Boston researchers studying effects of tuberculosis drug on diabetes
Researchers in Boston are working to determine if an old tuberculosis vaccine could be the key to treating type 1 diabetes.
Local residents with Jamaican ties ask for help with hurricane relief
As the massive eye of Hurricane Melissa churned toward Jamaica on Oct. 28, Robert Wint and Raymean Robinson could only sit and watch helplessly from Dorchester as the storm roared onto their home town of St. Elizabeth, a parish in the western part of the island. Now, with the nation...
2 kilos of fentanyl recovered after investigation into Southwest Corridor drug activity, police say
The fentanyl was recovered as police executed search warrants in Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury. Boston police said more than two kilograms of fentanyl was recovered last week stemming from an extensive investigation into suspected drug activity in the Southwest Corridor area after “numerous” community complaints....
Two Tragic Losses After Devastating Crane Collapse
Two lives were tragically lost on October 24, when a construction crane with a 250-ton capacity collapsed at a waterfront located in Everett, Massachusetts. Believed to have been caused by a problem with the cable, this tragedy has sparked further investigations of the incident. After the initial shock, the Everett...
Where have you spotted wild turkeys in Greater Boston? Send us your photos.
Share your wild turkey photo and tell us where you saw it — we’re building a map of turkey sightings across Boston and beyond. Wild turkeys can seem like they’re everywhere near Boston. While they almost went extinct due to overhunting during the colonial era, the birds have made a major comeback — strutting through...
Pressed Cafe planning to open in another Boston suburb
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]. Last week, it was reported that a local group of dining spots that focus on healthy, freshly made options had expanded to another space in the Boston suburbs, and now we have learned that yet another new location is coming to the suburbs as well.
Stand Up Speak Out: ’democracy, free speech, and due process for all’
The Stand Up Speak Out (SUSO) group continues to attract new supporters, as evidenced by the 4,100 people who turned out to protest at the No Kings Day #2 rally at Hingham Bathing Beach Oct. 18, with the line stretching for a quarter mile. “We joined and collaborated with Indivisible...
Man sustains life-threatening injuries in shooting in Boston
A man sustained life-threatening injuries after being shot in Dorchester Tuesday afternoon, Boston Police said. Officers went to 77 Bowdoin Ave. at 3:15 p.m. for a report of a person shot, said Sgt. Det. John Boyle, the department’s chief spokesman. At the scene, police found a man had been shot and took him to a...
Woman dies of injuries from Mattapan shooting
A woman has died of injuries suffered during an October shooting in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood. G'Kiyah Lewis, 18, of Malden, died on Friday at the hospital. She was one of three people hurt in a shooting on Hiawatha Road in Mattapan on Oct. 11. The other two victims, both men,...
Watch: Alligator spotted swimming in Boston’s Charles River
Wildlife authorities in Massachusetts are on the hunt for a small alligator caught on camera in the Charles River by a couple walking in Boston.
