A Burlington, Massachusetts, man charged with animal cruelty appeared via Zoom in Woburn District Court Wednesday as the victim dog’s family calls for justice for Gigi.
John Romano Jr.’s 69-year-old father was walking Gigi on a leash at…
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Mass. revenge porn, migrant shelter funding bills scheduled for vote in Senate
The Massachusetts Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on a bill that would limit the length of shelter stays in the state.
The proposal currently on the table would impose a nine-month limit but it would allow for multiple 90-day extensions.
Th…
Cold and blustery Thursday, with winter-like mix headed our way
The wintry winds have returned! This is a taste of the winter that never ends. Below normal temperatures will carry us into the weekend.
But that wind. Yikes! Wind chills are down in the single digits and teens Thursday morning, only recovering to …
1 dead, another injured in Carver fire
A man was killed in a fire in Carver, Massachusetts, Wednesday night, and another was injured, according to authorities.
The fire occurred just before 11 p.m. on Tremont Street, the Carver Fire Department said.
It took firefighters less than fiv…
Father and son stop to rescue kids from stranded school bus in Hubbardston
A father and son helped rescue dozens of children from a disabled school bus in Hubbardston, Massachusetts.
Kaya Soffan and his father, Omar, were driving behind the bus Wednesday on New Templeton Road when they saw it pull over and start to slide …
Mass. launches plan to address ‘serious public health threat’ of racism
In a city and a state known for its world-class health care, there is a push to take things to the next level.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has launched a health equity plan, referring to racism as a “serious public heath thr…
