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On Wednesday morning, a constable banged on the front door, a sign that eviction day had arrived on Mohawk Road in Burlington, Massachusetts. There was nobody inside the home, but the “professional tenants” who had occupied the property for nearly two years left a debris field behind. Trash,...

Boston police officers have taken two juveniles into custody following a shoplifting incident on Boylston Street in the South End. The suspects, both 14 years old, were apprehended after police responded to a call about a theft in progress at 776 Boylston Street around 11:37 AM yesterday. Descriptions and movements...

A Lowell, Massachusetts, man already convicted in two killings more than a decade ago is now facing two additional murder charges — and authorities say the pattern qualifies him as a serial killer. Kevin Lino, 38, is currently incarcerated for the 2012 killing of Normand Varieur in Boston and the 2014 killing of Jack...

Utilities say, simply put, the cost of everything from building materials to maintaining the infrastructure to labor has gone up. As the weather gets colder in New England, pending gas and electric bills start to become more nerve-racking, with ratepayers never seeming to know how high the cost will be. Meanwhile,...

BOSTON – Three Massachusetts men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in Revere, Mass.; Colton, N.Y.; and San Juan, P.R. According to a release from the Massachusetts Department of Justice, Joel Betances, 43, of Revere; Noel Betances, 42, of Chelsea; and Reylin Segura, 31, of Boston, were indicted on...

BOSTON, MA — A 48-year-old man was arrested on firearm charges Tuesday night after officers responded to a report of a person with a gun at a bus terminal in Roxbury. Officers assigned to District B-2 responded to the area of 25 Warren Street at about 8:11 p.m. on Nov. 18 for the report.

You can read more about UN-MONUMENT here. As Siu Tip Lam boarded her school bus, a rock flew from the growing crowd surrounding Lam and her fellow elementary school students. The year was 1975 and these hostile scenes were playing out across the city in response to Boston Public Schools’ (BPS) desegregation efforts.

The fare gates have been in use at North Station since 2022. Three years after North Station, South Station is set to get fare gates in December. Commuter rail riders at South Station will need a ticket to get in and out of the station starting next month, although no specific start date has been set, according to...

Boston Public School students, parents, and teachers are voicing their opposition to a new proposal to close three more schools and reconfigure three others.

BOSTON, MA — A 17-year-old male was arrested following a shooting incident and police chase in Dorchester on Wednesday. Officers assigned to District B-3 responded to the area of 91 Southern Avenue at about 11:20 a.m. for a shot spotter activation. Upon arrival, officers located ballistic evidence and observed...