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On Monday’s broadcast of Boston NPR affiliate WBUR’s “On Point,” host Meghna Chakrabarti said that she wanted to do an analysis of the Great Barrington Declaration, but one of her colleagues said, “we cannot talk about it, that even talking about it in a rigorous, objective manner is spreading misinformation.”

BOSTON – An Allston man has been indicted for trafficking methamphetamine and 1,4-Butanediol (BDO), an analogue of Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) – more commonly known as the “date rape drug” – out of his Allston home. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 32-year-old Peter Schiepers...

"Embarrassing." Passerby sparks outrage with photo of 'ridiculous' scene at historic landmark: 'Is nothing sacred?' first appeared on The Cool Down .

BOSTON– Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, joined by community members, elected officials, and leaders from the Boston Public Library (BPL), broke ground on a transformative $30.9 million project to build a brand-new Fields Corner Branch library. The long-anticipated project will replace the existing 1969 building with a...

The hard-hitting impact of the crash was hard to watch. It's a miracle that the suspects didn't lose their lives. The post 3 suspects in jail after hitting Boston church with stolen SUV appeared first on MotorBiscuit .

BOSTON (WHDH) - Several people were forced out of an apartment building in Back Bay Monday night. According to Boston fire, a pipe in the building’s seventh floor broke, causing water to trickle down to the second floor. Tenants were evacuated due to safety concerns. The cause of the...

A Boston man is facing charges in connection with groping multiple women’s buttocks in public Sunday afternoon, including in front of police officers, according to Boston police. Mattapan resident Anthony Hamilton, 39, has been charged with two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older,...

Stop & Shop says work is underway to lower prices. Massachusetts lawmakers are once again targeting Stop & Shop after a new report found the chain charges higher prices in urban neighborhoods than wealthier areas. In a letter on Thursday, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey and Reps. Jim McGovern...

BOSTON — A 74-year-old South Boston man faces multiple firearm charges after police discovered a loaded handgun while issuing a citation for public drinking on Sunday. Officers from the District C-6 Community Interaction Team were conducting a “walk-and-talk” assignment in the Preble Circle area around 11 a.m. when...

Embattled Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pleaded guilty Monday, May 5, to wire fraud and theft of public funds—but despite her admission in federal court, she is refusing to give up her seat or her $120,000 taxpayer-funded salary. Her continued stay in office is drawing mounting criticism from...