13+ hour, 18+ min ago   (276+ words) A physical fight over an attempted shoplifting incident at a CVS in Dorchester on Friday ended with a 60-year-old woman allegedly slashing the suspect in the chest with a knife, authorities said. Officers responded around 10:50 a.m. to the CVS at 468 Blue…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (438+ words) A state senator from Western Massachusetts recently took to social media to call out her “most prolific contributors” in her Facebook comments. Jo Comerford, a Northampton Democrat, posted a video on social media last Friday, reading her most dedicated critics…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (895+ words) An investigation by Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts reveals what it calls a repeated pattern of excessive and prohibited force at South Bay House of Correction, months after an inmate died following an altercation with corrections officers at the facility....

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (38+ words) 57 Canal St., West End 41 Sutton St., Lynn 95 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge 1440 VFW Pkwy., West Roxbury Event Details: Served during dinner service from Monday, Sept 21 through Sunday, September 27. 371 Commonwealth Ave., Back Bay...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (317+ words) By Fiona Bright Holton A beloved New England breakfast staple has shut its doors for good. In an announcement made to Facebook on Wednesday, Stephanie’s Village Pancake House in Rowley shared the business is closing. The restaurant’s website also shared:…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (333+ words) An 83-year-old woman who owned and operated a West Springfield-based financial services company pleaded guilty last week in federal court to five counts of wire fraud in connection with a nearly $11 million Ponzi scheme, the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Barbara…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (689+ words) 🎃 BREAKING: Dunkin’ is giving away FREE PSLs!!! Get yours between 2-6 p.m. TODAY ONLY (with a qualifying purchase, while supplies last). On your mark … get set … GO! 👀 What’s on tap today: Image: Robert Torres. Illustration: Kelly Chan. “Do you remember…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (571+ words) An unlicensed owner of two South Shore med spas was sentenced to 46 months in prison on Thursday. Rebecca Fadanelli, 40, of Stoughton, pleaded guilty to four counts of importing merchandise contrary to law, two counts of selling or dispensing a counterfeit…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (550+ words) Every May, the pear trees bloom in Ridgeway Estates. Lelio “Les” Marino planted them himself, lining the streets of the North Reading development he began first carving out of the woods in the late 1970s. May 6 was his birthday, and more…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (445+ words) The Trump administration has once again denied disaster relief to Massachusetts for the February 2026 blizzard, prompting condemnation from Gov. Maura Healey. “I’m outraged that President Trump has once again turned his back on Massachusetts. Our communities were hit by one…...