Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg met with New Hampshire voters on Thursday, a day after his campaign event in Indiana was interrupted by a protester. The event was led by African American leaders to dispute the notion that the white mayor struggles with support from the black community in South Bend.  Buttigieg is often asked how his experience as

A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle Thursday in East Boston, police have confirmed. A woman was hit on the 1100 block of Saratoga Street. Authorities did not know her age. The victim was moving when she was taken to an area hospital, Boston police say. The nature and extent of her injuries were not immediately known but authorities say…

Dozens of residents of the South Shore of Massachusetts protested as construction began on a natural gas compressor station near the Fore River Bridge Thursday morning. Four of the protesters, who blocked access to the work site, were arrested. “This is a travesty; this never should have happened,” said Betsy Sowers of Weymouth. “We’re here to say that this

A man who was found outside of a Dorchester restaurant after being shot in nearby Mattapan has life-threatening injuries, Boston police say. Authorities responded around 4:15 p.m. Thursday to reports of a shooting at 160 Norfolk St. where the victim was found close to the Only One Jamaican Restaurant, which had yellow crime tape up around it. Police say he…

A hired driver stabbed a woman in a driveway in Rockland, Massachusetts, after giving her a ride home, Rockland police said Thursday. Lisa Roberto, 46, of Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, gave the victim, a 34-year-old Rockland woman, a ride Wednesday morning, police said in a statement. The two women got into an argument before Roberto stabbed the woman multiple times in…

Tufts University is cutting ties with the billionaire family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, saying it will strip the Sackler name from its campus and accept no further donations amid concerns over the family’s role in the opioid crisis. University officials announced the decision Thursday, ending a relationship that has spanned nearly four decades and brought $15 million to…

Get your hairspray ready, Boston. Legendary hair bands Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe announced this week that their summer stadium tour will make a stop at Boston’s Fenway Park in August. The rockers will perform on Aug. 25, according to a news release from LiveNation. Also on the bill are Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts.  The show is

A New Hampshire campaign office of presidential candidate Bill Weld has been burglarized not once, but twice this week, authorities say.  Manchester police said not only Weld’s office but those of four business in the same Lowell Street building were broken into and robbed Wednesday night.  The incident was first reported by Snapshot Sports Media, located on the fifth floor of

The former owner of a company involved in the fatal trench collapse that killed two men in Boston’s South End neighborhood has been sentenced to two years in jail followed by three years of probation. Kevin Otto, 45, was originally scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday, but the judge delayed the issuing to make the most “just decision” for the case.

The homeless shelters in New Hampshire’s Seacoast region passed capacity long before the recent snow and cold temperatures came in.  The Portsmouth Herald reported some shelters in the region have wait lists with an eight-month to two-year wait for income-based housing while others are housing people well above their capacity level.  Cross Roads House, an emergency transitional shelter in

Route 9 was back open Thursday morning in Brookline, Massachusetts, after a series of manhole explosions rocked the town and blew out multiple storefronts the previous evening.  The incident happened at the intersection of Boylston and Cypress Streets, where police said up to four manholes exploded. Firefighters said the blasts were caused by a gas leak that was ignited by something

More than 60 members of the Latin Kings gang have been arrested, federal officials in Massachusetts announced Thursday. U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Andrew Lelling and Joseph Bonavolonta, head of the FBI’s Boston office, said they will detail the arrests Thursday at the federal courthouse in Boston. Those arrested include leaders, members and associates of the Almighty Latin Kings and

Between a sputtering offense, Tom Brady’s contract, homefield advantage and more, there’s hardly enough time to worry about the kicking situation in New England. All of the above are fixable, to a degree, but all bets are seemingly off when it comes to who’s lining up for field goals and extra points from here on out. Following the release

Researchers say there could be a link between permanent hair dyes, chemical straighteners and an increased risk of breast cancer.