Owner of The Street opposes Brookline’s planned development project over parking fears
There’s another new wrinkle in the winding process of rezoning a Chestnut Hill office park for commercial development, and it centers around a familiar local issue: parking. In a letter sent to Brookline planning staff last week, WS Development, which owns The Street shopping center, wrote to oppose the zoning that is set for a Town Meeting vote this May after two years of...
Police warn of overnight car break-ins in 3 Mass. towns
Danvers police are warning the public to secure their vehicles overnight after several car break-ins were reported on Sunday in Danvers, Peabody and Middleton. The break-ins happened in the early morning and involved suspects who were checking for unlocked vehicles, Danvers police wrote in a Facebook post. “We’re reminding residents...
10 Bizarre Towns Where It’s Always Halloween
Halloween is a time of thrills, chills, and sugar highs, but for some towns across the world, it’s not just an annual celebration. Imagine living...
Local spot makes Yelp’s most searched activity for kids as parents plan for vacation
As families head into spring break and plan summer vacations and weekend adventures, they are looking for places that will keep the kids busy. Yelp just released its most saved kids’ activity in every state—and a local indoor play place made the list. At this indoor play place...
Cousins Maine Lobster Pop-Up Brings High Quality Lobster to Newton Seafood Fans
For seafood lovers in Newton, high-quality lobster arrived on wheels this week. Cousins Maine Lobster, a food truck franchise that gained national recognition after appearing on the TV show Shark Tank, hosted a pop-up event at Chestnut Hill Square on Thursday. The truck’s menu features a variety of lobster-based dishes,...
MBTA announces service changes, suspensions for various lines throughout May
A long list of closures will happen on the Red Line, Green Line, Blue Line, Mattapan Line, and some Commuter Rail lines. It’s no surprise to most Boston commuters that a new month means a new round of MBTA closures. The transit agency has just announced the various suspensions for the month of May.
She Became the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon in 1967. Now, at...
Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, tells PEOPLE she will continue running for as long as she physically can
Big Brother Bob Emery was a beloved Boston children’s TV show host
BOSTON – Way back in the 1950s, Boston’s WBZ-TV featured a program on channel 4 – the “Big Brother Bob Emery Show.” The show was geared to youngsters, who “Big Brother” called “Small Fry.” By the time the show hit TV, Emery was an elderly looking gentleman – he was born in 1898.
Man convicted in Boston toddler’s murder granted parole after 50 years in prison
A 71-year-old man who was convicted of killing his girlfriend’s toddler in Boston in 1974 has been granted parole after serving 50 years in prison. Edward Starling was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 1-year-old Laquita Prout on Dec. 16, 1976. A Suffolk Superior Court judge sentenced him to life in prison with the possibility of...
Five Migrant Murderers Removed from the Streets of Boston by ICE
Burlington, MA — Five foreign nationals wanted on homicide charges
