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  • Weather 24 hours ago

    Long duration winter storm arrives Saturday. Here's what you need to know

    It’s another weekend where we’re bracing for a blast of winter — a winter that is feeling particularly relentless after a series of recent storms. We’re waiting for a band of snow, sleet and rain to hit here in Greater Boston starting Saturday night. Highway departments and power crews are already gearing up for the severe weather. Eversource has...

  • Restaurants Feb 12

    The Skinny Pancake is bringing its famous crepes to Greater Boston

    A little taste of Vermont is coming to Greater Boston, with The Skinny Pancake opening up a location in mid-March at the Northshore Mall in Peabody. The new location will follow a fast casual format with an emphasis on an enjoyable dining experience. The Skinny Pancake has plenty to offer — breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, craft beers, cocktails, milkshakes and…

  • Wareham Feb 10

    Man arrested for allegedly stabbing another man in Wareham apartment

    A man was arrested over the weekend after allegedly stabbing another man at a Wareham, Massachusetts, apartment complex on Friday, police in the city said. Twenty-nine-year-old Ian Hill is facing home invasion and assault charges after the alleged attack, according to Wareham police. Officers responded Friday to the Woods at Wareham apartment complex on Swifts Beach Road, where they say…

  • A damaged MBTA Green Line train at the East Somerville stop hours after a collision with another train on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025.
    green line Feb 10

    Federal investigation underway into Green Line collision in Somerville

    Some MBTA commuters had a change in their commute on Monday, with shuttle buses replacing service on parts of the D and E branches of the Green Line following a weekend crash in Somerville over the weekend. Shuttle buses replaced service Monday morning between North Station and Union Square and Medford/Tufts, amid the federal investigation into the crash. Train...

  • Traffic Feb 8

    ‘My snow and ice crews are ready' for snowstorm, top Mass. highway official says

    Road crews across Massachusetts have been preparing for the snowstorm set to dump half a foot or more across the state late Saturday and early Sunday. We saw trucks filing in and out of Eastern Salt in Chelsea, loading up on road-clearing salt since before 5 a.m. Saturday. “We love this stuff,” said Jonathan Gulliver, who as highway administrator at…

  • Inset: Joe Donohue as seen in a family photo | Boston police on scene at the Charlestown marina
    Boston Police Department Feb 5

    Man found dead on Charlestown houseboat had multiple stab wounds, police say

    The death of a man who was found on a houseboat docked at the Charlestown Marina on Sunday has been ruled a homicide, Boston police said Wednesday.

  • Two rats walking on pavement
    Boston Feb 5

    Is climate change behind a growing rat problem in Boston?

    Rats are certainly not a new problem for Boston — in fact, it seems to have gotten worse over the years, and a new study suggests that climate change may be part of the reason. The study has tracked rat sightings in 16 cities across the globe, including Boston. Boston was one of 11 cities where researchers saw a “significant…

  • Mattapan Feb 5

    Man dies after being shot in Mattapan overnight

    A man died after being shot in the Mattapan section of Boston late Tuesday night, the city’s police department has confirmed. Police and EMS responded to Tennis Road for a reported shooting at around 11:30 p.m., and officers found a man who had been shot, according to a department spokesperson. Emergency medical crews transported the man, but he was...

  • New Hampshire Feb 4

    Crash involving school bus, sedan in Pelham, NH

    A school bus and a car crashed at an intersection on Tuesday morning in Pelham, New Hampshire, leaving the occupants of the sedan involved injured. The Pelham Police Department said that the crash happened at around 6:40 a.m. at the intersection of Mammoth Road and Keyes Hill Road. The bus was heading south on Mammoth Road, and a Kia Optima…

  • Rhode Island Feb 4

    Safety and environmental concerns after Washington Bridge demo in RI

    A large portion of the condemned westbound Washington Bridge heading into Providence, Rhode Island, was demolished, and although the state says the demolition went according to plan, others have raised concerns, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. Video has been circulating on social media showing what RIDOT describes as a “planned, controlled demolition,” on Friday. The clip shows debris coming down…

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