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Boston Celtics 9 mins ago

How to watch Celtics vs. Heat in first-round NBA playoff series

Here’s how to watch Celtics vs. Heat games in their first-round 2024 NBA playoff series.

forecast 20 mins ago

Rain, slight chance of isolated t-storms Wednesday afternoon followed by temperature drop
Norwell 1 hour ago

Shoppers warned after rash of wallet thefts at Norwell stores

Patriots Talk Podcast 2 hours ago

Curran: Clarifying Jonathan Kraft's role in Patriots' decision-making

How involved is Jonathan Kraft as the Patriots prepare for the 2024 NFL Draft? Tom E. Curran clears the air on the team president’s role.
allston 2 hours ago

Grasshopper Vegan Restaurant in Allston is closing

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] An Asian dining spot that features vegan food is shutting down, though it could be reborn in a new space. According to multiple sources, includin...
Marshfield 2 hours ago

Marshfield reportedly rejects rezoning for MBTA housing law; AG reacts

Marshfield, Massachusetts, appears unlikely to draw a state lawsuit right away after its Town Meeting on Monday reportedly rejected a plan that would have complied with new zoning requirements for com...
Karen Read 1 hour ago

Jury selection resumes in Karen Read trial; judge open to moving courtrooms

Jury selection was resuming Wednesday in the Karen Read trial, one of Massachusetts’ most closely watched legal sagas, with the judge overseeing the case saying she’s considering moving th...

Boston 2 hours ago

Pro-Palestine protests continue on Boston college campuses

College students in Massachusetts and nationwide have remained resilient in their protests against the war in Gaza. Pro-Palestine encampments have popped up across campus lawns at MIT, Harvard University and other Boston colleges. These students are standing in solidarity with their peers from Columbia University in New York. Not only are they call...
forecast 3 hours ago

Scattered rain Wednesday with a slight chance of thunder

Our only unsettled day of the workweek is not looking like a washout. A few showers dart through the area Wednesday morning, followed by a break, then a couple more to finish the day. It’s possible that some spots come away with just a sprinkle over the course of the entire day. Also worth noting that the final leg...
Israel-Hamas War 11 hours ago

Student protests divide college campuses as violence in Gaza persists

Dozens of students at MIT, Tufts, and Emerson College have set up camp in solidarity with Columbia University students who were forcibly removed from their encampments last week. A coalition of student groups has set up a tent encampment on MIT’s campus, calling for the school to divest from any financial ties it has with Israel. “We ar...
Cape Cod 14 hours ago

Cape Cod woman's death sparks battle over whether her horse should live

Efforts are underway in a Cape Cod town to save a horse whose owner died after expressing she had wanted the animal buried with her. Barbara Collins of Sandwich, Massachusetts, had a dying wish to be buried with her beloved horse, Brady — named after longtime Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. After Collins’ death from stomach cancer, that wish ...
New Hampshire 12 hours ago

Manchester police officer arrested on domestic violence charges

A police officer in Manchester, New Hampshire, has been arrested over allegations of domestic violence. New Hampshire State Police say 28-year-old Michael MacNeilly, an officer with the Manchester Police Department, was arrested Tuesday. MacNeilly is facing six counts of simple assault, as well as charges of obstructing the report of a crime or inj...
Massachusetts 3 hours ago

Mass. murder suspect arrested at NY airport

A man from western Massachusetts was arrested in New York state Tuesday on a murder charge after police responding to a call for a bad odor found a body inside the man’s apartment, authorities said. The investigation began when someone reported a foul odor coming from an apartment on Chapman Street in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Inside, police...
John Tomase 17 hours ago

With shades of Ellsbury, Casas injury could be a killer for Red Sox

The Red Sox never recovered from Jacoby Ellsbury’s injury in 2010. John Tomase wonders if losing Triston Casas will have a similar impact on this club.
Boston 18 hours ago

Serious crash on Mass. Pike in Brighton backs up highway

A serious crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston Tuesday afternoon was causing heavy traffic toward the city. Massachusetts State Police urged drivers to seek alternate routes around the crash on the highway in Brighton. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation characterized the crash as a rollover. An SUV was seen propped up on the be...
car crash 15 hours ago

3 people, including 15-year-old driver, charged in police chase that ended in crash on I-290

A 15-year-old driving a stolen car and his two adult passengers are facing charges after leading police on a chase on multiple Massachusetts highways Monday before crashing the car off Interstate 290 in Northborough, according to police. The driver, who was not identified due to his age, was released to his mother after the incident and was due for...
Boston Celtics 19 hours ago

What Jaylen Brown told Caleb Martin after hard foul on Jayson Tatum

Jaylen Brown sent a clear message to Caleb Martin after the Heat forward knocked Jayson Tatum to the floor with a hard foul in Game 1.
Framingham 11 hours ago

Man found dead behind Framingham shopping center identified as restaurant worker

A man found dead Saturday night in Framingham, Massachusetts, behind the business he worked in an apparent homicide has been identified, authorities said Tuesday. Framingham police officers were called to a Shoppers World business on Worcester Road about 10 p.m., where they found a man dead in the trash area behind the building, Middlesex District ...
Boston Celtics 20 hours ago

Caleb Martin responds to critics after hard foul on Jayson Tatum

Heat forward Caleb Martin doubled down on how he viewed his hard foul on Celtics star Jayson Tatum in Game 1.
Boston 11 hours ago

Here's when to see Tuesday night's full pink moon

The full pink moon occurs Tuesday night and our weather will be perfect for viewing. The moonrise is at 7:34 p.m. for Boston and the moon is officially full at 7:49 p.m. That is the exact time the moon is positioned 180 degrees from the sun, though the moon appears full all night, and even for the next couple nights. …

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