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Bacci's Restaurant, a longtime Italian mainstay on Stoneham's Main Street, is calling it quits. The neighborhood staple, known for hearty pastas, pizzas and its small back dining room, will serve its final plates on Tuesday, July 13, after owners said the economy left them with no way to keep the doors open.

Some houses hold furniture. This one holds history so dense you can almost feel it pressing through the walls. Tucked beside the Concord River in Massachusetts, one historic home witnessed the first gunfire of the American Revolution and later sheltered two of the country’s most celebrated literary minds. Before you le

The USS Constitution, which is the “world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat,” shared that it set sail in the Boston Harbor to celebrate Independence Day and the United States’s 250th anniversary. “Happy Independence Day from USS Constitution!” the ship wrote in a post on X. “USS Constitution,...

RAYNHAM — The Raynham Police Department arrested two Brockton men late Wednesday night after officers quickly identified a vehicle connected to a commercial breaking and entering. At approximately 9:45 p.m., Raynham Police were dispatched to Gilmore Street. A resident reported approaching two masked men sitting in a ve

Two people are seriously injured after late night shootings in Boston.

We’ve passed through the hottest temperatures and highest humidity, but it’s still a sizzling celebration of our country’s 250th birthday. Highs will quickly soar to the mid-90s with heat indices running around 100-105. Heat advisories remain in effect across New England. Click here for active weather alerts.

Belmont is shuffling its heat relief plans for the holiday, shifting the town’s July 4 cooling center to the Morrissey Hall Community Room at the Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave. The library site will be open Saturday, July 4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for anyone needing a break from the swelter. The new location re

Explore five historic destinations, from Boston's Freedom Trail to Mount Vernon, that bring America's founding to life for the nation's 250th anniversary.

Starting with a parade and a reading of the Declaration of Independence, the city honors the country's 250th birthday. Crowds gathered in Boston Saturday for the beginning of the Fourth of July celebration, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The day started with a...

TEWKSBURY — Tewksbury will undertake a comprehensive review of the Flock Safety license plate reader program following an extensive public hearing during the June 23 Select Board meeting that drew questions from residents and the board about data privacy, cybersecurity and the future scope of the technology. Among the.