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The southbound side of the Maine Turnpike was closed in Wells on Friday after a pileup car crash, authorities said. The crash on Interstate 95 took place just before Exit 19, and prompted authorities to divert traffic at Exit 25, according to Maine State Police. They urged people to avoid the area. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was hu...

With the Cubs at Fenway Park this weekend, John Tomase explains why Chicago’s rapid rebuild should have been the blueprint the Red Sox followed.

We had another widespread hard freeze across all of New England with freeze warnings Friday morning in southern New England and along the coast. Temperatures dropped to the 20s in many more spots compared to Thursday morning. This afternoon will be nice and sunny again thanks to high pressure settling in. Once the afternoon, sun warms us up a bit&#...

It’s time for the Patriots to get Drake Maye some help. Phil Perry breaks down the players New England should target on Day 2 of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Four people suspected of orchestrating sophisticated break-ins of the homes of Indian and South Asian families across Massachusetts and beyond in recent years were arrested in Rhode Island Friday, authorities said. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan referred to them as “a very sophisticated ring of homebreakers” and said some of th...

A man is dead, and a woman is injured after an apartment building caught fire in Manchester, New Hampshire, late Thursday night. Crews responded to a fire involving several rear porches just after 10:30 p.m. on Village Circle Way, the Manchester Fire Department said. While firefighters worked on knocking down the fire and evacuating residents, a ma...

What’s next for the New England Patriots? It’s the question the team has really been asking since Tom Brady left. However, now, the team has selected what they hope to be the new face of the franchise: University of North Carolina quarterback, Drake Maye. Pats fans will get to meet their new quarterback Friday at Gillette Stadium in Fox...

Protests over the Middle East war continue at schools in Massachusetts and across the country. In Boston, students are demonstrating at Emerson College, Harvard University, MIT and Tufts University. Northeastern University students are now also joining in on the protests. There was visible police presence at the pro-Palestinian encampment on Northe...

Temperature forecasts from here into next week are riddled with pitfalls, surprises and shades of disappointment. We’re certain that the warmup is on the way but for some along the coast, it will be muted by the sea breeze. That’s typical for early spring, but forecasting it’s every whim is a study in patience and timing. We&#8217...

Phil Perry hands out his first-round draft grade for the Patriots, who selected UNC QB Drake Maye with the third overall pick.

New Patriots QB Drake Maye explains why he doesn’t agree with NFL analysts who say New England is one of the worst teams a rookie QB can join.

Did the Patriots make the right pick by taking Drake Maye at No. 3 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft? Here’s a roundup of expert draft grades.

Here’s how the Patriots picking UNC QB Drake Maye third overall was perceived by current and former NFL players among others.