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BOSTON (WHDH) - A snowy surprise in West Roxbury when a chicken was found in the middle of the VFW rotary. The chicken, named “Henny Styles”, was rescued and is now being cared for by the MSPCA. The organization is asking that anyone who may have lost their...

A former driving school owner was sentenced for bribing a road test examiner to issue driver's licenses to unqualified applicants.

Sitting in Devlin 008, you feel the pen slip from your sweat-slicked palm. You try to get your heartbeat into a normal rhythm, struggling to remember the answer to question six. You’re halfway through calculating the potential drop in your GPA when your classmate pulls out their phone. They take...

BOSTON (WBZ News Radio) – When snow and ice cause neighbors to fight over parking spots in the street, a man in East Boston is there to save the day with his shovel and love of his community. Dubbed “The Shovel Man,” Sam McGillis has taken it upon himself...

Two major movie-going hubs in Massachusetts are preparing to dim their lights for the final time. Showcase Cinemas in Randolph and Foxborough have announced that Sunday, Feb. 22 will be their final day of full operations, according to its website. “We truly thank you for your dedicated patronage and hope...

Below is a press release from Governor Healey’s office:. Boston — One year after Governor Maura Healey’s Affordable Homes Act allowed accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to be built by right across Massachusetts, cities and towns have permitted or approved 1,224 ADUs to date in 217 communities — an early snapshot of...

Boston 25 Meteorologists are tracking another winter storm expected to hit the area Tuesday night.

A man has been granted parole after serving 16 years in connection with the stabbing death of a man outside a Boston bar in 2009. Corey Patterson, 38, was paroled on Jan. 20, according to a Massachusetts Parole Board decision. He was convicted of second-degree murder in 2012 and sentenced to life in prison with the...

— News and commentary about elsewhere covered by Quincy Quarry News. While local snow piles continue to plague Quincy locals, local officials are concurrently continuing to violate The First Rule of Holes by variously continuing to dig themselves in deeper and deeper. For but opening examples holes so dug include...

Anyone who has experienced gun violence knows that there is a ‘before’ and ‘after’ to the tragedy. Before Dec. 13, you might have been aware of where the doors were in your classrooms, but never thought you’d have to build barricades against them. Before, the library was a place for studying, not for hiding and...