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As House Democrats eye the expansion of its public drinking water service area, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is considering whether the communities where that water comes from should finally get to reap the benefits of the system. The MWRA board is undertaking a preliminary study to direct water from the Quabbin Reservoir — whi...

David Meehan, whose allegations of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center sparked nearly a dozen arrests and more than a thousand lawsuits, finally took the witness stand Wednesday, seven years after he first told his wife, “They raped me.” “I think I’m more ready than anybody else in this room to do this right now,” he said. Meehan,......

The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people before adjourning Thursday morning, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and the Democratic-led Le...

As the state convenes meetings to safeguard access to care at Steward hospitals in Massachusetts, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey are calling on the company’s landlord to play a role in stabilizing health care operations. In a letter Monday to CEO Edward Aldag Jr. of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. and CEO Karl Kuchel of Macquari...

More than half of the people who will serve on the Karen Read murder trial jury have been picked after two days of jury selection. Meanwhile, NBC10 Boston obtained the jury questionnaire from the clerk’s office of the Norfolk Superior Court.

The search is on for three men accused of robbing two 7-Elevens at gunpoint on the South Shore, police said, and they may be connected. Officers responded to the 7-Eleven on Washington Street at about 4:18 a.m. Wednesday for a report of an armed robbery, Norwell police said. The worker said all the three guys were young and sounded like…...

Temperatures are in reverse Thursday as the cool easterly wind blows off the chilly ocean. Although the bottom dropped out Wednesday along the coast, Thursday isn’t much better. Highs will only make the mid/upper 40s. Elsewhere, we’re not much better off. Low 50s will be the order of the day. This will be the chilliest day we’ll see ove...

Black birthing individuals have two to three times the maternal mortality and morbidity risk as white individuals. Nashira Baril, founder of the Neighborhood Birth Center in Boston, knows of the disparities in maternal health all too well. “There is a crisis in maternal health, and it bears down inequitably to communities of color, particular...

Olympic and Paralympic athletes from New England joined dozens of Team USA members from across the country in New York Wednesday to celebrate being 100 days way from the Paris Olympics this week. The athletes participated in the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee media summit in Times Square. We spoke with Olympic sprinter and two-time ...

At a time when harsh storms, hot days and rising sea levels have become a reality for Boston, the mayor’s office is now looking to target these issues with a new position. Brian Swett, a native of Newton, Massachusetts, will soon become the city’s first chief climate officer. He says he’s looking to reduce carbon emissions by 2050...

Two people were critically injured in a crash Wednesday night in Framingham, Massachusetts, police said. The crash took place at the intersection of Edgell Road and Brook Street. Framingham police say it occurred around 7:30 p.m. and involved one vehicle that hit a telephone pole. Police said a man was airlifted by medical helicopter and a woman wa...

Police in Boston are looking for a Dorchester man who has been missing since this weekend. The Boston Police Department said Wednesday that 31-year-old Dovany Pardovany was last seen around 10 a.m. Sunday in the Jacobs Street area. Pardovany is described as being a 6-7, 315-pound Black man with brown eyes, a curly Afro and a beard, police said. Whe...

Here’s the updated TV schedule for the Bruins vs. Leafs first-round series in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.