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Scituate residents advised to boil water after sample tests positive for E. coli, town says

“These bacteria can make you sick and are especially a concern for people with weakened immune systems,” officials wrote in an advisory.

Florida woman charged with secretly recording Lindsay Clancy’s former father-in-law

Christopher Clancy told police he recognized some of the recorded comments as concerning his eldest son, Patrick’s brother Brian.

‘Cute as can be’: Hundreds of elementary students bring Halloween thrills to West Roxbury senior care facility

"This is kind of our only intergenerational program," the home's director of life enrichment said.

Red Line rider hospitalized after their foot got caught between platform and train, MBTA says

"We remind all riders to be mindful as they board and exit trains," transit officials said.

BLOTTER TALES

Police deliver baby, a rooster draws the attention of police, and a guy walks into the wrong house

A rooster keeps showing up on someone's porch, a pig gets loose, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

‘A message that democracy is broken’: What all those ballot questions say about the state of Mass. politics

Massachusetts voters have never seen a longer slate of ballot questions than they will on Tuesday, and the often dense explanations require voters to carefully parse their options.

Two years ago, Mass. passed strict new gun laws. Will voters undo them on Tuesday?

Voters will be presented with the state's existing gun laws and asked whether they want to uphold them.

Today in history: Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman in ‘Rumble in the Jungle’

Today is Friday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2026. There are 62 days left in the year.