A person seriously wounded in a stabbing in Roxbury Monday night drove themselves to a Boston hospital, where they crashed their car, according to police.Officers went to 811 Harrison Ave., near Boston Medical Center in the South End, at around 10:30 p.m. Monday night. A...
WESTFIELD — The City Council recently approved an amendment to the dog licensing requirements in the city, establishing an annual license period of April 1 to March 30. Previously, the license period was one year from the date of issue, so that different licenses had...
The last solar eclipse of 2024 — expected to appear like a “Ring of Fire” in the sky — is only hours away.On Wednesday, an annular solar eclipse is expected to be seen in the skies above, according to NASA. Annular solar eclipses happen when...
Come this winter, Western Massachusetts residents will find their region’s best-known weather personality on a new platform.Dave Hayes — “the Weather Nut” to all who read his forecasts — plans to launch a mobile app around early December. Hayes, a weather enthusiast who built a...
A 45-year-old woman was arrested Monday night after police say she rammed into an unmarked Massachusetts State Police cruiser working a road detail, injuring the trooper inside.The woman, Kimberly Anderson of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, State Police said...
Four weeks of the girls’ soccer regular season have clarified which teams will compete for their respective division crowns and which others have turned their season around at the right time.Do you have an interesting girls’ soccer story from this season? Send it to cberry2@masslive.com....
When the first Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournament power rankings of the Fall 2024 season came out on Friday, four boys soccer teams from Western Mass. found themselves atop the leaderboard.Undefeated Pope Francis (7-0-1) leads Div. II, and Div. III respectively, while Northampton (6-1-2),...
Over a dozen Massachusetts institutions are considered among the best value institutions in the country, according to 2025 U.S. News and World Report rankings.Among national universities, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked second and third, respectively, swapping places compared to the top...
The Topsfield Fair returns Friday, Oct. 4 offering dozens of food options, from fried vegetables and funnel cake to gyros and whoopie pies. The Topsfield Fair runs until Oct. 14. It’s at 207 Boston St. in Topsfield on the North Shore. The hours vary, so...
Pete Rose was a bundle of contradictions.On the field, few played the game as hard or with more determination. He sprinted to first base after drawing walks, sacrificed his body willingly and would do literally anything in his power to win — including bulldozing an...