Massachusetts

Braintree 1 min ago

Police activity on I-93 in Braintree

Police investigation is taking place on Interstate 93 in Braintree, Massachusetts, state officials said. The left lane was closed at Exit 6, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation...

Animals and Wildlife 26 mins ago

Rescuers save 10 of 11 dolphins in mass stranding on Cape Cod
health care 31 mins ago

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

Boston 1 hour 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 per...
3 hours ago

Fire burning at large home in Newton

Flames could be seen bursting through the roof of a home in Newton, Massachusetts, Wednesday. NBC10 Boston has reached out for more details on the fire on Central Avenue, which was sending flames and ...
forecast 4 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 nea...
norwell 6 hours ago

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 ti...

7 hours ago

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 7 hours ago

Marshfield reportedly rejects rezoning for MBTA housing law; AG reacts

Marshfield 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 Marshfield’s...
Karen Read 1 hour ago

Karen Read trial jury selected; judge open to moving courtrooms

Jury selection was resuming Wednesday in the Karen Read trial, one of Massachusetts’ most closely watched legal sagas, with the judge overseeing the case saying she’s considering moving the trial to a smaller room with a different layout.
Boston 8 mins ago

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

College students in Massachusetts 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 th...
forecast 8 hours ago

Scattered rain Wednesday with a slight chance of thunder

Our only unsettled day of the workweek is not looking like a washout. A few showers dart through the area Wednesday morning, followed by a break, then a couple more to finish the day. It’s possible that some spots come away with just a sprinkle over the course of the entire day. Also worth noting that the final leg...
chelsea 16 hours ago

Chelsea announces plan for facelift

City officials in Chelsea have announced a $20 million project to improve traffic and pedestrian safety, with construction expected to take years.
norwell 16 hours ago

Norwell police warn of wallet thefts

Authorities are investigating several reports of wallets being stolen from purses while people are shopping in stores.
15 hours ago

Student protests divide college campuses as violence in Gaza persists

Dozens of students at MIT, Tufts, and Emerson College have set up camp in solidarity with Columbia University students who were forcibly removed from their encampments last week. A coalition of student groups has set up a tent encampment on MIT’s campus, calling for the school to divest from any financial ties it has with Israel. “We ar...
Cape Cod 19 hours ago

Cape Cod woman's death sparks battle over whether her horse should live

Efforts are underway in a Cape Cod town to save a horse whose owner died after expressing she had wanted the animal buried with her. Barbara Collins of Sandwich, Massachusetts, had a dying wish to be buried with her beloved horse, Brady — named after longtime Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. After Collins’ death from stomach cancer, that wish ...
Massachusetts 8 hours ago

Mass. murder suspect arrested at NY airport

A man from western Massachusetts was arrested in New York state Tuesday on a murder charge after police responding to a call for a bad odor found a body inside the man’s apartment, authorities said. The investigation began when someone reported a foul odor coming from an apartment on Chapman Street in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Inside, police...
Boston 23 hours ago

Serious crash on Mass. Pike in Brighton backs up highway

A serious crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston Tuesday afternoon was causing heavy traffic toward the city. Massachusetts State Police urged drivers to seek alternate routes around the crash on the highway in Brighton. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation characterized the crash as a rollover. An SUV was seen propped up on the be...
car crash 20 hours ago

3 people, including 15-year-old driver, charged in police chase that ended in crash on I-290

A 15-year-old driving a stolen car and his two adult passengers are facing charges after leading police on a chase on multiple Massachusetts highways Monday before crashing the car off Interstate 290 in Northborough, according to police. The driver, who was not identified due to his age, was released to his mother after the incident and was due for...
Framingham 16 hours ago

Man found dead behind Framingham shopping center identified as restaurant worker

A man found dead Saturday night in Framingham, Massachusetts, behind the business he worked in an apparent homicide has been identified, authorities said Tuesday. Framingham police officers were called to a Shoppers World business on Worcester Road about 10 p.m., where they found a man dead in the trash area behind the building, Middlesex District ...

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