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Landmarks Commission recommends protections for City Hall
Local News Boston City Hall, the brutalist behemoth that continues to divide residents, could soon gain an official designation that would preserve its character. Boston City Hall could soon be officially designated as a landmark by the city government. Ted Shaffrey/AP More than 50 years after being completed, the divisive Boston City Hall could soon […]
Lexington man accused of shooting his mother and her friend held without bail, to undergo mental health evaluation
Crime Brent Roman-Finnagan, 22, allegedly shot his mother and her friend late Friday afternoon. He was held without bail at his arraignment Monday and is set to be evaluated for criminal responsibility given his mental health issues. The home on Keeler Farm Way in Lexington, which was the scene of a shooting on Sept. 29, […]
Winchester police investigating after pet dog reportedly shot and killed in town forest
Local News The owner reportedly told police he was walking his dog off-leash when he heard a gunshot and found the pet wounded. A dog was reportedly shot and killed while walking off-leash with its owner in the Winchester town forest Monday evening, police said. Around 6:30 p.m., Winchester police responded to a report of […]
Medfield teen indicted in boat crash that killed Sadie Mauro, 17
Crime Mauro was a rising senior and a lacrosse player at Dover-Sherborn High School. Sadie Mauro. Handout David K. Sullivan, 19, has been indicted in connection to the July death of 17-year-old Sadie Mauro of Sherborn, Cape & Islands District Attorney David Galibois announced Tuesday. On July 21, a boat carrying six passengers crashed into […]
Dorchester man held on $1M bail in connection with shooting that injured young brother and sister
Crime Boston police said they are still searching for another suspect in the Sept. 17 shooting, which wounded five. The scene of a Sept. 17 shooting on Ames Street in Dorchester. Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Boston Globe Staff, File A Dorchester man is being held on $1 million bail after he was charged in connection with […]
Conspiracy theories about FEMA’s Oct. 4 emergency alert test spread online
Technology One popular video shows a woman claiming the test will somehow switch on technology that has been introduced into people’s bodies. The first test of the national wireless emergency system by the Federal Emergency Management Agency is shown on a cellular phone in Detroit, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. AP Photo/Paul Sancya Claim: An emergency […]
McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a House vote
Politics Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI, […]
What to know about the AG’s new reproductive justice unit
Health AG Cambell has named reproductive justice lawyer Sapna Khatri as the unit’s executive director. Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced Sapna Khatri as the director of the new reproductive justice unit at an Oct. 2 press conference. Erin Clark/Globe Staff Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced the creation of a new Reproductive Justice Unit within her […]
Student driver crashes into Brockton home
Local News The driver and the vehicle’s passenger were not injured in the crash. A student driver crashed into a Brockton home on Monday evening, city police said. Police said the driver and their passenger were not injured. Student driver loses control of vehicle, crashes into Brockton home, police say https://t.co/RHU2vmsb2I — Boston 25 News […]
Juvenile arrested in Red Line harassment incident
Local News Several teens allegedly smashed a window on a Red Line train last month, threatened to rob passengers, and targeted a woman of Asian descent, according to police. MBTA Transit Police said a group of juvenile males harassed passengers on a Red Line train last week before smashing one of the train’s windows and […]