Boston asks state officials for more notice when pharmacies close
The Boston City Council is asking state regulators to require pharmacies to give more notice when they close a store. The current minimum notice is two weeks. City lawmakers are asking for four months. At its final meeting of the year, the council unanimously passed a petition to the Massachusetts...
Medford Police Seeking Amazon Driver Accused of Stealing UPS Package Containing Special Sneakers
Medford Police are currently seeking assistance in nabbing an Amazon delivery driver accused of swiping a UPS package from a local home. The incident allegedly occurred around 1:45 PM on Wednesday as the driver was making a delivery, as reported by CBS Boston. Found within the stolen package were a pair of...
Boston Forecast Goes Viral With Unexpected ‘6-7’ Joke
Boston meteorologist Jeremy Reiner goes viral after dropping the “6-7” meme during a snowfall forecast, sparking TikTok buzz and fan reactions.
‘Zero tolerance’: Law passes protecting transit employees from assault, battery
BOSTON — It was near midnight in 2017 when York Makonnen, an MBTA employee, was stabbed twice in the neck by a passenger on her bus. Other passengers sprang into action, saving her life. The injuries cost Makonnen her job, however. Gov. Maura Healey on Dec. 3 added transit...
Church Nativity scenes add zip ties and gas masks to protest immigration raids
DEDHAM, Mass. — One baby Jesus lies in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied. Mary stands nearby outside the Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois, wearing a plastic gas mask and flanked by Roman soldiers in tactical vests labeled "ICE."
Public asked to help identify vehicle that ran over and killed seagulls in Tewksbury
Police in Tewksbury are asking for the public’s help identifying the driver of a vehicle that authorities say intentionally ran over and killed several seagulls earlier this week. The incident occurred shortly after noon on Thursday, when police were called to the lot at 1777 Main St. According to...
Unlicensed Corvette C8 Driver Blames ‘Wrong Turn’ After Getting Stuck On Train Tracks
A 20-year-old with no license blamed confusion after driving Corvette Stingray onto tracks
How a Somerville bar became Boston’s ‘Love Pub’
"A lot of people said Hinge, but the majority said a bar. And the one that kept coming up again and again was The Burren.”. Boston has never been known as a city for romance. For years, it’s had a reputation for being cold, cliquey, maybe even cursed when it comes to dating. But just across the river in Davis Square,...
Three-alarm fire in three decker on Normandy Street in Dorchester
Boston firefighters responded to 20 Normandy St., between Intervale Street and Lawrence Avenue in Dorchester, for what turned into a three-alarm fire around 8 p.m. on Friday. The Boston Fire Department reports the fire broke through the roof of the house before it was brought under control. The department reports...
Suspect arrested one month after deadly, targeted Rockland shooting
A man was arrested Friday, about a month after investigators said he allegedly shot and killed a man in a targeted shooting in Rockland, Massachusetts.
