Chelsea man charged with wielding knife while shoplifting in Downtown Crossing
BOSTON, June 10, 2025 – A Chelsea man was arraigned last week in the Central division of Boston Municipal Court for brandishing a knife at police officers after shoplifting from a Downtown Crossing department store, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced. DAVID MCGRATH, 51, of Chelsea was charged with...
Appeal on Pilgrim’s plan to release radioactive water starts Thursday
A long-awaited appeal hearing on the proposed discharge of radioactive water from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station starts Thursday in Boston. The owner of Pilgrim, Holtec International, is appealing a decision last summer by the Department of Environmental Protection to block the release of reactor-system water into...
Laundry rifler with a knife sought for Grove Hall assault
Boston Police report looking for a man they say pulled a knife on a woman who objected to him rifling through her clothes at a Grove Hall laundromat. Police say the woman was doing her wash at Laundry King, 471 Blue Hill Ave. around 10:40 a.m. on June 3 when she stepped outside for some air, only to return to find...
Wednesday’s Child: 15-year-old Shakespeane
Shay is a sweet and polite 15-year-old girl with a warm and engaging personality.
Exclusive Local Food Truck is the Top Food Truck in Massachusetts
Even with as many great local eateries and restaurants that Massachusetts has throughout the state, there are still of some of the best dishes that get served from its food trucks. But what are the best food trucks in Bay State? And where can you find them? Luckily, we now know who has the top food truck in all of...
Karen Read judge cuts off witness who sends ‘happy birthday’ wish to 10-year-old from...
Biomechanical engineer testifies injuries inconsistent with taillight impact in Karen Read murder case, after judge interrupts his birthday message.
After 30 years, Blue Man Group to end its Boston residency
The nonverbal multimedia trio of paint-splattering, bald, blue performers, will end its run in Boston on July 6. Blue Man Group, the nonverbal multimedia trio of paint-splattering, comedic, bald blue performers, will end its run in Boston on July 6, more than three decades after it began. The troupe debuted...
Worker arrested by ICE says that agents beat him in a cemetery
A construction worker who was arrested Wednesday by federal agents in Lynn, Massachusetts, was released a day later, and he alleges he was assaulted when he was taken into custody. Alejandro Reyes said he was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement despite telling them on several occasions...
Second graders trying to save African Meeting House in Boston
The African Meeting House located in Boston's Beacon Hill area is facing some tough budget cuts, but a second grade class is trying to help save it.
What is LUCE, the group tracking ICE sightings and arrests across Mass.?
“If you saw a kidnapping happening in daylight, and you have no idea who it was, what happened, what agency, everybody's living in fear and panic,” one organizer said. “We just believe that that's not any way for anybody to live, but at least people deserve to know what's happening.”