Boston MA

LYNN, MASS. (WHDH) - The arrest of an 18-year-old Lynn man who is accused of murdering a 68-year-old woman not known to him in Danvers Thursday has come as a shock to his neighbors, who say he never showed any signs of being troubled growing up. Anthony DeMayo is charged...

BOSTON — A Cambridge man was arrested on Friday, March 13, 2026, and charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. Alden Welch Ruml, 26, of Cambridge, was charged with one count of transmitting in interstate commerce...

“We were very lucky, that’s all I can say,” the 98-year-old homeowner told The Boston Globe. An investigation is underway after an MBTA bus reportedly crashed into several parked cars in Medford Sunday morning before smashing into a home’s front steps. The bus swerved off the street...

MASHANTUCKET, CONNECTICUT — Fans crammed into concourses and peered over balconies as they tried to catch a glimpse of Martha Stewart on Friday as slot machines rang out in the background. The hospitality icon was on hand at Foxwoods Resort Casino to cut the ribbon for her first restaurant...

Remote work can open up a lot of opportunities for employees, families, and employers alike. However, shifts into remote work may also cause short-term challenges to some communities — such as loss or redistribution of businesses and services used by commuters. Between 2023 and 2024, remote work actually declined in...

More than a year after a Green Line train lurched off the tracks near Lechmere on Oct. 1, 2024, newly released surveillance footage finally shows the exact moment things went sideways, sending riders scrambling across the rails. Roughly 50 people were aboard, and seven riders were taken to nearby medical facilities...

Investors spent 2025 quietly cozying back up to Boston-area brick-and-mortar, scooping up well leased shopping centers and strip centers that throw off reliable income. The buying spree signals at least a timeout in the rush to remake suburban retail into life science campuses and suggests many buyers now prefer...

Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced they are launching its “Forever Young” Spring Program this April, offering free, outdoor activities for older adults at Edwards Park in Charlestown and Langone Park in the North End. The weekly program will run on Wednesdays from April 1st through June 24th, from...

Boston Police shot and killed a suspected carjacker in Roxbury late Wednesday night.

There’s a rum cake at Modern Pastry in Boston that will make you reconsider everything you thought you knew about cake. This isn’t some dry, booze-soaked disappointment that tastes like someone poured rum on a mediocre cake and called it a day, this is the real deal, and it’s spectacular.