November 2, 2025 • 6 mins
Local stores are filling the gap during SNAP cuts, New Mexico launches universal child care, and a Brookline japanese restaurant is shutting down after 27 years of service. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Fifty three degrees in Boston at four o'clock at afternoon.
I'm Suzanne Sausville. Let's see what's going on. As needy
families deal with the loss of snap benefits during the
government shutdown, local stores are pitching in to help fill
the gap. Wbz's Hyle Shaffle reports.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
As food banks struggled to keep pace with a snapless November,
local stores are pitching into Hell.
Speaker 4 (00:33):
We're a community bakery. We know our neighbors, were very
close with all of our customers, and it felt like
something that we could do.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Rebecca Blacker of Blacker's Bake Shop and Newton has started
what she calls the Community Table, the table of free
food outsiders store two times a week with no questions asked.
Speaker 4 (00:51):
I think depending on the outcomer, like how many people
show up. It's something that we can just keep doing.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
She says.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Donations from the community have poured in to help the effort.
Speaker 4 (01:00):
We want people to know that they are welcome here,
they can feel comfortable here and get what they need.
And it's part of the values of the Jewish community
as well. It's you know we're doing.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
A mitzvah Kyle Shaffl, BBC Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Two federal judges in New England have ordered the Trump
administration to use emergency funds to make at least partial
payments to snap during the shutdown. The White House has
until tomorrow to tell the court its plan. Meanwhile, Congress
remains at an impasse as the government shutdown reaches day
(01:34):
thirty three. ABC Selena Wing has more.
Speaker 5 (01:38):
Even as more than a million federal workers are working
without Hey, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are still getting their paychecks,
and we are still in the standstill because you've got
Republicans on one hand, they're refusing to negotiate while the
government is shut down, while Democrats say they are standing
firm on their healthcare demands. So really, no end insight
to this.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
The shutdown is just three days away from becoming the
longest in US history. Police and the FBI continued to
investigate an explosion at a Harvard Medical school building that
police say appears intentional. Harvard University police say they responded
to a fire alarm early Saturday morning at the Goldensen
(02:20):
Building on Longwood A in Boston. Police say the responding
officer saw two people fleeing the building. It's unclear what
type of explosive device was used, but no other devices
were found in the building and no one was hurt.
Police have released surveillance photos of the two suspects. You
can see them on our website Wbznewsradio dot com. New
(02:45):
Mexico launches universal childcare. ABC's Olivia Rubin reports.
Speaker 6 (02:50):
New Mexico officially becoming the first date to offer completely
free childcare to every single family there.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Now.
Speaker 6 (02:57):
This is a move that the state's governor, Democrat Michelle
Awon Grisham, says we'll save families about twelve thousand dollars
per child every single year. She's also saying it will
boost the state's economy and childhood well being. Now, the
state already did offer free childcare, but it was to
families below a certain income level. But now that restriction
(03:18):
is gone and families can start applying right away.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
The program will also establish a multimillion dollar loan fund
to construct, expand, and renovate childcare facilities. The forecast mostly
clear skies early tonight, but then it gets cloudy later overnight,
low forty one, some sun tomorrow morning, but then the
clouds roll in again. We could see a couple of
(03:42):
showers late in the day and in the evening High
fifty nine, mostly Sunday on Tuesday, but windy High sixty
on Wednesday, some sun giving way to clouds, a shower
or two at night, High fifty six. Right now in
Boston we have clear skies. End fifty three. Watercolor artists
(04:03):
Winslow Homer gets a homecoming at the Museum of Fine Arts.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
It's being dubbed a once in a century show. The
Museum of Fine Arts is breaking out it's extensive collection
of watercolors and more from local artist Winslow Homer for
the first time in nearly fifty years. The new exhibit
features nearly fifty of his watercolors and other works, depicting
the seas of Gloucester and Maine to the calm wilderness
of the Adirondacks. Christina Mikilon is the curator of Prints
(04:28):
and Drawings, and she says, this is one of the
rare exhibits where they want you to get up close
to the works.
Speaker 7 (04:33):
We invite people to, within reason, get up close and
really look at some of those details and nuances in
the watercolors. And to really just appreciate what he's able
to achieve with this medium and some of the boundaries
that he's pushing with this work.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
The collection features some of his most iconic work, like
The Blue Boat or Boys in a Pasture, but Mikelon
says her new favorite is actually the first Homer work
the museum ever bought.
Speaker 7 (05:00):
Think Leaping Trout is probably Rising to the Top is
my favorite, not just watercolor in this exhibition, but potentially
in this entire collection.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
The exhibit runs through mid January from the MFA Kyle
BRADWBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
A Japanese restaurant in Brookline is shutting down after twenty
seven years of service. Fugatu Japanese Cuisine on Beacon Street
will close its doors Wednesday. A post on Facebook says
the closure was for personal reasons. Coca Cola says it's
bringing back Mister PIB twenty four years after it was discontinued.
Speaker 8 (05:38):
The company said the revived Mister Pib will have thirty
percent more caffeine than PIB Extra, the brand it was
replaced with. The soda is also getting a new slogan,
Bold Kick of Cherry, for its intense, sweet cherry flavor
with hints of caramel and a lingering spicy finish. Coca
Cola said. Mister Pib and Mister PIB Zero Sugar are
(06:00):
now available in Florida, Chicago, Las Vegas, Michigan, and California markets.
A nationwide rollout of the rebrand will start in early
twenty twenty six. I'm Jim Forbes.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
YouTube TV viewers are still without access to Disney networks,
including ABC, ESPN, FX, and National Geographic. The Disney blackout
started late Thursday after both sides failed to reach an
agreement on a new content distribution deal. YouTube claims Disney
(06:31):
used the blackout threat to push for higher prices benefiting
its own streaming services like Hulu. Meanwhile, Disney says YouTube
TV is refusing to pay fair rates for its channels.
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
(06:53):
I'm Suzanne Sasville, WBZ Boston's news radio
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Fifty three degrees in Boston at four o'clock at afternoon.
I'm Suzanne Sausville. Let's see what's going on. As needy
families deal with the loss of snap benefits during the
government shutdown, local stores are pitching in to help fill
the gap. Wbz's Hyle Shaffle reports.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
As food banks struggled to keep pace with a snapless November,
local stores are pitching into Hell.
Speaker 4 (00:33):
We're a community bakery. We know our neighbors, were very
close with all of our customers, and it felt like
something that we could do.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Rebecca Blacker of Blacker's Bake Shop and Newton has started
what she calls the Community Table, the table of free
food outsiders store two times a week with no questions asked.
Speaker 4 (00:51):
I think depending on the outcomer, like how many people
show up. It's something that we can just keep doing.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
She says.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Donations from the community have poured in to help the effort.
Speaker 4 (01:00):
We want people to know that they are welcome here,
they can feel comfortable here and get what they need.
And it's part of the values of the Jewish community
as well. It's you know we're doing.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
A mitzvah Kyle Shaffl, BBC Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Two federal judges in New England have ordered the Trump
administration to use emergency funds to make at least partial
payments to snap during the shutdown. The White House has
until tomorrow to tell the court its plan. Meanwhile, Congress
remains at an impasse as the government shutdown reaches day
(01:34):
thirty three. ABC Selena Wing has more.
Speaker 5 (01:38):
Even as more than a million federal workers are working
without Hey, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are still getting their paychecks,
and we are still in the standstill because you've got
Republicans on one hand, they're refusing to negotiate while the
government is shut down, while Democrats say they are standing
firm on their healthcare demands. So really, no end insight
to this.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
The shutdown is just three days away from becoming the
longest in US history. Police and the FBI continued to
investigate an explosion at a Harvard Medical school building that
police say appears intentional. Harvard University police say they responded
to a fire alarm early Saturday morning at the Goldensen
(02:20):
Building on Longwood A in Boston. Police say the responding
officer saw two people fleeing the building. It's unclear what
type of explosive device was used, but no other devices
were found in the building and no one was hurt.
Police have released surveillance photos of the two suspects. You
can see them on our website Wbznewsradio dot com. New
(02:45):
Mexico launches universal childcare. ABC's Olivia Rubin reports.
Speaker 6 (02:50):
New Mexico officially becoming the first date to offer completely
free childcare to every single family there.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Now.
Speaker 6 (02:57):
This is a move that the state's governor, Democrat Michelle
Awon Grisham, says we'll save families about twelve thousand dollars
per child every single year. She's also saying it will
boost the state's economy and childhood well being. Now, the
state already did offer free childcare, but it was to
families below a certain income level. But now that restriction
(03:18):
is gone and families can start applying right away.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
The program will also establish a multimillion dollar loan fund
to construct, expand, and renovate childcare facilities. The forecast mostly
clear skies early tonight, but then it gets cloudy later overnight,
low forty one, some sun tomorrow morning, but then the
clouds roll in again. We could see a couple of
(03:42):
showers late in the day and in the evening High
fifty nine, mostly Sunday on Tuesday, but windy High sixty
on Wednesday, some sun giving way to clouds, a shower
or two at night, High fifty six. Right now in
Boston we have clear skies. End fifty three. Watercolor artists
(04:03):
Winslow Homer gets a homecoming at the Museum of Fine Arts.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
It's being dubbed a once in a century show. The
Museum of Fine Arts is breaking out it's extensive collection
of watercolors and more from local artist Winslow Homer for
the first time in nearly fifty years. The new exhibit
features nearly fifty of his watercolors and other works, depicting
the seas of Gloucester and Maine to the calm wilderness
of the Adirondacks. Christina Mikilon is the curator of Prints
(04:28):
and Drawings, and she says, this is one of the
rare exhibits where they want you to get up close
to the works.
Speaker 7 (04:33):
We invite people to, within reason, get up close and
really look at some of those details and nuances in
the watercolors. And to really just appreciate what he's able
to achieve with this medium and some of the boundaries
that he's pushing with this work.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
The collection features some of his most iconic work, like
The Blue Boat or Boys in a Pasture, but Mikelon
says her new favorite is actually the first Homer work
the museum ever bought.
Speaker 7 (05:00):
Think Leaping Trout is probably Rising to the Top is
my favorite, not just watercolor in this exhibition, but potentially
in this entire collection.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
The exhibit runs through mid January from the MFA Kyle
BRADWBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
A Japanese restaurant in Brookline is shutting down after twenty
seven years of service. Fugatu Japanese Cuisine on Beacon Street
will close its doors Wednesday. A post on Facebook says
the closure was for personal reasons. Coca Cola says it's
bringing back Mister PIB twenty four years after it was discontinued.
Speaker 8 (05:38):
The company said the revived Mister Pib will have thirty
percent more caffeine than PIB Extra, the brand it was
replaced with. The soda is also getting a new slogan,
Bold Kick of Cherry, for its intense, sweet cherry flavor
with hints of caramel and a lingering spicy finish. Coca
Cola said. Mister Pib and Mister PIB Zero Sugar are
(06:00):
now available in Florida, Chicago, Las Vegas, Michigan, and California markets.
A nationwide rollout of the rebrand will start in early
twenty twenty six. I'm Jim Forbes.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
YouTube TV viewers are still without access to Disney networks,
including ABC, ESPN, FX, and National Geographic. The Disney blackout
started late Thursday after both sides failed to reach an
agreement on a new content distribution deal. YouTube claims Disney
(06:31):
used the blackout threat to push for higher prices benefiting
its own streaming services like Hulu. Meanwhile, Disney says YouTube
TV is refusing to pay fair rates for its channels.
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
(06:53):
I'm Suzanne Sasville, WBZ Boston's news radio
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