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Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s lawsuit against the Town of Milton is set to take center stage at the state’s highest court Monday. The lawsuit came after voters rejected a voting plan that would have complied with a state law requiring more multi-family homes built near MBTA stations. Communities all over the Bay S...

Thousands of people came together on a beautiful Sunday for the 36th annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, hoping to raise $9.5 million for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The fundraising walk has raised more than $176 million in its 35-year history and supports all forms of adult and pediatric care and cancer research at Dana-Farber, one of th...

A 24-year-old woman was arraigned Friday for allegedly scamming a Cape Cod resident out of tens of thousands of dollars almost two years ago and then fleeing the country. The Barnstable Police Department says Yuxin Fu, of Flushing, New York, was arrested on Sept. 23 as she tried to reenter the U.S. She was charged with larceny over $1,200 and&#8230...

A man who had been missing for a week was found submerged inside his vehicle in the Connecticut River near the Mt. Orne covered bridge in Lancaster, New Hampshire, this weekend. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says conservation officers located Stephen Paquette’s body Saturday morning, a day after Lancaster police requested the age...

Frederick “Flips” Richard is one of the Massachusetts natives who put New England on the map for men’s gymnastics during the Paris Olympics. Sunday, he was honored by his hometown of Stoughton, where Oct. 6 will forever be known as Frederick Richard Day. The Olympic bronze medalist was back in Massachusetts to show off his moves a...

After days of will they or won’t they — they will! The northern lights have been visible in many areas of New England Sunday evening, and at least faintly to the naked eye, according to the National Weather Service in Burlington, Vermont. There are reports on social media of the aurora borealis being seen in Gloucester, Massachusetts; E...

A person was shot and seriously injured Sunday night in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Boston police say officers responded around 7:54 p.m. to a shot spotter activation at Pilgrim Pl. and Richfield St. and found one victim, who was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. There was no update on their condition. No arrests have bee...

A large group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators were blocking Storrow Drive in Boston for a period of time Sunday, before they moved toward the Massachusetts State House and the Boston Common. Massachusetts State Police said they were monitoring the gathering that temporarily obstructed Storrow in the vicinity of the Hatch Shell. Officials were dive...

Patriots rookie wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk shares his reaction to his go-ahead touchdown grab vs. the Dolphins being overturned.

A man was injured in a shooting Sunday afternoon in Boston. Boston police say officers were called around 1:19 p.m. for a report of a person shot at 1443 Blue Hill Ave. Responding officers found a 20-year-old with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital but there was no immediate word on the extent of his injuries….

A fight broke out overnight in Lynn, Massachusetts, and led to a stabbing that sent three people to the hospital. Police say officers responded around 1:23 a.m. Sunday to the area of 98 Willow Street for a reported stabbing. Three victims had knife-related wounds following a fight outside that address, police say. They were all expected to be OK. A...

A man was seriously injured in a shooting Sunday at an apartment complex in Canton, Massachusetts. Canton police and fire departments responded to the Arboretum Way apartments around 4 p.m. for a report of a shooting, and found one male victim. The man was given two units of blood and taken to a Boston hospital to be treated for his…

Tom E. Curran and Ted Johnson react to the Patriots’ “maddening” 15-10 loss to the Dolphins in Week 5.