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If you made more than $300,000 working for the city of Newton last year, odds are you wore a badge. A newly released payroll database shows that eight city employees cleared the $300,000 mark in 2025, and seven of them were members of the Newton Police Department. The single highest-paid worker on the list took home $354,772, with Newton Public Schools Superintendent Anna...

DORCHESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - A man was rushed to the hospital after a crash between a car and a scooter in Dorchester, according to Boston police. Police responded to Aspinwall Road at approximately 8:51 p.m. for a report of a motor vehicle accident. Officers said they found one victim hurt on scene. He was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A Boston city ordinance that went into effect on Saturday aims to bring a little order to the city’s chaotic streets. Under new rules that took effect Saturday, Boston is now requiring third-party restaurant delivery companies like Uber Eats, Grubhub, and DoorDash to obtain new permits to improve pedestrian safety.

On a damp, chilly Friday evening in March, I decided an early celebration was in order for my soon-to-be college graduate son. Given his love of steakhouses, we chose the newer Lexington outpost of chef Jason Carron’s Post 1917, which opened last year in Lexington Center. The restaurant’s enveloping warmth is created through polished contemporary design: soft lighting, dark tones, gold accents...

A Massachusetts micro-bakery that built a loyal following for its fresh sourdough is now facing backlash from a neighbor over the big crowds it draws on weekends. When Zohar Kafri-Shushan opened Shushan Farm at her Wilmington home last year, she says it was deeply personal. "This is my baby, this...

Massachusetts will be getting a new store in 2026.

BOSTON, MA — Officers recovered a loaded firearm during a traffic stop early Saturday morning in Mattapan. At about 2:33 a.m. on April 11, 2026, officers assigned to District B-3 conducted a traffic stop in the area of Blue Hill Avenue and Fremont Street. While on patrol, officers observed...

New rules are now in place in Boston for food delivery drivers to try to improve safety on the roads and sidewalks.

A 15-year-old has been charged in a midday shooting Monday in the parking lot of a Burger King in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, police say. Boston police said they responded to a report of a person with a gun in the area of the Burger King at 100 Washington St. at 2:43 p.m. Monday.

Three people were arrested after victims were assaulted during a daytime robbery, police say. Three people were arrested after an armed robbery in Dorchester in which victims were attacked with a firearm, a rock, and bear spray, police said. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, officers in Dorchester responded to...