Peter Chianca

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General Assignment Editor at Boston.com

General assignment editor at https://t.co/XU5MinOnZz, Springsteen blogger and half a cartoonist. RTs do not imply endorsement; I may just be messing with you.

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A new survey names the 'Best Public Restroom' in Massachusetts. Do you agree?

1 week ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

You may recall during the fictional “Seinfeld reunion” on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” George had gotten rich by creating an app capable of tracking down the best nearby public restroom, no matter where you are in the world. Well, apparently in Massachusetts, that app would be sending people to (checks notes) … the Charlton Service Plaza on the Massachusetts Turnpike.
'Jaws' fans will eat up 'The Shark is Broken' in Beverly

1 week ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

In what may be a first for this particular local institution, “The Shark is Broken” at North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly is not, in fact, a musical. But it does begin with music: John Williams’ iconic “Jaws” theme, which starts out in all its foreboding glory before petering out and grinding to a halt, like it was being played on an old Victrola thrown overboard.
Foul-smelling spray the culprit in Conn. carnival kerfuffle, police say

2 weeks ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

“Despite rumors circulating online, there were no weapons, no physical altercations, and no injuries reported at any time” at the McKinley School Carnival in Fairfield, Connecticut, local police reported this week. However, there was quite a bit of fart spray. Apparently, some young carnival-goers took to spraying the smelly mist near the exit to the event on Friday evening, causing “small groups to scream and run,” Fairfield police reported.
Can you solve our marathon word search faster than the lead runner runs?

3 weeks ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

Yes, running 26.2 miles (in a row) is “hard.” But if you think about it, isn’t exercising your mind just as challenging? The answer, of course, is no, unless maybe you’re trying to solve cold fusion or something. But if you’re not one who’s prone to the kind of physical exertion the Boston Marathon requires, here’s a chance to take part in your own small way.
The ultimate guide to independent record stores in Massachusetts, 2025

1 month ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

Music Remember those 43 record stores we included in last year’s Boston.com ultimate local record store guide? It wasn’t enough.
Local obituary: Joseph R. Saccone, 18, member of East Bridgewater High School class of 2025

1 month ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

Local Obituaries It is with heavy and deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Joseph Richard Saccone, Sunday, April 6, 2025 surrounded by his loving family at Boston Medical Center after a tragic motor vehicle accident at the young age of 18. Son of Joseph C. Saccone and Nicole L. Saccone of East Bridgewater, Mass. Born in Brockton, Mass. on December 1, 2006, Joseph grew up in Whitman and attended Duval Elementary School and moved to East Bridgewater in 2019, and was eagerly...
There's no such thing as middle class in Mass., say Boston.com readers

1 month ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

A lot of Boston.com readers seem to be in agreement about one thing concerning the middle class in Massachusetts: There ain’t no such thing. “There are only two classes in the U.S.: Oligarchy and 99%,” wrote Ribert of Dedham. Tony from Carlisle offered more specifics: “If you can live on your savings and investments without selling your labor, you are upper class. If not, you are working class.
Five things to know about Georgetown, hometown of new Celtics owner William Chisholm

1 month ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

As a longtime resident of Georgetown, Massachusetts, I was as surprised as anyone to discover that the reported new owner of the Boston Celtics, William Chisholm, grew up in my little town. (Population 8,454.) Apparently Chisholm, the managing director and co-founder of Symphony Technology Group, hightailed it out of there before I moved in back in 1999, or I’m sure I would have run into him in Crosby’s Market by now.
Mass. just became the most expensive place to be middle class. Do you qualify?

1 month ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

Achieving middle class status was once the personification of the American dream. Unfortunately, it seems that these days the middle class in Massachusetts is a lot less “middle” than it was back in the 1950s. According to a new study by financial technology company SmartAsset, Massachusetts is now the most expensive state in the country for middle-class living, overtaking New Jersey.
Watch: Dropkick Murphys win a wager with MAGA fan

2 months ago | boston.com | Peter Chianca

Politics To paraphrase the legendary Jim Croce, you don’t tug on Superman’s cape, you don’t spit into the wind, you don’t pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger, and you don’t mess around with Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey.