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Curtis, a longtime presence at Boston’s only working farm, has died peacefully at age 16. A well-known Highland steer who lived at Boston’s only working farm died this week, leaving a lasting impression on farm staff and visitors who knew him over the years. Allandale Farm, a 130-acre...

SALEM, MASS. (WHDH) - Emergency crews were called after a boat went up in flames in Salem Harbor early Saturday morning. The fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. in Pickering Wharf. There were no reported injuries. (Copyright (c) 2025 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published,...

Monica Cannon-Grant. Image Credit: The Boston Globe. Monica Cannon‑Grant, a once‑prominent Boston community activist and founder of the Violence in Boston nonprofit, has been sentenced in federal court to four years of probation and six months of home confinement. The sentencing on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, came...

Saks Global, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, is closing most of its Saks Off 5th and Neiman Marcus Last Call locations, including several here in Greater Boston. The company said it will also wind down the saksoff5th.com website, a separate legal entity from Saks Global, with a sale...

Dedham Animal Control in Dedham, Massachusetts, responded to a concerned resident's call on Friday regarding a neighbor's dog that had reportedly been left outside in cold and snowy conditions, the department announced Saturday, January 31st. When officers arrived at the scene shortly after receiving the call, the...

A federal jury in Boston has delivered a guilty verdict against a prominent physician, ending a decade-long scheme that involved multi-million dollar insurance scams and an elaborate game of hide-and-seek with the IRS. Dr. Pankaj Merchia, a Harvard-trained sleep specialist with ties to both Florida and Massachusetts,...

Here's what to know about getting a Real ID in Massachusetts, including how to get an appointment and what documents are required.

After last weekend’s storm, Boston.com readers weighed in on the city’s “dibs” tradition — from “you shoveled it, you earned it” to “it’s public parking.”. A cone, a chair, a random household item — in Boston, any one of these can turn into a “dibs” sign after a snowstorm. Space savers are one of the city’s most...

Long icicles are falling and causing a hazard for people using the snow-covered sidewalks.

BOSTON, MA — The Boston Police Department is alerting residents to a rise in scams involving individuals impersonating law enforcement officers or court officials. According to police, scammers are contacting victims by phone and claiming there is an active warrant for their arrest, threatening jail time, or stating...