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Several roads surrounding the Mass. State House were closed for several hours Sunday “out of an abundance of caution.”

Police are looking for a man they say attacked a woman and yelled racial insults Tuesday evening in Brookline, Massachusetts. The woman told police she parked on Dean Road around 7:15 p.m. and was walking outside All Saint’s Parish at the intersection with Beacon Street when a man shoved her from behind, knocking her to the ground.

Vape supporters plan to gather Thursday for a rally outside the Massachusetts Statehouse to protest Gov. Charlie Baker’s four-month ban on vape sales. Protesters will take to 24 Beacon Street as part of the “Let Us Vape, Not Smoke” rally, where they will decry the governor’s controversial move.

Boston is bracing for a busy weekend as students move into dorms and apartments as the school year gets underway. In addition to the spectacle known as “Allston Christmas,” due to the loads of furniture and household goods left on sidewalks, move-in weekend is also known to create major traffic problems in the city.

An unusual obstacle in a new bike lane is raising eyebrows in Somerville.

A new bike lane in Somerville, Massachusetts, has an odd, potentially dangerous impediment: a utility pole. The uproar over the pole’s location began on Sunday, when a local cyclist posted a picture of the pole on a Facebook page, according to a Boston Globe report. That sparked others to chime in with their thoughts.

Man accused of posing as GrubHub driver and stealing packages in Brighton and Brookline

Police have arrested a man in connection with a slew of package thefts across Brookline and Brighton.

Bostonians spend a lot of time getting from one place to another. Whether by car, bus or train, commuting takes a toll on our quality of life and our well-being. Inrix, a research firm, says Boston drivers wasted 164 hours sitting in rush hour traffic last year. It is the highest of any U.S. city. Long commutes and a public...

Community leaders are mourning the death of two Boston firefighters who died in the line of duty while fighting a massive blaze in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood five years ago. Lt. Ed Walsh, 43, and firefighter Michael Kennedy, 33, were killed while battling a 9-alarm fire in 2014. The deadly blaze injured 13 others and prompted the fatal victim’s families...

 The ride along the MBTA’s Route 1 bus is only five miles. But the health difference for those living in the neighborhoods along that stretch is huge.

It’s a ride Massachusetts State Representative Liz Miranda (D-Dorchester) knows well. “I’ve taken it my whole life,” she said. Lives that can often be cut short depending on where you live along the bus route. “You have that the life expectancy in Roxbury is under 60 years,” said Miranda. “And you have that the life expectancy in the Back Bay...

A suspect is in custody after allegedly stealing a sander in Newton, Massachusetts. Michael Carter, 30, of Dorchester, is facing larceny of a motor vehicle and other charges after police say he stole a town pick up truck sander from the Knotty Pine restaurant parking lot Friday morning. Police say the DPW worker, who was inside the Auburn Street restaurant...

This week’s Restaurant Roundup includes a new gaming destination and the closing of a restaurant that is almost two centuries old.

This week’s Restaurant Roundup includes the closing of a popular Back Bay restaurant, a new Cava location and the reopening of a pizza joint.

A downed tree on Beacon Street in Boston is blocking traffic. Crews are on scene working to remove it.

A tree fell in Boston Saturday afternoon, blocking traffic and damaging a car and street light.

The wind caused problems across New England, tearing pieces off a high-rise building and shutting down part of Boylston Street.

This week’s Restaurant Roundup includes a new spot for beer, another restaurant closing and the re-opening of a restaurant after a burst water pipe shut things down.