Mayor Michelle Wu Celebrates Boston’s Small Businesses at SCALE Program’s First Annual Scaled Impact...
Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston's Department of Supplier Diversity recently celebrated the first annual Scaled Impact Celebration at Faneuil Hall. The event recognized the achievements of the SCALE program's inaugural cohort, comprised of 27 small, local businesses that received up to $200,000 in grant...
Mass. man gets at least 5 years in prison for threatening mechanic with gun
A 31-year-old Malden man was given at least a five-year prison sentence on Wednesday for threatening to shoot and kill a mechanic at a Holbrook auto body shop in 2022, according to Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey’s office. Brain Enwonwu was found guilty by a jury on Monday...
Former Logan TSA officer charged with nearly $50K in unemployment fraud
A Worcester man was charged in connection with fraudulently obtaining tens of thousands of dollars in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) while working as a full-time TSA Security Officer, according to the office of Leah Foley, the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts. Ismael Rosado Jr., 40, was charged with one count...
For Elide Charles, the No. is 106
Friends and family traveled from near and far last Sunday to celebrate the 106th birthday of Elide Charles, a long-time Dorchester resident who arrived in the neighborhood with her Haitian family in 1969. Born on Dec. 1, 1919, in Jacmel, Charles is the sole survivor of three siblings. She married...
Brown Shooting Suspect Found Dead in N.H. After Manhunt
Brown Shooting Suspect Found Dead in N.H. After Manhunt
Tiny Boston Shops’ $7 Million SNAP Cash Scam Exposed by Federal Bust
In a stark revelation shaking federal welfare oversight, two Mattapan convenience store owners face charges for allegedly trafficking nearly $7 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, swapping EBT cards for cash in operations run from spaces smaller than many apartments. U.S. Attorney Leah...
Suspected Brown University gunman identified as investigators explore connection to MIT slaying: sources
Investigators found evidence linking deadly shootings at Brown University and MIT, as authorities probe connection between campus attacks, according to a report.
‘Shocking and glaring’: 2 Mass. men charged in $7M SNAP benefits trafficking scheme
The men, who operated two small storefronts in Boston, allegedly racked up SNAP redemptions ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 monthly.
‘Barbaric, incomprehensible’: Judge blasts Brian Walshe before giving him a life sentence
Judge Diane Freniere didn't hold back before informing Brian Walshe that he would be spending the rest of his life behind bars.
New Cambridge School Committee member signed agreement to never work for the city
Luisa de Paula Santos resigned from Cambridge Public Schools, which she will now oversee as a member of the Cambridge School Committee. A newly elected Cambridge School Committee member, who is part of a major union-endorsed overhaul of the body, resigned from her job at a Cambridge public school and signed an...

















