Boston city officials are gearing up to keep everyone safe during the First Night New Year’s Eve Festivities on Wednesday — and encouraging residents to keep safety in mind as well.
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Massachusetts Republicans look to give power to courts in violent illegal immigrant cases
Top Massachusetts Republicans are filing legislation that they say would give local courts more tools to protect the public from illegal immigrants who have been arrested for violent crimes.
Detainer disputes: ICE officials blast Mass. courts for releasing suspects wanted by immigration
A debate on how Massachusetts courts address ICE detainers against illegal immigrants has heated up after a local superior court released a noncitizen charged with forcibly raping a minor.
Salvation Army’s Massachusetts Division on standby for Hurricane Helene response
CANTON — Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene across the southeastern U.S., the Salvation Army Massachusetts Division is on standby to provide assistance.
Traveling rodeo company found not at fault for bull escape
An investigation into bulls escaping from a traveling rodeo in a mall parking lot in North Attleboro has found the company not at fault for the great scare on Route 1.
Massachusetts quarry collapse: Authorities release identity of worker who died
A 67-year-old man from Townsend has been identified as the worker who died in a rock collapse at a Sterling quarry on Thursday, according to authorities and his company.
