Massachusetts

Boston 47 mins ago

Boston bouncer who fatally stabbed Marine vet in 2022 pleads guilty to manslaughter

The Boston bouncer who allegedly stabbed a 23-year-old Marine veteran to death in March of 2022 pleaded guilty to manslaughter during a hearing Thursday morning in Suffolk Superior Court. Alvaro Omar ...

4 hours ago

Credit card skimmer found at Brookline gas station
Karen Read 45 mins ago

Karen Read trial: Sides debate key issues as trial approaches

Boston 60 mins ago

More than 100 arrests as Boston police break up Emerson protest encampment

Boston police tore down a pro-Palestinian encampment on Emerson College’s campus overnight, arresting more than 100 people. Afterward, school canceled classes Thursday. Meanwhile on Thursday, de...
north andover 5 hours ago

Man dead after shooting at police in North Andover home standoff

A man has died by suicide after he barricaded himself inside his North Andover, Massachusetts, home late Wednesday night and fired at the officers who responded, officials said. North Andover police s...
lowell 15 hours ago

Missing man has been found, Lowell police say

Police in Lowell, Massachusetts, say a missing man has been located. Authorities said the man had last been seen around 6 p.m. Wednesday near the Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsborough State Forest. Police later ...
Gloucester 19 hours ago

‘Smoke screen': Gloucester harbormaster's firing draws questions and criticism from boaters

The busy boating season in Gloucester, Massachusetts, is beginning with a scandal at the harbormaster’s office over theft and forgery. TJ Ciarametaro says he was wrongfully terminated by the cit...

Massachusetts 21 hours ago

Mass. lawmakers negotiating shelter bill have final deal in place

Top Democrats expect to file a compromise Wednesday on a bill designed to continue funding the state’s overrun emergency family shelter system and implement reforms to cut costs by limiting how long families may stay in shelters. As State House News Service first reported, lawmakers working on a fiscal 2024 supplemental budget (H 4466 / S 271...
Malden 19 hours ago

Malden considers ban on tobacco products for anyone born after 2003

The public will get to weigh in on a possible ban on sales of tobacco and e-cigarette products to anyone who was born after 2003 in Malden, Massachusetts, at a board of health meeting on Wednesday night. According to the public hearing agenda, any businesses that defy the ban could be fined and suspended. “I would support it at this…
Braintree 18 hours ago

Person grazed on I-93 in Braintree in possible road rage shooting, sources say

A person was grazed by a bullet Wednesday in what’s being investigated as a possible road rage incident on Interstate 93 in Braintree, Massachusetts, sources tell the NBC10 Investigators. State police later said troopers responded around 2:50 p.m. after a vehicle was hit by a bullet on I-93 southbound. Investigators found two vehicles were in...
health care 22 hours ago

Steward's asset-stripping ‘really despicable,' Healey says

Slamming Steward Health Care executives for “really despicable” conduct, Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday that she wants Massachusetts and federal regulators to conduct a thorough review of a proposal that would sell Steward’s physician network to for-profit insurer Optum. Healey faced questions during an interview on WBUR’s &...
Boston 18 hours ago

Person stabbed at Boston pilot school, police say

A student was stabbed during a fight at TechBoston Academy in Dorchester Wednesday, officials said. Officers were called to the pilot school on Peacevale Road around 12:25 p.m. for a report of one person stabbed. According to the district, a fight broke out between two teens at the library. One was stabbed, suffering non-life-threatening injuries. ...
Newton 21 hours ago

Firefighters spend hours battling blaze at Newton home

Fire broke out a home undergoing renovations in Newton, Massachusetts, Wednesday. Newton firefighters responded to the home on Central Avenue around noon. A contractor working don’t he home said they were doing major renovations – which were almost complete – when the fire broke out. It took hours to bring it under control, with f...
Animals and Wildlife 19 hours ago

Rescuers save 10 of 11 dolphins in mass stranding on Cape Cod

Rescuers were able to save 10 of 11 dolphins that were stranded in shallow water on Cape Cod Tuesday, according to an animal welfare group.
forecast 18 hours ago

Rain, slight chance of isolated T-storms, followed by temperature drop

Unlike days prior, Wednesday morning has started with overcast skies instead of sun. Because of the pattern, the clouds won’t be enough to keep temperatures down though. Highs Wednesday will near 60°. The air is a bit more humid, too, as moisture is inbound ahead of a few scattered rain showers for the early afternoon and evening. Most of the...
norwell Apr 24

Shoppers warned after rash of wallet thefts at Norwell stores

Shoppers on the South Shore are being warned by police to stay on their guard while shopping. That message comes after a rash of stolen wallets. “I’m always in here. I shop here all the time and I just see women leaving their wallets and their pocketbooks in their wagon all the time and I always say to them,...
Apr 24

Grasshopper Vegan Restaurant in Allston is closing

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] An Asian dining spot that features vegan food is shutting down, though it could be reborn in a new space. According to multiple sources, including a poster within the Friends of Boston’s Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Grasshopper Vegan Restaurant in Allston is getting ready to cl...
Marshfield 20 hours ago

Marshfield reportedly rejects rezoning for MBTA housing law; AG reacts

Marshfield, Massachusetts, appears unlikely to draw a state lawsuit right away after its Town Meeting on Monday reportedly rejected a plan that would have complied with new zoning requirements for communities near MBTA service. Town Meeting shot down an 84-acre zoning change by a 169-289 vote, according to The Patriot Ledger, which reported that Ma...
Karen Read 18 hours ago

Karen Read trial jury selected; judge open to moving courtrooms

The jury has been seated in the Karen Read trial, according to the defense, after a weeklong jury selection process. The jury has been seated in the Karen Read trial, according to the defense, after a weeklong jury selection process.
Boston 14 hours ago

Students at Harvard, Brown join in pro-Palestinian protests across college campuses

College students in New England and nationwide have remained resilient in their protests against the war in Gaza. Pro-Palestinian encampments have popped up across campus lawns at MIT, Harvard University and other Boston area colleges. These students are standing in solidarity with their peers from Columbia University in New York. Not only are they...

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