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Say hello to Boston's 5-week-old kori bustard chick. The intrigue: It's the first kori bustard chick to hatch at Franklin Park Zoo in 23 years. Zoom in: The chick hatched on Aug. 1, as the result of recommended breeding. The kori bustard is listed as "near threatened" — or likely to become endangered in the future — du

Massachusetts takes its lobster rolls seriously, and once you taste a good one, you understand why people plan whole road trips around them. Some of the best come from tiny counter windows and rustic shacks where the meat is fresh and the water views come free. Whether you like yours...

The Mass General Brigham Health Plan is removing Dana-Farber Cancer Institute from its Medicare Advantage network. Hundreds of patients are now facing tough decisions about their care.

An elderly Chinese woman was crossing West Canton Street near Tremont Street shortly before 9 a.m. this past Wednesday when, according to a police incident report, another woman shoved her to the pavement for no apparent reason. The case has since become a flashpoint over how Boston police classify potential...

One of the boaters was able to get back aboard a vessel, while the other boater was given a life preserver and attempted to make their way back to the shore before becoming unresponsive in the water.

Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts in Brockton has shared an urgent, hopeful plea for two tiny brothers who have already endured more than most dogs should. In a recent post, the shelter introduced Tico and Rocky, 1-year-old Chihuahua siblings searching for what the organization describes as a “very

Rebecca Fadanelli, 40, of Stoughton, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release for importing counterfeit Botox and dermal fillers and injecting them into clients at her med spas. Fadanelli, owner of Skin Beaute Med Spa in Randolph and South Easton, pleaded guilty in...

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Some afternoons stick with you longer than others, and shaping a swirl of hot glass into something you carry home is one of them. Tucked inside an old mill building in Massachusetts, there is a working studio where beginners gather a few hours to make a flower, a pumpkin, or a paperweight all their own.

We’re off to a good start to this Labor Day Weekend! In fact, we’ve started this Saturday with a mix of sun and clouds. By this afternoon, some of us will likely have to dodge a few widely scattered showers at times, all courtesy of a distant area of low pressure to our east. The flow around this system will keep a cha