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  Weather 1 hour ago

  Rainy weekend ahead, sunny and warm weather next week

  The rainy weather pattern continues for April with another rain chance this weekend. Heavy rain is in the forecast for Saturday, with around 1 inch of accumulation through the day.  On this Friday, we have had some stubborn showers lingering in a line near and north of Boston, and this is associated with a warm front. The front slowly lifts, and......
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  Phil Perry 4 hours ago

  Who should Patriots target on Day 2? Best available players in NFL Draft

  Who should be on the Patriots’ radar in Rounds 2 and 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft? Phil Perry shares his best fits at each position.
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  Weather 5 hours ago

  Why does your car look so gross? Blame it on the ‘dirty rain'

  No, New England, that wasn’t a new strain of spring pollen coating your cars. It was dust carried across the country in a phenomenon known as “dirty rain.” April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but the light rain that fell across the region last Friday and Saturday brought dirt instead. Christian Bridges, a meteorologist with WGME-TV in....
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  Karen Read 55 mins ago

  Recap: Jury in Karen Read visits home where John O'Keefe was found

  Friday was a half day in the Karen Read murder trial, with jurors visiting the home in Canton, Massachusetts, where John O’Keefe’s body was found in January 2022. The jury trip to 34 Fairview Road came after Read’s prior public interviews were played in court Thursday in which she talks about how much she drank the night O’K...
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  Weather 3 hours ago

  Stellar Friday on tap before rain moves in for the weekend

  Enjoy today’s taste of summer! Good news…the weekend is near! Bad news…so is the rain. Here’s the weather forecast for Boston, Massachusetts.
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  New England Patriots 15 hours ago

  2025 NFL Draft grades roundup: Experts analyze Will Campbell to Patriots

  Here’s a roundup of expert grades for the Patriots taking LSU’s Will Campbell with the No. 4 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
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  New England Patriots 15 hours ago

  Hoyer: How Maye's progression will help Campbell succeed

  Brian Hoyer explains how Drake Maye’s Year 2 progression with Josh McDaniels as his offensive coordinator will benefit new Patriots left tackle Will Campbell.
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  Crime and Courts 16 hours ago

  ‘Really rare': Karen Read's retrial has unusual legal strategies, experts say

  We asked two of our legal analysts about some of the legal strategies the lawyers in Karen Read’s retrial have been using so far.
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  Boston Restaurant Talk 40 mins ago

  Bertucci's declares bankruptcy again, closes 3 more Massachusetts locations

  [This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A local chain of Italian restaurants has declared bankruptcy once again, and with it, at least three more locations in the region have closed. According to a poster within the Friends of Boston’s Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page (via the nrn.com website), Bertucci’s has filed ...
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  New England Aquarium 17 hours ago

  Right Whale Day celebrates endangered species ‘very special to Massachusetts'

  The New England Aquarium marked the third annual Massachusetts Right Whale Day Thursday