Memorial Day Trash Pickup in Boston: Is Your Neighborhood Delayed?
The City of Boston is reminding the community that Memorial Day on Monday, May 25th, will affect trash and recycling collection in some neighborhoods, resulting in a mix of regular and delayed pickup schedules.
Boston drug bust explodes near Nubian Square as cops seize crack cocaine, cash
A drug investigation in Nubian Square ended with a suspected cocaine dealer handcuffed Tuesday evening, according to Boston police, who claimed they spotted an apparent narcotics transaction on a busy Roxbury street. Members of the Boston Police Department’s Neighborhood Engagement Safety Team carried out the operation
Joan Bennett Kennedy’s Longtime Boston Home Is Listed for $2.6 Million
Bennett Kennedy, who died in October 2025 at age 89, lived in the home for more than 45 years, having bought it in the 1970s.
Winning $100K Mass Cash ticket sold at neighborhood convenience store
A winning $100,000 lottery ticket was sold at a small convenience store in Massachusetts. The $100,0000 prize was from one of the “Mass Cash” drawings on Friday. The winning numbers for the mid-day drawing were 14, 15, 23, 30 and 32. The winning numbers for the evening drawing were 7, 9, 17, 29 and 33.
Massachusetts Residents Concerned After Critical Drought Declared in Northeast Region: ‘Biggest Offenders are Golf...
While some of them might still be thinking about gas prices and other woes, a new one has arrived, affecting an entire region. Today, the government of Massachusetts declared a critical drought across the entire Northeast Region of the state, including Essex, Middlesex, and Suffolk Counties. After residents learned of
Boston chef competes on Guy Fieri’s ‘Flavortown Food Fight’: Here’s how he did
Flavortown’s newest mayor is from Boston. Chef Lambert “Lambo” Givens, executive chef of Hunter’s Kitchen & Bar in South Boston, was crowned the champion on Guy Fieri’s “Flavortown Food Fight” Wednesday night, May 20, on the Food Network. The competition pits chefs against...
Truck takes down power lines in North Reading
BOSTON (WHDH) - A truck took down several wires in North Reading on Friday afternoon. The crash happened on Salem Street at Martin Landings Road. A witness explained what she saw at the scene. “Most of the wires were like on that tall thing on the back of the truck,...
Mission Hill Nursing Home Boss Gets Six Months For $190K Cash Grab
Tony Francis, the former chief executive of the Edgar P. Benjamin Health Center in Mission Hill, is headed to federal prison for six months after prosecutors say he siphoned more than $190,000 from the cash-strapped nursing home he ran. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani also ordered him to pay $43,655.50 in restitutio
Peter Wolf left one Boston art school to form the J. Geils Band. Six...
Wolf talked about painting, his upcoming record, a possible next book, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — and his honorary degree from MassArt. Some 60-plus years ago, a Bronx kid named Peter Blankfield decided he didn’t need a high school degree. At his graduation ceremony, in lieu of a diploma, he was handed a manila env
Natick Parents Hit Town With $1 Million Bus Assault Suit
A Natick family is taking the town and its school transportation providers to court, claiming their 5-year-old daughter was indecently assaulted by an older student during a ride on a school bus and that the adults in charge failed to protect her. The lawsuit seeks $1 million and says the child suffered both emotional
