Bedford Issues Stop Work Order for 277 The Great Road
On Sept. 4, Bedford Building Commissioner Joseph Ready issued a stop work order to Maggiore Construction Corporation at 277 The Great Road. The order resulted from three violations reportedly observed by Ready on Sept. 4:. The manner in which earth removal and related trucking were being performed. Parking and staging.
Brockton employee alleges retaliation after winning reinstatement | Exclusive
BROCKTON — An employee fired by the city won reinstatement after a mediator sided with her. Brockton returned her to the public payroll, but she says the city retaliated against her in violation of the deal. Jessica Monteiro was a clerk in the finance office from 2017 to her firing in December 2024, according to public
Boston Medical Center nurses to vote on strike authorization
BOSTON — Nearly 2,000 nurses at Boston Medical Center will vote Wednesday on whether to authorize a strike. Nurses at BMC and the BMC-affiliated Brockton Behavioral Health Center, who are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, are seeking higher wages and a safer workplace. The union also held...
Police ID Framingham Man Killed In Alleged DUI Hit-And-Run Crash, Driver Charged: Police
A Framingham driver faces several charges after police said he struck a pedestrian with his pickup truck and fled on foot. The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7, on Hollis Street, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Police Chief Lester Baker said. Philip Bligh, 62, of Framingha…
Feeling squeezed, Natick businesses & landlords urge town not to go split tax rate...
The chances of Natick adopting a split tax rate in the near future are just slightly higher than those of the town rebuilding the Charles River spillway. But the Select Board pledged during the $7m override discussions last year that it would explore all avenues for cost savings and new revenue opportunities, and that
This Working Dairy Farm Near Boston Still Bottles Its Own Milk in Glass the...
Somewhere down a quiet road in Massachusetts, milk still arrives in glass bottles the way it did generations ago. No plastic jugs, no shortcuts, just a family farm that has kept the same slow habits alive for over a century. Regulars swear the milk tastes different, cleaner, and closer to...
Firefighters rescue resident from apartment building fire in Somerville
Firefighters rescued a resident from a building fire in Somerville Monday morning.
Suspect, victim, identified in fatal Massachusetts pedestrian crash
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Framingham Chief of Police Lester Baker have confirmed that a Massachusetts man was arraigned Tuesday in connection with allegations that he struck and killed a pedestrian in Framingham. Monday night at approximately 10:30 p.m., 44-year-old Ronei DeOliveira of Framingham was
Cambridge will pay 40 residents $1,000 each to help decide the future of ShotSpotter
Officials began sending invitations Monday to the city's first-ever Civic Assembly. Want to help decide the future of public safety technology in Cambridge? You might get the chance — and the city will pay you $1,000 to do it. About 15,000 randomly selected Cambridge households will receive mailed invitations...
Hasbro headquarters move to Boston still months away one year after announcement
BOSTON, Mass. (WJAR) — Exactly one year after Hasbro announced it would move its headquarters from Pawtucket to Boston, there’s been little apparent movement across the state line. Maker of Monopoly, Play-Doh and Mr. Potato Head, the toy and board game company was founded in Providence in the...

















