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Operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the city of Everett and other Massachusetts municipalities have caused some in the immigrant community to stay home to avoid being seen in public and risk getting picked up. More recently, the fear has evolved to include concerns of possible cooperation between...

A three-day recap of the best and worst of Boston Calling 2025, from the electrifying sets to the rain that just wouldn't go away. There wasn’t much sunshine at Boston Calling 2025. Despite early weather reports calling for “scattered showers” on Friday followed by dry conditions for the rest...

The protest was organized by Mass 50501 and held Monday in City Hall Plaza and Liberty Mall at the Boston Common. Hundreds of protesters marched from City Hall Plaza to the Boston Common Monday for the Memorial Day Rally for a Dream, organized by Mass 50501. The rally honored veterans and called on state and local...

Vietnam Vet. Firefighter. Family man. Dot legend. If you’ve ever crossed paths with Charlie Santangelo, you probably walked away with a great story—and maybe sore sides from laughing. A retired Boston firefighter and Dorchester native, Charlie’s got the kind of magnetic personality that fills a room. This year, he’s...

A man has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Framingham over the weekend that left a woman dead, authorities announced Monday.

Boston Police officers rose to the occasion with commendable efficiency after an out-of-towner couple suffered a theft upon their arrival in town. According to a report by the Boston Police Department, the incident occurred on the morning of May 24, when an unknown suspect snatched a bag with a laptop from a couple...

Richard Boch Sr., a prominent figure in New England’s automotive industry and patriarch of the Boch family, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2025, at the age of 95. Boch played a central role in transforming his family’s modest postwar business, Boch Automotive, into one of the region’s most successful dealership...

As Karen Read’s second murder trial enters its sixth week, prosecutors appear poised to wrap their case in the coming days against the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her boyfriend. Judge Beverly Cannone told jurors last week that the trial was ahead of schedule. It was expected to last six to eight weeks....

DEDHAM, Mass. (WLNE) — After nearly a week-long break, the second murder trial of Karen Read is expected to gavel back into session Tuesday morning. The prosecution is expected to only call one more witness. Meanwhile, as Boston affiliate WCVB reports, the defense could call the same retired doctor...

A worker needs to make nearly $127,000 a year to afford the typical monthly rent in greater Boston, according to a new report. Why it matters: That's about 26.8% higher than what a Boston-area household would have needed to earn five years ago, per the analysis from Zillow. It's also...