Boston private school in crisis after founder accused of years of financial fraud
The founder and executive director of a Boston private school is facing a lawsuit and fraud allegations after the school’s board says he hid millions of dollars of debt for years. Croft School founder Scott Given was suspended from his position on March 7 after he told school administrators...
Investigation underway after a triple stabbing in Chelsea
Once on scene, officers located three victims suffering from stab wounds, one of whom was suffering from a potentially life-threatening one. They recieved on-scene first aid and were transported to a hospital.
Boston Union Fires Back at Mayor After ‘Ultimatum’ on Dropping GLP-1 Coverage for Firefighters
The Public Employee Committee, which bargains health insurance benefits on behalf of City of Boston unions, is firing back at the Wu administration after its “ultimatum” over dropping GLP-1 weight loss coverage to cut costs. Elissa Cadillic, PEC co-chair, said a “majority” of city unions considered the city’s...
Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line: Is There an Illegal Business Operating in Medford
Dear Billy T and Somerville/Medford News Weekly Speakup Line,. For the past few years, our neighbor at 36 Roosevelt Road in Medford has been operating an auto repair shop out of their residential garage and driveway. His garage is at the back of his property, which faces Circuit Road. He is using Circuit Road as his...
Bodycam footage shows Boston officer account of fatal shooting ‘not factually true’
ROXBURY — A 33-year-old Boston police officer’s account of what led up to the fatal shooting of a carjacking suspect in the city last week did not line up with body-worn camera footage, according to a police report filed in court. The officer, Nicholas O’Malley, is now facing...
Woman Dies After Car Crash in Newton
One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday afternoon in Newton. The crash occurred at 4:30 p.m. near the Walnut Street and Judith Road intersection, according to the Newton Police Department. One of the operators, a 45-year-old woman, struck a tree after the initial collision and was transported...
Two women arrested on drug, child endangerment charges in Warwick
WARWICK, RI — Two Massachusetts women were arrested early Sunday after state police stopped a vehicle that was the subject of a be-on-the-lookout alert from Massachusetts State Police. Serena Manos, 28, of Saugus, Massachusetts, was arrested at 12:45 a.m. and charged with child endangerment, possession of a...
Chelsea man released decades after murder conviction won’t be retried, prosecutors say
The man spent 34 years behind bars before he was released in 2020 while courts considered granting him a new trial. Prosecutors will not retry a Chelsea man who spent more than three decades behind bars for a 1985 murder he claims he did not commit, his attorneys said Wednesday.
This Legendary Massachusetts Seafood Joint Gets Its Fish From The Market Right Next Door
You know that feeling when you discover your favorite restaurant has been getting its ingredients from a gas station?. Well, Courthouse Seafood in Cambridge has the exact opposite situation going on, and it’s about to become your new obsession. Tucked into East Cambridge on the corner of Third Street...
Masked Boston teens stole elderly woman’s purse at gunpoint, police say
Two masked Boston teens stole an elderly woman's purse at gunpoint in Charlestown on Wednesday, according to police. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Boston police said they responded to a radio call for an armed robbery on Prospect Street in the city's Charlestown neighborhood. When they arrived, officers were met...

















