Blizzard of ’78 paralyzed the Brockton area 48 years ago
It was 48 years ago this week that the Brockton area was slammed by a nor’easter that is still talked about decades later. It was on Monday, Feb. 6, 1978, that the Brockton area was bombarded with fast-falling, heavy snow. By the end of the storm, which lasted over 30 hours, the region had received more than 2 feet...
Haywire share Dropkick Murphys collab “Citizen ICE,” tease something with Nothing, touring with Poison...
Boston hardcore/Oi! band Haywire have been everywhere lately. They’re about to begin a tour with their veteran neighbors Dropkick Murphys in a few days, and as previously mentioned, those two bands will be selling a tour-only vinyl split LP called New England Forever at the shows. The LP includes the collaborative...
Massachusetts Has 10 Portuguese Restaurants That Rival the Old Country
Massachusetts hides a secret world of Portuguese flavors that will make your taste buds dance. Picture this: sardines blistered to perfection, smoky chouriço sizzling on the grill, rice so rich it tastes like it simmered all afternoon at your avó’s. From Fall River to Boston, these restaurants...
Mass. restaurant chain to close Greater Boston location after 27 years
A Massachusetts-based restaurant chain is shutting down yet another location, this one after more than two decades. Not Your Average Joe’s in Watertown will close on Wednesday, Feb. 11, a company spokesperson confirmed to MassLive. “We have been part of the Watertown community for 27 years and will be...
Truck dangling over barrier of I-93 near Zakim Bridge in Boston: PHOTOS
A truck has crashed into the outside barrier on Interstate 93 northbound in Boston, near the Zakim Bridge, Thursday morning. Video from the scene shows the black vehicle dangling over the side of the highway. Massachusetts State Police said troopers began receiving reports of an incident around 5:30 a.m. A pickup...
The rumors are true: A new Kowloon location is on the way
The new Kowloon location will be located on Revere Beach and bring with it a new theme completely of its own. The secret’s out: one of Greater Boston’s most iconic restaurants is getting a new location in an unexpected spot. Kowloon, the Chinese restaurant in Saugus that has...
2 Mass. eateries land on OpenTable’s 2026 list of most romantic restaurants
The most romantic restaurants in the country have been revealed, and two of them are in Massachusetts. OpenTable’s list of “2026’s Top 100 Romantic Restaurants” includes two Bay State eateries: Pellana Steakhouse in Peabody and Sorellina in Boston. “These restaurants know how to set the mood,”...
Fake doctor allegedly leaves Massachusetts woman with permanent scars after botched eyelid surgery
A woman’s pursuit of cosmetic perfection turned into a living nightmare when she was left with “permanent scarring” from a woman who was allegedly impersonating a doctor. Dingrui Wang, 34, from Newton, Massachusetts, allegedly performed a double eyelid blepharoplasty procedure on a woman, 22, in Allston, in...
Weymouth shop debuts specialty shirts to support Matt Brown Foundation
Thousands of specialty T-shirts are being printed out at College Hype in Weymouth ahead of Sunday’s big game.
Trailer stolen from Costco in Everett last tracked in New Jersey, police say
A trailer full of goods was allegedly stolen from a Costco in Massachusetts early Wednesday morning and is now hundreds of miles away in New Jersey.
