After years of planning, volunteer committees in Concord and Lexington are chomping at the bit for tens of thousands of people to arrive in their towns to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution.
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Actor Ayo Edebiri returns to alma mater Boston Latin School: ‘Proud to be a product of public schools’
Emmy-winning actor Ayo Edebiri returned to her alma mater Boston Latin School for the first time since graduating in 2013 Thursday afternoon, bringing advice to the current students and praise for Boston’s “public services that work.”
Karen Read murder case: Expanded buffer zone prevails, federal judge rules
A lawn next to Norfolk Superior Court will remain off limits for protests during Karen Read’s second murder trial as a federal judge has upheld an expanded buffer zone days before testimony is expected to start.
Karen Read compares her case to OJ Simpson’s in Vanity Fair interview
Karen Read in an interview published the same day jury selection hit on a desired number of jurors for her retrial compared her case to that of O.J. Simpson, saying that she would have “cheered” his acquittal on murder charges.
Massachusetts woman is an alleged victim of Matthew Weiss in hacking case
A former student-athlete at a Massachusetts university is one of the alleged victims of the ex-Michigan coach accused of hacking into the accounts of college athletes.
House Speaker Ron Mariano pledges not to raise taxes in fiscal year 2026 budget
House Speaker Ron Mariano pledged not to raise taxes or fees in Massachusetts as part of the state budget process this year, create a procedure to “better predict” the impact of policy decisions on energy costs, and said his chamber’s fiscal 2026 spending plan’s bottom line would come in below Gov. Maura Healey’s $62 billion proposal.
