illness.” a spokesperson said in a statement to Boston.com. Advertisement: Nursing facilities also agreed to extend their hours to accept admissions Monday through Saturday “at a minimum,” according to the memo, and they will “continue capacity-building efforts to accommodate admissions 24/7.” These measures can be put in place when cases of respiratory illnesses increase and impact hospital capacity. They were also implemented last winter. Hospitals are being directed to “seek innovative ways to improve their staffing plans with a goal to fully staff all licensed adult medical/surgical beds,” according to the memo. Staffing shortages have been an ongoing problem for hospitals. A $38 million investment by Bloomberg Philanthropies will aim to fill those gaps by allowing the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers to gradually double its enrollment and offer three more health care career tracks. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Superintendent Mary Skipper joined other leaders in announcing that investment Wednesday.

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Sam Altman returns to OpenAI in a bizarre reversal of fortunes

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Bluebikes: 750 e-bikes coming to bikeshare system

According to the announcement, an additional 700 e-bikes will join the fleet in subsequent months. The rollout of the new e-bikes is part of a new seven-year agreement between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the title sponsor of the bikeshare program; Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Everett, and Brookline; and Lyft, which contracts with municipalities to operate the sprawling network and manufactures the bikes. Bluebikes announced this week that it’s adding 750 electric bicycles to stations in the Greater Boston area, starting with 50 of the new and speedier rides hitting the roads beginning Wednesday. “Today marks an exciting milestone as we usher in the next wave of transportation in Greater Boston with the introduction of state-of-the-art e-bikes,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said in a statement. “Partnerships such as our Bluebikes alliance with Blue Cross are crucial in ensuring our residents have access to healthier, more sustainable, and affordable transportation options.” Each e-bike will feature pedal-assist technology, a single gear transmission, and safety upgrades including reflective paint and an LED light, according to a joint announcement about the new modes of transportation. Advertisement New Bluebikes e-bikes are rolling out in Greater Boston. Bluebikes The bikes are considered class one e-bikes, which were legalized as part of the Massachusetts Transportation Bond Bill in 2022. They have a battery with a 60-mile range, and do not exceed speeds of 20 miles-per-hour. Bluebikes e-bikes will be available at $0.10 per minute for Bluebikes members and $0.07 per minute for low-income residents enrolled in Bluebikes’ income-eligible program, which offers reduced fairs for people who receive benefits from the state’s department of transitional assistance. E-bikes will be $0.25 per minute for non-member riders who purchase a Single Trip or Adventure Pass, the statement said. Officials in Cambridge said Wednesday that 20 e-bikes are expected to roll out Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Kendall Square Valet station, while additional e-bikes will be made available on city streets over the next few months. Advertisement “The City of Cambridge is proud to support more affordable, sustainable, and healthier forms of transportation and extend what has been a win-win, public-private partnership,” Cambridge City Manager Yi-An Huang said in a statement. “Bluebikes have become a critical part of Cambridge’s public transportation system and I am excited to make that system more accessible through the addition of e-bikes.” In Somerville, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne also welcomed the news of the new bikes to the city’s growing list of Bluebikes stations. “Bikeshare is public transit, and I believe that affordable, pedal-assist e-bikes can improve travel choices for people across the metro region,” she said in a statement. Bluebikes riders in Greater Boston have recorded more than 22 million trips since the company first launched in 2011, originally under the name Hubway. The e-bike rollout follows the installation of several new stations statewide over the summer. It also comes as the MBTA plans intermittent closures at stations across the system, which will force many riders to turn to other modes of transportation to get around. Galen Mook, executive director of the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition, said biking is becoming increasingly common in Greater Boston, and making bikes more accessible will mean making riders’ lives easier. “Over the past decade, we’ve seen bike share become an integral element of our public transportation system throughout the Boston Metro area, expanding into more neighborhoods and cities and towns, and we expect that adding e-bikes will only mean more miles ridden by more people getting around for their daily trips,” Mook said. Advertisement Vivi Smilgius can be reached at vivi.smilgius@globe.com. Follow her @viviraye.

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Westfield Tech students nearing completion on home build at 64 Mill St.

WESTFIELD - It’s been a year since Westfield Technical Academy broke ground for a new home at 64 Mill St. to be built by students in construction tech, cabinetmaking, electrical wiring, and horticulture, and the house is nearing completion, according to lead construction instructor Matthew Gomes. The house is a project of the newly formed Westfield Technical Foundation, a non-profit entity set up to benefit the school, enabling WTA to borrow the money to buy the property and build the house from the Polish National Credit Union at zero percent interest. When the home is completed, it will be sold, and proceeds will go back into the school’s programs.

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Boeing Cargo Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Miami After Engine Malfunction

A Boeing cargo plane headed for Puerto Rico was diverted back to Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff when an engine failed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The episode is another potential setback for Boeing, which has been thrust into the spotlight in recent weeks over quality control concerns. Atlas Air Flight 5Y095 landed safely after experiencing an “engine malfunction” shortly after departure, the airline said early Friday. Video taken from the ground appeared to showed flames repeatedly shooting from the plane as it flew. The F.A.A. said in its initial report on the incident that a post-flight inspection revealed “a softball-size hole” above the No. 2 engine. It said it would investigate further.

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Andrew Bailey and Craig Breslow vowed a decade ago to one day work together

Andrew Bailey had plenty of choices when it came to finding a new job as a coach. The Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and Miami Marlins all reached out to talk to him about becoming their pitching coach. The New York Yankees interviewed him to become their next bench coach. But ultimately, Bailey decided to join the Red Sox as a pitching coach. One reason was purely geographical — Bailey owns a home in Connecticut and, with a wife and three small children, didn’t want to be far from his family. Another was Craig Breslow, who last month became the Red Sox’s chief baseball officer. “It’s been well-documented, my relationship with Craig,” said Bailey in a Zoom call with reporters Tuesday. “I don’t think that’s anything new. Life’s too short to turn down opportunities like this. I think sitting in the bullpen with Craig over parts of five seasons (three with Oakland and two in Boston) together as teammates, and talking about how he was going to be a GM. I’m like, ‘Well, I’ll be a bullpen coach, pitching coach, manager, whatever you want...’ “I think it’s a pretty unique relationship. I think we’ve kind of grown separately in other avenues of the game of baseball and have learned differently. But to be able to joke around like that with a former teammate and a true friend and now be able to see that path kind of laid out and be able to compete together in another capacity is special. I think that drove, obviously, a lot of my thinking.” Since retiring — Bailey after 2017, Breslow a season later — the two have taken divergent paths. Bailey chose coaching and spent two seasons on the Los Angeles Angels’ staff before becoming the San Francisco Giants’ pitching coach the last three years. Meanwhile, Breslow worked in the Chicago Cubs’ front office, initially in charge of pitching development before being promoted to assistant GM. BET ANYTHING GET $250 BONUS ESPN BET CLAIM OFFER MASS 21+ and present in MA, NJ, PA, VA, MD, WV, TN, LA, KS, KY, CO, AZ, IL, IA, IN, OH, MI. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-Gambler. (2 kB) https://saturdaytradition.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GameSense-Icon-2.png espnbet.app.linkespnbet.app.link ESPN BET Explore our action packed sportsbook, loaded with exclusive odds boosts, custom offers and a suite of cutting-edge features. Fast load times, secure transactions and seamless navigation – ESPN BET serves up the ultimate online sports wagering experience. (20 kB) “I think there’s a lot of people that you meet along the way in this game,” said Bailey, “and I think there’s a handful you can call true friends and Craig is one of (those). Along the way, you have a lot of teammates and coaches and you cross paths here and there. But we’ve stayed in contact and Craig is a big reason why I was the pitching coach in San Francisco and an obviously a main driver for why I’m with the Red Sox right now. “Our relationship has been great. I’m looking forward to working with him professionally and being able to kind of hold each other accountable in a different way, but absolutely looking (forward) to complete with him.” When the Red Sox fired former pitching coach Dave Bush last month, creating the job opening, Bailey reached out to the Red Sox to express his interest — even before Breslow was hired. Bailey reached out to the Red Sox vice president Brian O’Halloran and let him know about his availability. Weeks later, when Breslow was hired, the fit became even better.

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Downtown Boston Holiday Market

Get your holiday shopping done right in the heart of Downtown Crossing! We have curated a fantastic lineup of artisan vendors to offer their handcrafted products outside on Summer Street. You can expect a rotation of diverse vendors and a fantastic selection of gifts for friends, family, coworkers, and more! The market is held each Friday & Saturday from 11 am to 4 pm from November 24th to December 23th. Please note this event is weather dependent.

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Five times Larry Summers has been in the midst of economic crisis

And on Tuesday, Summers was named to the board of OpenAI , the maker of ChatGPT, which Summers has said “could be the most important general purpose technology since the wheel or fire.” Global tumult during the Clinton years? Summers played crucial roles in the Treasury Department. Harvard’s effort to rethink itself for the 21st century? He was named president of the university. The 2008 financial crisis? He returned to the White House as President Obama’s top economic adviser. If a crisis is afoot, it is safe to assume economist Larry Summers is not far behind. His entry into the board is the latest development in a chaotic week for the Silicon Valley company, which ousted its chief executive and cofounder, Sam Altman, last Friday before reinstituting him Tuesday night. Altman returns alongside a new board, which includes Summers, Bret Taylor, a former co-CEO of software company Salesforce, and existing board member Adam D’Angelo. OpenAI announced the “initial board” members in a message posted to X, the social networking service formerly known as Twitter, noting that the company is “collaborating to figure out the details.” Advertisement It’s not the first time the famously prickly Summers has entered the crosshairs of a burgeoning tech firm — who could forget his portrayal in “The Social Network,” the cinematic retelling of Facebook’s rise, when he all but told the Winklevoss twins to stick their grievances with Mark Zuckerberg where the sun don’t shine? Summers also holds board seats at payments company Block and software firm Skillsoft. His arrival on the scene of the OpenAI quagmire offers a chance to look back at some of Summers’ most charged moments, from public servant to reigning scholar to, most recently, vocal private citizen. US Vice President Al Gore (right) congratulated Larry Summers (second from left) after being sworn in as the secretary of treasury beside his wife Vicki (second from right) and President Bill Clinton on July 2, 1999. JOYCE NALTCHAYAN/AFP via Getty Images Treasury secretary In 1993, after Bill Clinton was elected president, Summers made the move from the World Bank to the US Treasury Department, assisting with the response to international financial crises in Asia and Mexico. In 1999, he rose to the post of secretary, leading the department through the tail end of the Clinton years. Advertisement He played a key role in the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, which set up a barrier between commercial and investment banks. The legislation that replaced it, the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, would “better enable American companies to compete in the new economy,” Summers argued. Some have contended that the rollback of Glass-Steagall ushered in an era of deregulation that set the stage for the 2008 financial crisis — a charge Summers has contested. Harvard University president Larry Summers shook hands with students after he announced his resignation on Feb. 21, 2006. Kamerman, David/ globe staff Harvard University In 2001, Harvard University called on Summers, a onetime professor, to become its 27th president. Summers brought with him visions for a campus in Allston, a renewed focus on undergraduate education, and ideas for how to use the internet to make Harvard a global force. But after five years — at the time the briefest tenure since the Civil War — Summers resigned after he drew intense ire for suggesting that “there are issues of intrinsic aptitude” to blame for the lack of female representation in the fields of science and engineering. He later apologized. Larry Summers, director of the White House's National Economic Council, listened to a question at the US-India Business Council meeting in Washington, D.C., on June 2, 2010. Bloomberg 2008 financial crisis Just two years after his departure from Harvard, Summers returned to the White House when he was tapped as Obama’s lead economic adviser. He was appointed amid a global meltdown of financial markets, burnishing his reputation as something of a “shadow economic minister,” as the New York Times put it. Advertisement Summers helped engineer the response to the 2008 financial crisis, which was fueled by the collapse of the housing bubble and led to mass unemployment and a broad reduction in consumer spending. He helped muscle a $787 billion stimulus bill through a divided Congress. In a 2019 post to his website, Summers addressed to a question regarding the response to the crisis: Did we do [the] right thing? “No. Then yes. Then no,” he wrote. Former Treasury secretary Larry Summers spoke during a financial and economic event at the London School of Economics on March 25, 2013. REUTERS Federal Reserve chair bid In 2013, Summers was a leading candidate for chair of the Federal Reserve. But Obama faced opposition from within his party on Summers’ potential nomination, with some progressive Democrats bristling at his “sometimes brusque demeanor and his role in deregulating markets,” the Globe reported. With Obama unable to champion his nomination, Summers eventually withdrew from consideration for the top job, which went to Janet Yellen (who now holds Summers’ old job as secretary of the Treasury). “I have reluctantly concluded that any possible confirmation process for me would be acrimonious and would not serve the interests of the Federal Reserve, the administration, or, ultimately, the interests of the nation’s ongoing economic recovery,” wrote Summers in a letter to Obama. Even without a formal return to public service, however, Summers remained vocal about economic policy. Advertisement In 2021, he sounded the alarm to President Biden on the potential for rampant inflation, warning that the stimulus meant to revive the economy post-COVID could spur rapid inflation. “The Fed’s idea used to be that it removed the punchbowl before the party got good,” he said. “Now, the Fed’s doctrine is that it will only remove the punchbowl after it sees some people staggering around drunk.” Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, during a panel session on day three of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 19. Hollie Adams/Bloomberg Israel–Hamas war In October, Summers made waves when he said he was “sickened” by Harvard’s response — or lack thereof — when student groups blamed Israel for Hamas’s attack. Summers, who is Jewish, said he felt “disillusioned and alienated” by Harvard’s lack of response to the claims of the student groups. “The silence from Harvard’s leadership, so far, coupled with a vocal and widely reported student groups’ statement blaming Israel solely, has allowed Harvard to appear at best neutral toward acts of terror against the Jewish state of Israel,” he said. Soon after, Harvard president Claudine Gay released a statement condemning the Hamas attacks and noting that although she supported free expression, “no student group — not even 30 student groups — speaks for Harvard University or its leadership.” Material from Globe wire services was used in this report. Dana Gerber can be reached at dana.gerber@globe.com. Follow her @danagerber6.

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With MBTA closures underway, commuters turn to walking, driving

Bree, in her 30s, moved in September to a Union Square apartment along the MBTA Green Line Extension, and was initially excited about living so close to the T. She took the Green Line to Park Street every day, switching trains to an outbound Red Line that would take her to work, near JFK in Dorchester. The trip lasts about an hour and 15 minutes, but lately, she’s been cutting her commute time in half by driving her partner’s car a few days a week. Bree K. relied on public transit all her life while growing up in New York City and after moving to Boston 10 years ago. But recently, amid relentless MBTA shutdowns and slow zones, she got something she never thought she’d need: a driver’s license. Advertisement “I’ve relied on public transportation for 20 years of my life, but it’s very freeing right now to be able to drive instead of having to take the train,” said Bree, who did not want her last name published. “I drive around a lot now. It’s been great.” The Globe heard from several riders who, after recent T closures, opted for other modes of transportation: cars, bikes, and for one Brighton resident, the first Uber of her life. Their experiences reflected the increasingly apparent ways in which the T has been unable to serve the needs of many riders. The MBTA announced last month it would incrementally shut down segments of the Red, Blue, Green, and Orange Lines for maintenance and repairs. The periodic closures, the MBTA said, target the T’s slow zones, aiming to eliminate them for good by 2025. The first of the closures spanned a significant portion of all branches of the Green Line, including the entire E branch, from Nov. 26 to Dec. 5. Advertisement Lisa Battiston, a spokesperson for the MBTA, told the Globe that maintenance performed during shutdowns that began in November has helped eliminate 24 speed restriction zones between the Green, Red, and Orange lines. “The MBTA recognizes these shutdowns are frustrating for riders, but the improvements to infrastructure following these shutdowns have allowed the T to lift slow zones and provide more reliable service with less unplanned service delays,” Battiston said in a statement to the Globe. So far, T closures have garnered mixed reactions from riders, some of whom expressed optimism for a once-and-for-all solution, while others remained wary of the maintenance. Among the pessimists is Rob Adams, who recently discovered he can walk faster than the T. “I just can’t see it getting better,” he said, describing the Green Line as inefficient and decrepit. Adams has commuted since 1996 from Wood Island on the Blue Line to Hynes Convention Center on the Green Line, typically in 35 minutes. His commute has varied in recent years, peaking at two hours before leveling out to an inconsistent 45 minutes or an hour, Adams said. Fed up with the inconsistency of the Green Line, Adams decided to start walking that leg of his journey, exiting the Blue Line at Bowdoin near the North End and walking southwest through the Boston Public Garden and into Back Bay, where he works, for a total commute of about 45 minutes. The walk often gets him to work faster than the Green Line, and with the right podcast or playlist, it’s a breeze — plus, added movement, sunlight, and an escape from the germ-infested subway during cold and flu season. Advertisement “I look at it as more of a plus than a negative,” Adams said. “I get out, I get exercise, I’m not stuck on the Green Line wondering whether I should get out and walk.” Among more hopeful riders is Matt Wunderlich, who lives near the Washington Square stop of the Green Line’s C Branch. “I have more faith than ever that these shutdowns might be the shutdowns that put us in the right direction,” he said. Most weekdays, Wunderlich takes a 35-minute bike ride to his Seaport office — a commute that would eat up an hour and 15 minutes via T. He said the T’s slowness creates an illusion of distance in the city, leaving riders feeling even more desperate during closures and shutdowns. “It makes you think you’re going much further than you actually are, and then you walk or bike somewhere and you’re like, ‘oh, that’s actually pretty close,’” Wunderlich said. He said biking is not only faster, but more consistent — especially when car traffic increases. While those driving, taking ride-share services, or riding MBTA shuttles to work battle with packed roads, Wunderlich hasn’t experienced any crowding within bike lanes, he said. Molly Liddell, who lives in Braintree and commutes via the Red and Orange Lines to Ruggles, switched to the commuter rail after the month-long Orange Line shutdown in 2022. The new route cut Liddell’s commute time in half — and it’s more relaxing, she said. Advertisement “On the Red and Orange [lines] I would try to read, but it was so crowded and I felt like I always had to be vigilant,” she said. “On the commuter rail I can read or listen to a podcast.” The downside: cost. While Liddell’s commute costs $4.80 via T, the commuter rail racks up quickly — she pays $9 to park in a lot near the train station, $7 for the first leg of her journey, and $2.40 for the second. Once she gets to work and back, Liddell tallies up to $27.80 per day. While she hopes the closures and maintenance will result in a fully-functioning T, Liddell said the timing for such repairs is never good — and more often than not, it’s everyday riders who have to pay. “Commuters are collateral damage in all of this,” Liddell said. “Our time and our money are being taken advantage of just because fixes need to happen.” Vivi Smilgius can be reached at vivi.smilgius@globe.com. Follow her @viviraye.

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How late is Starbucks open on New Years Eve 2023?

Looking to end the year with a caffeinated bang? Well, good news for coffee lovers because you can head to your neighborhood Starbucks before the ball drops on New Year’s Eve 2023. Starbucks will be open on New Year’s Eve, but it’s unlikely stores will be up until the stroke of midnight. The company said Starbucks store hours will run on holiday hours, which means they may close early for New Year’s Eve. “This holiday season, Starbucks store hours vary by location and stores may occasionally adjust their hours based on business and customer needs,” the chain’s website reads. “We recommend customers look for specific store hours using the Starbucks app or by visiting our website store locator.” People can check if their local Starbucks is open by clicking here. Just be sure that if you grace your baristas with your presence, you wish them a happy and healthy new year.

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Boeing Max 9 Plane Had Been Barred From Long Flights Over Water

The Alaska Airlines plane that lost a piece of its fuselage in midair on Friday was not being used in long flights over water because a pressurization warning light had gone off during three recent flights, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday. Jennifer Homendy, the board’s chairwoman, said it was too soon to say whether the issue had played a role in the Friday incident, which led to the grounding of 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes in the United States. “It is certainly a concern and it’s one that we want to dig into,” Ms. Homendy said at a news conference in Portland, Ore. She said Alaska Airlines maintenance workers had been instructed to determine why the warning light had repeatedly gone off, but the work was not done before the flight on Friday. Instead, Ms. Homendy said, workers reset the system and the plane was put back into service, though the airline restricted it from being used on flights to destinations like Hawaii. She said the safety board was trying to get more information about what had happened during the three flights when the light went off, all of which had taken place since Dec. 7.

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A Thriving Border Town Undercuts South Africas Anti-Immigrant Mood

By 7 a.m., lines of customers snake down the block outside stores on the main commercial strip in Musina, a bustling South African border town where thousands of people arrive daily from neighboring Zimbabwe to buy food, clothes and other necessities that are hard to get back home. A few miles away, at the border, pickup trucks bearing the seal of South Africa’s newly formed border patrol inspect the razor-wire fence, looking to arrest people who cross illegally — braving bandits, crocodiles and the rushing Limpopo River. The border force represents an effort by the government, months ahead of crucial national elections, to respond to popular demand and clamp down on migrants sneaking into the country. Musina, surrounded by farms and a copper mine, is where the government’s muscular immigration policy collides with a tricky reality that many South Africans are loath to concede: that even people who cross the border illegally may be good for the country. Without them, “Musina is going to be a big ghost town,” said Jan-Pierre Vivier, a South African who, with his family, owns a butcher shop that relies on migrant customers.

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Feinsteins Name Could Soon Grace an Airport Terminal and a Navy Ship

Senator Dianne Feinstein’s final years were marred by her deteriorating health, the loss of her husband and a bitter family dispute over money. But since her death in September at age 90, her admirers have moved quickly to honor her accomplishments as the first woman to serve as mayor of San Francisco and the first woman to become a U.S. senator from California.

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Sale closed in West Newton: $4.1 million for a five-bedroom home

The spacious property located at 140 Dartmouth Street in West Newton was sold on Dec. 29, 2023. The $4,050,000 purchase price works out to $842 per square foot. The house, built in 1940, has an interior space of 4,809 square feet. This two-story house presents a roomy floor plan, featuring five bedrooms and five baths. The home’s outer structure has a hip roof frame, composed of slate. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area. The property is equipped with hot water heating and a cooling system. In addition, the house is equipped with an attached one-car garage, ensuring secure parking and storage. Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:

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Whats open and closed on New Years Eve before 2024

New Year’s Eve is this weekend. What happens if you forget a bottle of bubbly or need last-minute party snacks Sunday? If you’re out celebrating in Massachusetts on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, you’re probably in luck and can stop at a store ... but it’s also a Sunday, when store hours are often limited. So, here’s a list to check what is open and what’s closed on New Year’s Eve, 2023. Government City and town offices: Closed State offices: Closed Registry of Motor Vehicles: Closed State and local courts: Closed Federal courts: Closed Finance Banks: Closed. Most ATMs will remain open. Stock market: Closed; the bond market will close early on Friday, Dec. 29. Alcohol Massachusetts liquor stores: Open Connecticut liquor stores: Open Shopping Auburn Mall: Open 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Holyoke Mall: Open 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Hampshire (Hadley) Mall: Open until 5 p.m., check with individual venues Natick Mall: Open 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Big Y: Open regular hours Stop & Shop: Open until 6 a.m. 9 p.m. Market Basket: Open until 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Price Rite: Open until 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Star Market: Open 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. Walmart: Open regular hours Target: Open until 9 p.m. Wegmans: Open until 8 p.m. Safeway: Open regular hours Costco: Open until 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. CVS: Open until 5 p.m.; hours may vary Walgreens: Open until 8 p.m.; hours may vary Aldi: Open, hours vary by location Whole Foods: Open, hours vary by location Trader Joe’s: Open regular hours Parcel services Post offices: Closed FedEx: Closed UPS: Closed Transportation Pioneer Valley Transit Authority: Northampton and Springfield Service ends early. Worcester Regional Transit Authority: Regular Sunday schedule. UMass Transit: Service ends early by 6 p.m. for Routes 30, 31 and 33; no service for 34, 35, 36, 38, 45, 46. MBTA: Services are free after 8 p.m.

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Shuttle buses in use as Mattapan trolley halted for second day

One day after a rescue mission for one disabled Mattapan trolley ended with two more trolleys out of service, shuttles buses remain in use Tuesday on the Red Line’s high speed service that runs through Dorchester, Milton, and Mattapan. According to MBTA spokeswoman Lisa Battiston, maintenance crews are working Tuesday to return the three trolleys to safe working order, and until that happens, passengers will have to use buses as they have since early Monday. It was not known when regular service would resume. According to Battiston, around 6:50 a.m. Monday, a trolley became disabled at the Butler Street station in Dorchester from a mechanical problem.

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The legacy of Boston redevelopment director Stephen Coyle

Take out the “possibly” and the “almost” and that he was. He was also a tough negotiator. Back in 1985, I wrote a profile of Stephen F. Coyle that kicked off with the director of what was then called the Boston Redevelopment Authority walking out of his office while quoting William Butler Yeats: “Those that I fight I do not hate, Those that I guard I do not love.” The piece went on to state that Coyle was “uniformly described as intelligent, possibly brilliant, almost seductively charming, an intellectual with vision and a planner who could translate broad concepts into real policy.” Advertisement Coyle, who died Dec. 18 at age 78 in his home in Vienna, Va., served as BRA director from 1984 to 1992 during the administration of Mayor Ray Flynn. That’s a long time ago. But in Boston he is remembered for a legacy measured not by buildings but by his vision for what those buildings could generate: open space and neighborhood investment, character and soul. Get The Primary Source Globe Opinion's weekly take on politics, delivered every Wednesday. Enter Email Sign Up “He raised the visibility of planning and development in Boston,” said Chris Grace, who met Coyle at Stanford Law School and served as chief of staff at the BRA during Coyle’s tenure. “He took a holistic approach that took into account many different factors.” That included the approval process, who benefitted from it and who did not; along with issues that had not been considered before, such as shadow, wind, and how design could either complement or disrupt the space around it. Coyle was always on the people’s side. “He was a poor kid from Waltham who made good. He was not part of the elite mindset,” Grace said. “He was a tough, brilliant street kid who knew how to fight for what he believed in. He believed in the city and getting things done for the public.” Advertisement Under Coyle, the city committed to public access to the harbor. He set up a civic design commission and hired architects and planners to professionalize the BRA (now called the Boston Planning & Development Agency). He slowed down the development pipeline so more careful thought went into what was being built, and he made sure the city got something in return. Working with Bruce Bolling, Boston’s first Black City Council president, he pushed the concept known as linkage, which required developers who wanted to build downtown to also build in less sought-after neighborhoods. He took it a step further by requiring developers to hire people of color at all levels of a project, from developer to construction worker. “Those that I fight I do not hate, Those that I guard I do not love.” Thanks to this creative approach, Coyle gained a national reputation as overseer of a Boston planning and development renaissance. Meanwhile, on the ninth floor of Boston City Hall, the planning director bounced along in sneakers long before that was typical office footwear and went to bat for so many people that Grace said the staff used to joke, “You can’t leave him alone in the elevator, he might hire someone.” But Coyle was not all sweetness and Yeats. In California, he worked for renowned architect John Carl Warnecke, and as BRA director, he was demanding. He forced developers to hire new architects if he didn’t like what he saw. After the Central Artery was buried underground by the Big Dig, he made sure the land above it turned into the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway rather than into a strip of tall buildings. He famously challenged developer Don Chiofaro over his design plans for International Place. “Steve Coyle did what he thought was in the best interests of the city, and in the end I agreed,” Chiofaro told me. Only the smaller part of tower one has Palladium windows, which Coyle hated. The second tower has none. Still, after their battles, “Steve became a great friend. He knew our business because it was his business as well,” Chiofaro said. Advertisement Having served as Waltham’s youngest city councilor, and also as director of the housing authorities in Waltham and Dedham, Coyle was a seasoned politician whose motto, Grace said, was, “It’s easier to seek forgiveness than permission.” He pushed hard, sometimes against the mayor who appointed him. That profile I wrote quotes Flynn as saying Coyle had a tendency to “move too fast.” But the result was what long-time housing activist Lew Finfer calls “a BIG life.” As just one illustration, Finfer cites Coyle’s aggressive move to take an undeveloped parcel in the West End that developer Jerome Rappaport had not yet used for luxury housing. After Rappaport lost a court battle to get it back, Coyle gave development rights to the Archdiocese of Boston, which used it to build some affordable housing. About that Yeats quote: It is from “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death” and ends with these lines “A lonely impulse of delight, Drove to this tumult in the clouds; I balanced all, brought all to mind, The years to come seemed waste of breath, A waste of breath the years behind, In balance with this life, this death.” Advertisement From Boston’s perspective, there was no waste in Coyle’s impulse. Joan Vennochi is a Globe columnist. She can be reached at joan.vennochi@globe.com. Follow her @joan_vennochi.

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Why Boston wants to ban guinea pig sales in pet stores

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. We may not have as much snow as Mount Washington, but some parts of coastal Massachusetts are seeing their first flakes of the year this morning. While you put on those hats and gloves, and make your way to that almost fully reopened Green Line, let’s get to the news: Guinea pigs on the agenda: The Boston City Council is slated to vote today on a proposed ordinance to ban the sale of guinea pigs at pet shops in the city. It’s not because city councilors dislike the furry rodents. They’re actually hoping to cut down on the growing number of abandoned and surrendered animals. Supporters of the ban say people buy guinea pigs without realizing how much work they require. According to the MSPCA, 60% of the guinea pigs the group has rescued were originally acquired at pet stores, and they spend nearly twice the time in shelters as cats and dogs. “In 2023, we have taken in a total of 383 guinea pigs,” Deb Bobek, the director of operations at Boston’s MSPCA, said during a City Council hearing Monday. “We have also seen a large increase in the number of abandoned and stray guinea pigs, a sign that owners are becoming more desperate for help.” The deets: In 2016, Boston passed an ordinance banning pet shops from selling dogs, cats and rabbits from commercial breeders. The new proposal — filed by Councilor Liz Breadon — would simply add guinea pigs to that list. (Cambridge and Attleboro already have similar bans.) If passed, it would mean guinea pigs could only be sold by shelters and rescue animal groups in Boston. The fine for violators would be $300 fine per animal. We have a deal: If you’ve listened to any of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s monthly interviews on Radio Boston, you know she’s been focused on the city’s police union contract negotiations as a vehicle for police reform. This week, after months of negotiations, the city finally agreed to a new five-year contract with its largest police union. And for the first time yesterday, Wu and Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association President Larry Calderone shared the details of the deal. What BPPA members got: The contract includes a 21% increase in base salary over the 2020-2025 period, including retroactive pay. Officers can also get higher pay for working on a new “high priority” category of construction details. What the city got: Wu says the contract includes “significant” reforms, including to the disciplinary process and police detail work. The contract prohibits officers from using arbitration to overturn disciplinary action for a list of specific serious offenses. It allows unfilled detail shifts to be filled by retired officers, college police and even civilians. And it calls for an independent medical examiner to settle disagreements over whether an officer can return from medical leave. (About 10% of the entire BPD force had been on medical leave for over a year when negotiations began.) You can read through a full overview of the reforms here. The post-agreement vibe: Calderone says his membership is pleased with what he called a “fair and equitable” agreement. “We help policing evolve,” he said. “I know the famous word out there is reform, but I like to look at it as police evolving.” What’s next: Funding for the contract — a total of $82.3 million — must now be approved by the Boston City Council. (BPPA members already voted to ratify the deal on Monday night.) It’s official: The Worcester Red Sox will soon have new owners. New York-based Diamond Baseball Holdings announced its plan yesterday to buy a majority stake in the Red Sox Triple-A affiliate. The group already owns nearly 30 minor league baseball teams, including the Portland Sea Dogs and Salem Red Sox. What stays the same: The WooSox will keep playing at Polar Park and former Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino will remain as chairman. What could change: Diamond Baseball Holdings CEO Peter Freund told the Boston Herald the group should be able to use its scale to bring more big events, like concerts, to the ballpark. In other baseball news: The Sox traded outfielder Alex Verdugo to the New York Yankees last night in exchange for three pitching prospects. ESPN has more details on the trade. P.S.— Today is the last day of WBUR’s year-end fundraiser and we still have $148,000 to go. Over 3,200 independent journalism fans have already made their gift. Please consider joining them to help us reach our goal.

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Boston residents watching Squares + Streets housing plan closely

I have attended three presentations of Boston’s proposed Squares + Streets initiative where the objectives and structure of the plan to standardize the zoning process for neighborhood business districts have been clearly presented ( “Growth squared,” Business, Jan. 9). This plan will benefit not only the businesses in these areas but also the many thousands of Boston residents who desperately need relief from the continued escalation of rental costs. The city is to be commended for moving this project along quickly despite the resistance of some of the usual suspects who continue to oppose necessary change. Advertisement Roslindale I am all in on the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s proposal to modernize the city’s zoning code with its trendy Squares + Streets project. But I question whether the housing activist who characterized opposition as coming from “wealthy homeowners” is being fair to the community organizations that have held their neighborhoods together for years at their own expense and on their own time. Democracy works when we do things together, not when we vilify others. Susan W. Morris Boston

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Big Y leadership passes to 3rd generation; Michael P. DAmour will be president, CEO

SPRINGFIELD – Big Y Foods is passing leadership of the grocery chain down to the third generation of the D’Amour family. Current CEO Charles L. D’Amour will become executive chairman of the board.

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Mykonos Greek Restaurant finds new home in Springfields TD Bank building

SPRINGFIELD — Call it a feta fete, proof that gyros — not unlike heroes — can make a comeback to save the day. Mykonos Greek Restaurant reopens in downtown Springfield’s TD Bank Center this week, nearly six months after the redevelopment of Eastfield Mall forced operators Christos and Kristin Hatzis to move.

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New Yorks Millionaire Class Is Growing. Other People Are Leaving.

Continuing to lose these residents, who form the backbone of many essential services and white-collar industries, could jeopardize the city’s uneven recovery, said Andrew Beveridge, the president of Social Explorer, a demographic firm that reviewed the new data. “If you want a subway system, an office sector, a restaurant industry, you need these people,” he said. The report also found that affluent residents who left New York did not appear to have been driven away by recent tax increases. More than three-quarters of rich people who left during the pandemic moved to other high-tax states, including Connecticut, New Jersey and California. The report defines this group as the top 1 percent of income-earners, making more than $815,000 a year. The findings come at a time when the city is preparing to slash the budgets of public services including police, sanitation and schools — cuts that could push more working-class residents out of the state, said Nathan Gusdorf, the director of the Fiscal Policy Institute.

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Tell us: Whats your favorite bagel place in the Boston area?

It used to be hard to find a good bagel in the Boston area, but bagel lovers have many more options these days with a slew of artisanal bagel shops opening in recent years. Popular bagel shops include Katz’s Bagel Bakery in Chelsea, Kupel’s Bakery in Brookline, Rosenfeld’s Bagels in Newton. But we want to know, what bagel shop do you recommend?

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Mass. State Lottery winner: 2 $100,000 tickets sold for Mass Cash drawing

There were two winning $100,000 tickets sold in Sunday night’s “Mass Cash” drawing, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. One winning ticket was sold at Jenny’s Market, located at 992 Middle St. in Weymouth, while the other ticket was sold at Tewksbury Market, located at 160 Shawsheen St. in Tewksbury, according to lottery officials. The winning numbers in the Dec. 3 drawing were 1, 3, 8, 20 and 29. “Mass Cash” drawings occur daily at 9 p.m. and tickets cost $1 to play. A player must choose five numbers between 1 and 35, and there are three available prizes to win. If all five numbers match the numbers drawn, the “Mass Cash” player wins $100,000. If they match four numbers, the prize is $250, and if they match three, the prize is $10. Overall, there were at least 140 winning lottery tickets worth $600 or more won or claimed in Massachusetts on Sunday, including five in Springfield and Worcester. The Massachusetts State Lottery releases a full list of all the winning tickets each day. The list only includes winning tickets worth more than $600. The two largest lottery prizes won in the state of Massachusetts so far in 2023 were $33 million and $31 million Mega Millions jackpot prizes. The tickets were each sold a week apart. The $33 million ticket for the Tuesday, Jan. 24 drawing was purchased from a Stop & Shop in Belchertown. The winner came forward to claim the prize on March 1 through the Skylark Group Trust. The $31 million Mega Millions jackpot ticket was won on Jan. 31. The winning ticket was bought in Woburn from a Gibbs gas station, and the winner claimed the prize on March 8 through S & L Trust.

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Alaska Airlines cancels all flights on Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft through Jan. 13 after mid-air door blowout

Alaska Airlines has canceled all flights on Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft through January 13 after a mid-air blowout forced an emergency landing in Portland as startled passengers clutched oxygen masks with a gaping hole in the plane. In an online update Wednesday, Alaska Airlines said it continues to wait for documentation from Boeing and the FAA to begin inspection of the airlines's 737-9 MAX fleet. "We regret the significant disruption that has been caused for our guests by cancellations due to these aircraft being out of service. However, the safety of our employees and guests is our highest priority and we will only return these aircraft to service when all findings have been fully resolved and meet all FAA and Alaska’s stringent standards," the update shared online said. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS "As of this morning, we have made the decision to cancel all flights on 737-9 MAX aircraft through Saturday, Jan. 13 while we conduct inspections and prepare fully for return to service," Alaska Airlines continued. "This equates to between 110-150 flights per day. We hope this action provides guests with a little more certainty, and we are working around the clock to reaccommodate impacted guests on other flights."

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Select Board yet to decide on using outside consultant in police chief search

SOUTHWICK – When Select Board member Jason Perron proposed using an “oral board” to help the board choose a candidate to replace retiring Police Chief Robert Landis during the board’s last meeting, his fellow board members wanted think about it before deciding. And while that didn’t change when the board broached the subject again Tuesday during its weekly meeting, Board member Diane Gale pressed Perron for his reasons for proposing an oral board for the candidates, which is essentially a Q&A conducted by current or retired police chiefs. “Jason, you want to start?” Gale asked Perron after Board member Doug Moglin started the discussion.

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Davos puts Climate on the Back Burner

Here at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the most revealing discussions often happen not on the main stage, but at the myriad side events that transform this Swiss ski town into a high-minded networking event. Case in point: the annual luncheon hosted by Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff, who is plowing some of his personal fortune into efforts to plant a trillion trees and protect the oceans. This afternoon, as a few hundred Davos attendees ate vegetarian fare under a geodesic dome, Benioff interviewed the OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman, about his vision for the future. Altman, who is investing in fusion power along with artificial intelligence, described a world where energy was cheap and abundant enough to pull huge amounts of carbon from the atmosphere.