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BEVERLY, MASS. (WHDH) - A driver escaped serious injury after crashing 30 feet down an embankment and onto railroad tracks in Beverly overnight. Fire officials say the driver was up and walking around when crews arrived on the scene. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. (Copyright (c) 2026...

Nestled away in an unassuming neighborhood abutting the Cambridge line is Belmont Acres Farm, the town’s last remaining connection to its history as a community of fruit farms and market gardens. “We’re really, really fortunate,” said Henry Ogilby, whose family has owned the farm on Glenn Road for generations,...

The following announcement was provided by Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice, and the Environment:. Japanese A-bomb survivors, who have transformed their excruciating physical and emotional wounds into the world’s strongest force for nuclear weapons abolition, are coming to the Boston area to help us reinvigorate our movement. The delegation, which includes Hiroshi Kanamoto, Yoshinori Ohmura, and Yayoi Tsuchida, will have recently participated in...

WALTHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - An 8-year-old child who was riding an electric scooter was rushed to the hospital after being injured in a crash with a pickup truck in Waltham on Friday. Officers responding to a reported crash between an electric scooter and a GMC pickup truck on Charles Street...

A Watertown son and father drew a big crowd to watch them shave their heads for a good cause, and raised several thousand dollars. Watertown High School grad Brady Gleason hosted the Buzz Off on April 17. The event raised money for One Mission Helping Kids Fight Cancer. Brady’s father,...

Every morning thousands of professionals board trains heading into Boston from suburbs stretching as far as Worcester and Providence. Their daily routines depend on a system that has long struggled with reliability and funding. After prolonged requests for information from both lawmakers and citizen groups the MBTA has at last provided details on its commuter […] The post The MBTA has been hush-hush about...

The Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy, Massachusetts, and the Old Colony Library Network are preparing to switch to a new library software system, a change the library says “will mean new and great things for you!” The upgrade will temporarily pause in-person operations and online services across Quincy as staff complete the transition.

The family of Toshiaki Takenaka, who went missing Tuesday April 21, appealed to the public to ask anyone who might see him to tell him to please come home. “If people see him just let him know everything is okay. What we need is him to be back home,” said his father, also Toshiaki Takenaka. “Everything else is okay. He doesn’t need to think...

BENNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A Massachusetts mother faces murder charges after two children were found dead inside a home in Wellesley, Mass. According to the the Norfolk County District Attorney, Wellesley police received a call around 9:30 p.m. from a Vermont police department for a wellness check at a home on Edgemoor Avenue in Wellesley.

Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey has announced a disturbing and shocking find. At approximately 9:30 p.m. Friday evening, Wellesley Police received a call from a Vermont Police Department requesting a well-being check on family members believed to be in a home on Edgemoor Avenue in Wellesley. Wellesley Police responded to that home and located two children deceased inside the residence.