A man was shot and killed on Easter Sunday in Brockton, Massachusetts, and the search continues Monday for the alleged shooter.
The shooting happened at about 2:17 a.m. on Hoover Avenue.
When officers arrived, they found 27-year-old Sederick Abr…
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Mid-week storm brings heavy rain and wind gusts to Boston
Monday is one of the better outdoor days of the week. The start of the week looks mostly cloudy and mild, with highs reaching the upper 40s to low 50s. There may be a passing shower, but that is the exception and not the rule.
However, things will start to change on Tuesday as a wet spell begins. While there will be dry periods on Tuesday, the rain will become steadier as we move into Wednesday. Wednesday into Thursday will be the most intense part of this storm, with winds gusting over 40 mph at times and heavy rain expected.
Early Thursday morning, there’s a chance for the precipitation to changeover from rain to snow in the Worcester hills and the Berkshires. A rain-snow mix/snow is possible I-95 westward. This storm, combined with Thursday morning’s high tide, increases the risk of minor coastal flooding.
Once the storm moves out from Thursday into Friday, we’ll see a shift to dry and sunny weather that will likely stick around through the middle of next week. So, the forecast for Monday, April 8th, the day of the solar eclipse, is looking great across New England.
Fire rips through apartment building in Lynn
A four-story apartment building in Lynn, Massachusetts, was badly charred in a fire on Sunday morning, authorities said.
Two units in the building on Fairmount Avenue, at Wonderland Terrace, were damaged in the blaze, along with the attic. The only…
‘An actual home’: Provincetown launches long-term rental program for local workers
One town on Cape Cod is launching a new initiative this week to try and tackle the affordable housing crisis.
Provincetown will be the first town in Massachusetts to initiate the “Lease to Locals” pilot program, which provides up to $20,000 to property owners who convert their short-term rentals into year-round rentals for local workers.
“A lot of properties are short-term rented, so rented either seasonally or weekly/weekend rentals, which makes it very difficult for folks to find quality year-round housing in Provincetown,” explained Alex Morse, Provincetown’s town manager.
The average single-family home in the vacation destination costs about $1.2 million, with a condo coming in about $900,000, according to Morse.
“We’re re-investing money that the town makes via short term rentals, into a program to incentivize the availability for year-round rentals for people who live here,” he said.
The program, which starts April 1, has already garnered interest from people who own homes but have a primary residence elsewhere.
“To me it was a no-brainer to be able to financially do that,” said Kevin Cronin, a Provincetown homeowner who lives in Atlanta. “But more importantly, to provide the community a house and share what will eventually be our permanent retirement home; but be able to offer that for someone to be able to live in and take care of over the next few years.”
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Those who work in town year-round have also begun signing up for the program.
“I’ve been really fortunate to know people and get connected by word of mouth, but it is definitely challenging,” said Selena Schreyer, a Provincetown renter.
Schreyer and her coworker Eryn Reed both work at The Salty Market and have other local jobs.
“I have moved probably 6 times since I’ve come here,” said Reed, who moved to Provincetown in 2021. “I’ve had to live in really tiny places with a lot of other people. This is an actual home, and it’s going to be a home with my very close friends, so I’m thrilled.”
“It just means the world to have an actual home now, or at least for the next 4 or 5 years. That’s unheard of,” Reed said.
The program will also be used as a bridge to housing projects already in the pipeline in P-town. One hundred units of rental housing are set to become available in the coming years.
Here’s how Boston’s growth in millionaires compares to other cities
When it comes to the “haves” versus the “have-nots,” there are a lot more “haves” living in and around Boston than there were a decade ago.
The number of millionaires in the Boston area rose 55% since 2013, acco…
Toddler bitten by dog on Cape Cod, flown to hospital in Boston, police say
A 2-year-old child was bitten by a dog at a home in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, Sunday, and flown to a hospital in Boston for treatment, police said.
The toddler is expected to survive the apparent attack.
The incident was reported about 2:15 p.m….
