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Police are investigating reports of shots fired Monday night in Leominster, Massachusetts. The shots were fired in the area of Adams Street, police said. The Leominster Police Department did not immediately release any further information. This is a developing story that will be updated when more information is available.

Massachusetts nursing homes have had the highest death rate in the nation.

10 communities in all received the message reminding people the coronavirus pandemic is not over.

A woman was seriously injured Monday night after being hit while crossing a street in Saugus, Massachusetts, police said. The victim, a 70-year-old East Boston resident, was transported to a local hospital via ambulance for serious, non-life-threatening injuries, according to a statement released by the Saugus Police Department. The Saugus Police a...

The Boston Red Sox aren’t the only thing at Fenway Park set for a makeover this off-season. The team’s owners and the family behind the Jersey Street Red Sox Team Store announced Monday that they plan to redevelop four sites on five acres surrounding the storied ballpark to create “beautiful, dynamic streetscapes.” The proje...

The outbreak of people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 traced to a Montpelier hockey rink has expanded to 30, the Vermont Health Department said Monday. The cases are linked to adult and youth hockey leagues and an adult broomball league at the Central Vermont Memorial Civic Center. The Health Department is planning a pop-up testing cl...

Massachusetts has delayed the resumption of jury trials until early next month. The earliest potential start date for jury trials will be extended to Nov. 9, Trial Court Chief Justice Paula Carey said in a statement last week. The delay comes amid a rising number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the state. The Supreme Judicial Court had author...

Despite rising coronavirus case numbers that lifted the city into the high-risk category on Massachusetts’ coronavirus hot spot map, Weymouth Public Schools is pushing forward with its hybrid learning plan. But that decision is being met with some skepticism. “If things change and things got worse, I would consider” fully remote l...

A harassment order against a Boston activist accused of leaving hypodermic needles at Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s home in Swampscott earlier this month was upheld in Lynn District court Monday. The needles were part of a protest about drug use in the area of Boston known as “Methadone Mile,” and Domingos DaRosa said he and his group were onl...

Monthly payments of up to $400 will be sent to nearly 2,000 families starting in November.

DeRosa has been ordered not to go within 100 yards of Gov. Baker’s house. However, he intends to appeal the decision.

Boston University’s applications are up 20% compared to last year.

The Providence Police Department has come under fire from Black Lives Matter Rhode Island after a man on a moped was critically injured Sunday night when a cruiser allegedly struck him, according to witness reports. The crash happened on Elmwood Avenue by Bissell Street around 6 p.m., police said. The family of 24-year-old Jhamal Gonsalves, who was...