Boston MA

Police arrested a Watertown man after he allegedly exposed himself to an employee of a store in Stoneham. Andrey Pavlov, 44, of Watertown, was arrested on a charge of open and gross lewdness after the incident on March 22, according to a press release from Stoneham Police Chief James O’Connor.

Dunkin' is giving away 1,000,001 free coffees on April Fools' Day — and no, it's not a joke. Following last year's 1 million-coffee giveaway, the New England-based chain is upping the ante with one extra cup on Wednesday, April 1, this year. The free coffee offer is available to Dunkin' Rewards members, the company...

BOSTON, MA — The Boston Police Department is warning residents about an increase in scams involving fake parking violation notices. The fraudulent notices are designed to appear as official government documents and may closely resemble legitimate correspondence from the City of Boston or local courts. Fraudulent...

Police have identified the man killed in a stabbing in South Boston last week.

An award winning South Chinese restaurant chain has announced the opening of a new Massachusetts location.

It was an emotional day inside a packed Suffolk County courtroom on Wednesday as Alyssa Partsch -- accused in a deadly stabbing on Boston Common two years ago -- changed her plea and learned her fate. Judge Mary Ames set the tone early, calling it "a hard day for everyone...

There are some new beginnings on the horizon for food joints across the South Shore. A temporarily-closed restaurant will reopen under the same owners, but with a different concept. A long-standing independent grocery store will close its doors, with a larger grocer will move in. And a local restaurant chain known...

A Boston police officer is facing criminal charges after colleagues who went to his home allegedly found his department-issued handgun fully loaded and unsecured in his vehicle, alongside his taser. Officer Sean Cullen is charged with a felony count of improper storage of a large-capacity firearm and a misdemeanor...

“Following reports since February of 2024 that estimated Boston would lose between $1.7 billion – $2.1 billion in revenue annually due to falling commercial property values, I advocated to exercise fiscal discipline and responsibility, implement a hiring freeze,. utilize our surplus revenue (over $1.1 billion at the...

The Nantucket home of a disgraced psychiatrist from Wellesley, which was seized by the government in 2024, has been sold by federal authorities. Gustavo Kinrys was sentenced to 99 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release in 2024 after being convicted in a 2023 jury trial on seven counts of wire...