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While Friday marked a pause in jury selection for the Karen Read murder trial, jurors are still top of mind. Or, more specifically, the jury box, which is the latest focus of defense attorneys who say the seating for jurors in the courtroom at the Norfolk Superior Court violates their client’s constitutional right to confront witnesses face-to-face...

Reports of antisemitic incidents reaching an all-time high led a local Jewish organization to reshape its goal to create a safe space for Jewish teenagers. The Anti-Defamation League released a new report this week citing record-high numbers of antisemitic incidents in New England, showing a total of 623 recorded incidents of assault, harassment, a...

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla joined “Pardon My Take” on Friday and talked about not being able to contest opponents’ shots during timeouts anymore.

On Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take” podcast, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla used a revolving doors example to sum up his uniquely competitive mindset.

Another local brewery will be bringing a seasonal beer garden to downtown Boston.

Can the Patriots land an explosive wide receiver early on Day 2 of the NFL Draft? Draft expert Emory Hunt breaks down the names for Pats fans to know.

A new spot to enjoy local beer, gather with friends and listen to live music is gearing up to open in Medford, Massachusetts. The Great American Beer Hall is under construction on Mystic Avenue and is slated to open up this summer. The venue will feature a 17,000-square-foot, tap-room-style beer hall, an outdoor beer garden, games, unique pizzas an...

Is this the year the Celtics win Banner 18? We asked Strat-O-Matic to simulate the 2024 NBA playoffs, and you won’t want to miss how it all ends.

A school employee in Newmarket, New Hampshire, has been charged with possession of child sexual abuse images, according to police. Newmarket police announced last week that they had received information about an incident of possession of child sexual abuse images that might have occurred in the town. They said they sought and obtained a search warr...

The high-profile murder charges against Karen Read are finally set for trial, and the judge in the case is allowing Read’s attorneys to raise the question they have been asking for over a year: Who killed Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe? Prosecutors argue Read is responsible for her boyfriend’s 2022 death outside a Canton home,...

Two unsettling reports of animal cruelty involving dogs in different towns in Massachusetts were unfounded, according to police. Authorities in Townsend and Newburyport issued press releases Friday looking to debunk rumors that had been circulating around the towns. Police in Townsend, located in northern Massachusetts along the New Hampshire borde...

A driver who fled a traffic stop in Worcester allegedly hit a state trooper’s vehicle before driving the wrong way down the Massachusetts Turnpike. State police say a 21-year-old Shrewsbury man, whose name was not released, is believed to have been driving a black Chevrolet Cruze when he drove away from a Worcester Police officer Friday morni...

Construction has resumed on the $1.5 billion South Station Tower project after a fire there earlier this month. Work started up again last week after shutting down following an April 9 involving construction materials on the outside deck of the ninth floor of the construction project. Suffolk, the company overseeing the project, said the fire was c...

A woman was sent to the hospital after a fire broke out in a home in Beverly, Massachusetts, Friday, according to authorities, and her family is trying to find a man who stopped to help. The fire occurred at about 6:52 a.m. on Berkeley Avenue, the Beverly Fire Department said. Kate Robertson is the niece of the homeowner and lives…