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A home was on fire in Methuen, Massachusetts, and firefighters battled to put it out. Aerial footage showed the fire had ripped through the building on Woodburn Drive, and the Methuen Fire Department shared footage of what they called the “serious blaze.” This article will be updated when more information is available.

A Maine man who fatally shot his toddler niece did so after getting into a fight with the child’s father over a shirt, police said. The girl, Octavia Huber Young, died Saturday after the shooting in Wells. Police said the man who shot Octavia, 19-year-old Andrew Huber Young, got into a fight with his brother over the shirt, the Portland P...

Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart made NBA history Monday by becoming the first player to win the league’s Hustle Award multiple times.

Boston Beer to launch first cannabis beverage in Canada

Massachusetts has been dealing with a new surge of COVID-19 for several weeks now, with many concerned residents eager for it to end. A sign that it’s coming may have just appeared in the area’s sewer system. The most recent update from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s COVID-19 wastewater tracker, submitted over the w...

A Massachusetts resident is among the 14 people who have been sickened by a multistate Jif peanut butter salmonella outbreak. Only two cases have been reported so far in the Northeast, including one in Massachusetts and one in New York, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Cases have also been reported in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois...

Boston Public Schools is struggling to operate on a basic level and is not addressing “systemic barriers” to equitable education, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said Monday in a scathing report. While crediting outgoing Superintendent Brenda Cassellius for progress on some initiatives, the DESE report...

The Eastern Conference Finals are taking a physical toll on both the Heat and Celtics, and Monday we learned that Miami will be without one of its key figures tonight in pivotal Game 4.

A helicopter crashed at an airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Monday, fire officials said. The people inside had minor injuries, according to Nashua Fire Rescue, which responded to the crash at Nashua Airport. It wasn’t immediately clear what happened in the crash; fire officials said the crash happened from a low altitude. The FAA said tha...

The Patriots have assigned jersey numbers to several veteran players with OTAs underway at Gillette Stadium.

Former Boston Mayor Janey named head of Boston nonprofit

A former Holliston resident is facing multiple charges that he committed sexual offenses against children in North Carolina, and police here in Massachusetts are asking anyone locally who might have been a victim to come forward. James Martin, 47, is charged with multiple counts of first degree sexual offense, multiple counts of indecent liberties ...

A birthday party was held on Saturday for the last Tuskegee Airman still living in Rhode Island, and he got a lot more than the cards he’d asked for as he turned 100. Sgt. Victor Butler, who was a mechanic with the legendary group of Black airmen from World War II, had asked the public for birthday cards ahead of…

If you tested positive for COVID-19 and have symptoms, there are free treatments that may be right for you. Over 40% of Massachusetts residents are eligible, state health officials say. You can contact your doctor directly or the state’s self-referral line at 508-213-1380 or visit mass.gov/CovidTreatments. Here’s everything you need to ...