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Plus: Two Massachusetts restaurant owners were sentenced in what federal officials called a migrant smuggling conspiracy.

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Plus: Two Massachusetts restaurant owners were sentenced in what federal officials called a migrant smuggling conspiracy.

Watch the mayor's first address in full below.
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Proceeds from 9-hole mini golf bookings at locations across the country will be donated to KultureCity through April 30.
The deadline for nominations is April 11. Here's how to nominate someone.
The commission will study whether the implementation of a tiered water rate structure could be effective across Cape Cod.
Rather than beginning this week, the Commercial Street parking ban will begin on April 9 this year.
Police have released photos of two suspects they're hoping to identify in the break-in from 2024.
The Mashpee Commons location is the company's first on Cape Cod.
Residents of Lanes End likely saw a rare sight in their front yards recently when a pair of cows escaped their home last week.
A ribbon cutting to unveil the project is scheduled for Friday.
The pop-up will be hosted at The Liberty Hotel, which will also feature a Fashionably Late show during the Thursday event.
El Barco will be available off the Vineyard for the spring and summer in Boston's Back Bay. Here's what to know.
The Middlesex County District Attorney brought new charges in two separate Cambridge shootings from 2021 and 2023.
From Cape Cod to Worcester and Cambridge, this trio of local spots topped a new list of the best restaurants.
Firefighters rescued a 77-year-old from a Waltham house fire on High Street Tuesday.
Improper disposal of a "nip" on Cape Cod saw one man taken into custody for outstanding warrants, police said.
The co-owner of the Natick facility faces two misdemeanor assault and battery charges.
One person faces three charges of drug distribution in Weymouth after an extensive investigation.