Wakefield 4 hours ago

6 hospitalized after SUV rolls over on I-95 in Wakefield

A crash on Interstate 95 in Wakefield injured six people Thursday night, Massachusetts State Police said. An SUV rolled over near Exit 59, according to police, who were called to the scene around 10:2...

  • 12 hours ago

    MIT scientists want to create a ‘Lyme Block' with proteins found in your sweat

    Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge are dreaming up a potential new way to help prevent a potentially debilitating tickborne illness, and the key to it all is right in our sweat. Researchers have discovered through years of study that a protein found in our sweat has antimicrobial properties, and can inhibit the gro...
  • boston restaurant talk 13 hours ago

    Growing chain of ramen restaurants based in NYC opening 2 locations in Greater Boston

    [This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A growing chain of ramen restaurants based in New York City is apparently opening not one, but two locations in the Greater Boston area, including one on its way to a space in the northern suburbs. According to a poster within the Friends of Boston’s Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page...
  • child sex abuse 12 hours ago

    Ex-Winthrop police lt. pleads not guilty to new child rape charges

    A former police lieutenant from Winthrop, Massachusetts, arrested in December on suspicion of raping a child at his home pleaded not guilty to new charges Thursday. Prosecutors shared some new information on the case against former Winthrop Police Lt. James Feeley in Suffolk Superior Court, and the timeline for the trial was set. Feeley was initial...
  • mbta 13 hours ago

    Price of new Red, Orange line trains balloons to over $1 billion

    A contract “reset” with the manufacturer of new Red and Orange Line trains would set the end of 2027 as the latest completion target for the maligned project, add up to $148 million in allowable costs, and forgive tens of millions of dollars more in penalties. After a year-long review of the T’s contract with CRRC, a team of advis...
  • 13 hours ago

    Boston police seek suspect in Roxbury bus stop stabbing

    Boston police are searching for a man suspected in a stabbing at a bus stop in the city’s Roxbury neighborhood on Wednesday. Investigators say they’re looking to identify the man pictured above after a stabbing at a bus stop near the Washington Park Mall at Warren Street and MLK Boulevard, just before 1 p.m. The man is described as......
  • 14 hours ago

    North End restaurants close to protest outdoor dining restrictions

    More than 20 restaurants in Boston’s North End will close for two hours Thursday afternoon as owners and employees brainstorm ways to fight a ban on outdoor dining specific to that section of the city. The 21 restaurant owners involved are part of a lawsuit against the city of Boston over the restrictions, which are unique to the North End&#8...
  • forecast 3 hours ago

    Rain continues Thursday ahead of a warmer, drier Easter weekend

    We’re back underneath downpours for the day, as a stalling weather system hangs around. So far, most of the rain has been lighter through the early morning hours, but we’ll expect downpours to become greater by the early afternoon. The rainfall rates aren’t too steep, so while there will be puddles on the road, widespread flooding...
  • death investigation 15 hours ago

    Smoking materials likely caused deadly Newton, Lowell house fires

    Two recent deadly fires in Massachusetts, one in Newton and one in Lowell, were likely caused by smoking materials, fire officials said Thursday, identifying the men who died in both incidents.

  • March Madness 15 hours ago

    NCAA Sweet 16 tipping off at TD Garden Thursday night

    Though your bracket may be busted, the March Madness excitement is only getting more intense, especially Thursday in Boston. Four of the teams in the Sweet 16 are set to play Thursday night at the TD Garden — and one of those teams is from New England. UConn will go head-to-head with San Diego State University, a rematch of last…

  • car crash 7 hours ago

    Driver charged in crash involving school bus in Barre, Mass.

    A driver, who crashed into a loaded school bus in Barre, Massachusetts, on Thursday morning, is facing several charges, police said. No one was seriously hurt in the crash on West Street, but one student was taken to the hospital as a precaution, according to Barre police. Images from the scene showed the school bus had crashed into a tree…...
  • Brighton 16 hours ago

    Man arrested in connection with ‘peeping Tom' incidents in Brighton

    A man who peeped into windows in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood last week has been arrested, Boston police said Thursday. Francis Gomez, 36, was arrested Wednesday on warrants for two incidents that occurred on Donnybrook Road and Beechcroft Street, police said. Gomez, of Brighton, was caught with a flashlight walking around a woman’s B...
  • Puerto Rico 7 hours ago

    Search ongoing for US Marine swept off Puerto Rico beach

    A U.S. Marine from Massachusetts who was swept away by the current at a Puerto Rico beach on Wednesday has been identified amid an ongoing search. The U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies were still searching for 26-year-old Samuel Maturi Wanjiru, who disappeared from the beach, authorities said. The incident occurred at about 3:58 p.m. Wednesd...
  • lawrence 9 hours ago

    Dozens of Lawrence residents lose power after car crashes into utility poles

    Dozens of residents in Lawrence, Massachusetts, were left without power Thursday morning after a serious crash knocked down utility poles. The incident occurred at about 11 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Lawrence Street, where utility crews were seen in bucket trucks working to restore power. Police say the driver, identified as 36-year-old Efren Al...
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