Boston MA

A Massachusetts family is once again experiencing tragedy. According to The Hundred Club of Massachusetts, Kegi Fontanez lost her husband, Jose Fontanez, a 29-year veteran of the Boston Police Department, in 2020. A statement from Boston Police shows that Fontanez passed away due to complications from Covid-19 while serving the community during the pandemic.

Three restaurants closed in Boston in April. These closures left a gap in the city’s food scene that reflects the ever-changing industry. The list includes both neighborhood favorites and long-running establishments. Restaurants That Exited Boston Dining Space. Boston’s dining scene saw multiple closures in April. Here are the restaurants...

The following is a statement from ICE Boston. “ICE Boston, in cooperation with USMS Boston, arrested Jorge Alexander Sierra-Quintanilla, a criminal illegal alien, known MS13 gang member, and foreign fugitive from El Salvador, during operations in Everett, Massachusetts. Authorities in El Salvador issued a criminal arrest warrant for Sierra-Quintanilla for...

On Monday night, voters will gather at Hull High School to begin work on a 44-article annual town meeting warrant, which features a $56.6-million budget plan for FY27, $1.49 million in Community Preservation projects, and several citizens’ petitions that would reaffirm last year’s vote to change the management structure of the light plant, require government meetings to be available in hybrid format...

An Amazon-leased fulfillment center tucked along Salem Street in Wilmington just changed hands for roughly $100 million, putting a big-league price tag on a single-story warehouse north of Boston. The roughly 238,000-square-foot building, finished in late 2024, will stay in Amazon’s hands as a tenant under its existing lease, keeping the delivery giant firmly planted in the northern suburbs...

Across Massachusetts, small business owners say the math is starting to break. Costs keep climbing, rules keep multiplying, and many mom-and-pop shops are trimming hours, shelving expansion plans, or cutting staff just to stay alive. From neighborhood grocers to catering outfits and storefront service firms, owners point to rising payroll, insurance and state-mandated assessments that are crushing already thin margins. The...

Acupuncturist mom had picture-perfect life, “.5M house before it all fell apart – now she’s accused of killing her young kids – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Pixabay) Wellesley, Mass. – A prominent acupuncturist faced two counts of murder after police discovered her two young children dead in the family’s upscale home. Janette MacAusland, 49, had maintained an image of domestic bliss in this...

A major twist has emerged in the Sandra Birchmore murder case.

MBTA leaders have launched a new “fatigue awareness campaign” targeting the transit agency’s bus operators amid a recent spike in dangerous incidents involving buses around Greater Boston. Last month, an MBTA bus crashed into several parked cars and two homes in Medford. The incident occurred at the...

There are lengthy delays on Interstate 95 after authorities responded early Friday morning to a truck crash that caused a fuel spill in Westwood, Massachusetts, and then later to another crash just a few exits up in Canton. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said just before 3:30 a.m. that the...