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Australian-first ‘Monash Boston Hub’ to advance drug discovery and health innovations
Australian-first ‘Monash Boston Hub’ to advance drug discovery and health innovations October 3, 2025 | Friday | News To serve as a launchpad for commercial opportunities across a wide range of fields Australia's Monash University has announced...

South Boston rooftop bar, restaurant closes months after…
A rooftop bar and restaurant that both opened months ago in South Boston have been shuttered "for the foreseeable future," the company said in a social media post. The Essex, located at The Cambria Hotel at 6 West Broadway, announced the sudden...

Sources: USWNT's Murphy to join NWSL's Boston
United States women's national team goalkeeper Casey Murphy has signed a deal with 2026 NWSL expansion team Boston Legacy FC, multiple sources told ESPN. Murphy is an impending free agent whose contract with the North Carolina Courage expires at...

Data from Mount Auburn Hospital Provide New Insights into Managed Care (Maternity Care Deserts: An Urgent Public Health Problem in Need of Financial Solutions): Managed Care
2025 OCT 03 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Researchers detail new data in Managed Care. According to news reporting out of Cambridge, Massachusetts, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “More than 80% of...

Manufacturing Resilience Requires Financial Agility
Mid-sized manufacturers and other companies must revamp contingency plans now to stay financially nimble through global market shifts in 2025 and beyond. By Joe Voss, Fractional CFO (Boston), The CFO Centre The global economic landscape in 2025...

All 50 States Will See Devastating Economic Hit in Democrat Shutdown
As Democrats hold the government hostage over their push to fund free healthcare for illegal aliens, the Council of Economic Advisers warns the U.S. could lose $15 billion in GDP each week the government is shut down — a crisis that will ripple...
Swanzey man sentenced to more than six years in prison for Vermont bank robberies
Swanzey’s Christopher Boisvert was sentenced to more than six years in prison for robbing two Vermont banks during a 2024 crime spree. BURLINGTON, VT (MyKeeneNow) A Swanzey man has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for a 2024...

RIA moves: Allworth extends reach in Massachusetts with $850M Shorepoint
Meanwhile, Alera Group has extended its reach in Kansas with two retirement-focused advisors. The pace of RIA consolidation remains brisk as Allworth Financial and Alera Group each announced new additions to their platforms this week, furthering...

Boston man accused of stabbing girl, 9, to death denies murder
A man has denied murdering a nine-year-old girl in a Lincolnshire market town three years ago but indicated a guilty plea to her unlawful killing. Lilia Valutyte was playing with a hula hoop outside the shop where her mother was working in...

Why Government Shutdowns Are Bad For Small Businesses
Boston, MA - October 1: The Visitor Center at Faneuil Hall is closed on October 1, 2025 due to the ongoing government shutdown. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Boston Globe via Getty Images At 12:01 a.m. ET on Oct. 1,...

This Tiny Town in Massachusetts Feels Like a Living Time Capsule
Truro is a beach town where you can slow down and truly live in the moment. Seemingly untouched by time, its history is preserved in its old buildings and houses, an iconic lighthouse, and cottages lining sandy beaches. Its downtown is tiny, with...

Massachusetts mom writes own heart-wrenching, humorous obituary before dying of ALS
A Massachusetts woman left the world laughing after her de@th with the humorous obituary she penned before her passing. Linda Murphy’s humorous and heartfelt obituary went viral after she died at age 60 following a three-year battle with Bulbar...

From family recipe to full-time business: Half Luna Empanadas grows in Buffalo
Stephanie Rivera turns decades of home cooking into a thriving catering business, with flavors inspired by her Puerto Rican and Peruvian roots. BUFFALO, N.Y. — On Buffalo’s West Side, Stephanie Rivera is rolling out a dream, one empanada at a...

Entrepreneurs can change the world – top US educator tells AICON audience
The president of one of America’s leading universities has told a Belfast audience that entrepreneurship can serve as a global “engine of peace” and a tool for building bridges across borders. Stephen Spinelli, president of Babson College in...

Teen facing charges in robbery at Mass. bank after police find mask, bag of cash
DUDLEY, Mass. — A teenager was arrested Thursday in connection with an alleged robbery at a Massachusetts bank after police say a search of his home yielded a Halloween mask and a bag of cash. The 17-year-old suspect, whose name hasn’t been...

Erewhon hinted its trendy smoothies and organic groceries might be coming to Boston — or that’s what fans thought
Erewhon, the trendy, Los Angeles-based whole foods grocer, is coming to Boston. Just maybe not the way its fans expected. The company, best known for its pricey organic smoothies and its celebrity clientele, appeared to suggest in a cryptic...

Regional airline shuts down all flights due to financial losses
Play Airlines, the Icelandic low-cost airline, has ceased operations and canceled all of it future flights. The airline announced the news on Sunday in a release on its website. “Fly PLAY hf. has ceased operations, and all flights have been...

Synchrony buys financing software provider
Dive Brief: Synchrony has acquired consumer financing software firm Versatile Credit, the Stamford, Connecticut-based private label credit card issuer said Wednesday, the day the deal closed. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania-based Versatile, founded in...

Taylor Swift fans celebrate new album "The Life of a Showgirl" in Boston
Fans camped out at Massachusetts Targets for hours Thursday night for the release of Taylor Swift's newest album, "The Life of a Showgirl." "This has been totally worth the wait, not just the wait of the line, but waiting for her next album. This...

What’s next for Boston’s coffee scene after Starbucks closures?
Food News Nearly 20 locations of Starbucks closed around Greater Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) By Katelyn Umholtz and Beth Treffeisen October 3, 2025 | 4:33 PM 4 minutes to read Share Close Send this article to your social connections. Share...