1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (611+ words) Massachusetts is among dozens of states that don’t require 9/11 to be taught in schools, leaving students without knowledge about “perhaps the most transformative day in the country’s history.” That’s according to Pat Bavis, the chairman of the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund’s education…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (314+ words) A 30-year-old rock climber from Great Barrington, Massachusetts, died Thursday afternoon after falling roughly 40 feet from the cliffs at St. John's Ledges in Kent, Connecticut. Collin Salmon was pronounced dead at New Milford Hospital following the fall at St. John's…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (265+ words) According to a U.S. Congress hearing record, ICE's December 2006 Operation Wagon Train involved more than 1,000 agents and about 1,300 arrests at six worksite locations. ICE Health Service Corps provides medical services to detained people. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (287+ words) The math matters because the district's formation depends on clearing both thresholds. Not every major property owner in Back Bay shares BXP's reluctance. Saunders Hotel Group, which owns the Lenox Hotel and Raffles Boston, has three properties inside the proposed…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (286+ words) The Boston University Police Department escorted a bearded man wearing a yellow jersey out of the College of Communication building after he was seen wandering around the building, according to reports from students and staff. Scott Farwell, master lecturer at…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (304+ words) Drivers of non-Tesla electric vehicles can now plug in at four Massachusetts highway rest stops that were previously off-limits to them, after Tesla agreed to open its Supercharger stations along the Mass. Turnpike and Interstate 95 to every EV brand. The…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (248+ words) The city says it began investigating the incident and working to restore impacted systems on Sunday, September 6, according to Boston.com. Mayor Robert Van Campen said the closure inconveniences residents and asked for their patience, adding that the priority is…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (262+ words) Douglas said his petition was grounded in civic unity, educational focus, and clear administrative guidelines, arguing the policy would help Worcester Public Schools focus on academic excellence and would prevent case-by-case subjective decisions on requests to fly other flags. He…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (295+ words) HONOLULU (Island News) -- Hurricane Lowell has restrengthened and become a Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds, about 615 miles south of Lihue and 590 miles southwest of Honolulu. It’s moving west-southwest at 7 mph. Lowell is expected to continue moving generally west through Saturday,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (148+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The system is still hundreds of miles to the south, but this…...