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The Malden Planning Board tackled a packed agenda on June 10, addressing proactive zoning regulations for data centers and unanimously moving a long-delayed retail cannabis project one step closer to opening its doors. In a joint hearing with the City Council Rules and Ordinance Committee, the board unanimously support

Police and dive teams spent hours scouring Newton’s Crystal Lake on Friday after witnesses reported that a swimmer went under the water and did not come back up. Emergency crews focused on the public beach and nearby docks as investigators handled the situation as a possible drowning. Authorities held back additional d

A late-afternoon bike ride near Watson Park turned tragic Friday in Braintree, where a young boy was struck by an SUV and left in critical condition. The crash happened at the intersection of Arthur Street and Gordon Road, and both neighbors and officers rushed in to help before medics brought the child to a nearby hos

Indy Clover is officially bringing its booth-style thrift-and-consignment buzz to Braintree, Massachusetts, and the Town is making sure nobody misses it! In a welcome announcement, the town spotlighted the new shop at 210A Quincy Avenue as an “upscale thrift and consignment marketplace” where local sellers can rent boo

BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Dorchester, Mass. was sentenced on June 9, 2026 in federal court in Boston for trafficking thousands of fentanyl pills. Waner Bernabel Presinal, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to five years in prison, to be followed by four years of sup

A Quincy-based trust is celebrating after a huge lottery prize was won on a ticket sold in a small Massachusetts town. The Massachusetts State Lottery announced that Fortunate Sun Trust has claimed a $15 million grand prize from the “Diamond Deluxe” instant ticket game. The trust, represented by trustee David Spillane,

A foster French bulldog that vanished off a North Shore trail was found dead in Hawkes Pond on Thursday night, just a day after she was reportedly grabbed off a path along the Saugus–Lynnfield line. The dog had been walking off-leash with a group when a man allegedly scooped her up and ran. Saugus police have opened an

QUINCY — The State Police Association of Massachusetts is celebrating one of its own after Trooper Matt Johnson of Troop H Detectives received the Trooper Mark S. Charbonnier Award for outstanding investigative work. Johnson was recognized at Quincy District Court for his leadership as the lead investigator in a...

Cambridge launched new outdoor drinking zones Friday, allowing people to carry alcoholic drinks outside in designated areas for the next seven weeks under a new Massachusetts law. The city is preparing for an influx of visitors during the World Cup, but the rollout was slow on Day 1, as some...

The victim was transported to a nearby hospital, where he remains in critical condition.