The Surf Ballroom at Nantasket Beach made rock waves
HULL – Once music visionary Bill Spence realized the age of big bands was fading out and rock ‘n’ roll was here to stay, he wanted to create a safe space for young teens to hang out and still be able to dance without worrying about causing scuff marks on varnished floors. They needed somewhere to go and Catholic...
Health Officials Warn of Measles Exposure in Boston and Westborough Linked to Infected Visitor
Massachusetts health officials are sounding the alarm for a potential measles exposure linked to an out-of-state visitor who recently traveled through Boston and spent time in Westborough. According to a release from the Boston Public Health Commission, the adult had been diagnosed with measles and was present at...
Boston Police Seek Public’s Help in Locating Missing Dorchester Teen Briyana Jacques
The Boston Police Department is requesting assistance from the public in the search for 15-year-old Briyana Jacques, a resident of Dorchester, who has been missing since January 17. Last seen at her home on Rosedale Street around 5:30 PM, Briyana Jacques is described with a medium-brown complexion, her height...
Fire crews brave frigid conditions while battling South Boston blaze
BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston firefighters worked through bitter cold to battle a blaze that broke out in South Boston on Saturday. Crews responding to a reported structure fire on Devine Way found heavy smoke coming from the building and ordered a second alarm. There were no reported injuries. The cause...
Best Chinese food poll winner; Gigi’s pizza: Top stories last week
In his scathing recent lawsuit, Aldo Petronio , the former CFO for Brockton Public Schools, accuses the former mayor of concealing the deficit that rocked the district in 2023 and lying about what he knew when. Drivers will begin receiving citations for passing Brockton school buses when they have stop signs extended...
A Mass. man was convicted of murder but didn’t pull the trigger — he’s...
A man who participated in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old in Roxbury in 1995 was granted parole for a fourth time this month in a unanimous decision by the state’s Parole Board. Laron “Ronnie” Elliot was convicted of second-degree murder in May 1997 under a joint-venture theory, meaning...
Quincy DPW says it puts ‘fake tickets on cars’ to discourage street parking during...
QUINCY, MASS. (WHDH) - Before the snow falls, the city of Quincy said it is taking unique approaches to remind residents about moving their cars to make way for plows and other snow removal vehicles. “We put fake tickets on cars just to warn people that we will be towing,...
Injuries reported in Route 24 rollover crash in Stoughton
Troopers have responded to a rollover crash on Route 24 in Stoughton, Massachusetts, Sunday morning. State police say there are injuries after the crash on Route 24 north at Exit 38B. It's unclear how many people may be injured, or to what extent. The right lane and off ramp to...
Here’s a closer look at potential snow jackpot zones in this storm
A major winter storm arrives in Massachusetts Sunday. Here's how much snow you should expect.
Group protests outside Citizens Bank in Brookline to highlight company’s financing of immigration detention...
Two dozen protesters gathered in the single-digit temperatures Saturday morning outside the Citizens Bank in Coolidge Corner with signs, cowbells and tambourines to protest the bank’s role in financing immigration detention centers. It was one of 40 demonstrations happening at Citizens branches across the Northeast....
