Boston MA

Weymouth Mayor Michael Molisse announced Thursday morning that MassDOT will deploy crews to address deteriorating conditions on Route 18, following persistent complaints about the need for road widening in the wake of recent winter weather.

Marblehead “Jeopardy!” enthusiasts may have done a double take during the Feb. 26 Double Jeopardy round when host Ken Jennings read a clue that referenced the town. The $1,200 clue in the “Geography” category was: “A tombolo is a sandy or pebbly one of these connecting an island to the mainland, like in Marblehead,...

Boston police are asking for the public’s help tracking down two people caught on camera in a shoplifting incident that escalated when one of them pulled a knife inside the Snipes shoe store on Washington Street in Roxbury. Investigators say the pair ran off toward the Dudley MBTA bus station, peeling off sweatshirts...

Eighteen inches of snow fell and winds reached 70 miles per hour in Hull during the Blizzard of 2026 earlier this week, according to the National Weather Service, but most of Hull was spared from major coastal flooding during high tides. Following a quickly-assembled remote meeting on Sunday at which...

Boston’s restaurant scene saw several notable closures in February 2026. Three local restaurants, spanning Greek, Italian, and tavern fare, closed across Greater Boston. Even as Boston remains one of the most active dining markets, several local establishments shuttered this month. Here are the restaurants that...

The Monday evening commute through East Boston turned tense when a 26-year-old man allegedly pulled a handgun on another passenger aboard an MBTA bus, police said. The man is accused of drawing a .40-caliber Beretta from his waistband and pointing it at a fellow rider as the bus traveled along Meriden Street around 6...

The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.

On Feb. 24, ICE Boston arrested Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Navarro, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico. Gonzalez-Navarro’s extensive criminal history includes felony convictions for illegal re-entry (three times), charges for assault and battery (multiple), false citizenship, probation violation, false statement to a...

WOBURN – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Massachusetts Department of Revenue Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder have announced that 47-year-old Jean Brito of Woburn, has been indicted on five counts of tax evasion and five counts of making or subscribing false tax returns for his business. He was arraigned...

ROXBURY, MA — Boston police are seeking to identify two individuals in connection with a robbery at a shoe store Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 3:34 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2026, at the Snipes Shoe Store located at 2235 Washington Street. According to preliminary investigation, two individuals...