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Hopkinton and Natick canceled their contracts with Flock Safety . Bellingham and Framingham let their contracts with the AI powered automatic license plate readers (ALPR) expire. They joined a growing trend in the state and nationally with more and more law enforcement agencies severing ties with the company under growing pressure from groups that argue the massive amount of data collected by Flock could be used by federal agencies and has been abused by police officers throughout the country. H

A man was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon after witnesses say he jumped from the Moody Street Bridge into the Charles River in Waltham. According to the Waltham Fire Department, 911 began receiving calls at 3:12 p.m. reporting a man on the Moody Street Bridge. Dispatchers then received reports that the individual had entered the water. Witnesses who were by the bridge told Boston 25 News they initially mistook the situation for a bird in the river. “I saw

Boston's rat problem is getting expensive, and some residents want to put one person in charge of fixing it. In some neighborhoods, rats have started chewing through the wiring of cars, causing extensive damage. Ali Foley, a Back Bay resident, said more than four cars in her neighborhood have been...

A masked gunman allegedly ripped a gold chain off a food delivery driver's neck in broad daylight on Normandy Street in Grove Hall, then fled on foot before investigators tracked a getaway vehicle north to Lawrence, where troopers pulled it over that same afternoon. Boston police say the suspect, 32-year-old Dorchester resident Eury Martin Avalo Baez, is now facing multiple charges in connection with the robbery.

After a Cape Cod assistant school principal allegedly drove into oncoming traffic in downtown Boston and nearly hit a police patrol car while in reverse, Boston police described her driving to state authorities as an "immediate threat to public safety," according to the police report obtained by the Times. Now, Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School Assistant Principal Holly Burns, 44, faces a third operating under the influence of liquor charge after arrests in 2018 in Plymouth and 2019 in Duxbury. Burn

The first known lawsuits seeking to have the state of Massachusetts extend rental assistance for a third year are finally having their day in court tomorrow after being denied coverage. The program, HomeBASE, is run by the state Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) that helps low-income families...

“We suggested to [the developers] that it might be a good idea that the balconies that were on those buildings be removed,” a lawyer for Tedesco Country Club said with a shrug. 3 minutes to read. When Swampscott planning officials took up an expansive housing development proposal last week,...

The man may have been sleeping within Central Square station prior to the incident and appeared unsteady on his feet, MBTA Transit Police said. A man was struck and killed by a Red Line train early on Monday after falling onto the tracks, MBTA Transit Police said. The man may...

The restaurant in Davis Square, most recently serving American fare with Indian influences, has remained closed since May. The Rosebud Bar & Kitchen, known for its 1941 dining car in the heart of Davis Square, unexpectedly closed its doors in May, leaving recent graduates and families without a longtime gathering place.

The Boston journalist was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2012. Jim Boyd, a WCVB-TV anchor and reporter of nearly 40 years, has died at 84, the station announced Tuesday. Boyd began his television career in 1961 in the mailroom of WNET-TV in New York. He later...