While a new panel of government officials, transportation activists and commuters prepare for another round of investigation into how the state should fund roads and transit, Gov. Maura Healey will keep an open mind — including around the possib…
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Birdies Hot Chicken to open in Boston’s Downtown Crossing
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]
A third location of a group of Nashville hot chicken places appears to be on its way to the Greater Boston area, and this one will be in the heart of the city.
According to a poster (Geoff W…
Thousands without power as nor’easter slams southern New England
The nor’easter hitting southern New England with heavy, wet snow on Tuesday knocked power out to thousands of people.
There were more than 9,000 customers without power in Massachusetts at 1:22 p.m., according to state emergency management officials. Many of the outages were in Cape Cod and other parts of southeastern Massachusetts.
Rhode Island Energy reported about 1,600 customers without power statewide, and in Connecticut, Eversource reported about 2,000 outages.
While on Sunday and Monday, the storm was forecast to cut across much of southern New England, threatening a foot of snow for Boston, the track shifted south. As of midday Tuesday, the brunt of the storm was being felt in Connecticut, Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.
Utility companies had warned that kind of snow expected to fall Tuesday was likely to knock out power.
Along Mass. Route 28 in Falmouth, on Cape Cod, a utility pole broke, closing part of the highway.
More on the nor’easter dropping snow on Mass.
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Pearl Jam is headed back to Boston for another Fenway Park show
New England grunge fans: prepare to feel “Alive” again — alt-rock legends Pearl Jam are coming back to Boston this year as part of a new world tour they announced Tuesday.
The band is set to play Fenway Park for two nights, Sept. 15 an…
Search underway for child sex abuse suspect who failed to show up for his trial
A manhunt is underway for a man facing child sexual abuse charges after he failed to show up for the start of his trial in Fall River Superior Court on Monday, authorities said Tuesday.
Fall River resident Scott Fontaine, 48, was ordered to appear …
Person’s death under investigation at Mass. river
Police were investigating a person’s death by a river in Milton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday.
First responders were seen at the Neponset Valley Yacht Club on Granite Avenue, near the Granite Avenue Drawbridge over the Neponset River.
The bod…
