Massachusetts

While negotiators remain at odds over how much they want to draw from state savings and exactly what kind of time limits to place on shelter stays — plus whether restaurants should resume takeout drink sales — funding could run out in less than two weeks, a Healey administration official confirmed

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] The operators of a couple of North End restaurants are hoping to open a new dining spot. According to a licensing board hearing page within the City of Boston website, a restaurant tentatively named North End Lobster Co. is looking to open on Hanover Street, with Adriana Travaglione being ...

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A popular immersive Van Gogh painting exhibit is returning to Boston this summer. “Imagine Van Gogh” lets fans of the legendary painter walk through more than 200 of his works at the SoWa Power Station by projecting them on the walls while classical music plays in the South End events space. The show previously ran at the same location ...

A rash of vehicle break-ins hit a neighborhood in Clinton, Massachusetts, police said Thursday. The break-ins occurred in the Highland Street area of town, Clinton police said. “If you live in this area of town, please check your vehicle for anything that was taken or appears out of place,” police said. Residents were reminded to lock t...

Authorities have identified the man whose death in Framingham, Massachusetts, has been under investigation as suspicious for over a week. But investigators have not yet said what they believe led to the death of Brooks Hood, a 27-year-old from Bridgeport, Connecticut. The cause and manner of Hood’s death on Wednesday, April 10, has not yet be...

It looks like the price of homes, in particular, single families, is on the rise in Greater Boston.  According to the Greater Boston Association of Realtors, the median price is $910,000, which is more than a 9% increase over the same month last year, setting a new March record. So, if you thought housing prices would level off or go…

A truck rolled over and spilled gravel onto the highway in Weymouth, Massachusetts, the Department of Transportation said Thursday. The crash occurred at about 10 a.m. on Route 3 north and shut down the right lane, officials said. Drivers should expect delays. It wasn’t immediately known if anyone was injured or what caused the crash. This st...

Keep the umbrella handy Thursday as showers spread slowly northeastward. However, minimal rain accumulation is expected across the area with around 0.5 inches of rain through Sunday in Connecticut and around 0.1 of an inch in eastern Massachusetts.  So, it won’t be a washout by any means. Temperatures will be much cooler for all Thursday...

As House Democrats eye the expansion of its public drinking water service area, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is considering whether the communities where that water comes from should finally get to reap the benefits of the system. The MWRA board is undertaking a preliminary study to direct water from the Quabbin Reservoir — whi...

A 17-year-old boy was killed in a crash during a dirt bike race in western Massachusetts over the weekend, according to NBC affiliate WWLP. The crash happened Sunday at the J-Day Off Road competition in Southwick. Southwick police described Noah DuPont’s death as a “freak accident.” “Riders crash on a regular basis, it’s par...

As the state convenes meetings to safeguard access to care at Steward hospitals in Massachusetts, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey are calling on the company’s landlord to play a role in stabilizing health care operations. In a letter Monday to CEO Edward Aldag Jr. of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. and CEO Karl Kuchel of Macquari...