13+ hour, 4+ min ago   (291+ words) A 39-year-old Boston man is facing seven counts of animal cruelty after police responding to a 911 call found a dead pit bull inside a feces-covered cage in his Old Colony Avenue apartment, along with four other dogs in various states…...

15+ hour, 17+ min ago   (386+ words) A car slammed into a utility pole in Brookline, New Hampshire, around 2 p.m. Wednesday, snapping the pole and sending high-voltage lines crashing down onto the vehicle while trapping the driver inside. As if that weren't dangerous enough, a swarm of yellowjackets…...

15+ hour, 57+ min ago   (438+ words) Thirty-four years after Susan Taraskiewicz was beaten and stabbed to death, her killer has never been named, charged or caught. The Northwest Airlines ramp supervisor vanished during a break from her overnight shift at Logan Airport, and her family and…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (733+ words) LOWELL — Jeff Markley has been building data centers since 1991. Some 35 years later, he still is, but is concerned that opposition to the technology is challenging the commonwealth’s ability to remain competitive and relevant into the 21st century. “If Massachusetts wants to…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (372+ words) A chaotic scene unfolded at Lafayette Park on the evening of September 10, when Fall River Police say a man brandished a machete during a night of multiple fights among juveniles. The man was arrested and now faces charges of assault…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (310+ words) Black Cloud Brewing Co. is operating at 100 Main Street in downtown Keene, the former home of Modestman Brewing's Keene taproom. Modestman closed that taproom in August 2025 and moved its brewing and taproom operations to South Portland, Maine, after six years…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (415+ words) NORTH ANDOVER — Veterans, officials and community members gathered for the Late 20th Century Conflicts and the Global War on Terror Memorial’s dedication at Patriots Memorial Park on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks Friday. Master of Ceremonies and retired…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (159+ words) A patron identified only as John walked into Concord Public Library with a magazine that was 48,220 days overdue — a September 1894 issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine that had been sitting in his house for decades. Under the library's theoretical…...

1+ day, 13+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (274+ words) Boylston isn't alone this month. Southbridge, Abington, and Ayer have each announced they will stop using Flock's license-plate-reading cameras, the station reported, as Massachusetts communities and states across the country reconsider their relationships with the technology. Some towns have found…...