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January 20, 2026 MassLive.com Latest Headlines Subscriber Exclusive   UMass study looks at renewable energy projects’ speed of completion “What’s really important is that community engagement starts as early as possible. This lets developers incorporate stakeholder feedback, accelerating the process and sometimes converting a potential denial into an approval with only minor changes.” By Nicole Williams | Special to The Republican Read more News Business Is this job post a hint about the future of robot-maker Boston Dynamics? A recent Boston Dynamics job post “reads like prep for a spin-out to me,” said one Boston investment banker. By Scott Kirsner | SKirsner@masslive.com MORE    Boston Still no arrests in half of last year’s Boston homicides Boston celebrated another year of low homicide rates in 2025 — but police still have yet to arrest suspects in half of last year's cases. By Irene Rotondo | IRotondo@masslive.com MORE    Lottery Powerball: See the winning numbers in Monday’s $193 million drawing Check your numbers to see if you hit it big in Monday's jackpot. By National Desk MORE    See more news Sports Celtics Celtics welcome potential Pistons playoff series: ‘It’d be great to see them’ The Celtics and Pistons have been the two best teams in the East at the midway point of the season, and a playoff series could be in their future. By Souichi Terada | sterada@masslive.com MORE    Celtics Jaylen Brown reacts to career-first honor: ‘I’m a very confident guy’ Jaylen Brown matched up against another All-Star starter in Cade Cunningham in the Celtics' loss to the Pistons. By Souichi Terada | sterada@masslive.com MORE    Patriots Drake Maye & Co. are on to conquering the next dominant defense | Karen Guregian Drake Maye and the Patriots offense has survived tests against two top defensive units with one more on deck. By Karen Guregian | KGuregian@masslive.com MORE