Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s property tax reclassification plan advanced in the House Thursday — but not enough representatives showed up for session. That enabled a South Shore Republican with concerns about the plan’s impacts on the business community to delay action on the bill.The home...
Two people were arrested Friday morning in connection with the neglect and death of an older woman, and police are still searching for a third suspect, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office announced.Massachusetts State Police arrested Eva Fontes Cardoso, 53, and Lisa Hamilton, 64 Friday....
A spacious historic house located at 95 Commonwealth Avenue in Chestnut Hill has new owners. The 4,128-square-foot property, built in 1920, was sold on Oct. 25, 2024, for $2,800,000, or $678 per square foot. This three-story house offers a roomy layout with seven bedrooms and...
A 45-year-old man was convicted of voluntary manslaughter Thursday for fatally stabbing another man in Roxbury in January 2022, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced.Raymond Castro, of Dorchester, was also convicted of an assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for the non-fatal stabbing...
A woman was killed and a man was seriously injured after a shooting in a Worcester apartment building Thursday night, police said.Police went to a Brookside Avenue address at around 6:21 p.m. Thursday for a report of possible gunshots. There, officers discovered a man and...
SOUTHWICK – With a request by the High Speed Internet Committee to the Select Board to authorize a $15 million borrowing authorization article for the Annual Town Meeting warrant to build a town-owned fiber optic cable network, the board has released a survey to gauge...
In Nov. 2022, law enforcement in Massachusetts raided an illicit operation believed to be the origin of 100 mail parcels containing counterfeit and misbranded prescription pills.At the location in the Commonwealth, undisclosed by court documents, investigators came upon three industrial-sized pill press machines and more...
Don’t be surprised when Benjamin Franklin’s eyes follow you upon entering the Museum of Illusions in Boston.The multi-colored mural of the late Founding Father’s face is just one of several installations that make the new Boston museum stand out from its other locations in the...
Silda Melo has been a nurse for a decade. And in that time, the Lynn resident, who practices in Boston, has seen no shortage of challenges and changes in her industry. Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves through the entire health care sector,...
Juan Soto may be that (not so) obscure object of desire for a handful of major league teams, the Red Sox included. But as welcome as Soto would be, he wouldn’t solve the Red Sox’ obvious need for a top starting pitcher.That remains the Sox’...