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BURLINGTON, MASS. (WHDH) - The Burlington police chief spoke out Thursday against the ongoing protests outside the town’s ICE facility that resulted in 11 arrests on Tuesday, saying the demonstrations are creating a safety and a resource issue. On April 29, Burlington police responded to the Office of U.S....

A new ordinance approved by the City Council prohibits restaurants from automatically including plastic utensils with takeout orders, however customers can request these items when they order or pick up their food. The Council considered the Skip the Stuff ordinance at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “Watertown Skip the Stuff...

police say the driver was found unconscious and unresponsive in the middle of the road.

A former worker at a Quincy autism clinic is facing a felony charge after prosecutors say he indecently assaulted and battered a child during a March therapy session, according to court records. The defendant, Joshua Drenth, was arraigned this week, pleaded not guilty, and was released with conditions that include surrendering his passport and staying away from the center. The child’s parent says she...

FBI Boston has recovered a 17th-century reliquary urn that was stolen from the Church of San Michele Arcangelo di Cangiano.

Three suspects sought after two men shot in Roxbury Boston, MA — A shooting in Roxbury left two men wounded and investigators searching for three suspects who fled the scene in different directions. The incident occurred around 7:12 p.m. Sunday, March 29, at 3 Kendall Street. Officers responding to reports of a person shot found two male victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims...

The 31-year-old Fall River man allegedly struck the 65-year-old bus driver while young children were aboard the bus, police say. A parent was arrested after allegedly assaulting a 65-year-old school bus driver in Canton Tuesday, officials said. Aaron Jamahl Whitehead, 31, of Fall River, is facing charges of assault and...

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BURLINGTON, Massachusetts (WGME) -- Nine Mainers are facing charges in Massachusetts after protesting outside an ICE facility. Officials say about 40 protesters blocked the facility’s administrative entrance on Tuesday. Some of the people detained in Maine during “Operation Catch of the Day” in January were taken to the facility...

Boston – MassDevelopment has issued $865,515,000 in tax-exempt bonds on behalf of Mass General Brigham Incorporated (MGB) to expand and improve its health care facilities, enabling the organization to expand its services and enhance patient care. J.P. Morgan Securities, serving as the lead underwriter, sold the tax-exempt bonds through a public offering.