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February 26, 2026 MassLive.com Latest Headlines Politics Top Mass. lawmakers issue a stark warning on these ballot questions that could change everything Massachusetts House Speaker Ron Mariano, D-3rd Norfolk, says a statewide rent control proposal would create barriers for housing investors and defeat the purpose of adding more housing across the state. By Sam Drysdale Read more News Subscriber Exclusive   Chicopee unveils stop-arm cameras on school buses, a first in Mass. “Each illegal passing represents a moment where a child’s life is needlessly put at risk, and we can’t ignore that here,” said Chicopee Mayor John Vieau. By Namu Sampath | nsampath@repub.com MORE    Cape Cod ‘We’ll get through this’: Cape Cod community rallies after days of cold, darkness and damage Provincetown, Brewster, Wellfleet and Eastham faced the worst outages Wednesday evening, while shelters filled with displaced residents. By Tréa Lavery | TLavery@masslive.com MORE    Lottery Powerball: See the winning numbers in Wednesday’s $218 million drawing Check your numbers to see if you hit it big in Wednesday's jackpot. By National Desk MORE    See more news Sports Celtics Boston Celtics rookie makes NBA debut after trade deadline deal John Tonje was acquired by the Celtics at the trade deadline from the Jazz in the Chris Boucher deal. By Souichi Terada | sterada@masslive.com MORE    Bruins 8 Things to watch as Bruins resume their quest to return to the playoffs A lot of unique factors will impact the Bruins' success or failure over their final 25 games. By Matt Vautour | mvautour@masslive.com MORE    Celtics Celtics just miss out on historically relevant record for title contention The Celtics fell to 38-20 after their blowout loss to the Nuggets, meaning they're missing out on the popular 40/20 mark. By Souichi Terada | sterada@masslive.com MORE