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Were you woken up by any loud booms last night? Residents in New Hampshire reported the blaring sounds thinking it was their roof coming apart or a big earthquake. While this phenomenon may be strong enough to rattle houses and resemble an earthquake by shaking and producing loud sounds, frost quakes, or cryoseisms, happen at higher ground and fort...

Riders who rely on the T will be stuck dealing with yet another partial shutdown for the next two weekends, this time on the Orange and Green lines. The goal is to get closer to eliminating slow zones for the trains. Orange Line service will be suspended between North Station and Ruggles while track work and other construction work is…...

Massachusetts cannabis sales surpass $4B

L.L. Bean is revamping its flagship store in Freeport, Maine, with the purpose of helping people experience the benefits of being outside. The company is investing over $50 million to renew the store and campus of the Maine-based business. “We are rewarding their affinity with a multi-million-dollar reinvestment that celebrates our legacy while cre...

Protesters rallied in Boston Friday night following the release of footage showing the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a Black driver who died three days after a confrontation with police in Memphis, Tennessee. Warning: the videos of the incident show graphic violence and may be upsetting to some viewers. Before the video was released Friday night, ...

Local first responders got to meet with a local legend this week. Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler stopped in at the Plymouth County Control, the agency said Thursday, sharing a picture of the singer with dispatchers. Plymouth County Control helps local fire departments and ambulance companies coordinate when they need help. Tyler, who has ties to ...

Friday marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, and this year work is underway to open a Boston Holocaust Museum by 2025. Around 6 million European Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Tens of millions of people were killed in World War II, which lasted from 1939 to 1945. A key part of the experience will be that museum-goers will be able to…

Bill O’Brien has finally spoken about his return to the Patriots as their new offensive coordinator, and why it was an opportunity he just couldn’t pass up.

An earthen dam broke Friday in Halifax, Massachusetts, causing major flooding in a neighborhood downriver in East Bridgewater, according to police. Bridgewater police said Pond Street is closed at the boat ramp, as water is overflowing the road and bridge near Robin’s Pond. They said the road will be blocked and impassable until the water rec...

Five children were found living in a Manchester, New Hampshire home being described by authorities as “filthy,” “unsafe” and “deplorable,” and the adult household members have been arrested, according to the city’s police department. Steven Legault, 36, and Candace Krauklin, 35, were arrested Thursday and a...

Are the Red Sox setting up All-Star slugger Rafael Devers for a season of frustration? That’s what David Ortiz can see playing out, and he makes a fair point, writes John Tomase.

A truck carrying sand rolled over on the ramp from Interstate 93 north to I-95 south, closing the ramp for cleanup as well as two lanes of I-95 south, Massachusetts State Police said. The driver of the tractor-trailer was thrown from the crash and hurt, but expected to survive, police said. Footage from the scene showed sand spilled across much&#82...

Former Lt. Gov. Polito joins advisory board of Firefly Health