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Boston's Best Downtown Halloween Parties
The downtown bar area provides plenty of excitement throughout the crisp October evenings, with options available for any adventurous soul seeking out a thrilling time this Halloween season.
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The downtown bar area provides plenty of excitement throughout the crisp October evenings, with options available for any adventurous soul seeking out a thrilling time this Halloween season.
This Halloween, take a healthier approach by offering something tasty with a nutritional benefit.
Forget about the high costs of a sexy costume from one of those over-priced Internet Halloween stores. Boston has lots of great places to get, or make, the ultimate Halloween costume for less.
We all remember going to that one house on the block and not only being tricked of a treat but going home with a bag full of pennies, apples, or even a tube of toothpaste from your family dentist. Now you have the option to pick which out of the two evils you would rather go home with. Choose wisely!
Looking to get your fix of art in Boston on this Halloween? Check out some of the best arts that Boston has to offer.
Boston offers its fair share of kid-friendly haunted houses, full of scares which, although fairly spooky, prove accommodating for both parents and children alike.
They say every place has a story, and in a city like Boston, a veritable treasure trove of tales lurks beneath every stone. And if these walls could talk, here's what some of Boston's Best haunted bars would tell you.
Step away from the prepackaged Halloween costumes in a box. Get a bit creative and find some inspiration from today's pop culture. Here are a few great costume ideas to get your Halloween creativity going.
It's the season for scary movies, so gather the family and be prepared for some terror. Here are the choices for the 10 best Halloween movies of all time.
Tour the country visiting some terrifying real life haunted houses. These spots all have mysterious and dark histories, which lead to a lot of unexplained activity. Decide for yourself if these are truly the most haunted houses in the United States.
Halloween isn't until the end of the month but in Salem, the celebration starts the first of the month.
If you're a fan of the scary stories, why not take it a step further and visit one of the many Haunted Houses in Massachusetts? That is of course, if you dare.
Halloween is almost here, which means it's time to begin decorating your home.
If Halloween decorations, gourd based desserts, and a fall road trip are in your future, use this guide to pumpkin picking to help get you started.
This guide to Halloween in Salem will give you ideas for celebrating Halloween and learning more about things that go bump in the night.
The "Cain train" hits a snag. If you're hearing this mp3, you may have your power back. Delayed Halloween for the kiddies in Worcester.
Several cities and towns have moved Halloween Trick-or-Treating from Monday until later this week because of the weekend snowstorm.
Spooky World is working to salvage its banner Halloween weekend in the wake of the unusually early October snowstorm.
Police are expecting at least 100,000 people in Salem on Monday night for Halloween.
Celebrating Halloween in Massachusetts provides plenty of options. Here's a guide to some of the kid-friendly activities going on in the area.
This weekend is what everyone sets their calendars by in Salem, and a white Halloween is not what anyone was expecting.
This Halloween, you can either go trick or treating, or just head to some local restaurants and bakeries that have candy on the menu.
It's the start of the holiday season and school kids know that means holiday parties in classrooms. However, Massachusetts is cracking down on school sweets.
Children across America are begging their parents for the latest Trick or Treat costume in preparation for the annual Halloween event.
Good weather means good money for businesses over the next couple weeks in Salem.
The MLB trade deadline is just one week away, and the Red Sox reportedly still don't know which lane they'll take.
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New changes will have a big impact on migrants entering the emergency shelter system in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts drivers still can't get their cars inspected, days after a Microsoft outage affected the RMV.
A new poll finds that one in five Massachusetts residents see themselves moving out of state in the near future.
A whale rose out of the water off Portsmouth, New Hampshire and smashed a boat. Teens nearby caught it on video. WBZ-TV's Breana Pitts reports.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says she doesn't plan to take maternity leave after she delivers her third child in January.
A Canadian expert on artificial intelligence says that to nurture our minds and reduce the risk of dementia, we should focus on real intelligence rather than artificial intelligence.
Some people with a red meat allergy may be able to eat bacon after all - if it's been genetically altered.
A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
Caring for someone with dementia can be incredibly stressful and a new study finds that stress can cause damage on a cellular level, which can lead to mental and physical health problems.
A new study out of the U.K. says so-called "night owls" may have better brain function.
The state of Massachusetts is taking action after WBZ-TV I-Team reports revealed that some nursing homes haven't paid their workers for weeks.
After the I-Team went to Blupoint Healthcare's Newton offices, workers got their paychecks. Days later, their banks said the checks were no good.
Blupoint Healthcare employees say their paychecks finally cleared at the bank.
An 84-year-old Navy veteran paid a shop thousands of dollars for a headstone. Two years later he still had nothing, until he reached out to WBZ's Call For Action.
Just days after the judge in the Karen Read case announced a mistrial, lawyers for the Mansfield woman are now looking to dismiss two of the charges against her.
With Kamala Harris in and Joe Biden out, Donald Trump is now the oldest major-party presidential nominee ever.
Has the news media been too focused on President Joe Biden's age and health, as more Democrats urge him to leave the presidential race?
For undecided voters, Jon Keller said Trump's RNC speech disrupted, at least temporarily, the negative impressions that fuel his unpopularity.
Jon Keller says Donald Trump chose not to unite the nation by selecting Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate.
Jon Keller takes a look at the short-term political implications of the Trump assassination attempt.
Yankee Candle is laying off about 100 workers in Massachusetts amid a decline in the fragrance business.
Stop & Shop says it will be closing 32 stores this year and eight of them are in Massachusetts.
Thanks in part to an anonymous $5.2 million donation, the West Newton Cinema is likely to be saved from being demolished.
Bob's Stores, a discount clothing retailer with locations in Massachusetts and Connecticut, is going out of business.
Two New England pizza places were named among the best in the country by The New York Times.
Host Rachel Holt talks with their CEO about their distinct connection to Newport and what sets them apart as a "brewstillery."
Newport's Castle Hill Inn is one of the area's most coveted destinations offering visitors spectacular views, luxurious accommodations, and unique dining experiences.
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Host Rachel Holt joins Prezza Mixologist Craig Carpenter in Boston's North End for a hot new twist on a classic cocktail that's bound to be the next big hit.
Chef Delphin Gomes joins host Rachel Holt in the test kitchen to show off his latest creations and the art of merging design with chocolate.
The MLB trade deadline is just one week away, and the Red Sox reportedly still don't know which lane they'll take.
Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo said Tuesday that veteran Jacoby Brissett is the team's starting quarterback heading into training camp. But the door is open for rookie Drake Maye to win the job this summer.
Jerod Mayo said every player has reported to training camp, and also shed some light on the Patriots quarterback competition on the eve of the team's first practice of 2024.
If the first half of the season was an indication that the Red Sox are a team worth investing in, the first four games out of the All-Star break are proof that this team needs help at the trade deadline.
The Boston Red Sox have now lost four in a row since the All-Star break.
New photos show an endangered North Atlantic right whale that's named after Fenway Park alongside her calf.
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Dr. Jennifer LaFemina saved a Little League umpire's life while at her son's baseball game in Massachusetts.
The 93-mile Lamoille Valley Rail Trail is now open in Vermont.
For the second time this year, a flamingo has been spotted on Cape Cod.