Get $6 unlimited meatballs next time Boston declares snow emergency
Heavy snow in Boston calls for discounts on meatballs at one Italian restaurant in the South End. SRV will offer bottomless meatballs for $6 per person any time a snow emergency is declared in the city. The snow-fueled deal gives diners who are able to safely get to the restaurant...
Boston Rapper Heffna Boss Don Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Drug Conspiracy Case
MIIXTAPECHIICK Boston Rapper Heffna Boss Don Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Drug Conspiracy Case Boston rapper Trea Lankford, known as Heffna Boss Don, was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release for drug conspiracy charges. According to the U.S. Attorney’s...
Allandale Farm loses second Highland steer following brother’s death last year
Curtis, a longtime presence at Boston’s only working farm, has died peacefully at age 16. A well-known Highland steer who lived at Boston’s only working farm died this week, leaving a lasting impression on farm staff and visitors who knew him over the years. Allandale Farm, a 130-acre...
Boat goes up in flames in Salem
SALEM, MASS. (WHDH) - Emergency crews were called after a boat went up in flames in Salem Harbor early Saturday morning. The fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. in Pickering Wharf. There were no reported injuries. (Copyright (c) 2025 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published,...
Once-Prominent Boston Community Activist Sentenced to Probation and Home Confinement in Federal Fraud Case
Monica Cannon-Grant. Image Credit: The Boston Globe. Monica Cannon‑Grant, a once‑prominent Boston community activist and founder of the Violence in Boston nonprofit, has been sentenced in federal court to four years of probation and six months of home confinement. The sentencing on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, came...
Saks closing most of its Off 5th stores and website. See the list and...
Saks Global, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, is closing most of its Saks Off 5th and Neiman Marcus Last Call locations, including several here in Greater Boston. The company said it will also wind down the saksoff5th.com website, a separate legal entity from Saks Global, with a sale...
Animal Control Praises Concerned Neighbor After Dog Welfare Check: Your Call Could Save a...
Dedham Animal Control in Dedham, Massachusetts, responded to a concerned resident's call on Friday regarding a neighbor's dog that had reportedly been left outside in cold and snowy conditions, the department announced Saturday, January 31st. When officers arrived at the scene shortly after receiving the call, the...
Massachusetts Sleep Doctor With Florida Ties Faces Decades In Prison After $6.5M Scheme
A federal jury in Boston has delivered a guilty verdict against a prominent physician, ending a decade-long scheme that involved multi-million dollar insurance scams and an elaborate game of hide-and-seek with the IRS. Dr. Pankaj Merchia, a Harvard-trained sleep specialist with ties to both Florida and Massachusetts,...
What to know about Real ID in Mass. as TSA deadline nears
Here's what to know about getting a Real ID in Massachusetts, including how to get an appointment and what documents are required.
Respect or ignore Boston’s space savers? Here’s what readers say.
After last weekend’s storm, Boston.com readers weighed in on the city’s “dibs” tradition — from “you shoveled it, you earned it” to “it’s public parking.”. A cone, a chair, a random household item — in Boston, any one of these can turn into a “dibs” sign after a snowstorm. Space savers are one of the city’s most...
