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BOSTON – A retired Sergeant for the Massachusetts State Police was sentenced on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, which was later forgiven. Damian Halfkenny, 54, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to one year...

A driver accused of intentionally hitting and killing a man riding a scooter in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood has been charged with second-degree murder. Jhonny Ruiz Soto, 21, is accused in a crash on Saturday at the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Seaver Street. Police were called to the intersection...

For most Cantabrigians, Fresh Pond is a natural resource, providing drinking water and green space to the city. For centuries, the Indigenous peoples who lived here used the pond and its environs for fishing, hunting and collecting rushes, marsh hay and clay deposits – activities that the English colonists who arrived

As the MBTA replaces track and signal equipment between Alewife and Park Street, readers say packed shuttles, gridlocked roads, and commutes that have ballooned in length. Red Line riders are a week into a 10-day shutdown between Alewife and Park Street, and the picture readers are painting isn’t pretty: shuttle buses

Salt & Straw has opened a new ice cream shop in Boston's Seaport at 200 Seaport Blvd., Suite 102. The Boston location began scooping out happiness to crowds who lined up to get their hands on some creamy ice cream goodness on Friday, July 24. Menu highlights include the following...

Boston's dessert scene is getting sweeter with new ice cream shops, shaved ice, Korean pastries, and handcrafted chocolates opening this summer and fall. Stay up-to-date on the best new restaurants, recent openings, and the biggest dining updates across Greater Boston’s food scene. Want more on the latest food and drin

Rani Mahal, the new Indian and Nepalese restaurant at 27 Grove St. (formerly home of Amarin), is now open for takeout and delivery. We’ve reached out to the business to get an update on in-person dining and will provide an update when we know more. According to a filing with the health department, the restaurant will h

Authorities described the child as “nonverbal and non-responsive.”

BOSTON (WHDH) - A former nurse at Boston Children’s Hospital appeared in court on Monday and is charged with sexually assaulting two teenage boys. John Tam, 33, was arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court on indecent assault and battery charges. The judge released Tam on conditions including that he doesn’t...

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn says the city’s police force is running so lean that it is time to tweak some long-standing rules to get more uniforms back on the streets. On Monday, he rolled out a package of policy proposals aimed at shoring up the Boston Police Department, which he described as dangerously short and