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Firewood stolen from Foxboro Scouts, community steps up with donations
9+ min ago (206+ words) CBS News Boston is a local news organization that is part of CBS News and Stations. Also referred to as WBZ-TV and channel 4, CBS News Boston offers local breaking news, weather coverage and investigative reporting. Firewood stolen from Foxboro Scouts,…...
Swampscott paints over rainbow crosswalks
7+ min ago (206+ words) CBS News Boston is a local news organization that is part of CBS News and Stations. Also referred to as WBZ-TV and channel 4, CBS News Boston offers local breaking news, weather coverage and investigative reporting. Swampscott paints over rainbow crosswalks…...
Senate candidates Deaton, Markey to square off in WBZ debate
5+ min ago (206+ words) CBS News Boston is a local news organization that is part of CBS News and Stations. Also referred to as WBZ-TV and channel 4, CBS News Boston offers local breaking news, weather coverage and investigative reporting. Senate candidates Deaton, Markey to…...
Swampscott Blacks Out Rainbow Crosswalks, Leaving Pride Donors Blindsided
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (414+ words) Two rainbow crosswalks on Monument Avenue in Swampscott were painted over in black and restriped with standard white lines on Friday during town roadway maintenance, erasing a visible symbol of LGBTQIA+ inclusion that had marked the intersection for years. The…...
New Bedford student wins prestigious Thoreau award
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (725+ words) New Bedford High School student Jacqui M. Bank has been selected as a Thoreau Scholar, earning a four-year tuition scholarship awarded annually to only eight Massachusetts high school seniors, according to a community announcement. The scholarship is named for 19th-century naturalist…...
Worcester clergy: Bishop Accountability files complaint with church
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (771+ words) WORCESTER — A longtime organization that has fought against and brought awareness to sexual abuse by priests is calling on the Catholic church to use a recently created mechanism to investigate the Worcester diocese’s handling of a recently unearthed case. This…...
Lowell mayor, challenger both cite growth as big issue
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (37+ words) LOWELL -- The city's two candidates for mayor both say they hope to support Lowell's economic growth as the region grows. Lowell mayor, challenger both cite growth as big issue Former council member Adams seeks to unseat Moore...
MIT Sues Amazon Over Cloud Security Patents, Seeks Unspecified Damages
11+ hour, 43+ min ago (242+ words) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has sued Amazon in federal court, alleging that Amazon Web Services' data-security technology infringes patents held by the university. MIT filed the complaint on Friday, October 9, 2026, asking the court for an unspecified amount of monetary…...
South End Man, 34, Tries to Grab Officer's Gun in Mass Ave Street Fight
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (142+ words) That is when the confrontation took its most dangerous turn. Marrero allegedly tried to grab an officer's Taser, then grabbed the handle of an officer's gun in an attempt to take it, per the same account. Additional responding units helped…...
Fake Cohasset Hostage Call Shuts Down Route 3A, Caller Watched Cops On Camera
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (94+ words) The response was significant. Cohasset officers were joined by additional units from Hingham, Norwell, Scituate and Hull, per the same report, and police closed Route 3A in both directions between the Scituate town line and Beechwood Street while the scene was…...