A 61-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Tuesday for the 1988 murder of a 21-year-old woman in what is now Boston’s seaport, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.Carl Richard Vega, 61, also known as Ricardo Mazzarino,...
Officials on Tuesday identified a 43-year-old man killed in a shooting in the parking lot of a temple in Lowell as Jose Ortiz, a resident of Lowell. Ortiz was one of three people wounded when a gunman opened fire into a crowd of about 30...
The New England Patriots are finally back in action -- on the practice field at least -- as training camp kicks off for the 2024 season.Once again, the Patriots will be holding open practices that are free for fans to attend at the practice fields...
West Springfield native and Valley Blue Sox pitcher Christopher Torres has found a new home to continue his academic and athletic career.Torres announced on Sunday via X, formerly known as Twitter, that he committed to play Division I baseball at the University of South Carolina...
A 37-year-old man was convicted on two counts of rape for sexually assaulting a woman at a Red Roof Inn in Framingham in April 2022, officials announced Tuesday. Lance McDonald, of Framingham, was also convicted on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon...
Motor vehicle inspections will restart in Massachusetts on Wednesday, days after a global technology outage that started last week forced state officials to cancel all inspections, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced.In a brief statement Tuesday night, the department said the Registry of Motor Vehicles...
A New Hampshire man was arrested Tuesday in Lawrence and now faces a murder charge in connection with a fatal shooting in the parking lot of a temple in Lowell on Saturday, officials announced.Paul Garcia, 38, of Dover, New Hampshire, is also charged with armed...
So close, yet so far.Nearly six in 10 Bay State residents approve of the job that Democratic Gov. Maura Healey is doing after more than 18 months in the top spot.That’s not too shabby — but it wasn’t enough to put her in the ranks...
In a successful effort to increase community college enrollment, the state offered free tuition to students over 25 last year. Now, the commonwealth hopes to continue that positive trend by providing universal free community college.But how will this impact four-year universities and colleges?...
After an offseason of upheaval in Foxborough, football is finally back.The Patriots will return to the backfields at Gillette Stadium to open training camp on Wednesday morning, and while all eyes will be on the quarterbacks, there are plenty of other storylines to monitor over...