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1. Man Charged In Connection With Fatal Boston Shooting (patch.com) — Boston police have charged a 23-year-old Randolph man with murder after a weekend shooting on Warren Street in Roxbury that left 28-year-old Junior Sosa Fernandez dead. Officers tracked a suspect vehicle to Martin Luther King Boulevard, recovered a handgun with an obliterated serial number, and continue to investigate while urging Boston residents to share any information with homicide detectives or anonymously via CrimeStoppers.
2. Encore Boston Harbor workers say they'll launch strike on Friday (bostonglobe.com) — Workers at Encore Boston Harbor plan to strike Friday, pushing to preserve guaranteed hours and keep health care costs from eating into raises. With the casino facing competition and recent money-losing ventures, management insists any deal must reflect "financial reality," setting up a tense showdown that could affect service, jobs, and visitor experience for Boston-area residents.
3. AI Mediator bridges NU Boston and Oakland classrooms in real time (northeastern.edu) — On Northeastern's Boston campus, professors and students are piloting an AI "mediator" that links live discussions with peers in Oakland, summarizing key ideas and mapping connections in real time. The tool, developed in Boston, could change how local classes collaborate across the university's global network while letting students stay focused on conversation instead of note‑taking.
4. Boston trade school teaches furniture-making for modern careers (wcvb.com) — A long-established North End institution, North Bennet Street School in Boston is training students for hands-on careers in furniture-making, restoration, millwork and boatbuilding. Its intensive three‑month woodworking program accepts all skill levels and emphasizes tool mastery, wood behavior and craftsmanship, helping graduates move into stable, locally rooted trades that are difficult to outsource or automate.
5. Why tailoring and locksmithing still require a human touch (wcvb.com) — Skilled trades in Greater Boston are still thriving, as a Cambridge tailor shop and Brighton's historic Boston Lock and Safe Company show how precision and trust keep customers coming back. Local tailors describe how good alterations transform confidence, while locksmiths explain the responsibility of protecting people's valuables across New England.
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