17+ hour, 30+ min ago  (257+ words) Taunton's Central Fire Station, dedicated in 1869 and listed on the National Register, closed after 157 years as firefighters moved to a new public-safety complex. After 157 straight years on the job, Taunton's Central Fire Station shut its doors this morning as firefighters…...

20+ hour, 37+ min ago  (101+ words) For regulars, the next few weeks are a last shot to squeeze into the communal seating, snack on those familiar plates, and raise one more glass in the bar that helped put natural wine squarely on Cambridge's map. Friel has…...

20+ hour, 37+ min ago  (200+ words) Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has taken the city's teen social media crisis to court, filing a lawsuit Wednesday that accuses some of the biggest platforms on the planet of making a bad situation worse for Boston Public Schools students. Wu's…...

20+ hour, 37+ min ago  (509+ words) Boston has a new team to yell for, and this one is swinging for history. The city's freshly minted professional women's baseball club now has a name and a look: the Boston Hunters, complete with an osprey clutching a baseball…...

21+ hour, 43+ min ago  (129+ words) East Bridgewater Police Chief Jenkins did not mince words about the nature of the allegations. "Cases involving the exploitation of children are among the most disturbing crimes our investigators encounter," Chief Jenkins said in a statement. He also thanked partnering…...

21+ hour, 43+ min ago  (196+ words) Federal redevelopment records show that earlier phases have already delivered more than 1, 200 homes and that the master plan has shifted over time as regulators and local officials tried to balance growth with conservation. The EPA redevelopment profile documents the site's…...

22+ hour, 4+ min ago  (320+ words) A 70-year-old man from Wilmington, Vermont died Friday after his three-wheeled motorcycle overturned on Route 8 A in Heath, turning a quiet midday ride into a fatal solo crash that stunned passing motorists. According to First Assistant District Attorney Steven Gagne,…...

22+ hour, 4+ min ago  (378+ words) According to The Patriot Ledger, Bennett spent years smoking meat for family barbecues before turning Black's Creek into a fully licensed food truck. The profile notes that his brisket, ribs and smoked wings earned such a following that he began…...

22+ hour, 4+ min ago  (352+ words) Falmouth police say they seized about 120 grams of cocaine, hallucinogens and $3, 172 in cash during a July 4 search; a 30yearold man was arraigned and ordered held. Falmouth police say an early-morning disturbance call on East Falmouth Highway turned into a sizeable drug…...

22+ hour, 52+ min ago  (376+ words) Harvard's Avi Loeb will chair a new UAP Science Advisory Council advising the White House; the group has requested more than 50 Pentagon records. Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb is stepping straight into the federal UFO hot seat, tapped to chair a…...