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One person was killed when their motorcycle struck a tree in Stow, Massachusetts, Friday evening. Stow police and fire departments were called to the area of 109 Red Acre Road around 4:45 p.m. for a report of a motorcycle crash and arrived to find a motorcycle had collided with a tree off the side of the road. The driver was…

One of the Green Line riders hurt in the derailment near Lechmere Station in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this week has called on the agency to make changes for helping passengers after a derailment or other accident. “There seemed to be no protocols that were followed,” Maggie Norcross-Devin, who was one of several people injured, said of what happen...

With student athletes getting ready for Massachusetts’ high school hockey season, there is a question of whether there will be enough referees. According to the Massachusetts chapter of the National Ice Hockey Officials Association, a recent survey showed more than half of its members — 52% — are not planning to referee high school games this...

Authorities say a man was arrested after a deadly stabbing Thursday night in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said Friday that 32-year-old Angel Avelino of Lynn had been arrested on a murder charge. Prosecutors say a 51-year-old man, whose name was not released, was stabbed on Acushnet Avenue. Police r...

When someone told cannabis educator Casey Sanginario that a Boston-based company was selling a domestic robot that grows cannabis using artificial intelligence, she waived it off as entirely non-credible. “My first thought was, there’s no way,” Sanginario said with a laugh after describing herself as a cannabis snob. “I’m in groves all the time. I ...

Along a tree-lined country road in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Auditor Diana DiZoglio is using her feet to promote Question 1. A 141-mile walk across the state is meant to draw attention to the initiative, which would allow DiZoglio and future auditors to dig deeper into the day-to-day of the legislature. “We are simply trying to get acc...

Artists at Boston’s historic Old North Church are peeling back centuries of paint to reveal original artwork dating back to the 1700s. The careful restoration effort aims to uncover the church’s hidden past, offering visitors a glimpse of the same walls Paul Revere once knew. Old North Church is famous for the two lanterns hung as part ...

Payton Pritchard’s offseason improvement showed up in his performance during the Celtics’ preseason opener in Abu Dhabi.

It turns out a viral video of Nibi the beaver building a dam helps explain why Massachusetts’ governor is letting her stay at Newhouse Wildlife Rescue.

Three men are now expected to plead guilty in connection to the shooting death of a 26-year-old near a public park in Boston about two years ago. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday that there had been a change of pleas in the Sept. 29, 2022, homicide of Hanser Moreta-Gonzalez at 635 Shawmut Avenue. Jason Amazan, 19...

How can the Patriots get their season back on track and beat the Dolphins? Phil Perry breaks down the key matchups in Sunday’s Week 5 game.

Asked about leading the Celtics alongside Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown downplayed the “dynamic duo” narrative and emphasized the rest of the team’s contributions.