TJ Maxx on Boston’s Newbury Street to close early next year, company says
The TJ Maxx location on Newbury Street in Boston is set to close in early 2026, a spokesperson for the company confirmed.
Going Bananas: Suspect Caught in Downtown Business Break-In
BOSTON, MA – A Roxbury man was arrested late Wednesday night after officers caught him in the act of breaking into a downtown business, police said. Around 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 24, officers from District A-1 responded to a report of a break-in at Going Bananas, a store located at 65 Salem Street. A caller described a...
Plymouth County Man Indicted After Steak Dinner Dispute Leads to 17 Stab Wounds in...
BROCKTON – A Middleborough man has been indicted on a murder charge for fatally stabbing another man, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz announced. Andrew Horsman, 41, was indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury on one count of murder and is being held without bail. The incident began...
MBTA Approves Cameras, Fines to Target Drivers Stopping in Bus Lanes
The MBTA's board of directors on Wednesday, Sept. 24, approved new penalties for a proposed camera system that would target drivers obstructing bus lanes in Boston. MBTA hopes that these sanctions, made possible by a state law put into place in January, will "disincentivize the common and often unpunished habit,"...
Somerville Adds Police To Bike Path After Teens Allegedly Torment Residents
WBZ NewsRadio’s James Rojas reports. Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed. From verbal harassment to even physical altercations. That's what's being. reported online by those who walk, run, or bike on. the community path. The culprits allegedly teenagers. Martha has...
Cambridge man gets life sentence for 2021 fatal shooting
A 31-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years for killing a man in Norwood more than four years ago, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey’s office announced. Ernest D. Payne, of Cambridge, was sentenced Thursday in Norfolk Superior Court after pleading...
Police increasing patrols along community path in Somerville
SOMERVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) - Somerville police say they are increasing patrols along a community path which sits near Somerville High School. Police say they have reports of teenagers harassing people as they walk or ride by. “Personally, I ran into a couple of them and I just talked to them,...
CEO of Boston nonprofit facing crack cocaine distribution charges
Javan Tooley is the founder and CEO of Adapt & Evolve LLC. The CEO of a Boston nonprofit pleaded not guilty to federal crack cocaine distribution charges on Tuesday. Javan Tooley, 36, of Dorchester and Brockton, is the founder and CEO of Adapt & Evolve LLC, a legal advocacy firm that specializes in criminal records...
Boston rated ‘the best U.S. city for public transportation for travelers.’ Really?
A recent study from the luxury vacation home rental platform Wander ranked Boston as the best U.S. city for public transportation for travelers, even ahead of New York City’s vaunted subway system. Boston earned that designation for having the highest ratio of public transit stations to residents, the company...
Boston to offer free COVID and flu vaccines at more than a dozen locations
All of the clinics will provide free flu and COVID-19 vaccinations, and some will offer routine vaccinations for children five and older. The Boston Public Health Commission is partnering with several community organizations to provide free vaccine clinics around the city, the commission announced Wednesday. BPHC...
