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forecast 41 mins ago

Chilly Sunday with a Gusty Breeze

While there will be a good amount of sunshine, the day will certainly be colder, with a gusty breeze and highs will only be in the middle 40’s. Winds could gust to 30 mph, as a result the feels like t...

right whales 5 hours ago

Video Shows Endangered Right Whale Calf Feeding in Cape Cod Bay
Holbrook 7 hours ago

Holbrook Selectman Shown on Video Slinging Racial Slurs Loses Re-Election Bid, Results Show

Boston 28 mins ago

Police Investigating ‘Trauma' Incident in Boston

Boston police are investigating an incident Saturday night that they’re calling a “trauma.” Police received a call around 7 p.m., and officers responded to a home on Judge Street Pat...
make-a-wish 6 hours ago

Make-a-Wish Celebrates 40 Years at Boston Gala; David Ortiz Honored With Hero Award

600 people are expected to attend the Make-a-Wish gala at SoWa Boston on Saturday night
Bruins 6 hours ago

Bruins' Jim Montgomery Breaks NHL Coaching Record With Win Vs. Penguins

The Boston Bruins have set several new team and NHL records this season, and that includes their head coach, Jim Montgomery.
right whales 6 hours ago

North American Right Whale Remains Entangled in Cape Cod Bay

A badly entangled North Atlantic right whale that has been stuck in Cape Cod Bay for several days was still being monitored on Saturday. The Center for Coastal Studies Marine Animal Entanglement Respo...

New Hampshire 17 hours ago

Fundraiser Set to Finish ‘Emily's Hike' in New Hampshire

Hikers will honor a young Massachusetts woman who died in New Hampshire by climbing multiple peaks this summer and raising funds for a foundation created by her family. The event is dubbed “Emily’s Hike To Save a Life.” It is set for July 29, with proceeds going to the Emily M. Sotelo Persistence and Safety Charitable Foundation, hiking safety init...
Boston Celtics 18 hours ago

What Does the NBA's New CBA Mean for Jaylen Brown, Celtics?

The NBA’s new seven-year collective bargaining agreement comes with plenty of changes, several of which will impact the Celtics — most notably Jaylen Brown, who’s eyeing a big payday, writes Chris Forsberg.
forecast 8 hours ago

Threat of Severe Weather Ends After Downpours, Gusty Winds Move Out of Region

While the tornado threat in Massachusetts and other parts of New England is low overall, there isn’t zero threat. There is a much larger concern for damaging winds near 60 mph and flash flooding.
retail stores 22 hours ago

Mass.-Based TJX Reports Trimmed-Down Workforce

Retail giant TJX, which owns stores including TJ Maxx and Marshalls, trimmed its workforce over the past year, according to a report filed with federal regulators this week. The Framingham, Massachusetts-based company, reported in its annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission having 329,000 employees this year, down 3% from last year,...
forecast 14 hours ago

FIRST ALERT: 1st Severe Weather Risk of the Year in New England (Live Radar)

Click here for the latest weather forecast After showers spread across the region Friday night, the pre-dawn hours of Saturday featured misty conditions and fog. The fog is a sure sign there’s still moisture around, and it will translate to mid-morning thunderstorms, and spotty severe thunderstorms Saturday evening. We’ll see rain spread across sou...
Chelsea 13 hours ago

Police Searching for Driver Involved in Hit-And-Run in Chelsea

Police in Chelsea, Massachusetts, are searching for a driver who hit a pedestrian and fled Friday night. The crash on Broadway sent a man in his 50s to Massachusetts General Hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries, police said. The man was leaving McDonald’s when he was hit. The driver took off eastbound toward Revere, according t...
Cambridge Apr 1

‘We Literally Have Zero Leads': Cambridge Police Seek Woman Missing Since 2020

Friday marks the third anniversary of the disappearance of a woman in one of the most challenging missing persons cases the Cambridge Police Department has ever tried to solve. March 31, 2020, was the last day Mitchel Iviquel was seen by family. “I’m a whisper away from 30 years here on the job, and I have to say, I don’t…...
cannabis Apr 1

High Supply Lowers Prices, Profits in Mass. Cannabis Market

The price consumers pay for legal cannabis in Massachusetts is at a five-year low, according to state data. While that is a short-term win for users, it’s bad news over the long term for businesses. The trouble is on two fronts: The wholesale value of the crop is greatly diminished, and at the retail level, businesses must sell about......
Maine Mar 31

Maine Woman Donates Replacement After Theft of 3-Year-Old's Spider-Man Bike

After police in Rockland, Maine, said they were looking for a man who stole a 3-year-old boy’s bike Spider-Man bike, an anonymous “superhero” has supplied the child with a brand new one. The Rockland Police Department said that a man riding a bicycle stole the smaller bike while the boy was inside a store with his mother on Sunday...
Chelsea Apr 1

Chelsea Police Searching for Driver Who Fled After Hitting Pedestrian

Police in Chelsea, Massachusetts, are searching for a driver who hit a pedestrian and fled Friday night. The crash on Broadway sent a man in his 50s to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. The man was leaving McDonald’s when he was hit. The driver took off eastbound toward Revere, according to investigators. The Chels...
Boston Celtics 20 hours ago

Celtics Vs. Jazz Takeaways: Jayson Tatum Getting Hot at Perfect Time

Jayson Tatum dropped 39 points as the Celtics returned home and treated the TD Garden crowd to a 122-114 win over the Jazz on Friday night. We share our takeaways from Boston’s second win in 24 hours.
Holbrook 9 hours ago

Video Shows Holbrook Selectman Slinging Racial Slurs

04/01/23 UPDATE: Danny Lee has lost his bid for re-election, according to preliminary results. Troubling video has surfaced showing a Massachusetts politician slinging racial slurs and lashing out about a recall push to remove him from power. The video shows Holbrook Select Board Chairman Danny Lee belly up to the bar, downing beer, inside a local ...
traffic Mar 31

With Maintenance Work Underway, Backups at Sagamore Bridge Looks Like Summer

It’s only spring, but summer-like traffic jams have arrived on Cape Cod with long lines and long waits to get over the Sagamore Bridge. “Once it hits 4 or 5 o’clock, we’re like OK I guess we’re not leaving the house now,” said one woman. The Army Corps of Engineers started making much-needed repairs to the bridge this month,...

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