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Maybe it was just me following the historically busy NFL trade deadline yesterday , but November seems to have arrived with a whirlwind of comings and goings , and not only in the sports world!
Here’s the latest on who (and what) is entering and leaving our local news cycle as we get into the month.
Arrivals: Kamala Harris : For the third time since August, the vice president is coming to Boston today.
Harris is slated to appear with the fellow Democratic women leading the party’s statewide ticket , including Maura Healey, Kim Driscoll and Andrea Campbell , at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury to rally voters before Tuesday’s election.
Higher utility bills: Speaking of those energy bills, a slate of steep home heating rate increases for Massachusetts residents took effect yesterday, along with electricity rate hikes for local National Grid customers .
That means you’ll likely notice the hikes reflected , to some degree , in your next home energy bill. (Eversource doesn’t adjust its electricity rates until January.) Taylor Swift: Shortly after becoming the first-ever artist to sweep the entire Top 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart , the pop sensation announced a new 2023 tour that includes two concerts in May at Foxborough’s Gillette Stadium (with Phoebe Bridgers as an opener).
Departures: Steve Poftak: After four years as the MBTA’s general manager, the region’s top train man is leaving the station.
Poftak told MBTA staff Tuesday that he will resign from his post on Jan. 3, 2023 .
Ime Udoka: The suspended Celtics coach appears to be leaving Boston.
ESPN reports the Brooklyn Nets are expected to finalize a deal as soon as today to hire Udoka, after the tumult-ridden team fired head coach Steve Nash on Tuesday.
Strict step therapy rules : Gov.
Charlie Baker signed a bill last night to limit the practice known as “step therapy,” in which health insurance companies can refuse to cover certain drugs prescribed by doctors unless patients try cheaper options first.
Staying (for now): Brookline’s unique tobacco law: Town officials announced Tuesday that their “Tobacco-Free Generation” bylaw banning anyone born after Jan. 1, 2000 from ever buying tobacco products in Brookline has withstood a court challenge and will remain in effect.
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