Boston MA

U.S. News & World Report announced their annual Quality of Life Index and two Massachusetts cities topped the list at one and two.

Deirdre Nectow, a graduate of Notre Academy’s Class of 1978, will deliver the school’s 173rd commencement on May 21, 2026. An alumna, and vice chair of NDA’s board of directors, Deirdre Nectow’s connection to the school began in high school and has remained strong well after graduation.

Massachusetts has a breakfast scene that locals take seriously, and for good reason. From busy city diners to quiet coastal cafes, the state is packed with morning spots that have earned serious loyalty over the years. Whether you’re fueling up before a beach day on Cape Cod or grabbing eggs...

Massachusetts roads spark chatter about potholes, but did you know The Kings Highway, dating back to 1650, connects Boston to New York, making history in our daily commutes?

Town Meeting 2026 got off to a slow start Monday night, with a faulty electronic voting system resulting in voice votes instead of the use of clickers and the accomplishment of only the consent agenda and three other warrant articles – salaries of elected officials, the general government and school budgets, and a citizens’ petition – out of a total of 44.

Once again, crews showed up late at night in Nonantum to sand the lines off the middle of the street. But before this feels like deja vu and the ripping open of an old wound, it’s worth noting that this line-blasting was met with joy, community bonding and Italian pride.

Two people were arrested Monday after Norfolk police executed multiple court-authorized search warrants at an apartment tied to Mirror Lake, seizing suspected narcotics along with a cache of rifles and handguns. Authorities described the raid as a coordinated, multi-agency operation and said the investigation is still very much active. The defendants were scheduled to be arraigned the next day in Wrentham District...

A 17-year-old motocross standout was killed in a crash at a Brookfield practice track last Tuesday, a loss that has sent shockwaves through New England’s tight-knit racing community. Friends, families and fellow riders have been flooding social media with tributes as investigators work to piece together exactly what went wrong.

Tom Mountain is an Oak Hill resident whose eldest son, now age 37, survived the Oak Hill bus crash. This week marks 25 years since the Oak Hill bus crash that killed four Newton students and injured dozens more on April 27, 2001, in New Brunswick, Canada. I’ve written extensively about this tragedy in years past. I attended and participated in the commemoration this...

The incident happened just after students were let out for the day.