Boston MA

The Saugus Fire Department is mourning the death of Lt. Damian M. “Jug” Drella, who died last week. Drella, 58, died of occupational cancer on Aug. 19, according to his obituary. “His sacrifice and 39 years of service to the Town of Saugus and the fire service will...

Police and fire responded to the scene around midnight. The area was blocked off with crime scene tape, and a local pizza shop on North and South Main Streets sustained extensive damage.

The Wellesley Department of Public Works this past week hosted a retirement party for Dwight “Smitty” Rogers, more than 51 years after he started working for the town. His retirement starts on Sept. 1. From Smitty’s start in 1975, the lifelong Wellesley resident rose through the ranks to...

More than 4,000 backpacks​ filled with school supplies were donated to Boston kids by the Corey C. Griffin Foundation​.

REVERE, MASS. (WHDH) - A tasty tradition in Revere is back. A lemonade stand run by two sisters for 15 years is once again raising money for cancer research. Alex’s Lemonade Stand, run by Kayla and Jordan Martelli, donates proceeds to fight childhood cancer. They’ve raised $70,000. And...

BOSTON — It seemed like a simple plan: expand the extra bedroom to create a larger nursery before the baby was born. Andrew Murray and his wife Kyler bought their single-family home in Roslindale in 2021, and a couple of years later, they were expecting their first child. The...

Historic tavern and tiny sandwich shop become local favorites in Massachusetts. From homemade burgers and wings to handcrafted sandwiches, these Massachusetts eateries prove great food comes in all sizes. In Wayland, the Dudley Chateau has been a fixture near Dudley Pond since the 1920s. Tucked into a residential neigh

BOSTON (WHDH) - A celebration in the North End, with people lining the streets for day two of the San Gennaro Festival, which benefits autism awareness and gives people an opportunity to build community. For three days Boston’s North End is a celebration of Italian tradition and food during the...

The MBTA plans to completely change the 96 bus route, which travels between Harvard Square in Cambridge and Medford Square. There is no justification for the change, which creates a difficult and dangerous situation, inflicting unnecessary hardship on a diverse group of riders: college students without cars, people wit

EVERETT, MA — Police arrested a Revere man on multiple drug charges following a two-month undercover investigation into cocaine distribution. Juan Reyes, 47, of Revere, was taken into custody on Aug. 21 after Everett Police Department detectives made several undercover purchases of cocaine from him, according to Police