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About 1,300 workers at Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, Massachusetts, went on strike on Sept. 4, 2026, after their contract with operator Wynn Resorts expired Aug. 31. The workers are represented by UNITE HERE Local 26 and Teamsters Local 25 and sought better wages, benefits and job protections. The strike lasted about 63 days and drew support from elected officials.
Trenton Touch, 18, of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, was charged by federal criminal complaint with threatening the President after Meta flagged four Instagram accounts to the FBI in September 2026. He was arrested Oct. 26 on state firearm charges after a search of his home and has been held on $50,000 cash bail. The federal complaint was unsealed Nov. 5, 2026.
Question 5 on the Massachusetts ballot proposed changing Chapter 62F, a 1986 tax-cap law that requires rebates when state revenue exceeds a limit. It would have based the limit on the prior year's actual collections plus three-year average wage growth, and counted surtax revenue from incomes over $1 million. The measure was backed by business groups and opposed by Democratic leaders and public sector unions.
Harvard graduate student workers, represented by the Harvard Graduate Student Union (UAW-affiliated), walked off the job on Oct. 27, 2026 in a contract dispute. Author John Green was scheduled to give Harvard Medical School's annual George W. Gay Lecture in Medical Ethics on tuberculosis. The union said he would appear by Zoom rather than in person and donate his honorarium to its strike fund.
Rob Gronkowski played nine seasons (2010-18) for the New England Patriots, winning three Super Bowls, before finishing his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Patriots announced on April 29, 2026 that fans had voted him in as the 2026 Patriots Hall of Fame inductee, his first year of eligibility. The induction ceremony is set for Saturday, November 7, 2026 at Patriot Place.
Barnstable police began investigating in October 2026 after receiving allegations of sexual assault and rape involving a former coach at several Cape Cod rowing clubs. Detectives learned he was living in the Bronx and coaching at another rowing club. A Barnstable District Court arrest warrant was granted Nov. 4, and he was arrested Nov. 5 with NYPD and HSI assistance.
The MIAA runs a statewide fall girls' volleyball tournament across five divisions. The 2026 postseason is the sixth under the statewide format, with brackets released in late October and play beginning in early November. Top 32 power-ranked teams per division qualify automatically, plus eligible teams seeded 33 or lower with at least a .500 record.