LTTE: There will be ‘NO KINGS’ peaceful protests on March 28
There will be “NO KINGS” peaceful protests on Saturday, March 28 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in Peabody. One is on the Route 114 overpass by McDonald’s. The other is at Peabody Square at 1 Lowell St. The “NO KINGS” movement is a fundamental defense of American democracy...
Mass. city approves purchase of new gear, reducing firefighters’ exposure to ‘forever chemicals’
QUINCY, Mass. — A packed crowd at Quincy City Hall applauded after city councilors voted unanimously on March 23 to replace all of the fire department’s gear in an effort to reduce their firefighters’ exposure to cancer-causing chemicals. The vote comes after experts last summer found elevated...
A fatal ’02 shooting’s link to a ’26 courtroom charge
Eveline Barros-Cepeda (above) was shot to death by a Boston Police officer while riding in the back seat of a car on Fayston Street in Dorchester in 2002. Police officers fired on the vehicle after an officer was struck as they attempted to pull the car over as they investigated an earlier shooting on Cushing Avenue....
Shots fired at Brockton bus terminal, man taken to hospital
BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A man was taken to the hospital and multiple shots were fired at a bus terminal in Brockton Tuesday night, according to Brockton police. Brockton police said they responded to a a ShotSpotter alert near the BAT Bus Terminal on Commercial Street shortly after 8 p.m. When officers arrived, they...
Dorchester man pleads guilty to firearms trafficking, feds say
A Dorchester man has pleaded guilty to trafficking firearms, the U.S. Attorney said Monday.
BU administrators can’t touch this professor’s Pride flag
Boston University has been on a tear of late, literally, pulling down Pride flags in public places and demanding that professors remove them from their windows. Today, journalism professor Dan Kennedy put a Pride flag in his window. BU, which claims it's just being "content neutral," and remains an "inclusive,...
Boston Gang Member Sentenced to 5 Years
Eric Celistino, a member of the H-Block gang in Boston, was sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, and fentanyl. The sentence follows a multi-year investigation by the FBI Boston Metro Boston Gang Task Force, DEA New England, U.S. Secret Service, Department of Labor...
Police search for missing teen in Canton
CANTON, MA — Police are searching for a 16-year-old girl who was last seen Thursday. Nyara Goffigan-Mitchell of Canton was last seen on March 19. Police said Goffigan-Mitchell may be in the area of Downtown Crossing, Dudley Station, Myopia Street, West Street in Hyde Park, Forest Street, Harold Parkway, Roxbury,...
South Shore reality TV star to open Hingham facility for food brand
A reality TV star and Scituate native is returning to her roots as she continues to grow her food business. Emma Hernan of the television show " Selling Sunset " has purchased a $4.6 million 28,000-square-foot frozen food manufacturing facility in Hingham, the Boston Business Journal reported . Selling Sunset is a...
Massachusetts Woman Loses Her Cat In Window Fall, Then 6 Years Later, She Gets...
Every once in a while, a story comes along that you can’t stop thinking about. For Margaret Kudzma in Peabody, Massachusetts, that story belongs to Mini Max, a cat whose journey is as unforgettable as it is inspiring. Mini Max wasn’t even supposed to be in Margaret’s life at...
