A Boston man is facing numerous charges after he allegedly kidnapped an infant from Peabody, Massachusetts, before being arrested in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island State Police said they received a call around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday from Peabody police advi…
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Mass. man missing for 2 weeks, vehicle found at trail parking lot in NH
A 65-year-old Massachusetts man has been missing for about two weeks, officials in New Hampshire said Tuesday.
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department were notified Sunday of a missing person whose vehicle was found parked at the Crawford Path p…
Harvard names Stanford professor as new head of Kennedy School
Harvard has named an alumnus and Stanford professor as the next dean of its John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Jeremy M. Weinstein will succeed Douglas W. Elmendorf, the dean since 2016. His appointment will take place July 1, Harvard announced…
Serious crash closes Route 20 in Sudbury
A crash that caused serious injuries on U.S. Route 20 closed the highway in Sudbury, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning, officials said.
Route 20 was closed on either side of the Sudbury/Marlborough line, according to the Massachusetts Department of…
Red Line service disruptions to begin May 2, last several weeks
The MBTA Red Line will have service disruptions starting later this week that’ll last several weeks, the transit agency said Monday.
The Red Line will be suspended daily between Park Street and JFK/UMass stations from May 2 to May 10, the MBTA said. The service change was initially scheduled to begin Wednesday.
Evening Red Line trains will also not be running between Park Street and Ashmont stations from about 8:30 p.m. through the end of service every day, according to the MBTA.
Commuters will be able to take free shuttle buses.
On the weekends of May 11-12 and May 18-19, shuttle buses will replace Commuter Rail service between South Station and Braintree.
Also on those two weekends, shuttles will also replace service between Broadway and North Quincy on May 11-12, and again between Broadway and Braintree from May 18-19.
The closure will allow the transit agency to address eight speed restrictions and work on lighting repairs, painting and deep cleaning, the MBTA said.
The MBTA says riders should plan for extra travel time during these disruptions.
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New England’s ocean water had one of its hottest years in 2023, part of a global trend
The sea off New England, already warming faster than most of the world’s oceans, had one of its hottest years on record in 2023.
The Gulf of Maine, which abuts New England and Canada, had an annual sea surface temperature nearly 2 degrees Fah…
