A 48-year-old Dorchester man was arrested in Framingham Wednesday and now faces several criminal charges in connection with a shooting in Dorchester earlier that day.Carlos Encarnacion is charged with armed assault with intent to murder, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition,...
(*This story was updated at 7:01 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, with additional reporting.)The sun rose over the State House in Boston on Thursday morning in much the same way that it set on Wednesday: With state lawmakers still awaiting deals and votes on...
National Weather Service forecasters set down a heat advisory for much of Massachusetts on Thursday as the Bay State prepares for a stretch of “very warm and humid” weather that will push temperatures up to or even over 90 degrees. There is little chance the...
He’s been making music for more than 60 years, and despite joking that this year is his “63rd annual farewell tour,” folk musician Tom Rush has more music — and more stories — to share.Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1941, Rush stepped on the...
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During the ongoing murder trial of Christine Ricci, a Marshfield woman charged in the killing of her Boston firefighter husband Michael Ricci, her daughter shared with prosecutors what she remembered from the day her father died.On a wintry January afternoon in 2021, Sophiya Ricci came...
In the summer of 2022, Jordan Obernesser was excited to start training for his high school soccer team. After developing a love for the sport through club soccer, he had big plans for his freshman year.But an ache in his right knee would become a...
A heat advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 3:04 a.m. valid from noon until Friday 7 p.m. for Southern Worcester as well as Middlesex, Essex, Hampden, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol and Plymouth counties.The weather service adds, "Heat index values up to...
Dear Abby: Fifteen years into our marriage, I’m struggling to honor my wife’s desire for space and independence. I can be a hopeless romantic, and my attempts to communicate my desire for trustworthy and healthy boundaries have actually made it worse. We had a romantic...
Thrift shopSpringfield - The thrift shop at St. Gregory Armenian Church, 135 Goodwin St., in the Indian Orchard section, is open Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, go online to saintgregoryarmenianchurch.org.Church eventsSunderland – First Congregational Church of Sunderland, 91 S. Main...