Boston MA

IN THE WAKE of a lawsuit filed last month by Attorney General Andrea Campbell against nine communities for failing to comply with a controversial new housing law, some leaders of the holdout towns are starting to openly acknowledge that this may be the end of the road for resistance to the law.

Starting January 1, 2026, Everett, Massachusetts, residents age 65 and older can park for free at all metered spaces throughout the city under a new Senior Meter Sticker Program announced by Mayor Carlo DeMaria. The new initiative aims to ease financial pressures on older adults, particularly those on fixed incomes,...

A local man who was wanted by federal authorities for rape in California has been apprehended in Boston. Jose Renderos, 66, of East Boston, was arrested around 7:25 a.m. Thursday near 74 White St. in East Boston, according to police. The arrest was made by officers from the Boston Police...

Cape Ann Wildlife, Inc., a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation organization serving Massachusetts' North Shore since 2005, recently shared that they saved a Red Tailed Hawk trapped in a tunnel after being struck by a vehicle. The Ipswich-based nonprofit successfully treated and released the injured raptor following...

A fluffy 8-year-old Coton de Tulear named Toby is searching for his forever home at the Quincy Animal Shelter in Quincy, Massachusetts, with the shelter hoping to find him a loving family before he turns nine on March 4th. The sweet senior dog has spent most of his life with one owner, making his transition to...

BOSTON – Two Massachusetts men were sentenced in federal court in Boston for fraudulently depositing checks stolen from the mail. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, Imanol Rios-Franco, 26, of Canton, was sentenced by Senior District Court Judge Patti Saris to 35 months in federal prison, followed...

A Hyde Park man has been arrested and charged with burglary offenses following an overnight larceny.

Jennifer Smith has been covering housing and development in Massachusetts for more than a decade, first for the Dorchester Reporter and now at the CommonWealth Beacon. She’s come to accept a reputation as “the most three-decker-enthusiastic person that you could find inside a 12 mile radius.”. In fact,...

Brockton police sergeants, captains, and lieutenants cast a "no confidence" vote in Chief Brenda Pérez, citing "incompetent management." What we know. Read Brockton police supervisors' scathing rebuke of Chief Pérez here. Ex-Brockton driving school owner Carlos Cardoso, who pled guilty in the RMV fraud case, was...

Gov. Maura Healey is taking a swing at one of Massachusetts' most entrenched building rules, signing an executive order Thursday to explore whether the state's long‑standing two‑stair mandate can be safely loosened for mid‑rise apartment buildings. Supporters argue that letting some projects use a single stair could...