MAP: 80K without power in Mass., over 150K across New England due to high...
Strong winds have knocked out power to over 150,000 electric customers across New England as of 1 p.m. on Friday. According to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, 81,005 customers are without power. Almost the entire towns of Pepperell and West Brookfield have no electricity. Peak wind gusts have already...
2 Boston Store Owners Charged in a $7 Million SNAP Benefits ‘Trafficking’ Case
Two convenience store owners in Boston are facing federal charges after investigators allege they ran a years-long scheme to illegally swap Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for cash — a practice known as benefits trafficking — generating more than $7 million in suspected fraudulent...
HUD probes Boston over housing discrimination
HUD’s Office for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity has launched an investigation into Boston’s housing practices, which it believes violate civil rights protections of White people under the Fair Housing Act and Title VI, per a Dec. 11 press release. The agency said in a Dec. 11 letter...
Officer remembered 53 years after fatal crash in Boston
BOSTON, MA — The Boston Police Department on Wednesday commemorated the 53rd anniversary of the death of Officer Joseph M. Mullen, who was killed in the line of duty. Officer Mullen died on Dec. 18, 1972, when he was struck by a motor vehicle while directing traffic during an overtime assignment at the John Hancock...
Two Arlington residents among those charged at Burlington ICE facility
Two Arlington residents were among four people charged Tuesday after they tried unsuccessfully to deliver care packages to detainees held at the Burlington ICE facility. Roger Rosen and Eric Segal, both town residents, joined Sabine von Mering and the Rev. Fred Small, who were arrested by Burlington police officers....
Marshfield Man Arrested for Alleged Credit Card Theft Scheme at Linden Ponds Senior Living...
A Marshfield man has been taken into police custody after deceiving elderly residents at the Linden Ponds senior living complex. Kevaughn R. Fagan, 28, allegedly posed as a ride-share driver to enter the complex and a junk removal worker inside, in a scheme to steal and fraudulently use a credit card belonging to one...
Violent ICE arrest one of dozens at Boston courthouse, neighborhood group says
On a raw November day in East Boston, just five days before Thanksgiving, a shirtless man lay facedown on the cold pavement of the district courthouse alley. Alejandro Orrego Agudelo, 27, screamed, “Help me, please,” as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent knelt on his back. Around...
This was the scene at the Boston ICE Tea Party
"Bostonians have always refused to bow down and have been a voice for the nation." In 1773, colonists threw tea in Boston harbor to protest unfair taxation, but on the 252nd anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, Bostonians threw ice in opposition to the ICE “terror campaign.”. Hosted by...
Suffolk announces free tuition program for eligible Boston high school graduates
Starting in the fall of 2026, graduates from Boston Public Schools and Boston Charter Schools whose family’s adjusted gross income is $75,000 or less will qualify for full tuition coverage at Suffolk University. The University announced Dec. 18 that this expanded family income-tuition waiver program will apply to...
National Grid Submits Request To Increase Rates In 2027
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Millions of Americans are starting to feel the heat as the cost to warm their homes continues to increase. Heating costs are expected to rise by at least 9% this winter. National Grid is submitting a request to increase customer rates starting in 2027. The hike would be rolled out throughout...
