15+ hour, 50+ min ago   (416+ words) The fire broke out just before 3:45 a.m. on August 27, 2025, when Gilford firefighters responded to a two-alarm blaze at 59 Lockes Hill Road, according to FireRescue1. The vacant, unpowered castle went up in flames, and drifting embers sparked a two-acre brush fire in the…...

16+ hour, 3+ min ago   (213+ words) Public frustration hasn't stayed purely bureaucratic. A Facebook post sought to identify a suspect and seek a charge in a Flock-camera incident, according to Facebook. The incident underscored how contentious the cameras had become locally. Still, Waltham's retreat has unfolded…...

17+ hour, 11+ min ago   (275+ words) A man in his 60s from Worcester County has become Massachusetts' seventh human case of West Nile virus this year, according to health officials. All six prior cases this season involved residents exposed in Middlesex and Suffolk counties. Only Dukes and…...

17+ hour, 17+ min ago   (292+ words) A road-rage dispute that allegedly involved a gun broke out near Hellenic College on Goddard Avenue in Brookline Friday evening, touching off a pursuit that ended with police swarming the driver on the Jamaicaway. The confrontation started around 6:50 p.m., with the…...

17+ hour, 50+ min ago   (160+ words) The Middlesex District Attorney's Office requested that Keohavong be held without bail, and a judge ordered him detained pending a Section 58A hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday. NEMLEC's SWAT teams own armored BearCat vehicles, according to CBS Boston. The consortium coordinates shared…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (332+ words) A shooting occurred at the French King Restaurant & Motel in Erving, Massachusetts, Wednesday night, leaving an out-of-state homicide suspect dead after Massachusetts State Police troopers and local officers encountered him at the rural roadside property. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots during…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (225+ words) That web page was not a last-minute addition. The City of Newton launched a dedicated online portal for immigrant rights and resources in August, according to the Newton Beacon, which reported on the page and on City Council discussions. Thursday's…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (361+ words) A pedestrian was struck and killed by an Amtrak train Wednesday afternoon near the MBTA Commuter Rail station on Upland Road in Sharon, according to police. The person was pronounced dead at the scene, and the incident remains under investigation....

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (161+ words) Nash began his recording career with the Hollies, the British group he formed with Allan Clarke in 1962. Named for Buddy Holly, the band recorded “Bus Stop,” “Stop Stop Stop” and “On a Carousel.” The Hollies were inducted into the Rock…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (96+ words) South Street is a marked one-way road in Boston, and police said Burns placed the Jeep in reverse after initially stopping, backing into oncoming traffic before turning left onto South Street. She was arrested at the scene on suspicion of…...