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A Black teacher and musician told a court about how members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and beat him with metal shields during a march through downtown Boston two years ago. Charles Murrell III, of Boston was in federal court Thursday to testify in his lawsuit asking for an undisclosed amount of money from the group’s le...

Gov. Maura Healey will swear in the new colonel of the Massachusetts State Police on Friday morning. Geoffrey Noble will be sworn in at 10:15 a.m. at the State House, the governor’s office said. Noble has spent 30 years in law enforcement, most of them with the New Jersey State Police. Healey announced last month that she had selected Noble,&...

Thousands of hotel workers are threatening to strike Friday. That would impact many downtown Boston hotels. The UNITE HERE Local 26 Union has reached a breaking point. Thousands of its members have been working without a contract since Aug. 31, and the union president says they don’t appear close to reaching a deal. So we could see them decid...

Educators in four Massachusetts school districts have voted to enter into “work-to-rule” status this week. The teachers’ unions in Beverly, Gloucester and Revere begin taking part in the “work-to-rule” status Friday, while Marblehead started Wednesday. The four districts are part of North Shore Educators United, a coalition of teachers’ union...

Although high clouds will cruise across the sky Friday, the temperatures are undaunted. We’ll rise from the 40s and 50s right into the 70s by afternoon thanks to a south wind. Along the North Shore and throughout Cape Ann/Cod and the Seacoast, we’re seeing more of an onshore wind, so highs will struggle to make 70. More clouds overnight...

Halloween excitement is building in Salem, Massachusetts, but the city is trying to make sure the sound isn’t. A new noise ordinance is in effect during the busy Halloween season, prohibiting sound above 68 decibels from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends. Tour guides in the popular Halloween destination ...

A man took his toddler from the boy’s day care in Canton, Massachusetts, despite a restraining order, sparking a police search that tracked the pair into Rhode Island on Thursday, officials said. Nathan Dorosario was taken into custody over an hour later in Pawtucket, according to police there and in Canton. His child was safe and being retur...

Authorities are looking for a man after they say a 15-year-old girl was assaulted in Somerville, Massachusetts. The MBTA Transit Police put out photos of a person of interest being sought in an indecent assault and battery investigation. Police say it occurred along MBTA Bus Route 86 in the McGrath Highway area, but did not say when the assault hap...

Jaylen Brown is fired up for a preseason matchup between the last two NBA champions in Abu Dhabi.

Halloween is a time for costumes, candy and community spirit. But for one boy who uses a wheelchair, this year’s celebration is taking flight.

Two New Hampshire men and two juveniles have been arrested after another person was attacked Wednesday night with a baseball bat in a Hillsborough field. Police in Hillsborough responded to Grimes Field just before 10 p.m. after the victim, who they say was lured there, was beaten. Authorities said Thursday that the victim was hit in the head with ...

Turns out, Nibi the beaver won’t have to learn how to live in the wild on its own after all.

It’s been a busy summer at Cool Shade in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. The Jamaican eatery sees dozens of customers each day serving up jerk chicken, plantains and plenty of rice and beans. “For the food, it’s pretty good,” said Cool Shade owner Andre Williams. “But the liquor would definitely attract way mor...