Boston MA

Boston police say a recent drug crackdown around Edward Everett Square led to three arrests in two separate investigations, along with the seizure of crack cocaine, packaged cocaine and drug paraphernalia. The enforcement push centered on Dorchester and included a traffic stop on East Cottage Street and a search at a...

The proposed facility’s construction is the first part of a wider development project at the former ExxonMobil tank farm site. Energy company Jupiter Power has secured state approval to build the largest battery energy storage system in Massachusetts, marking another step forward for Everett’s multi-stage development...

Stoneham – On Feb. 18, 54-year-old Scott Marino, of Stoneham, was arrested on multiple charges, including two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault and battery, and one count of furnishing alcohol to a person under 21. Marino allegedly provided alcohol to an 18-year-old female known to him...

Somerville carb fans are getting an upgrade. Wildgrain, the Somerville-born subscription service that delivers par-baked loaves, pastries and fresh pasta straight to customers' freezers, is opening its first public bakehouse in Union Square next Thursday, March 5. The new spot will serve warm croissants, bagels and...

Concerned citizens from Norwood and surrounding communities packed a Boston-bound bus last Thursday afternoon. They held onto signs of support, optimism and faith in the legislative process. They were just a small contingent of die-hard Norwood Hospital supporters set to rendezvous with first responders and elected...

A Boston building on Ellingwood Street went up in flames Friday evening, sending thick smoke over the block and leaving parts of the structure blackened with a gaping hole torn into one side. Dozens of first responders swarmed the street as crews worked to knock down the blaze. As of Friday night, officials had not...

The Boston City Council is evaluating the potential impact of a proposed center bus lane on Blue Hill Ave.

SWAMPSCOTT – Piper Kerman had a privileged upbringing in this affluent North Shore town. But it didn’t stop her from ending up as an inmate in 2004 in the federal prison system after pleading guilty to charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit drug trafficking. What that...

Firefighters in Beverly responded to a fire that spread from a car to a home this afternoon.

Boston police arrested a Wellesley man and woman last week in connection with a home invasion from January during which a Dorchester man was shot. Justin Martin, 31, and Jahde Nitschke, 18, have both been charged with home invasion and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon out of Dorchester District...