Boston street safety advocates keep pressure on city leaders in the wake of cyclist’s...
Bike advocates say the death of Boston transportation planner Louisa Gag is spurring new urgency to make roads safer as the cycling community has the attention of city leaders. Advocates say the city stalled on road safety projects over the past 18 months. Mayor Michelle Wu ordered a review of...
New Lynn, MA Dairy Queen Now Open
Lynn's new Dairy Queen on Broadway opened July 20th, more than 30 years after the Wyoma location closed to make way for a Walgreens
Montana man accused of threatening to kill Mass. resident in X post
A Montana man accused of threatening to kill a person from Massachusetts in a post on X from October 2025 was arrested last week. Matthew Shelley, 37, of Missoula, Mont., was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on July 23, on one count of transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce, according
Stoughton police chief and town manager placed on leave amid investigation after chief alleges...
Police Chief Donna McNamara alleges Town Manager Thomas Calter harassed and discriminated against her. Calter denies the allegations. The Stoughton Select Board has placed Police Chief Donna McNamara and Town Manager Thomas J. Calter on paid administrative leave while it launches separate investigations into complaints
Flash flood warning issued for parts of Massachusetts
A SEVERE WEATHER ALERT from the Boston 25 Weather Team.
The Freedom Trail Is Not Boston. Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, and East Boston Are, and...
Most visitors to Boston experience a fairly narrow slice of the city: the Freedom Trail,...
5 shot on Hyde Park Ave, 1 dead
BOSTON (WHDH) - Police responded to a scene on Hyde Park Avenue near Webster Street in Boston Monday morning. The area was taped off and more than two dozen evidence markers were on the street. “Upon arrival, responding officers located five adult victims suffering from gunshot wounds,” police said in...
Marblehead’s senior tax break to face its first real test
Get our free local reporting delivered straight to your inbox. No noise, no spam — just clear, independent coverage of Marblehead. Sign up for our once-a-week newsletter. The question before the Select Board on July 22 was not whether Marblehead should help seniors who can no longer keep up with their property taxes. T
‘Shower of sparks’: Downed power lines force train evacuations in Boston
A late-night disruption forced passengers to evacuate trains on the MBTA’s Blue Line. The incident occurred after a wire came down near Orient Heights Station in East Boston, prompting officials to suspend train service between Wonderland and Bowdoin. Shuttle buses were brought in to transport passengers while crews re
4 arrested in connection with October stabbing in Stoneham
Stoneham police have arrested four people in connection with a stabbing that happened last October.
