Massachusetts

Months after a child died following a medical emergency in Winthrop, Massachusetts, a report found a “taxed” system left no ambulances available to respond. The report is the result of an investigation from Massachusetts’ Office of Emergency Medical Services following the death of a 2-year-old girl on Jan. 26. Winthrop Fire Chief ...

That first class of college graduates who went through the COVID era are now looking for jobs.  While hiring is projected to be slightly down for the class of 2024, there are still many opportunities. Being prepared can run the gamut from the very basic to understanding the role artificial intelligence may have in checking out your resume. “The mar...

Frustrated neighbors in Somerville, Massachusetts, say over the past month they’re barely received their mail. “We had mail that came in yesterday that was over a month old,” said John who lives at Properzi Manor along Warren Street in Union Square. The building houses mostly senior citizens who say they’ve experienced medical complications because...

It was a tussle on the tarmac as a fight broke out on a recent Spirit Airlines flight right after it landed at Logan Airport. “Everything seemed fine and dandy until we hit the ground,” said Framingham resident Nicole Grome, who recorded video of the fight on her cell phone. “The tension was really building, you could cut it with....

Nearly six years after a drunk driver hit a Brockton, Massachusetts, man and left him disabled, his family is still waiting for their day in court. Kesnel Belony was delivering food in Boston near South Station, when he was hit by a car and thrown from his scooter in November of 2018. His cousin Dinie Okonkwo said he suffered a…

Statewide housing issues are causing conversations in cities across Massachusetts, including in Cambridge, where lawmakers are considering a change to residential zoning laws. Cambridge Housing Committee members are discussing a plan to remove zoning requirements that only low-occupancy homes may be constructed in certain areas. “There are so...

A judge ruled Tuesday that the bankrupt Steward Health Care system can meet Wednesday’s payroll for its roughly 9,750 employees in Massachusetts and more than 20,000 others around the country, an early ruling in a court proceeding in which Massachusetts is among hundreds of interested parties. The operator of the third-largest hospital system...

A Michigan man carrying explosives traveled to Massachusetts in 2023 and later said he wanted to blow up a building in Salem known as the Satanic Temple, according to a federal indictment. Luke Terpstra was charged in western Michigan with two felonies: transportation of an explosive and possession of an unregistered explosive. “Building explosive ...

“Fewer than ten” pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested after a traffic disruption in the area of MIT’s campus Thursday afternoon, the school said. The protest was taking place in the area of Vassar Street. Dozens of protesters were holding signs that identified the group as the “MIT Coalition for Palestine.” MIT pol...

Dollars coming from Washington to support survivors of violent crimes have dried up in recent years, and state funds to prop up struggling service providers are held up in a spending bill awaiting legislative action. Federal funding through the Crime Victims Fund to support victim service programming nationwide has fallen dramatically over the past...

The expansion of the Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett, Massachusetts, has been suspended as the casino and city can’t come to terms over things like taxes and impact fees, Encore parent company Wynn Resorts said this week. Wynn had been seeking to build a new facility across Broadway from the $2.6 billion casino that opened in 2019 as t...

The clock is ticking for Massachusetts residents to get their Real ID-compliant driver’s license or identification card or passport if they want to board a plane next year. Anyone flying in the U.S. or entering a federal building will need a REAL ID or a valid passport starting May 7, 2025, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles said. &...

A 16-year-old has been charged in a shooting that led an injured driver to crash into a house in Worcester, Massachusetts last month. The teen, who was not identified due to his age, faces charges of armed assault to murder, possession of a loaded firearm without a license to carry, and possession of ammunition without an FID card. It stems…...