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The Zoning Board of Appeal today rejected a proposal by the owner of Copley Place to cover several glass panels of the skybridge to the Pru with eight-foot-tall decal advertisements. The Simon Property Group proposed the new ads - which would be decals without any lighting or electronic elements -...

Marblehead Fire Chief Jason Gilliland tells the Current that a fire broke out Tuesday inside the pit at the Transfer Station and quickly spread to a nearby truck. A Transfer Station employee pulled the truck away from the pit, and crews put out the fire. “This happens two-to-three times a...

Drivers were asked to steer clear of the area as workers tidied up the roadway.

Former WHDH-TV (7News) reporter Lisa Gresci has joined WFXT-TV (Boston 25) amid recent staff changes across Boston television news stations . Gresci, who spent four years at 7News, announced her departure from the station in late February. At the time, she hinted at returning to local news and expanding into "hosting, event broadcasting, and strategic storytelling" – projects she will now pursue alongside her...

Janz Van's Ilocos empanadas went viral online, but after Malden's Board of Health shut it down, she's looking for a permanent spot to sell her popular Filipino street food. When Ilocos empanadas took over social media, one Malden woman thought it’d be a good money-making opportunity to give the people what they want: a Filipino street food that was missing from Massachusetts.

BOSTON – A Randolph man and a Boston man have pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to cocaine trafficking charges, following a series of arrests targeting gangs in the Brockton and Randolph areas. The charges stemmed from the search of a luxury apartment in Dorchester, where over a kilogram of cocaine and two loaded guns were recovered.

STOUGHTON, MASS. (WHDH) - New DNA details were revealed recently in the death of Sandra Birchmore. Court documents say former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell’s DNA was found on the strap used to stage Birchmore’s suicide five years ago. Federal prosecutors also said Farwell spread rumors about Birchmore’s...

The Finance Committee on Monday voted to recommend most Town Meeting warrant articles with financial impact, including Article 23, a $122,762,030 budget for fiscal 2027. Without an override to restore cuts, the budget would lead to deep service reductions and at least 35 to 40 layoffs. That number is expected to climb when the school department announces another $1.5 million in cuts later this week.

After a recent outcry regarding racial incidents occurring at Lynnfield Middle School, Principal Stephen Ralston, who has served in Lynnfield Public Schools since 2005, has taken leave effective immediately and will separate from the district on June 30, according to a message sent out to parents by Superintendent Tom Geary.

A man walking through Boston’s Castle Island on Tuesday morning stumbled upon a highly unusual sight.