Boston MA

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Returning Citizens (ORC), has announced the award of over $900,000 to community organizations through two grant programs funded through the City’s annual operating budget that will provide funding to support reentry in Boston. The two grant...

Misdemeanor shoplifting incident led to seizure of immigrant with routine check of fingerprints. The person detained by immigration enforcement agents outside Cambridge police headquarters this month is a 35-year-old woman from Revere, Leidy Torres Castano, police said last week. Cambridge police had arrested her on...

A Boston woman, known by aliases including “Lola” and “dropdeadlola,” was sentenced on May 22, 2025, to two years’ probation for her role in an identity theft conspiracy that secured apartments used for drug trafficking. Ashley Roostaie, 38, appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Patti...

A group of Quincy residents filed a lawsuit in Norfolk Superior Court on Tuesday opposing the installation of two religious statues set to be built outside the city’s new public safety building.

Longtime private investigators say the Massachusetts State Police is denying their license renewal applications.

Operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the city of Everett and other Massachusetts municipalities have caused some in the immigrant community to stay home to avoid being seen in public and risk getting picked up. More recently, the fear has evolved to include concerns of possible cooperation between...

A three-day recap of the best and worst of Boston Calling 2025, from the electrifying sets to the rain that just wouldn't go away. There wasn’t much sunshine at Boston Calling 2025. Despite early weather reports calling for “scattered showers” on Friday followed by dry conditions for the rest...

The protest was organized by Mass 50501 and held Monday in City Hall Plaza and Liberty Mall at the Boston Common. Hundreds of protesters marched from City Hall Plaza to the Boston Common Monday for the Memorial Day Rally for a Dream, organized by Mass 50501. The rally honored veterans and called on state and local...

Vietnam Vet. Firefighter. Family man. Dot legend. If you’ve ever crossed paths with Charlie Santangelo, you probably walked away with a great story—and maybe sore sides from laughing. A retired Boston firefighter and Dorchester native, Charlie’s got the kind of magnetic personality that fills a room. This year, he’s...

A man has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Framingham over the weekend that left a woman dead, authorities announced Monday.