Boston MA

Monica Cannon-Grant. Image Credit: The Boston Globe. Monica Cannon‑Grant, a once‑prominent Boston community activist and founder of the Violence in Boston nonprofit, has been sentenced in federal court to four years of probation and six months of home confinement. The sentencing on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, came...

Saks Global, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, is closing most of its Saks Off 5th and Neiman Marcus Last Call locations, including several here in Greater Boston. The company said it will also wind down the saksoff5th.com website, a separate legal entity from Saks Global, with a sale...

Dedham Animal Control in Dedham, Massachusetts, responded to a concerned resident's call on Friday regarding a neighbor's dog that had reportedly been left outside in cold and snowy conditions, the department announced Saturday, January 31st. When officers arrived at the scene shortly after receiving the call, the...

A federal jury in Boston has delivered a guilty verdict against a prominent physician, ending a decade-long scheme that involved multi-million dollar insurance scams and an elaborate game of hide-and-seek with the IRS. Dr. Pankaj Merchia, a Harvard-trained sleep specialist with ties to both Florida and Massachusetts,...

Here's what to know about getting a Real ID in Massachusetts, including how to get an appointment and what documents are required.

After last weekend’s storm, Boston.com readers weighed in on the city’s “dibs” tradition — from “you shoveled it, you earned it” to “it’s public parking.”. A cone, a chair, a random household item — in Boston, any one of these can turn into a “dibs” sign after a snowstorm. Space savers are one of the city’s most...

Long icicles are falling and causing a hazard for people using the snow-covered sidewalks.

BOSTON, MA — The Boston Police Department is alerting residents to a rise in scams involving individuals impersonating law enforcement officers or court officials. According to police, scammers are contacting victims by phone and claiming there is an active warrant for their arrest, threatening jail time, or stating...

SOMERVILLE — On Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at approximately 4:58 p.m., Officer Keighla McAloney of the Somerville Police Department was dispatched to Connexion United Methodist Church at 149 Broadway following a report of a sick man wanting to go to the hospital. (The account and quotations in this article...

The legislation allows Boston restaurants with beer-and-wine licenses to exchange it for a non-transferable all-alcohol license. Boston’s Licensing Board this week approved the first batch of restaurant and bar applications seeking to transfer their beer and wine licenses for a coveted all-alcohol license. The...