Local News Many with Massachusetts ties are feeling the impacts of the war. Protesters took to Boylston Street to march toward the Israeli Embassy during an “All Out for Palestine” rally. Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe More than three weeks after Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip launched a brutal surprise attack on Israelis, … [Read more…]
NFL Levis became the seventh rookie quarterback to start this season. Will Levis reacts after throwing a touchdown pass Sunday. Justin Ford/Getty Images By TERESA M. WALKER, Associated Press October 29, 2023 | 6:02 PM NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rookie Will Levis threw for 238 yards and four touchdowns in his NFL debut, and the … [Read more…]
National News “Kids and teenagers are suffering from record levels of poor mental health and social media companies like Meta are to blame.” The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, on June 14, 2023. AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File By BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press October 24, 2023 | 12:16 PM A … [Read more…]
Local News The two western Massachusetts men were traveling in northern Vermont when they went missing. Their families reported them missing Oct. 15. Eric White (left) and Jahim Solomon (right), both 21, went missing while visiting Vermont earlier this month. Vermont State Police Vermont State Police are searching for two men from Massachusetts who they … [Read more…]
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 The bans stem from so-called “blue laws” that also regulate which businesses can remain open and where alcohol can be sold on Sundays. A whitetail doe and her fawn keep an eye out from a field, in this June 14, 2023, file photo in Freeport, Maine. The state, which bans bug game hunting … [Read more…]
Politics The spike in demand is being driven in part by migrant families entering the state. About half of the current shelter caseload are new arrivals to the state, according to the Healey administration. Triage case specialist Cherlin Dubon, left, assists Nehemie Sagesse, second from left, her husband Josue Vertil, center, and their daughter in … [Read more…]
Local News Skimmers designed to steal credit card information were on payment terminals in Reading, Somerville, and Haverhill, as well as in Nashua and Concord, New Hampshire. Police are asking shoppers at area Market Baskets to stay vigilant after card skimmers were found at multiple stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Skimmers, devices surreptitiously affixed … [Read more…]
Health Jackpocket allows you to participate in the Massachusetts Lottery from your phone and is meant to make playing the lottery more convenient. What the Jackpocket app looks like on an Android phone in Massachusetts. Susannah Sudborough/Boston.com If you’re a lottery fanatic, you’ll want to check out Jackpocket – a third-party courier app which some … [Read more…]