Council calls for briefing on Boston Summer Safety Plan amidst high profile crimes and...
Following multiple shootings over the holiday weekend, Councilors Erin Murphy and Ed Flynn are calling for an immediate briefing from the Mayor, Police Commissioner, and public safety officials on Boston’s Summer Safety Plan. Though crime is up roughly 1% compared to this time last year, multiple high-profile crimes, i
New video shows moments before deadly wrong-way crash on Southeast Expressway
Newly released video shows the frightening moments before a deadly wrong-way crash on the Southeast Expressway that killed one person and injured four others.
Juici Patties Announces Two More Massachusetts Locations in Everett and Brockton
Following the announcement of its upcoming Roxbury location, Juici Patties is expanding its Boston-area footprint with two additional restaurants planned for Everett and Brockton. The fast-casual Jamaican chain plans to open locations in Everett’s Gateway Center at 1 Mystic View Road and in Brockton’s Westgate Mall at
The 10 most ‘in-demand ZIP codes’ in Massachusetts right now
Thinking about moving? Here are the hottest ZIP codes in Massachusetts this month.
Boston police investigating late-night shooting that left 1 person wounded
A shooting in the heart of Boston late Thursday night left one man hospitalized and prompted a large police response.
1 current, 6 former MBTA employees charged with falsifying Red Line track inspection records
BOSTON (WHDH) - One current MBTA employee and six former MBTA employees were charged Friday in a revised indictment for multiple conspiracies including conspiring to falsify Red Line track inspection reports and committing overtime fraud, the United States Attorney’s Office announced. Brian Pfaffinger, 48, of Marshfiel
Mayor Wu reopens “Ideas in Action,” giving Boston residents until July 31 to submit...
Boston residents now have a direct hand in deciding how the city spends $2 million, after Mayor Michelle Wu reopened the municipal participatory budgeting program, “Ideas in Action,” for a third year and invited people in every neighborhood to propose projects through the end of July. The idea-collection window opened
A Beloved Local Spot Reopens: Scarlet Oak Tavern Thanks Guests & Invites Them Back
Scarlet Oak Tavern is back in action in Hingham, Massachusetts, opening its doors after a brief pause for behind-the-scenes improvements. The popular spot reopened Thursday, July 10th, with doors opening at 5 PM, and the team said the return feels especially sweet after what they described as a long stretch away from t
Medford Mayor’s Legal Battles Spark Budget Fight
Medford’s simmering labor tensions have boiled over into a full-blown City Hall brawl, with the mayor, public-employee unions and taxpayers all pulled into a fight over workplace privacy, investigations and who is footing the legal bill. What started with a December 2024 dust-up in the Department of Public Works has no
Louisa Gag, Longtime Street Safety Advocate, Identified as Thursday’s Homicide Crash Victim
Family members have identified the victim of Thursday morning’s homicide crash near Roxbury Crossing as Louisa Gag, a longtime street safety advocate and transportation planner at Boston’s City Hall. Gag grew up in Roslindale and spent most of her career working for safer, healthier streets in the City...

















