A Mass. town voted down a new fire station. The old one just got...
Westwood voters repeatedly balked at the $38.1 million price tag for a new fire station. Mother Nature intervened. Left rotting in limbo after a failed vote to fund its replacement, Westwood’s Fire Station 1 closed abruptly last week as heavy snowfall escalated structural concerns. Firefighters noticed increased...
Little Injured Owl Rescued In Medford Is Having A Huge Impact
A little rescued owl is having a big impact on social media while helping the founder of Cape Ann Wildlife receive treatment for a serious illness.
Man convicted of 1986 murder of Salem State College student
SALEM, MASS. (WHDH) - A jury found John Carey, 66, guilty of first degree murder in the killing of Claire Gravel on June 29, 1986, the Office of Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker confirms. Gravel was found dead in the woods near Route 128 in Beverly. Police said...
WMEX Sale Leads To Format Shift
A sale has led to a format shift and departure at 1510 WMEX Quincy/Boston MA. Tyler Nye’s Local Media Boston will acquire WMEX and its translator 101.1 W266DQ Weymouth MA from Tony LaGreca and Larry Justice’s L&J Radio for $1 and the assumption of all debt. LaGreca will hold a 45% stake in the new company as a silent...
Late-Night Roxbury Stabbing Leaves One With Life-Threatening Injuries
A Sunday night stabbing at a Roxbury intersection left one person with life-threatening injuries, according to police. Officers were called just before 11 p.m. to Roxbury Street and Washington Street, where they found a victim suffering from stab wounds. The person was transported to a local hospital as investigators...
Teens Hunted After Broad-Daylight Dorchester Attack On Pregnant Woman
Boston police are asking for the public's help tracking down two teenage girls who allegedly assaulted a pregnant woman in Dorchester in the middle of the day on Sunday. The attack was reported around 1 p.m. near 776 Dudley St., and officers have released photos of the suspects as they work to piece together what...
Quincy official accused of using city funds for steak tips, self‑portrait heads toward plea...
A former Quincy official — who federal prosecutors say used city money to pay for a large self-portrait, steak tips and more — is expected to accept a plea deal this month, after his case was headed to trial in February. Thomas F. Clasby, Jr. was charged with...
Woman hospitalized after Brockton domestic stabbing, police say
A woman was seriously injured in a stabbing Monday night in Brockton, police said. Police responded to a report of a domestic incident at an apartment on Foster Street last night, Monday, March 2. Police found the woman suffering from a stab wound to the leg, WCVB-TV is reporting . "At approximately 8 p.m. on Monday,...
ICE Director Todd Lyons: ‘Politically Motivated’ Boston Police Ignored 167 Immigration Detainer Requests
Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons is criticizing the Boston Police Department for ignoring immigration detainer requests after ICE arrested large numbers of illegal aliens in Massachusetts. Lyons said police ignored nearly 170 of those requests in 2025, not 57 as the city’s...
Should pajamas be banned at Logan Airport? Here’s what readers said.
"If you're wearing pajamas I suspect you didn't shower and certainly don't want to be stuck next to you on a flight." After Tampa International Airport suggested a ban on pajamas at the airport on social media last week, we asked Boston.com readers if pajamas should be banned at Logan.
