NEWS

• Evacuated residents in shock, disbelief following gas explosions in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover (MassLive)

• ‘Hello brother, welcome;’ Why Boston Shaykh Yasir Fahmy can’t get Muslim greeting uttered to New Zealand mass shooter out of his head (MassLive)

• A Guide to Massachusetts Ballot Questions (WHDH)

• Why did National Grid lock out Massachusetts union workers? Here's what to know (MassLive)

• ‘She was just a beam of light;' Mourners gather in Cambridge to remember 15-year-old Richelle Robinson (MassLive)

• Fire damages home near Quincy Center (Boston Globe)

• Significant number of the Massachusetts waterways have been contaminated with raw or partially-treated sewage (MassLive)

• At Boston international mayors summit, John Kerry says US is still in Paris climate agreement (MassLive)

BUSINESS

• Goodbye Durgin Park: As one of Boston’s oldest restaurants prepares to close, former owner’s ashes return (MassLive)

• Sam Adams opens new tap room featuring exclusive ‘New England IPA,' other craft beers (MassLive.com)

• Inside Boston's ‘Skinny House,' a four-story home in North End (MassLive)

• Columbia Gas announces $80M settlement with Merrimack Valley communities (Boston Business Journal)

• See the historic buildings GE will incorporate into its new Boston Seaport headquarters (MassLive)

• Wilde About Marketing (Direct Marketing News)

ACTIVISM

• Hundreds of peaceful protesters demand justice for George Floyd in Boston while small group clashes with police (MassLive)

• Wayfair employees walk out in Boston to protest contract with Texas detention center for migrant children (MassLive)

• 2019 Boston Women’s March: Crowds pack Boston Common in unity and protest (MassLive)

• March for Our Lives: In Boston, thousands march for gun control (MassLive)

• UMass Foundation to divest from direct investments in coal companies (The Massachusetts Daily Collegian)

ARTS & CULTURE

• At Boston Pride Parade, community reflects on progress, continued ‘fight for equality’ 50 years after Stonewall riots (MassLive)

• Whimsical 'Winnie-the-Pooh' exhibit explores iconic illustrations at the Museum of Fine Arts (MassLive)

• ‘It's like Christmas in August;' 99th Saint Anthony's Feast kicks off in Boston (MassLive)

• Halloween in Salem 2018: Your guide to all the classic, creepy and fun things to do (MassLive)

• Museum of Fine Arts ceremony welcomes 187 immigrants as U.S. citizens (MassLive)