A shooting Sunday that ended Worcester Caribbean American Carnival early did not reflect the joy and celebration the event elicited throughout the day, according to organizers, politicians and attendees.Around 6 p.m. Sunday, six hours into the event, a 15-year-old and 23-year-old were shot in close...
Steven Foley’s girlfriend discovered a piece of evidence in the murder case against Foley “quite literally as she was airing his dirty laundry,” prosecutors said Monday, as attorneys offered opening statements in Foley’s trial Monday.That evidence, a black “fetish mask,” would convince the woman, Loretta...
Embattled Amherst School Committee member Peter Demling — the former chair of the Union #26 committee — and the chair of the Pelham School Committee, Sarah Hall, both resigned from their posts last week, bringing the number of high-profile resignations among the Amherst-Pelham schools to...
Rookie Bryce Baringer has won the Patriots’ punting competition.New England released veteran Corliss Waitman on Monday afternoon, per source, but the team was impressed with him and extended an offer to return on the practice squad if he makes it through waivers. The ex-Broncos punter...
The husband of Ruth Marie Terry — who was identified last year as the famed “Lady of the Dunes” from Massachusetts’ oldest unidentified murder in Massachusetts — has been officially named as Terry’s killer, according to Cape and Island District Attorney Robert J. Galibois.The “Lady...
Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca will step down early next month, Gov. Maura Healey’s office announced Monday.Fiandaca, who started the job on Jan. 30, will end her tenure on Sept. 11, an administration spokesperson told State House News Service. She will continue to serve in...
As a wide-eyed first-year student fully enthralled by the rich campus culture at Prairie View A&M University, I learned firsthand that music is an integral part of the HBCU experience — from the marching band to some of the best DJs across the HBCU circuit.But...
The rules of tipping used to be simple and straightforward.Fifteen percent was the standard gratuity for a sit-down restaurant meal; a similar number was the norm for tipping the barber or a hairdresser. A few other common service encounters - the paperboy, a taxi driver,...
As a wide-eyed first-year student fully enthralled by the rich campus culture at Prairie View A&M University, I learned firsthand that music is an integral part of the HBCU experience — from the marching band to some of the best DJs across the HBCU circuit.But...
Out of the thousands of higher education opportunities in the United States, eight schools in Massachusetts have ranked in the top 50 on Niche’s list for the best colleges and universities in the country — with two in the top 10.Massachusetts Institute of Technology came...