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BOSTON — A former sheriff’s deputy at a local jail who was fired has been federally convicted of having employees perform home repairs at his house during work hours. Tom Brady, who was the assistant superintendent with the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office, has pleaded guilty of using his official position to order offi

A kayaker has been hospitalized after reports that they were in distress at a Stoughton pond, the police department announced.

At least one person was shot near a graduation ceremony for a Boston school Thursday evening, according to police. Officers responded to a report of a shooting near the intersection of Warren and Brunswick Streets around 7:20 p.m., police said. At the scene, officers found a male victim with a non-life-threatening guns

At just after 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Stoughton Police and Fire departments responded for a report of a boater in distress in the water at Ames Pond on Highland Street, according to Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, Stoughton Police Chief Donna McNamara and Stoughton Fire Chief Michael Carroll. A search...

The Fields Corner spot will close on June 20. A Fields Corner bakery and cafe has announced it will close its doors. Home.stead Bakery and Cafe announced Thursday that it will permanently close on June 20. The bakery, located at the corner of Adams Street and Dorchester Avenue, is known for being a popular community ga

Fausto Abreu, 60, had active warrants out for his arrest on three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, police said. A Boston man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly assaulting the child he would drive to and from school. Fausto Abreu, 60, of Roxbury, was...

A man convicted of killing a Roxbury shoe shop owner in 1974 who was freed from prison in 2021 has sued the state of Massachusetts for at least $1 million, claiming he was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for nearly 50 years over a murder he did not commit. Raymond Gaines,...

"It's going to be a really cool Instagrammable moment." The espresso martini craze has officially reached its peak in Boston. Riding the wave of the cocktail’s soaring popularity, the Alibi Bar & Lounge, at the Liberty Hotel at 215 Charles St., is set to open what organizers say is the city’s first espresso martini lou

The new store will be in South Station, the resturaunt said. Bostonians and tourists alike could be eating more “chiken” starting next week, as a Chick-fil-A will be opening in South Station on Thursday. The Chick-fil-A will open on June 18 inside the Dewey Square transportation hub, located...

According to police, the incident occurred at 7:20 p.m. when officers were dispatched to 575 Warren Street to reports of a person shot.