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Hazmat crews decontaminated a family and two firefighters Monday night in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood after potential exposure to an unknown chemical.

Hazmat crews decontaminated a family and two firefighters Monday night in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood after potential exposure to an unknown chemical. A Brook Street resident opened a package that was delivered to his home Monday and found an unknown chemical inside. He brought it to a nearby fire station at 945 Canterbury Street, prompting a Level 3 hazmat situation. The…

Crews responded to a hazmat situation Monday night in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood.

Massachusetts will reopen in time for Memorial Day Weekend — that’s when Gov. Charlie Baker announced that COVID restrictions will be lifted May 29, including the mask mandate, though with some exceptions.

Boston will join Massachusetts in lifting business restrictions on May 29, Mayor Kim Janey said Tuesday. While Boston had often lagged behind the commonwealth in reopening, “COVID trends in Boston continue to move in the right direction,” including the lowest number of active COVID cases since the statistic began to be tracked, Janey said at a news conference. The mayor…

Watch Boston Mayor Kim Janey announce when the city will lift COVID restrictions amid continually improving metrics.

A man stabbed in Boston’s South End Friday night has died, according to authorities. Authorities said Gerie Acevedo, 24, of the South End died after being brought to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The incident, reported to police at 8:38 p.m., took place in the area of West Newton Street and Shawmut Avenue. The Boston Police Department is asking anyone…

Brad Marchand noticed a young Capitals fan was accidentally hit with a puck in warmups prior to Game 1, so the Bruins forward sent her an autographed stick to try and cheer her up.

A pro-Palestinian crowd gathered outside the Boston Public Library on Saturday afternoon to condemn Israel’s attacks and decry United States support for Israel. The protesters could be seen holding signs that said “free Palestine.”  “I think it’s very worrisome,” said Nooran Alhamdan of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. “The reason it’s worrisome of course is that Palestinian lives don’t matter in...

A pro-Palestinian crowd gathered outside the Boston Public Library on Saturday afternoon to condemn Israel’s attacks and decry United States support for Israel.

Mayor Kim Janey said Friday that the investigation into decades-old domestic violence allegations against Police Commissioner Dennis White uncovered “a culture of fear and silence” within the Boston Police Department. “This investigation of Dennis White reveals a flawed process and a misguided department culture. It is clear from the report that we have to move in a different direction,” Janey…

Today (Saturday): Sun to clouds, isolated PM sprinkle. Highs in the 70s. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 40s to around 50. Sunday: Sun to variable clouds, chance AM shower, scattered PM thunder. Highs in the 70s.

High temperatures over-achieved yesterday, with many communities within a few degrees of 80 degrees. We expect more of the same today and tomorrow. The pattern of the last couple of days will continue through the weekend and into Monday and Tuesday of next week: generally warm and dry weather, but a chance of spot afternoon showers as disturbances aloft pass through the...

Today (Saturday): Sun to clouds, isolated PM sprinkle. Highs in the 70s. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 40s to around 50. Sunday: Sun to variable clouds, chance AM shower, scattered PM thunder. Highs in the 70s.

Dennis White’s attorney has filed a lawsuit to save the Boston police commissioner’s job after Mayor Kim Janey called White on Friday to let him know the department needs to move in a different direction.

A person is fighting for their life after being stabbed Friday night in Boston, Massachusetts, police said. Boston officers responded to W. Newton Street and Shawmut Avenue in the city’s South End just after 8:30 p.m. and found one victim with stab wounds. The person was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. No arrests have...

Boston police say the victim has life-threatening injuries. No arrests have been made.

Boston Mayor Kim Janey released details Friday about an investigation into allegations of domestic incident involving Dennis White and his ex-wife.

A person suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot Friday in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, according to authorities. Police responded to the shooting on Westmore Road shortly after 1 p.m. The Boston Police Department did not immediately say if a suspect was in custody.

In a sign of returning to a “new normal,” the Coolidge Corner Theatre and Time Out Market Boston are among a number of larger venues reopening in Massachusetts. It’s showtime once again at the iconic Coolidge Corner Theatre, 14 months after curtains closed due to the pandemic. Time Out, too, has slowly reopened locations around the globe. The 25,000-square-foot destination…