Brockton Police Seek Public’s Aid in Search for Missing 70-Year-Old Marie Louissaint
The Brockton Police Department is actively continuing their search for Marie Louissaint, a 70-year-old resident of Brockton who has been missing since July 6. Last seen near her home at Caffrey Towers on Crescent Street, concern is growing for her safety. Police have released surveillance images from July 4 in hopes...
Market Basket War Escalates as Executives Ousted in Surprise Coup
The civil war at Market Basket headquarters in Tewksbury escalated Tuesday after the public learned that two longtime board members had been fired. Tom Gordon and Joe Schmidt, both strong allies of Arthur T. Demoulas, were dismissed from the Market Basket Board of Directors. How could this affect our Fall River and...
‘Nothing is being done!’: Boston backlog of thousands of 311 hazardous sidewalk complaints piles...
According to city data, of the 5,700 reports of sidewalk defects made throughout 2024, more than two-thirds remained open as of June.
Boston man arrested after gunfire detected in Roxbury
BOSTON — A 44-year-old Mattapan man was arrested Monday night after officers responded to gunshots detected by the city’s ShotSpotter system in Roxbury. Officers assigned to District B-2 responded to the area of Washington Park at 150 Martin Luther King Boulevard at about 9:20 p.m. July 21 for a report of shots fired.
Workers at Fenway Park prepared to picket as early as Wednesday
The workers, whose Aramark contracts expired in December 2024, include barbacks, beer sellers, cashiers, catering servers, cooks, souvenir vendors, utility workers, and warehouse runners, among other roles. The workers are asking for better wages, scheduling, and automation protection.
Who’s moving to Boston? U-Haul shares new report.
See which states and cities sent the most U-Haul trucks to Boston in the first half of 2025. With September 1 just around the corner, many Bostonians are gearing up for an epic day of move-in madness. Others, from near and far, have already settled into their new digs. Where...
41-year-old Massachusetts man sentenced to prison after $8 million in fentanyl, methamphetamine laced pills/powder...
BOSTON – A Massachusetts man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking organization in Massachusetts. In November 2023, millions of doses of fentanyl and methamphetamine laced pills and powder with street value estimated to be over $7 million, were seized from a stash...
How a photo of a deadly fire led to changes in Boston’s fire escape...
Stanley Forman has been photographing Boston for 60 years, but the image he'll always remember is one he took of a fatal 1975 fire.
Boston While Black Hosts 5th Annual BWB Family Reunion This Saturday, July 26 in...
BOSTON, MA – July 9, 2025 – Boston While Black will host its 5th Annual BWB Family Reunion on Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 12 – 9 PM, drawing more than 25,000 people to Boston’s Seaport for a day dedicated to joy, culture, and connection. As the largest event in the organization’s history, this signature summer...
Attorneys ask to drop charges against juveniles while public defenders refuse cases
More than 100 young people charged with crimes in Massachusetts do not have legal representation because of the ongoing work stoppage by public defenders. The state public defender agency, the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), has asked the state Supreme Judicial Court to outline procedures for young...