In Troubling News, 6 Massachusetts Hospitals Got Barely Passing Grades For Patient Safety
Heads up, Massachusetts folks! According to a recent patient safety study conducted by an independent watchdog group, the Commonwealth has 6 hospitals that just barely got a passing grade. According to the non-profit Leapfrog Group (collecting patient safety data for over two decades), 6 hospitals in the Bay State...
6 Students Killed in Danger Zone, All by School Buses
While public awareness campaigns about illegally passing stopped school buses increase nationwide, the National School Bus Loading and Unloading Survey finds that school buses and their drivers accounted for all the student fatalities reported for the 2024-2025 school year. The 2024-2025 National School Bus Loading...
Healey on arrest of aide: ‘I hope he is prosecuted to the full extent...
CHICOPEE — Gov. Maura Healey described LaMar Cook, a former staffer in her Springfield office accused of cocaine trafficking, as a “lower level employee” who betrayed his community. Cook, 45, served as the deputy director of Healey’s regional office for Western Massachusetts after being appointed to the...
Teen accuses Webster police of excessive force in arrest caught on video
Newly released videos from onlookers and police body cameras show police officers from Webster, Massachusetts, hitting a teenager during an arrest on Saturday.
ICE uses surveillance, police data to target Mass. immigrants, advocates say
Though law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts have no formal agreements to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and some even prohibit it in non-criminal cases, it hasn’t stopped the extensive sharing of information with the federal agency, according to immigration advocates. Members of a...
3 Rhode Islanders charged with public assistance fraud
(WJAR) — Three Rhode Islanders are facing charges, in separate cases, of fraudulently obtaining tens of thousands of dollars in public assistance benefits. Rhode Island State Police brought the charges last week after investigating complaints from various state agencies beginning months ago. NBC 10 obtained court...
The government shutdown is over, but thousands in Mass. are still waiting on heat...
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. It's Monday. A quick reminder that the partial Red Line closure between North Quincy and Braintree continues this week through Sunday, Nov. 23. The MBTA is urging...
New England’s Unsolved: The Kevin Lino case, unmasking a serial killer
In the last few months, many have been talking about a possible New England Serial Killer. Law enforcement has been skeptical. But now, a real potential serial killer, someone you’ve likely never heard about, is slowly being unmasked in Massachusetts. And there is concern that there could be more...
Cherished 79-year-old Massachusetts restaurant closes forever — heartbreaking announcement
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. — A North Shore legend has officially served its last meal. Hawthorne by the Sea, the iconic oceanfront restaurant that stood overlooking the water for almost 80 years,…
Local 5-Pound Chihuahua Mix is Searching For New Home After Rescue From “Horrible” Hoarding...
Meet Old Man Henry, a 5-pound Chihuahua who is looking for a hopeful future after being rescued from a bleak past. Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced Old Man Henry after he came into their care. According to the rescue, “Old Man Henry came...
