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City Council delay on Mass. and Cass vote is ‘disappointing,’ Wu says
Local News Mayor Michelle Wu introduced a plan to clear encampments around Mass. and Cass in August. City Council is nearing a deadline to vote on it. A person peers from a tent on Southampton Street in an area known as Mass and Cass. John Tlumacki/Boston Globe Almost two months after announcing a major plan […]
City Council president calls for investigation after toddler spends night at Mass. and Cass
Local News The child was found to be in good health, but police filed a report with the Department of Children and Families. People gathered on Southampton Street, between Atkinson and Topeka streets in 2022. Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe Boston City Council President Ed Flynn is calling for officials to investigate after it was found that […]
Police: Mass. man clocked going 127 mph on I-95 in New Hampshire
Local News Collin J. Farrell, 20, allegedly failed to stop for police at first and was eventually charged with driving under the influence. A Massachusetts man was caught over the weekend driving almost double the speed limit on I-95 in New Hampshire, according to police. Collin J. Farrell, 20, of Westwood, was clocked by a […]
Palestinians stream south in Gaza as Israel urges mass evacuation and conducts brief raids
World News The U.N. and aid groups have said such a rapid exodus would cause untold human suffering, with hospital patients and others unable to relocate. The bodies of Israelis killed in an unprecedented Hamas attack are gathered for identification at a military base in Ramla, Israel, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Israeli officials say 1,300 […]
Former Mass. congressional candidate convicted of violating campaign law
Local News “He lied to the government and to the voters. He abused the campaign finance process and thought he could get away with it.” Beej Das, right, talks to voters at the ISSO Shree Swaminarayan Temple in Lowell in 2018. Erin Clark / The Boston Globe Former Massachusetts congressional candidate Abhijit “Beej” Das was […]
Shelters nearing capacity, Lt. Gov. Driscoll says, as feds conclude visit to Mass.
Local News With federal officials returning to Washington after assessing the situation, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said the state’s emergency shelter system is inundated. Gov. Maura Healey chats with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll in June. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll warned Thursday that Massachusetts’s emergency shelter system is on the verge of […]
Reward offered as search continues for missing Florida man last seen in Mass.
Local News Kevin Brennan, 29, was last seen in August in Milton. Kevin Brennan Quincy police A reward is now being offered as the search continues for a Florida man who has been missing since August and was last seen in Massachusetts. Kevin Brennan was last seen on August 14 near Central Avenue in Milton. […]
Suspect charged in fatal stabbing of activist, a Mass. native, in Brooklyn
Crime Brian Dowling, 18, of Brooklyn was arrested and charged in the killing of Ryan Carson, 32. By Hurubie Meko and Liam Stack, New York Times Service October 6, 2023 | 9:14 AM NEW YORK — A man was arrested and charged with murder Thursday in connection with the fatal stabbing this week of an […]
DeSantis calls out Mass. after reports of fans losing hotel rooms to migrants around Gillette
Local News People from all over the country are flocking to Foxborough for the Army-Navy game at Gillette Stadium. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images This week, it was reported that military veterans and their families were being shut out of hotel rooms around Gillette Stadium for the upcoming Army-Navy game to […]