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Boston, MA – A chaotic scene unfolded at the Forest Hills MBTA station in Jamaica Plain on Friday when a man armed with a butcher knife threatened passengers, a bus driver, and attempted to slash bus tires, sparking a large-scale police response and resulting in six people being transported to area hospitals.

BOSTON – A Brazilian national illegally residing in Boston pleaded guilty to conspiring to obtain driver’s licenses for ineligible applicants, principally illegal aliens. According to a release from the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 27-year-old Gabriel Nascimento De Andrade pleaded guilty to one count of...

The Cambridge School Climate Subcommittee will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. to discuss the district’s work on trauma‑informed teaching, the upcoming district climate survey, and how school culture will be measured to support educator and leadership development.

Milton Scene Reminder: It’s a yard waste pickup week – March 23 – 27, 2026. From the Milton Department of Public Works. Click to view the 2025-2026 Yard Waste Schedule. Trash: Most households have a town-owned 35-gallon trash cart. Trash placed in this cart does not require a sticker.

Better sidewalks, safer streets, and increased access to transportation won the most votes in Cambridge’s latest round of participatory budgeting. The program, begun in 2014, lets residents pitch, develop and vote on public projects that are funded through a pool of $1 million. More than 10,000 residents voted this...

WILMINGTON — After months of frustration, smoke, and repeated flare-ups, the Town of Wilmington has undertaken what officials believe will be the final push to extinguish a stubborn underground mulch fire that has plagued residents since last fall. The smoldering pile at 333 Andover St. — near the border...

FALL RIVER/BOSTON – FreezPak Logistics, prominent in temperature-controlled logistics solutions, has announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, serving the greater Boston area and all of New England. This Northeast expansion marks a pivotal milestone in FreezPak’s...

Quincy's city council delayed a vote on a $2.65 million plan to replace firefighter gear that contains harmful chemicals. Quincy firefighters are sounding the alarm after city councilors delayed a vote on funding new protective gear, following the discovery of harmful PFAS chemicals in equipment currently in use....

Three people have been indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury for their roles in the fatal stabbing of a man in Brockton, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz announced. Tynigel Belgrave, 28, and Emerson Munguia, 19, were each indicted on one count of murder. Tony Gomes, 35, was indicted...

One person was flown to the hospital after a serious crash on Route 9 in Framingham, Massachusetts, on Saturday afternoon. Framingham police said just before 1 p.m. that traffic was being diverted from Worcester Road (Route 9 westbound) at Country Club Lane onto Temple Street due to a crash. One...