Boston MA

A Boston convenience store owner pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with a scheme to obtain millions of dollars in fraudulent SNAP benefits. Antonio Bonheur, a 74-year-old Mattapan resident, pleaded guilty to one count of food stamp fraud and one count of wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

BOSTON, April 2, 2026, – A Boston man with multiple convictions for violent offenses dating back to 2005 was arraigned Monday in BMC Central for charges related to an indecent assault on an MBTA bus driver, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced. MICHAEL VANDENBROEKE, 41, of Jamaica Plain, was...

The Main Street seafood and steak restaurant said rising costs made it “impossible to continue.”. The Federal, an upscale seafood and steak restaurant in Waltham, has closed its doors after seven years in business, according to a notice posted on its website. The restaurant, which opened in 2018 at...

A former executive secretary at the Boston Housing Authority has pleaded guilty to falsifying payroll forms to collect more than $72,000 in overtime pay, the U.S. Attorney said.

Spring in Massachusetts has a way of making every harbor, wharf, and marina feel newly alive, especially when you can settle into a great meal beside the water. If you are craving seafood, skyline views, breezy decks, and those first warm New England evenings, this lineup delivers. I pulled together...

The Cambridge City Council on Monday moved forward with an increase in the annual fee for a resident parking pass, voting to ask the city manager to assess the move. The specific request is to change the fee from $25 to $75 for most residents. Councillors say a new fee structure, which provides a discount for people...

For the last five years, Hingham has spent a lot of time discussing a new Center for Active Living. Everyone agrees that the current Town Hall setup is not ideal: there are accessibility concerns, the roof leaks, there is limited space, and the infrastructure is old and inefficient. The town’s solution is a $30...

BOSTON— Atlantic Capital Partners announced the $9.0 million sale of the former Showcase Cinema property at 73 Mazzeo Drive in Randolph, a high-profile site with strong redevelopment potential just south of Boston. The property spans approximately 112,265 square feet across a 13.48-acre parcel and is strategically...

"The Drama," an A24 movie that filmed all around Boston during the fall of 2024 , is set to open April 3. Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play an engaged couple whose relationship faces a sudden crisis in the days leading up to their wedding. Pattinson's character, Charlie Thompson, is a British man who earned his PhD...

A second person has died at a Massachusetts hospital after a deadly house fire in New Hampshire early Tuesday morning.