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  ❤️ Donate Thursday, October 1, 2026 🌤️ Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Good Morning Boston, The Red Sox' short-lived playoff run is over, following another quiet night at the plate and bullpen meltdown against the Yankees. Sox manager Chad Tracy called last night a "frustrating" way to end after what was a "special" summer . Now, let's get to the news. As October begins, another wave of changes due to the Republican-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act is taking hold. Plus, we have some breaking news from the campaign trail in Massachusetts: The squeeze on SNAP: Beginning today, millions of Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will see their monthly benefits increase slightly to keep up with rising costs. But the amount of money states get from the federal government to administer the program is getting sliced in half, due to language in the Republican mega-law passed last year. Merrimack Valley Food Bank Assistant Direc...

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