Firefighters knock down house fire in Woburn
WOBURN, Mass. — Firefighters in Woburn extinguished a two-alarm house fire on Saturday. Around 5:30 p.m., crews responded to a house fire on Garden Terrace. Once there, they found heavy smoke and flames emitting from the roof. Due to the scale of the fire, a two-alarm was rung, prompting...
Weymouth Woman Sentenced in Housemate’s Death
A Lake Street duplex that once blended into the neighborhood is now tied to one of Weymouth’s most chilling recent crimes. On Monday, 46-year-old Kelly Shaw of Weymouth was sentenced to 15 to 17 years in state prison after admitting she killed her housemate, 56-year-old Christine Mello, and then tapped into Mello’s finances in the weeks surrounding her death. The...
Passerby, police officer credited with alerting family inside burning home in Woburn
WOBURN, MASS. (WHDH) - A man who was sleeping inside a home in Woburn on Saturday when a fast-moving fire broke out is recalling the moment a police officer alerted him and his family members to the flames so they could escape to safety. Jean Mentor says he was sleeping...
Mayor Wu Makes Historic Appointment, Naming Rodney Marshall Boston’s First Black Fire Commissioner
When Mayor Michelle Wu stepped to the podium last week to make her announcement few could have predicted the depth of emotion it would stir across Boston neighborhoods. After careful consideration she named Rodney Marshall as the city’s new fire commissioner. This appointment of rodney marshall fire commissioner marks a historic first for the city. […] The post Mayor Wu Makes Historic Appointment, Naming Rodney...
What’s open and what’s closed on Patriots’ Day
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
Sources: Investigation underway after officer-involved shooting in Lexington
LEXINGTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Lexington Police and the Middlesex District Attorney’s office are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Lexington on Saturday, 7NEWS sources say. The shooting occurred on Mason Street and the area is now blocked off. Informaiton about the condition of the person who was shot was not...
Mass. weather: Weekend rain could turn to snow as temperatures drop
Cooler conditions are set to take hold across Massachusetts as a cold front is expected to move in Saturday night. Sunday will see high temperatures in the mid 50s in most areas, with Boston topping out at 56 degrees, Worcester and Springfield reaching 54 degrees and Cape Cod & the Islands getting up to 56 degrees.
Mass. casino winner: $170,000 prize largest jackpot won in March
The largest jackpot prize won at Encore Boston Harbor casino in March was worth more than $170,000. The largest slot machine prize in March was worth $178,974.86, which was won on March 24 after a $2.50 bet was placed on the game “Screaming Links Zhang Jiao.”. Encore Boston Harbor...
Wasting thousands of gallons a day, millions per year: Tewksbury urges residents to use...
TEWKSBURY — It’s a silent drain on both the environment and the taxpayer’s wallet. Every drop of water that leaks from a faucet or a cracked pipe in Tewksbury is water that has been extracted from the Merrimack River, processed at the treatment plant, purified to federal standards, and pumped through miles of infrastructure, only to disappear into the ground or down a drain unused...
Loaded stolen firearm recovered during traffic stop in Dorchester
BOSTON, MA — A Weymouth man was arrested early Friday morning after police recovered a loaded stolen firearm concealed beneath the rear seat of a vehicle during a traffic stop on Bowdoin Street. Officers assigned to District B-2 arrested Taquari Milton, 31, of Weymouth, at approximately 12:15 a.m. on...
