Gloucester

A family from Gloucester, Massachusetts, will never forget the September day their car started smoking and went up in flames.

A family from Gloucester, Massachusetts, will never forget the September day their car started smoking and went up in flames.

A boat being stored for the winter at a marina in Gloucester, Massachusetts, caught on fire Saturday, the fire department said. The Gloucester Fire Department responded around 12:15 p.m. to the Pier 7 Marina, located at 6 Cripple Cove Lane, after receiving a report of a boat fire. Responding firefighters found a 32-foot houseboat-style vessel with a heavy fire on…

Event organizers said after canceling last year’s party, they felt it was now safe to move forward.

Hundreds of people turned out for the annual downtown Gloucester block party Saturday night, another sign that the country is continuing to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, even as the highly contagious delta variant continues to drive up case numbers across Massachusetts. The party, which was the first one in two years, attracted dozens of live street performers, including musicians,…

The CDC announced last week that it was recommending fully vaccinated people begin wearing masks indoors again in places with high COVID transmission rates, a reversal of previous guidance. The agency is also recommending that school children wear masks this fall, though the guidance is not a mandate, and decisions will be left to the state and local level. That...

The cluster of COVID-19 cases in Provincetown directly impacted the CDC’s new guidance on wearing masks.

The CDC announced Tuesday that it was recommending fully vaccinated people begin wearing masks indoors again in places with high COVID transmission rates, a reversal of previous guidance. The agency is also recommending that school children wear masks this fall, though the guidance is not a mandate, and decisions will be left to the state and local level. That left...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Kim Janey are reviewing new mask guidelines from the CDC that recommend fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the country where COVID cases are high due to the Delta variant.

The CDC now recommends masks being worn indoors in places with high transmission rates.

Amid rising coronavirus cases, masks are making a comeback.

Gov. Charlie Baker was asked if he’s planning to bring back mask guidance in Massachusetts in light of new recommendations for fully vaccinated people from the CDC.

Massachusetts has five counties where federal health officials are now recommending that fully vaccinated people wear masks in indoor public settings, but Gov. Charlie Baker is not ready to make an announcement changing mask regulations in the state. Asked Wednesday about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s announcement on indoor mask use in places with high COVID transmission...

You’ve heard of the Red Lobster… …now get ready for the blue lobster. A lobsterman named Toby working for Captain Joe and Sons made the rare discovery off the shores of Gloucester, Massachusetts. After bringing the crustacean to shore for some photo ops, Toby decided to release the blue lobster back to sea. According to the Lobster Institute at...

A canal in Gloucester is notorious for tripping up boaters and creating all kinds of mishaps as they attempt to sail through it. One local man kicks back captures it all, then shares the video to Instagram.

When the bridge goes up, the anticipation starts to grow. Crowds line up on both sides of the Blynman Canal to see what will happen. “I would like to say I have seen everything, but I know I haven’t,” said John Stevens, a Gloucester resident, Thursday as he watched boats passing through.  The canal, built in 1643, is just 35…

A centuries-old Gloucester canal is becoming the new hotspot for summertime entertainment thanks to an Instagram account documenting boating blunders.

A man from Gloucester, Massachusetts, allegedly crashed into a parked police cruiser with flashing blue lights while an officer was directing traffic away from the scene of an earlier car crash Wednesday night in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Scott Richardson, 43, was arrested on scene and charged with driving while intoxicated and negligent driving. The Portsmouth police officer was standing outside…

Over 40 passengers and crew members had to be rescued when a boat caught fire off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts, on Wednesday morning. The U.S. Coast Guard said it responded to the report of a boat fire around 8:40 a.m. The boat — the Yankee Patriot — was outside of Gloucester Harbor at the time. According to its website,…