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Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead will not deliver the keynote speech at UMass Amherst’s graduation next week after dozens of protesters were arrested Tuesday. About 130 people were arrested at a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. Whitehead spoke out Thursday against the arrests, and the school confirmed on its website that he had wit...

Eddie House and Brian Scalabrine discuss the complacency and lack of heart shown by the Celtics in Game 2 their loss to Cavs.

We’re on aurora watch this weekend in New England. Several bursts of magnetic energy, commonly referred to as coronal mass ejections (CME), were launched from the Sun’s surface and are now hurtling toward Earth. Some are moving slower than others and will be overtaken in route. The culmination of energy is expected to arrive by Saturday...

For the second consecutive series, the Celtics were outclassed in Game 2 at home. We share our takeaways from the 118-94 loss to the Cavaliers.

Next week, an archer from Brockton, Massachusetts, will compete in hopes of qualifying for the Paris Olympics. If she succeeds, this will be the second time 21-year-old Jennifer Mucino Fernandez represents Team USA in the Olympics. Her Olympic journey began when she was a child living in Mexico. “Apparently, I started saying that I wanted to ...

Jayson Tatum’s scoring has not been at its best through the start of the playoffs, but Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens is not worried.

Months after a child died following a medical emergency in Winthrop, Massachusetts, a report found a “taxed” system left no ambulances available to respond. The report is the result of an investigation from Massachusetts’ Office of Emergency Medical Services following the death of a 2-year-old girl on Jan. 26. Winthrop Fire Chief ...

That first class of college graduates who went through the COVID era are now looking for jobs.  While hiring is projected to be slightly down for the class of 2024, there are still many opportunities. Being prepared can run the gamut from the very basic to understanding the role artificial intelligence may have in checking out your resume. “The mar...

Derrick White has played a vital role for the Celtics and is set to be a free agent after next season, but is he a part of Brad Stevens’ long term plans?

Frustrated neighbors in Somerville, Massachusetts, say over the past month they’re barely received their mail. “We had mail that came in yesterday that was over a month old,” said John who lives at Properzi Manor along Warren Street in Union Square. The building houses mostly senior citizens who say they’ve experienced medical complications because...

It was a tussle on the tarmac as a fight broke out on a recent Spirit Airlines flight right after it landed at Logan Airport. “Everything seemed fine and dandy until we hit the ground,” said Framingham resident Nicole Grome, who recorded video of the fight on her cell phone. “The tension was really building, you could cut it with....

Nearly six years after an alleged drunk driver hit a Brockton, Massachusetts, man and left him disabled, his family is still waiting for their day in court. Kesnel Belony was delivering food in Boston near South Station, when he was hit by a car and thrown from his scooter in November of 2018. His cousin Dinie Okonkwo said he suffered…...

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla shared his thoughts on his top assistant, Charles Lee, being hired as the next head coach of the Hornets.