The Fore River Bridge, a drawbridge separating the Massachusetts cities of Quincy and Weymouth, was closed to traffic for part of Tuesday afternoon and evening due to a malfunction. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation confirmed around 5:30 p.m. that the bridge was stuck in the open position. Shortly before 6:45 p.m., MassDOT said the bridge had reopened. The MBTA was…

A raging garage fire in Quincy, Massachusetts, sent one person to the hospital on Sunday, authorities said. The flames broke out in the garage overnight at 301 Billings St., where one person was inside. That person was brought to a nearby hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries. There was no immediate update on the person’s condition. No firefighters were injured…

Quincy, Mass., residents Willy and Dotty Ostiguy on what makes their marriage successful.

Massachusetts couples Thelma and Edward Burns, Willy and Dotty Ostiguy and Beverly and Milton Roye tell their love stories for Valentine’s Day.

Police in Quincy, Massachusetts, who issued a silver alert Saturday night for a missing elderly man, say the 78-year-old has been located and is safe. Kang Ming Mei, who was last seen Saturday morning around 9 a.m., was located by Boston police, Quincy police said Sunday. No other information was given. Mei had last been seen wearing a blue jacket,…

Sanyi Harris, a 45-year-old Brockton woman, has been identified as the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employee killed in an accident in Quincy.

Police are searching for a man responsible for breaking into apartments at a housing building in Quincy, Massachusetts, and stealing from elderly residents. A man could be seen on surveillance video following a resident into a Quincy housing authority building Monday on Clay Street. The elderly person opens a back door with his keycard, and the burglar piggybacks in, sneaking…

Quincy, Massachusetts police on Monday said they had arrested a couple on drug-trafficking charges and seized 184 Fentanyl pills from their home. Henrique Pereira, 22, and his girlfriend Hanna Adams, 18, were arrested around 5 p.m. Saturday, after detectives carried out a search warrant at their Franklin Street home. Pereira was pulled over by police during a traffic stop Saturday,…

A man has been arrested after allegedly making “inappropriate remarks” to children in Quincy, Massachusetts. One incident, reported on Jan. 9, took place that day on Coddington Street at around 4:30 p.m., police said. The victim, who police said was a juvenile female, told police she was approached by an Asian male in his 20s wearing sunglasses who had acne…

Police are searching for a man who is allegedly making inapppropriate remarks to children in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Police in Quincy, Massachusetts are seeking the public’s help in locating a man who hasn’t been seen since late December. Daniel Ball, 47, was reported missing out of Quincy and has ties to Weymouth, authorities said. He was last seen on Dec. 23. Anyone who recognizes Ball or who knows of his whereabouts is urged to contact the Quincy Police…

Utility crews were digging up a road Monday night in Quincy, Massachusetts, after a water main break earlier in the day. Water could be seen gushing from a large pipe underground at the intersection of West Squantum Street and Fayette Street. “I was in the shower and lost water completely,” said Quincy resident Tom Newton Jr. “The building manager sent…

The Quincy Police department this week said goodbye to a beloved police dog who died earlier this month. The department said in a Facebook post that it laid K-9 Major to rest Wednesday, four days after he died from a medical emergency. The German Shepherd and his handler, Officer Ken Wood, helped protect attendants of the Boston Marathon for the…

Five people have been arrested in connection with a sex trafficking operation that ran in multiple cities in the Boston area, according to the state Attorney General Maura Healey.

The owner of a Massachusetts jewelry store has been awarded nearly $35,000 in his lawsuit over a bogus online review written by a worker at a rival shop.

A raging fire destroyed a large 4-family house Friday afternoon in Quincy, Massachusetts. The fire broke out in the Houghs Neck section of the city. A resident of the building told neighbors he was working on some type of battery for a motorcycle when the battery exploded.

A fire broke out at a home in Quincy, Massachusetts.

School is canceled Thursday for students at North Quincy High School in Massachusetts due to a water main break in the area. The Quincy Police Department posted a Tweet announcing the cancellation. Authorities said the water main break is a non-emergency incident.

A mayoral candidate in a Boston suburb was summoned to court earlier this year after police say she threw eggs at a neighbor’s home. Brenda Ryan was charged with defacing property, according to court records obtained by The Patriot Ledger.