Massachusetts 44 seconds ago

‘My personal life is my personal life': Healey defends privacy on out-of-state travel

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey doubled down Monday on maintaining privacy for her and her family, after her administration reportedly refused to disclose where she went when she left the state for fo...

  • Massachusetts 12 hours ago

    Chelsea registered sex offender accused of possessing images of child sex abuse

    A Chelsea, Massachusetts, man who is already registered as a sex offender was arraigned on a child pornography charge Monday as part of an ongoing investigation prompted by a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Timothy Brown, 38, was arraigned on one count of possession of child pornography. His bail was set at $10,000. T...
  • Boston 12 hours ago

    Marking the 34th anniversary of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist

    This week marks 34 years since 13 works were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The unsolved case still haunts Boston to this day, but even as the decades pass, investigators have not given up on locating the paintings and solving the mystery.  It was the largest art heist in the world. Anthony Amore, the director of the museum’s...
  • Boston 8 hours ago

    Irish firefighter in Boston for St. Patrick's Day charged with rape

    A first responder in Ireland’s largest city is accused of raping a woman in Boston, where he traveled for St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The office of Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said Monday that 37-year-old Terrence Crosbie of Dublin has been charged with rape. Prosecutors identified Crosbie as a member of the Dublin Fire...
  • Immigration 15 hours ago

    Work authorization for migrant arrivals stagnant since December

    Gov. Maura Healey has frequently pointed to getting more migrants authorized to work as a key step in moving people out of the state’s overwhelmed emergency family shelter system, but the number of new arrivals who have work authorizations has stagnated since December. About half of the families in the state’s Emergency Assistance famil...
  • 15 hours ago

    Woman facing charges in string of fires at East Boston businesses

    A woman has been arrested in a string of fires at businesses at an East Boston business plaza in the last few days. Genesis Hurtado, 26, was arrested Monday on suspicion of setting a fire at an AutoZone on Border Street that broke out earlier in the day, police said. Seat covers had been used to set fire inside the…

  • murder 15 hours ago

    2 women killed in Miami murder-suicide were NH college student-athletes

    Two women who were fatally shot by a man in a murder-suicide Saturday in Miami, Florida, were student-athletes at New Hampshire’s New England College, the school confirmed Monday. Miami-Dade police on Monday identified the victims of the killing as Meghan Moore, 25, and Sidney Capolino, 23, and New England College confirmed to NBC South Flori...
  • Hyde Park 18 hours ago

    Car crashes onto its side at Boston supermarket

    A car crashed in the parking lot of a Boston supermarket on Monday, leaving the vehicle on its side and a person in the hospital. The car was seen on its side after apparently colliding with a tree and a fence to one side of the Shaw’s supermarket on Hyde Park Avenue. The driver was taken out of the...

  • 12 hours ago

    Truck hit by train in Littleton, delaying Commuter Rail

    An MBTA commuter train hit a truck in Littleton, Massachusetts, on Monday, closing a street and causing delays on the Fitchburg Commuter Rail line. The collision took place on King Street Extension, according to Littleton police, near the intersection of King and Taylor streets. They shared a photo of a damaged tractor-trailer — it appeared the tra...
  • 20 hours ago

    North Brookfield agrees not to interfere with future Pride events

    The town of North Brookfield, Massachusetts, has agreed to “refrain from future interference and alter permitting process” after it was sued for trying to block this year’s Small Town Pride, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. Two members of the select board unlawfully blocked a permit for the June 29...
  • decision 2024 20 hours ago

    Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and why is he running for president?

    The lack of excitement many Americans feel about a presidential rematch has heightened interest in alternatives to the major-party candidates — none more so than Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose famous name has helped him build buzz for his independent bid. Kennedy is a huge longshot to win electoral votes, much less the presidency. But his campaign ev...
  • Boston 13 hours ago

    11 arrested, group caught on camera vandalizing sign pole during Boston St. Patrick's Day festivities

    At least 11 people were arrested and a group was caught on camera vandalizing a light pole during Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Boston. Sunday’s parade in South Boston drew what organizers said were record crowds, and there were some problems as a result. Boston police said they arrested 10 people on a variety of charg...
  • forecast 8 hours ago

    Mix of clouds and sun Monday, with cool temperatures

    Cooler temperatures welcome us into this week and spring begins on Tuesday. For Monday, it will feel pretty wintry in the mountains with snow showers, a gusty wind and high temperatures in the 30s on the summits, with 40s to around 50 elsewhere. A mix of clouds and sun will be expected Monday on our last full day of astronomical…

  • Newton 8 hours ago

    ‘Disturbing' vandalism of Israeli hostage posters in Newton being investigated as hate crime

    A hate crime investigation is underway in Newton, Massachusetts, after posters with the names and photos of Israeli hostages being held by Hamas were allegedly defaced and damaged by vandals. In total, police say they are investigating “five instances of hate and vandalism” since late February. Vandals targeted one home twice. “Bi...
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