About 40 beaches in various cities and towns in Massachusetts are closed Saturday.A majority of the beaches were closed due to high bacteria levels, according to the state Department of Public Health. These included two beaches in Salem, a beach in Ipswich and a beach...
A Worcester man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after after he was convicted of first-degree murder on July 24. Mugisha Jeanbosco, 27, was sentenced Friday for the killing of 23-year-old Leon Wilson Jr. in Fitchburg in July 2019, Worcester...
After 56 years of serving pizzas to customers, Frankie & Johnnie’s Pizzeria will be closing its doors for good on Aug. 31.“With heavy hearts…we announce we will be closing our doors after 56 years on August 31st, 2025,“ the pizzeria’s website reads. “Our family is...
WESTFIELD — The Natural Resources Committee chaired by Kristen Mello with Dan Allie met by zoom on July 29 to consider the City Council motion to revisit the new Westfield wetlands protection ordinance. The third committee member, Nicholas Morganelli Jr., was absent.Before the matter was...
Another sweltering, humid summer day. The water in rivers running through New England looks inviting splashing against rocks, winding around bends, ebbing and flowing as the hot sun glistens on it and calls out to come cool off. Don’t be fooled, looks are deceiving. A...
Dear Eric: We have a super bad case of favoritism in my husband’s family. He is the eldest and was passed over by his mother, giving every valuable item to her second son. My mother-in-law made a terrible show of slam-dunking her nicer silver on...
This art museum is challenging the way people typically visit museums. Instead of just browsing, the WNDR Museum in Boston not only lets guests look around, but touch and play with just about anything inside.The immersive experience houses 20 art exhibits that visitors can interact...
The problem has vexed Boston leaders, public health officials and police for years: How best to address the interwoven issues of homelessness and public drug use that collide near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard.Two years after the city cleared a nearby...
For four decades, the Ocean House in Dennis Port has been a landmark of Cape Cod’s fine-dining scene.Built in 1983 by the Hart family on beachfront land purchased in the 1960s, it began as a single-room restaurant and owner’s residence overlooking Nantucket Sound. Its first...
FOXBOROUGH – On Friday night, during the Patriots in-stadium practice, Will Campbell got a brief taste of what life will be like when his NFL career begins this September.The Patriots’ first-round draft pick was all smiles when the 90-minute scrimmage ended. He also created more...
