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The total money you need for a down payment and closing costs to purchase a condo in Boston depends on the purchase price and your financing. Closing costs generally range from 2% to 5% of the purchase price. The down payment can range from 3% to 20% or more, depending on your loan type. Loan Type: Government-backed loans like VA and USDA may offer 0% down payment for qualifying buyers, while FHA loans can be as low as 3.5%.

Brookline: In a Facebook post, FuGaKyu Japanese Cuisine announced that it was closing after 25 years in Coolidge Corner. The restaurant once had multiple locations around the city, and shared that the owner decided to cease operations due to personal reasons, effective as of Wednesday, November 5, writing that "this chapter may close, but it marks the dawn of exciting new journeys ahead for our team and family." 1280 Beacon Street

It's great that he's supporting another local business in what is now his hometown,

Fresh off a dominant reelection bid, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is gearing up for a renewed test of her political capital. This week, Wu restarted her public push to shift more of the city's tax burden onto commercial real estate in order to provide savings for residential homeowners. This effort has been stymied by state lawmakers twice already. Now, Wu is hoping that the third time is the charm on Beacon Hill.

Opening statements will take place Monday in Brian Walshe 's murder trial. The case has drawn national attention since his wife, Ana, vanished nearly three years ago. Prosecutors accuse Walshe of killing her on New Year's Day 2023, dismembering her body, and discarding her remains in dumpsters across the region, including one near his mother's home. Investigators never found her body.

An alleged Ticketmaster typo had fans boiling after an upcoming Olivia Dean concert at Boston's TD Garden was priced more than 14 times the actual ticket cost. Ticketmaster has since apologized and handed out refunds after the typo inflated the ticket price from $53 to $753, according to a USA Today report. A concertgoer shared screenshots of the sky-high-priced tickets along with a view of the lengthy queue, which had them at number 24,161 in line.

Boston police arrested four suspects Monday and recovered two kilograms of methamphetamine and cocaine in connection with a drug investigation in Roslindale. Officers were executing search warrants in the area of 24 Colgate Rd., according to a statement. The investigation was targeting Shyronn Johnson, 34, of Roslindale, who allegedly had a warrant issued out of West Roxbury District Court for failing to register as a sex offender.

There's one story on Boston's TV news stations that won't seem to go away: an exodus of on-air talent that has been depleting the ranks of local broadcasters in recent years. Big names including WBZ-TV's (Channel 4) Jon Keller and WHDH-TV's (Channel 7) Kim Khazei are just the most recent examples of the accelerating flight of journalists from the airwaves.

A body was found Monday morning in the water off Castle Island in South Boston, according to police. Boston police officers were notified around 9:34 a.m. that the Massachusetts Environmental Police had recovered a body in the water off Castle Island, police said. The body was taken by the medical examiner's office for an autopsy and homicide detectives were notified, according to police. Police have not released information about whether they believe the death was suspicious.

It's difficult to conceive of something more tragic than a child being born and then ignored to the extent it leads to death by malnourishment and sheer neglect.

Generations of New Englanders will never forget that Tom Brady wore No. 12 (thanks also to his relentless branding efforts) or that David Ortiz wore No. 34 when he helped the Red Sox break the curse. Yet there are so many other examples of New England sports stars becoming linked with the number on the back of their jersey, to the point that some numbers are even retired by teams to honor those players.

Zuniga wrote in response to a scathing letter Jackson penned last month, which alleged Cox had been "caught in a lie" in his remarks about a former officer whose explosive testimony made headlines during Read's second trial. Speaking to reporters on July 10, Cox denied pressuring then-Boston Police Officer Kelly Dever into changing her testimony and claimed he didn't even know she was associated with Read's high-profile case - a statement Jackson decried as "patently false" and "a bald-faced lie."

I have been fascinated with technology since I was around seven years old or so. I was curious how the Internet worked and eventually how IT systems at my high school were run, and then went to study engineering in college. Computer science became very popular during the pandemic due to the promise of high new grad salaries and many job openings, but I graduated in 2018 and was more driven by the fact that I simply liked to solve hard engineering problems.

Still hounded by conspiracy theories months after Karen Read 's acquittal, several witnesses from the high-profile murder case are denouncing Read's coverup claims as "a vile work of fiction." The "outlandish" frame job allegations were part of Read's "scheme to defame and wrongly malign" prosecution witnesses and evade responsibility for the death of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, lawyers for Brian and Nicole Albert, Jennifer and Matthew McCabe, and Brian Higgins argue in a new brief recently served on Read's legal team.

In the Happy City Index 2025 by the Institute for Quality of Life, Boston ranked 38th globally, placing it as the second happiest city in the U.S. and the top city in the "silver list" (cities ranked 38-100). In a separate U.S.-focused study by in March 2025, Boston was ranked 45th among American cities. Another U.S. list from May 2025 ranked Boston 131st.

Some residents and community leaders view plopping a strip club onto a main thoroughfare as another burden the neighborhood would have to bear. They are concerned about noise and drunken buffoonery, they say, but they also worry the move could represent a backslide to a time they would rather forget. But for employees of the downtown nightlife staple, they don't see the fuss.

The Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL), a female-founded animal welfare organization that has operated since 1899, received a $2 million donation Nov. 13 from Arthur and Paula Rabe, the Boston Business Journal reported. The gift will support the ARL's construction of a new three-story facility in the South End, which is expected to cost $48 million.

SOMERVILLE - Below Davis Square, the outreach center the Somerville Homeless Coalition has used for 40 years is a refuge. The coffee is hot and a free breakfast awaits, as does help getting into a home. Above ground, it's often a different story. And as more of the region's homeless show up here, locals say increased violence and drug use are pushing the neighborhood to a breaking point.

Local News Photos shared by the fire department show first responders wading through waist-deep water toward the woman. Manchester-by-the-Sea police and firefighters on Wednesday rescued a woman stuck in a swampy area in the woods off Route 128, officials said. A middle-aged woman who was walking in the evening "lost her way and became disoriented," Fire Chief James McNeilly told Boston.com. After following sounds of traffic from nearby Route 128, the woman was led into a swamp area, where she called 911, McNeilly said.

A game recap of Wednesday's 131-95 victory, published on Celtics.com and NBA.com, praised Boston's leading scorers Payton Pritchard and Derrick White, in that order.

When over-the-top (OTT) streaming providers like YouTube TV, FuboTV, and DirecTV first entered the market, they promised to give viewers more flexibility to pick and choose the channels they wanted - like NESN, the official broadcaster of the Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins - all while saving money on their cable bill in the process. Instead, these OTT providers and the broadcast rights holders keep raising their prices and getting into contract fights,

The Boston Fire Department battled a two-alarm fire at a multi-family home in Dorchester, which displaced two residents Tuesday. The fire at 25 Train St. started around 8:30 a.m. in the rear of the second and third floors, the fire department posted on X. In a video posted by the department, heavy flames are seen moving out of the second-story windows and spreading to the second- and third-floor back porches. Debris and ash can also be seen falling from the home.

Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata announced Monday that she has secured enough votes to become the body's new president. Coletta Zapata represents East Boston, Charlestown, and the North End on the council, which chooses a new president every two years. Councilors hoping to assume the title typically jockey for position and privately negotiate with their colleagues during the period surrounding the November elections.

In the bright, brand-new lobby of a Back Bay advertising agency, a step-and-repeat bearing the city of Boston's seal is set up like a Fashion Week photo wall. Mayor Michelle Wu, cradling her infant daughter, leans in for snapshots with a steady stream of visitors: a woman in a crimson corduroy coat, another in a cardigan dotted with three-dimensional flowers.

The Boston Police Department carried out its latest operation Tuesday night in a series of efforts to keep unsafe scooters and mopeds off the streets. Officers seized nine mopeds and issued seven summonses, along with multiple citations, for "various motor vehicle law violations," police said in a statement Wednesday. The operation, which took place downtown, is part of a larger initiative known as Operation Safe Scooter.

Supporters and skeptics packed City Hall Tuesday to weigh in during a City Council hearing on the matter. Councilors are evaluating a proposed ordinance that would require a "comprehensive, public, and participatory study" before commercial AV services are launched in Boston. The ordinance would establish an advisory board to evaluate the introduction of AVs and provide guidance to the mayor.