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A Massachusetts man was arrested after attempting to meet up with whom he believed was a 13-year-old girl. Mark Nacht, 65, of Waltham, Massachusetts, was arrested by Albany law enforcement on Friday as the result of a sting operation.

State police are now assisting with the investigation and have released a description of the vehicle that is believed to be a silver Ford Fusion with Massachusetts plates.

Lynn, Mass., a city of roughly 103,000 that lies about a half-hour drive from Boston, has tried an unusual approach to create more space in its schools. The city has long needed more physical space for its growing number of public school students. While enrollment across the state fell 6 percent over the past decade, it rose 8 percent in Lynn. But building...

Mass General Brigham’s partnership with the YMCA of Greater Boston and the City of Boston is expanding access to fresh, healthy food for families. The Greater Boston Collaborative Food Access Hub serves an average of 20,000 residents monthly, distributing more than 1.7 million pounds of food. It recovers food that would have otherwise gone to waste, supporting both community health and environmental sustainability.

A Boston City Councilor wants assurances that a depleted community center in Allston will be replaced.

8:39 a.m. An officer investigated a report of an elderly man hitchhiking on Pitman Road and West Shore Drive. 12:03 p.m. Officers responded to the scene of a two-vehicle crash in the area of Smith Street. Initially, they were unable to locate any accidents in the area. A dispatcher called the person who had reported the accident and learned that both...

Boston officials hope a new permitting requirement can help bring a little order to the thousands of food delivery drivers clogging city streets. Instead of chasing after the drivers on their scooters, e-bikes and mopeds, the city instead will require companies like DoorDash, GrubHub and UberEats provide insurance to their third-party deliverers.

A Burlington mother who founded a nonprofit that prevents child sex abuse is speaking out after "disturbing" allegations were brought to light in Kingston, Massachusetts -- just days after the state became one step closer to banning social media for kids under 14. Adrianne Simeone, through her nonprofit, the Mama...

A Chelsea man was sentenced on Friday to pay restitution related to a mailed check fraud scheme that netted him nearly $40,000, the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. In November 2025, 24-year-old Josman Romero-Delgado pleaded guilty to bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to steal and...

There's a new restaurant coming to Brockton's Main Street. Happii Bellii , a casual Vietnamese spot, has officially hung its branding on the storefront of 121 Main St. Previously, the space served as the taproom for the Brockton Beer Company until the brick-and-mortar brewery closed last summer . This will be the first time Happii Bellii operates a brick-and-mortar shop in Massachusetts...