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Massachusetts 2 mins ago

MassDevelopment chair Rivera resigns mid-contract

Dan Rivera stepped down from his position as president and CEO of the economic development agency MassDevelopment on Friday, effective immediately, more than two years before his contract was set to e...

Guns & Weapons 10 mins ago

Virginia man is latest American charged with ammunition possession in Turks and Caicos
New England Patriots 33 mins ago

Why C.J. Stroud thinks Patriots' Drake Maye is most NFL-ready QB

New England Patriots 1 hour ago

Report: Patriots turned down these Giants, Vikings trade offers for No. 3

The Patriots reportedly turned down a couple strong offers from NFC teams for the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Boston 34 mins ago

Students vote no confidence in Emerson president following protest arrests

The Student Government Association at Emerson College has voted no confidence in President Jay Bernhardt following the arrest of more than 100 people during a pro-Palestinian protest earlier this week...
New England Patriots 18 mins ago

Drake Maye's brothers roast him in hilarious draft day message

Drake Maye’s brothers — Cole, Luke and Beau — hilariously roasted the new Patriots quarterback in their “special message” during the NFL Draft.
child sex abuse 2 hours ago

Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record teen girl in airplane bathroom

An American Airlines flight attendant has been indicted after authorities say he tried to secretly video record a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom. A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted...

Billerica 34 seconds ago

WATCH: Officials to give update after police officer hurt in crash at construction site in Billerica

A police officer was hurt in a crash at a construction site on Route 3A in Billerica, Massachusetts, on Friday, according to police. Billerica police confirmed the crash on Boston Road and said it was closed “indefinitely” from the town center to Floyd Street. Drivers should expect heavy delays in the area. It was not immediately clear ...
ticks 4 hours ago

Case of Powassan virus reported in Mass. town

Health officials are reminding residents to protect themselves against tick-borne diseases after a case of Powassan virus was reported in Sharon, Massachusetts. Powassan virus is transmitted through tick bites, like Lyme disease. While the virus is rare, cases have increased in recent years, according to the Town of Sharon Health Department. Most p...
Quincy police 2 hours ago

Quincy detective resigns amid allegations of ‘unwelcome, sexually explicit conduct'

Warning: This story contains graphic details that could be offensive or disturbing to some readers. The Quincy police officer at the center of an outside investigation over allegations of inappropriate online conduct has resigned from the department, according to documents obtained by the NBC10 Boston investigators Friday. The investigation into no...
New Hampshire 4 hours ago

Arrest made in 2023 hit-and-run boat crash on Lake Winnipesaukee

A man was arrested Friday in a hit-and-run crash that badly damaged a boat on New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee last summer, police said, but the case remains under investigation. Boaters on a 50-foot-SeaRay boat fled the scene after it crashed into a docked vessel in Wolfeboro’s Winter Harbor late Saturday, Aug. 12., according to New ...
New England Patriots 4 hours ago

2024 NFL mock draft: Expert predictions for Patriots' Day 2 picks

Experts have made their predictions for which players the Patriots might target in the second and third rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday.
Danvers High School 6 hours ago

Man who killed Danvers teacher at 14 pleads guilty to 2014 attack on youth services worker

A Massachusetts man who raped and killed his teacher when he was 14 years old has pleaded guilty in an assault on a different woman, which took place while he was in custody months later. Philip Chism was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the October 2013 killing of math teacher Colleen Ritzer at Danvers...
New England Patriots 5 hours ago

Watch Patriots call Maye on draft night in behind-the-scenes video

Take a look at the Patriots calling Drake Maye on draft night in this behind-the-scenes video of the team’s war room.
forecast 3 hours ago

Here's why we wake up to chilly mornings

Montpelier, Vermont, woke up to a chilly Friday morning, tying the record low temperature for this date at 22 degrees Fahrenheit. This record was previously set in 1967 at Montpelier-Edward F. Knapp State Airport (KMPV), where records date back to 1949. The cold wasn’t isolated to Montpelier, as much of New England experienced a hard freeze. ...
Tom E. Curran 7 hours ago

With Drake Maye pick, the Patriots are betting on themselves

The Patriots’ decision to draft Drake Maye is all about upside — and a reminder that they have plenty of work to do, writes Tom E. Curran.
New England Patriots 6 hours ago

This stat will get Patriots fans excited about Drake Maye's potential

Drake Maye is exceptional at completing passes deep down field, which the Patriots offense really needs.
personal finance 7 hours ago

Financial literacy: What you need to know about common financial questions

Financial literacy – having the financial knowledge to understand money and your options for budgeting, saving and investing it – sounds like an essential education for any adult. But according to a December 2023 report by Ramsey, only 17% of U.S. adults said they took a personal finance class in high school, even though 72% of U.S. adu...
dorchester 7 hours ago

2 USPS mail carriers robbed in Dorchester

Two USPS mail carriers were robbed in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood Friday. Boston police said they were called to the first robbery on Mora Street around 11:10 a.m. Few details were immediately available. Just minutes later, around 11:35 a.m., officers were called to the intersection of Seldon and West Seldon streets for another. Investig...
7 hours ago

Woman fatally shot at apartment in Conway, NH, authorities say

A woman was fatally shot at an apartment in Conway, New Hampshire, overnight, state and local authorities said Friday as they investigated the suspicious death. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone had been arrested in the shooing on Council Road, but everyone involved appeared to have been identified and there was no apparent threat to the ...

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