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Rep. Joe Kennedy III knows what his opponents say about him, often at a whisper — that he is running on the Kennedy name. “I am incredibly proud of the contributions my family has made to the state and this country,” the Massachusetts Democrat told NBC10 Boston in an interview outside his Newton home. The Senate candidate has built an…

Colleges across the Commonwealth and the country are preparing for the return of students this fall. Some have already decided to go online-only, while others are welcoming students back to campus or attempting to find a blend of the two options. But what will college truly look like for students in Massachusetts this fall? Michael Alexander, president of Lasell University…

A Massachusetts lawyer who resigned from the bar last year after he was accused of stealing money from his clients faces new federal charges. Prosecutors say Kevin M. Brill embezzled a combined $589,896 from trust funds he oversaw, beginning in at least October 2012 and continuing through July 2017. In a charging document filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court, prosecutors…

Cleanup in Newton’s Lower Falls neighborhood is now underway after a fast-moving storm ripped a tree from the ground.Power lines were pulled down, a utility police was snapped in half and a driveway was blocked from the damage.

A storm ripped down trees and power lines in Newton on Thursday.

The police chief in Newton, Massachusetts, intends to retire after 27 years on the force, the city’s mayor said Tuesday. Chief David MacDonald informed Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller Tuesday morning of his plan to retire, Fuller said in a statement. The exact date has not yet been decided, but she said he had suggested he leave this summer. The...

After months of being closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Whole Beauty Salon and Spa is back open in Newton, Massachusetts. Owner Olga Kwasniewski says she decided to do something kind for frontline workers — her salon is offering free haircuts and eventually free facials to frontline workers for the entire month of June.

A former assistant athletic director at Northeastern University claimed he was racially profiled by police in Newton, Massachusetts, during an incident in the city in May. Tim Duncan took to social media to share the story this week to bring more attention to interactions between police and people of color. “Sometimes, African American males are just thought of as threats,…

A Newton-based pharmaceutical company is treating patients with severe cases of the coronavirus with a drug approved to treat multiple myeloma as part of a new study to keep people off ventilators. More than 230 patients enrolled in the second phase of the study, many of them in Boston, and researchers at Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc say they’re making progress....

A Newton-based pharmaceutical company is treating coronavirus patients with a drug approved for multiple myeloma in a study to try to keep people off ventilators.

Shopping Angels deliver food to high-risk people in the United States and beyond. Newton teen, Nate Lesser, has stepped up and is now the Massachusetts Coordinator to help deliver food to those in need. He shares his story with Colton Bradford.

Karyopharm Therapeutics is testing a treatment for the novel coronavirus.

A Newton-based pharmaceutical company is aiming to start clinical trials next week on a cancer drug to treat patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

Families in Newton, Massachusetts, have found a fun way to connect during the coronavirus pandemic with a neighborhood scavenger hunt.

Massachusetts native and actor/director John Krasinski has started a new chapter of his career, as a news anchor on “Some Good News.” Krasinski on Sunday launched “Some Good News,” a new YouTube series he created focusing entirely on good news. In preparation, the star took to Twitter on Wednesday asking people for stories that made them feel good to...

The man at the center of the shooting last month outside Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital that left a valet injured misled police at the scene, including claiming to an officer he also was with law enforcement before drawing what appeared to be a gun, prosecutors said Monday. That man, Juston Root, was fatally shot by police after leading...

Students and staff at a Newton school asked to stay home amid coronavirus concerns

The Brigham and Women’s Hospital valet injured in a shooting earlier this month was struck by a Boston police officer’s bullet, and the weapon the original suspect brandished was not a working firearm, authorities said Tuesday. Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins released preliminary details surrounding the Feb. 7 shooting of a valet outside the prestigious Boston hospital and...