Local News “When it comes to transportation, it feels like Massachusetts is stuck in neutral,” MassINC summarized. Suzanne Kreiter/Boston Globe Staff, File Facing world-infamous traffic and a $24.5 billion backlog of MBTA repairs, Bay Staters are unimpressed with the state of transportation — and they think Gov. Maura Healey and the Legislature have done a … [Read more…]
Local News Finding a two-toned, reddish-brown and blue lobster in the wild is about 1 in 50 million, according to the Seacoast Science Center in New Hampshire. A Maine lobsterman made an incredible catch this week, sharing one of the rarest lobsters ever on his popular TikTok account. Jacob Knowles, a fifth-generation lobster fisherman, has … [Read more…]
Politics “Maybe we should bring some of that back, keep people from thinking they’re so tough,” Mullin said of duels and canings. Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Sue Ogrocki / AP, File Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) captured the country’s attention when he told Teamsters President Sean O’Brien to “stand your butt up” during a Senate hearing on … [Read more…]
Local News All of the public elementary schools in the top 10 were in eastern Massachusetts. Eliot K-8 Innovation School was in the top 10 best public elementary schools in Massachusetts, according to a U.S. News & World Report ranking. Blake Nissen/Boston Globe The U.S. News & World Report released its rankings of Massachusetts’ top … [Read more…]
Celebs She beat actor Macaulay Culkin in the Final Jeopardy round by just $1. This Nov. 14, 2011 file photo shows actress Rachel Dratch at the “24 Hour Play” after-party at B.B. King Blues Club in New York. AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file Although she may have been a “Debbie Downer” during her run on “Saturday … [Read more…]
Politics Regulators found that Pepén promoted a campaign “kickoff” fundraising event on social media while still working as a public employee. Enrique Pepén celebrates his victory at Guira y Tambora in Roslindale. Barry Chin/Boston Globe Enrique Pepén, who was elected to the Boston City Council earlier this month, was found to have violated campaign finance … [Read more…]
Crime The state’s highest court has ruled that Read can access 24 hours of phone records from a witness who allegedly Googled, “ho[w] long to die in cold.” Karen Read, a Mansfield woman charged with murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, appeared in Norfolk County Superior Court for a pretrial hearing on May … [Read more…]
Local News The article would cap rent increases at 7% annually in Brookline. But because rent control is banned in Massachusetts, the proposal must now get state approval. Pedestrians navigate Coolidge Corner in Brookline, where Town Meeting members just passed a rent control measure. Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe An article that aims to bring rent … [Read more…]
Local News Latisha Smith was last seen Friday, Nov. 10, around 5 p.m. near Bernard Street, according to Boston police. Latisha Smith, 14, of Dorchester is missing. Boston Police Department Boston police are requesting the public’s help in locating a 14-year-old girl who hasn’t been seen in a week. Latisha Smith of Dorchester was last … [Read more…]
Local News City paid damages to four who lost their jobs or were disciplined. By Associated Press November 17, 2023 | 9:37 AM BOSTON (AP) — The city of Boston has paid $2.6 million to several Black police officers to settle a longstanding federal discrimination lawsuit over a hair test used to identify drug use, … [Read more…]