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  Boston Celtics 5 hours ago

  Celtics-Cavs takeaways: C's fall flat in another Game 2 defeat

  For the second consecutive series, the Celtics were outclassed in Game 2 at home. We share our takeaways from the 118-94 loss to the Cavaliers.
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  Celtics Pregame Live 6 hours ago

  Brad Stevens ‘not losing sleep' over criticism of Tatum's playoff stats

  Jayson Tatum’s scoring has not been at its best through the start of the playoffs, but Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens is not worried.
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  Celtics Pregame Live 7 hours ago

  C's fans will love how Brad Stevens addressed possible White extension

  Derrick White has played a vital role for the Celtics and is set to be a free agent after next season, but is he a part of Brad Stevens’ long term plans?
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  U.S. Postal Service 8 hours ago

  USPS blames staffing shortage for missing mail in Somerville

  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...
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  8 hours ago

  Video shows fight that broke out on Spirit Airlines flight as it landed at Logan Airport

  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....
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  9 hours ago

  Family of man injured in drunk driving crash has been waiting years for justice

  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…
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  Boston Celtics 9 hours ago

  Mazzulla reacts to Charles Lee getting Hornets job, offers advice

  Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla shared his thoughts on his top assistant, Charles Lee, being hired as the next head coach of the Hornets.
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  cambridge 10 hours ago

  Cambridge considers plan to abolish single-family-only zoning

  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...
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  Steward Health Care 10 hours ago

  Payroll ruling launches Steward bankruptcy case

  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...
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  10 hours ago

  Michigan man accused of making explosives to target Satanic Temple in Mass.

  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 ...
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  Patriots Talk Podcast 11 hours ago

  Have the Patriots run afoul of the league with bizarre GM search?

  What’s going on with the Patriots’ GM search? Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio offered some interesting perspective on Tom E. Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast.
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  MIT 3 hours ago

  MIT says some protesters were arrested after traffic disruption

  “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...
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  13 hours ago

  Victim assistance efforts face federal funding cuts

  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...
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  Phil Perry 13 hours ago

  What inspired David Andrews to return for 10th season with Patriots

  David Andrews confirmed he isn’t retiring and explained why he’s looking forward to his 10th NFL campaign. Phil Perry has more from the Patriots captain.