Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Sponsors Free Bluebikes Rides on Election Day
To help reduce transportation barriers as residents head to the polls, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts ("Blue Cross") is offering free Bluebikes Day Passes on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5.
Convention board picks new executive director
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority Board voted Monday to appoint Marcel Vernon Sr. to lead the quasi-public agency into its next chapter, choosing the chief financial officer of a
Forecast: Near-record warmth predicted on Halloween
Some northeastern Massachusetts communities saw the first snowflakes of the season on Monday. But near-record warmth is expected on Halloween. Here's your forecast for the rollercoaster of a week.
Callahan: Patriots kill ‘soft’ label with throwback win over Jets
So Jacoby Brissett took the snap, wheeled left and handed the ball off to Rhamondre Stevenson, who burrowed into a heap of helmets and humanity. It was a play — Blast — the Patriots have been drilling from the moment their new coaches arrived last winter.
JUST ONE STATION: Boston couple welcomes baby just outside Mass. General Hospital
A Boston couple is celebrating their curbside delivery after the mother went into labor just outside Mass. General Hospital.Dan Daneshvar, who is<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
College Football Week 10 Odds: The Outcomes and Trends You Should and Shouldn't React To
Late-cycle coaching hires can be devastating for a football program, especially in what's now a longer CFB season. Find out how Douglas Farmer plans to take advantage of this fact, plus his stance on Texas A&M's and Miami's recent victories.
Diver Dies Off Rockport Coast, Essex County DA Investigating Incident
A 50-year-old diver died after an incident off the coast of Rockport, Massachusetts, and an investigation is underway.
NTSB: Green Line train that derailed was speeding
A Green Line trolley was traveling more than three times the speed limit and passed through a stop signal in the moments before a derailment that injured seven
Police: 2 hospitalized after early morning shooting in Dorchester
A large police presence gathered in Dorchester overnight as a shooting investigation got underway.Officers responding to a reported shooting on Glenway Street<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
Boston to Honor Celtics Legend Bill Russell by Renaming Bridge Near TD Garden
Bill Russell has been immortalized in Boston infrastructure. A bridge that connects the city's Charlestown neighborhood with the West End and the North
Presidents of the United States: John Adams, the politician-philosopher who served as first Vice President and second US President
John Adams was a writer, a thinker, a politician and a philosopher. His contemporaries – George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison and James Monroe – all regarded him as a towering figure and first-rate intellect.
Detective Lt. Brian Tully transferred out of Norfolk County District Attorney’s office
Massachusetts State Police Detective Brian Tully has been transferred out of the Norfolk County District Attorney’s office, the law enforcement agency said Friday,
Outrage as teacher at $76K-a-year Massachusetts boarding school will not be prosecuted for 'grooming and abusing multiple young girls'
Longtime history teacher Matthew S. Rutledge has been accused of sexual abuse at Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield by five women between 1992 and 2010.
Summer-like weather on the way Monday
It’s going to be another gorgeous day across Massachusetts, with even warmer weather on the way.While we had another chilly start to the day,
Former lottery official says treasurer asked him to delete text exchanges
Text messages are subject to the public records law, and there are certain retention policies that govern when they can and cannot be deleted.”
NBA Star Jaylen Brown Reveals 10 Boston Entrepreneurs Selected For His Wealth-Building Incubator Program
The names of the recipients of Jaylen Brown's inaugural Boston XChange (BXC) incubator program have been revealed.
Det. Lt. assigned to Karen Read case transferred out of Norfolk DA’s Office
A Massachusetts State Police Detective Lieutenant assigned to the Karen Read case has been transferred to a temporary assignment in the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
Boston to Rename North Washington Street Bridge After Bill Russell
The city of Boston plans to honor NBA Hall of Famer and Celtics legend Bill Russell by renaming the North Washington Street Bridge
Whitcomb: Mellow Time, Except….Eroding Education; Alviti Must Go
It’s more and more rare for Americans to see friends and family die. They’re apt to expire in a hospital or nursing home, out of sight for everyone except healthcare professionals. And, of course, far more Americans used to see fellow military service members die in war.
Jill Stein Won’t Stop. No Matter Who Asks.
People in Stein’s life have implored her to abandon her bid for president, lest she throw the election to Donald Trump. She’s on the ballot in almost every critical state.
Wanted: Environmental justice for Franklin Park
Ethan Carr is a professor of landscape architecture at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His most recent book is “Boston’s Franklin Park: Olmsted, Recreation, and the Modern City” (Library of American Landscape History, 2023).
Prosecutors ask Massachusetts’ highest court to allow murder retrial for Karen Read
Prosecutors called on the highest court in Massachusetts not to support dropping two charges against Karen Read who is accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend based.
See the seven Mass. Stop & Shop locations closing this month
The Quincy-based chain announced in July that eight locations across Massachusetts would close on or before Nov. 2.
‘Yes on 3’ advocates rally in Roxbury, pushing to unionize ride-hailing drivers
Dozens of supporters of Question 3 rallied outside Hibernian Hall in Roxbury on the first day of early voting, describing the measure as a lifeline for workers in a risky industry who currently have little control over their labor conditions.
Tragic Fire in Peabody Claims Life of Elderly Man, Investigation Underway
A 72-year-old man died in an early morning fire at a Peabody mobile home park; the cause is under investigation.
Man killed overnight in Springfield shooting
A man is dead after a shooting overnight in Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield police say troopers responded around 12:35 a.m. Saturday to the 100 block of Nursery Street for a ShotSpotter activation and found an adult male who had been shot.
A horror movie buff rates Boston's Wicked Haunt Fest: Cool or corny?
It was a dark and stormy night when I arrived at the looming gates of Boston’s Wicked Haunt Fest to find out.
High-rise fire in Boston leaves 1 firefighter, 1 resident hospitalized
Fire crews worked to extinguish a fire late Friday night that broke out in the trash chute of a high-rise building in<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
Healey against plan to raise tipped worker wage. 'Risk of closing restaurants'
Gov. Maura Healey gave a rundown of her ballot Wednesday during her monthly hour on GBH Radio's "Boston Public Radio" program.
Here’s why you should move to Massachusetts
The health care, life sciences, education, technology, and financial sectors in Massachusetts will remain big draws.
Goodbye, Boston. You cost too much.
Massachusetts residents are enduring surging prices that nudge homeownership farther from reach and the nation’s highest child care costs.
Time to turn on the heat? Massachusetts could see first freeze Thursday morning.
Temperatures will bottom out just before dawn on Thursday morning. While downtown Boston and Worcester will likely stay well above freezing, the majority of the suburbs will fall to between 28-34 degrees. Despite the cold forecast, the National Weather Service will NOT be issuing any frost or freeze warnings in southern New England.
Boston man arrested for brandishing a gun during Uber ride in Medford
A Boston man is facing numerous charges after he allegedly brandished a gun during an Uber ride in Medford, Massachusetts, last week. Medford police said they received a call around 1:40 a.m. on Friday for a report of an intoxicated man who had brandished a firearm during an Uber ride in the area of Rockwell Avenue.
Hundreds of Omni Hotel workers join strike in Boston
More than 600 workers from the Omni Parker House and the Omni Boston Seaport hotels on Monday joined 600 workers on strike<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
State House Roundup: PIcking up after Milton
Picked-up pieces while waiting for any sign of life for the significant bills left in limbo on Beacon Hill after the Aug. 1 crash.
Boston Cream Pie is Massachusetts' state dessert. Here's the history behind it
The Omni Parker House Hotel, 60 School St. Boston, MA, is credited as the original inventor of the Boston Cream Pie, and they still serve it today. Parker House credits Chef Anezin with its invention. At the time, it was an unusual dessert as chocolate used primarily as a beverage or a pudding in 1855.