Five years in, five local newsrooms look at what the MBTA Communities Act has delivered in Lexington, Cambridge, Arlington, Belmont and Waltham.

Lexington’s Sal Frelick plays in his first World Series with the Milwaukee Brewers. Coaches and teammates from LHS and the Blue Sox look back.

The Massachusetts ballot questions, explained: nine statewide measures go before voters in November, from tax rebates to marijuana to elections.

A Lexington goat herd grazed a half-acre Arlington lot near Spy Pond this fall, clearing invasive plants for a community-designed secret garden.

Massachusetts Question 7 would ease lot-size rules for single-family starter homes in areas with water and sewer. What a yes or no vote would mean.

Massachusetts Question 8 would repeal legal recreational marijuana sales and add civil fines for possession. What a yes or no vote would mean.

Lexington chess player Anil Ahuja took on seven children at once at Cary Library, winning six games. He hopes to host simultaneous matches quarterly.

Massachusetts Question 5 would change the formula behind the state tax cap and taxpayer rebates. What a yes or no vote would mean.

Massachusetts Question 2 would let Committee for Public Counsel Services staff collectively bargain. What a yes or no vote would mean.

Julie Hackett, who just started her ninth year as Lexington Public Schools’ superintendent, has a new six-year deal.

Tuesday, October 6 at 2:00 p.m., Detectives Chaisson and Hankins, along with Lieutenant Dunbar and Clinician Tokarowski, were at the police station tent for the farmers market. Information on e-bikes, ...

A Lexington family started a GoFundMe so Gabriel Machado, 19, can get an experimental cord blood treatment for cerebral palsy at Duke.