Local News The space located in the office building is large enough to provide overnight shelter for up to 25 families. Workers set up an emergency shelter in the state transportation building. Matt Stout / The Boston Globe By STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press updated on November 20, 2023 | 6:40 PM BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts … [Read more…]
Local News City Councilor Dan Rizzo is pursuing a recount after losing to Acting Mayor Patrick Keefe Jr. by more than 300 votes. Dan Rizzo in 2014. Michael Dwyer/AP After a hard-fought mayoral election in Revere, a recount is all but certain to happen next month. City Councilor Dan Rizzo, who lost the Nov. 7 … [Read more…]
Crime Retired pediatrician Dr. Richard A. Kauff is accused of assaulting patients during their annual physical exams. He agreed to stop practicing medicine earlier this month. Twenty-two more women and girls have come forward to accuse a retired Norwell pediatrician of sexual abuse, prosecutors revealed in court Monday. Dr. Richard A. Kauff, 68, is already … [Read more…]
Local News Fourteen domestic rabbits were found abandoned at Belle Isle Marsh Reservation in East Boston Sunday morning. Sarah Iwany Fourteen domestic rabbits were found abandoned at Belle Isle Marsh Reservation in East Boston Sunday morning, and Boston Animal Care and Control is seeking the public’s help to identify who dumped the pets. The rabbits … [Read more…]
Crime A Barnstable grand jury indicted Randy Patterson-Gerber, 25, formerly of Centerville, on a first-degree murder charge, according to the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s office. A Cape Cod man is facing a first-degree murder charge in the 2021 death of a 6-week-old infant. A Barnstable grand jury indicted Randy Patterson-Gerber, 25, formerly of Centerville, … [Read more…]
Local News Have you spotted coyotes wandering around Boston lately? Here’s how to stay safe. A file photo of a coyote standing in the grass. Urban coyotes prowling around Boston is a reality — from the North End to Back Bay to Brighton. Many of the large animals are born and raised right here in … [Read more…]
Media “I wanna be clear how not ok this is.” 7News reporter Grant Hermes shared a video this weekend of a man grabbing him from behind as he worked outside TD Garden, with a reminder that this kind of behavior is never OK. “I’m fine. My photog is fine. But I wanna be clear how … [Read more…]
Local News Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire are among the states that have seen cases of the illness in dogs, which has caused lasting respiratory disease and pneumonia and does not respond to antibiotics. Owners bring their dogs to a park in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File By … [Read more…]
Local News The shelter-in-place order was issued overnight for residents in the area of Central and West Bow streets in Franklin. The order has since been lifted, authorities said. By Associated Press November 20, 2023 | 8:25 AM FRANKLIN, N.H. (AP) — A man was fatally shot by police at a New Hampshire home early … [Read more…]