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BOSTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — State Auditor Diana DiZoglio released the Bureau of Special Investigations’ Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2025 on Friday. The report shows nearly $12 million in public benefit fraud in FY25, which ended on June 30th, 2025. The largest amount of fraud was...

This blows! A Massachusetts man accidentally set his home on fire while using a blowtorch to melt ice stubbornly clinging to his roof after the winter storm that battered the Northeast last week. A Massachusetts man accidentally set his roof on fire while trying to melt ice with a blowtorch. WCVB The homeowner in...

Haitian community has “feeling of despair” over end of TPS. Members of Cambridge’s Haitian community expressed uncertainty and anxiety in advance of Tuesday’s expected expiration of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals residing in the United States. While many of the city’s estimated 1,800 Haitian...

Roughly twenty-four hours after employees began to be notified of the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston’s decision to lay off staff, a picture began to emerge of how new resource allocation articulates possible shifting values at the institution and a lack of good faith between museum leadership, the MFA Union, and...

Panera, Zipcar and Thermo Fisher are all closing facilities or offices in Massachusetts.

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, you might be planning a date for that “special someone.” But even if that’s not applicable this year, a Galentine’s dinner is always a great option. So, put on your favorite pink sweater and get ready to treat...

WILMINGTON, MA — According to the Wilmington Police Log, Wilmington Police issued the following arrests and summonses between January 23, 2026 and January 29, 2026. M. Marsi (47, Wilmington) was arrested for Breaking & Entering For A Misdemeanor. Middlesex Avenue caller reported someone was possibly living in their...

The Draft Bar and Grille in Allston, a popular watering hole for students, was closed indefinitely on Jan. 8 after the Boston Licensing Board suspended the bar’s liquor license for repeated violation of underage drinking laws. This decision followed an Oct. 16 incident where police officers found three underage...

Some restaurants chase trends, while others earn loyalty one plate at a time. The Stockyard Restaurant in Brighton belongs to the second camp. Step inside and you feel it right away. Low lights, dark wood, and a dining room that hums with conversations from people who have been coming here...

Fiscal year 2026 stormwater bill correction issued for Milton residents. Due to a mail file issue, our billing vendor mailed last year’s stormwater fee invoices (for Fiscal Year 2025). A corrected mailing is going out to all property owners with the correct, current year fee invoices (for Fiscal Year...