4+ hour, 7+ min ago  (203+ words) Rapper Flavor Flav donated a bundle of sports equipment to a local youth center earlier this week in partnership with Harvard College and Franklin Sports. Flavor Flav, 67, gave a variety of athletic equipment to the Frisoli Youth Center in Cambridge…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (477+ words) On the heels of Kelsey Fitzsimmons's acquittal, the unions representing North Andover police passed a vote of no confidence in the department's chief Wednesday, citing a pattern of leadership failures including the department's lack of body-worn cameras. More than 90 percent…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (724+ words) A Land Court judge has ruled that First Church Somerville was within its rights to build a 26-bed homeless shelter in its basement, siding with the Davis Square congregation's contention that creating the space was something "God was calling First…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (930+ words) As backlash against data center development grows in Massachusetts, Everett is moving to get ahead of it. The Planning Board voted unanimously April 6 to endorse an ordinance that would restrict data centers in Everett's Docklands Innovation District (EDID), a 100-acre…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (339+ words) North Andover officials are actively working to create a body-worn camera program for police officers, nine months after an officer was shot by her colleague in an incident that drew widespread attention to the North Andover Police Department's lack of…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago  (210+ words) Name: Jennifer Leah Goetz Age: 39 City: Cambridge I started running to help with crippling depression, and running has become such an important part of my life in ways too numerous to count. I trained in pediatrics, general and child psychiatry,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (431+ words) Quincy firefighters are sounding the alarm after city councilors delayed a vote on funding new protective gear, following the discovery of harmful PFAS chemicals in equipment currently in use. Mayor Thomas Koch has asked the City Council to approve a…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago  (678+ words) A new local newsroom has launched in Somerville and Cambridge, aiming to fill a coverage gap as other area papers shutter or scale back." The publication, Cambridge Somerville Independent, debuted online on Feb. 12, featuring stories on local government, developments, music,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (516+ words) Advocates filed a federal lawsuit Monday, alleging that Worcester's 911 service sends armed police officers to all mental health calls, discriminating against people with mental health disabilities or in crises by not providing adequate care. Representing multiple advocates, the Center for…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (367+ words) Welcome back to Scenic Six. I traveled to Portsmouth, N. H. over the weekend for the 2026 New England Newspaper Convention, where Scenic Six won second place for Outstanding Newsletter. I am honored and thrilled that folks are finding this little newsletter interesting…...