Massachusetts

Harvard University’s leading Palestinian advocacy group says it has been suspended as protests over Israel’s war in Gaza rock college campuses. The Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee announced the suspension on social media Monday. A university spokesperson confirmed to The Boston Globe that Harvard College had suspend...

Climate change protesters gathered in Boston for Earth Day, marching in an event that shut down traffic on the Moakley Bridge in South Boston Monday afternoon. Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion organized the event, which they called Boston’s Earth Day party. Earlier in the afternoon, the group had gathered at Christopher Columbus Wa...

Inter Miami will face off against the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, this Saturday and there is expected to be record fan attendance for a single Revolution game, according to the team.

A stolen car crashed off a highway during a chase through Massachusetts on Monday, leading to the arrest of three people inside, police said. The car crashed off Interstate 290 in Northborough, causing heavy delays. Two of the people inside were taken to a hospital, according to Massachusetts State Police. The police pursuit began in the MetroWest ...

A former police chief in western Massachusetts is accused of embezzling from the town he served. Former Leyden Police Chief Daniel Galvis was arraigned Monday, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. Galvis is accused of selling equipment owned by the Leyden Police Department and keeping the money for himself. The items incl...

Gov. Maura Healey has joined a chorus of voices pushing back against an idea floated by the secretary for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation about adding tolls at the state’s borders. MassDOT Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt was giving a keynote speech at a WalkMassachusetts gathering on April 10 when she talked about the need to get...

Let our meteor season begin! Early January through April, the sky is pretty quiet from any meteor showers.  Now, that changes as we have our annual Lyrid meteor shower kicking off a bunch of meteor shower events this year. This shower is caused by debris from a passing comet named Comet Thatcher that comes around every year. But don’t......

A judge has ruled that Adam Montgomery, convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter Harmony, must appear in person for his upcoming sentencing after he didn’t attend his trial.

As clear skies are overhead, there is a chill to the air Monday, but it’s a seasonable spring day. Very fitting as Earth Day is celebrated across the globe. Earth Day pre-dates the Environmental Protection Agency, and first celebrated in 1970. It was first put forth by Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson, and done to mark the importance of clean ai...

A Southbridge, Massachusetts, man accused of kidnapping a child at a Webster beach and assaulting her last week was held without bail Monday pending a dangerousness hearing. The incident happened on the Patriot’s Day holiday at Memorial Beach, Webster police said, adding that the girl was alone. Walter Fanion, 68, had a dog with him and start...

A man who was arrested and charged with kidnapping and rape over the weekend in Everett, Massachusetts, appeared in court Monday but had his arraignment delayed. Jersson Canales, 35, was arrested Saturday in connection with an incident that occurred earlier that day, Everett police said. The victim, they said, was safe and received medical treatmen...

Nineteen jurors have been selected to serve in the Karen Read trial, one of Massachusetts’ most closely watched legal sagas, as of Monday, but opening arguments appeared to remain days away.

College students across Boston are standing in solidarity with Columbia University students who have been protesting Israel’s actions in the ongoing war in Gaza. Members of the MIT, Tufts University and Emerson College communities started protesting Sunday, calling on administrators to take action. The conflict has left thousands dead after t...