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The City of Boston, Massachusetts, issued a heat advisory for Tuesday, July 14th, and Wednesday, July 15th, citing current weather forecasts that put the highest heat index in the 95° to 103° range with limited overnight relief. In the announcement shared Monday, the City urged residents to take the conditions seriousl

The customer, who was evaluated for “visible lacerations to the forehead,” was punched three times while being called racial slurs, prosecutors say. A Boston man is facing charges after he allegedly lunged at a Burger King employee, punched a customer, and then resisted arrest at a nearby MBTA station in East Boston, a

The Middlesex District Attorney said multiple men in masks confronted him on his walk to work on the morning of the Fourth of July.

Revere, MA — The HYM Investment Group and the City of Revere celebrated the official grand opening of The Amp at Suffolk Downs, a new 600-person-capacity outdoor amphitheater and open space at 125 Salt Street in Revere. The Amp marks one of the first permanent parks and public spaces to deliver at the 161-acre Suffolk

The Current welcomes 150- to 200-word submissions to News in Brief. Send them to [email protected]. One of Marblehead’s most popular swimming spots, the dock at Crocker Park, has been removed after suffering damage during a heavy rainstorm. A flotation log beneath the dock broke late July 7, according to...

BOSTON (WHDH) - The doors at Mass General Brigham will reopen to striking hospital nurses after they were locked out for the past five days. Nurses, clinicians, and their supporters continued to picket overnight in front of MGB Boston. “We’re so ready,” said Jen DeVincent, a representative for the union....

BOSTON (WHDH) - A group of Navy Chefs had the chance to stop by Sweet Cheeks Q on Sunday to meet acclaimed chef and restaurateur Tiffani Faison for a special BBQ meet-and-greet to connect over cooking traditions and share their culinary experiences. Faison welcomed the chefs to the Fenway restaurant...

For nearly three decades, the South Street Youth Center has been a place where Jamaica Plain young people can learn, create, build leadership skills, and find a safe, supportive community. Now, the nonprofit is asking the community to help ensure that mission continues. The South Street Youth Center (SSYC) is...

Two separate and unrelated drowning incidents occurred in Massachusetts ponds on Sunday, July 12, 2026, resulting in the deaths of a man and a 17-year-old Fall River resident. In the first incident, emergency crews responded around 4 p.m. to reports of a swimmer in distress at a pond on Pond Street in Randolph. Randolp

Watertown, Massachusetts, residents and visitors have a chance to step into a little-known but pivotal chapter of early American history at a Treaty Day event at the Mosesian Center on Saturday, July 18th, from 2 PM to 5 PM. According to the Historical Society of Watertown, the program will spotlight the Treaty of Wate