Now that deals with potential buyers to purchase its Jamaica Plain and Providence campuses have fallen apart, parents are worried their students won't be able to finish out the final week and half of classes and will lose out on an opportunity for the school community to say goodbye.
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The governor is backing proposed bill that would allow Massachusetts restaurants and bars to stay open later from June 1 through Aug. 31, during the summer that will be marked...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making the Sagamore and Bourne bridges available to anyone willing to dismantle and relocate one (or both) of the massive steel-and-concrete spans.
The 190-page report called the sheriffs' budgeting process "chaotic" and said it resulted in a combined $110 million deficit in the last fiscal year for the 14 sheriffs who run...
At Central Square Theater actors Paul Melendy and Gabriel Graetz star as all eight characters in this campy Gothic parody, transforming between roles in seconds. Critic Jacquinn Sinclair writes their...
Robert Kilduff Jr. was a veteran firefighter who died in the line of duty on May 23, battling a three-alarm fire in Dorchester.
Massport officials say the pilot program is the first of its kind in the country. After checking in in Framingham, passengers will take a secure bus directly to the terminal...
Raymond Berry, who coached the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX, died May 25, the Pro Football Hall of Fame said Monday.
Massachusetts has been testing residents' wastewater for COVID-19 for years. But starting on June 1, the state's wastewater will be tested for seven additional viruses, including influenza and RSV. The...
Energy efficiency saves money. Why is Mass Save being blamed for rising bills in Massachusetts?
Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used one of his first major public appearances since leaving office to deliver a broad defense of independent institutions while accepting the John F....
The disease has always been tricky to define. A study from Mass General Brigham suggests the healthcare system is missing millions of long COVID cases.
The unsettling boom, rumble and shaking heard and felt across Greater Boston Saturday afternoon may have come from a meteor, according to meteorologist Danielle Noyes. Now it's up to NASA...
Guillow's delivers aviation joy via balsa wood airplanes — those featherweight gliders that people have been tossing through the air and trying to untangle from tree branches since, basically, forever.
Former mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel told a WBUR Festival audience he’s thinking about running for president in 2028 — but wasn’t ready to make an announcement.
A family of four from Massachusetts who were killed when a bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Virginia were traveling to a wedding at the time. A woman from...
The mayor plans to cancel $12.2 million in grant programs that provide services for veterans, survivors of domestic violence, immigrants and an array of others.
Line dancing has become something of a sleeper hit in Boston over the last five years, according to Line Dancing Queens, Molly Albert and Vicky Falso. I chatted with them...
United fired back that Campbell's lawsuit is "meritless" and inaccurately captures the purpose of a managed care program.
State and local officials are encouraging potentially at-risk individuals to take the mpox vaccine amid an uptick in cases nationwide and in Boston. The city will hold a vaccine clinic...
Growing Wild Massachusetts is a statewide initiative that focuses on supporting pollinators through native planting. For the sixth year in a row, they will distribute hundreds of native plant starter...
The MBTA's Symphony station is closing for three whole years for a $170 million complete renovation of the 85-year-old underground stop. Here's a look at what crews are adding to...
The Senate voted 33-6 to pass a resolution laying out the history of its dispute with the auditor and making it clear that senators are limiting the records they will...
Locals are accustomed to the T’s dank conditions. But as global soccer fans make their way to Boston for the World Cup, many will come from cities with clean, state-of-the-art...
U.S. Judge Leo Sorokin writes in his decision: 'In Massachusetts, there is simply no source of authority empowering Boston police officers to do what the United States would like them...
District Attorney Kevin Hayden invited about 40 local elected officials, clergy and community leaders to a private meeting he held to seek input as he says his office works to...
Parents rallied Thursday to urge the school's board to pay teachers their final checks
The Boston 2026 World Expo began on May 23 and runs through Saturday. The free event comes around every decade, offering over 1,000 displays and tens of millions of dollars...
Gov. Maura Healey said the lawsuit is the latest in a series of ”specious complaints against states like Massachusetts, putting together targeted investigations against political enemies.” She also rolled out...
This powerhouse storm is coming down from Canada and bringing some very un-May-like conditions.
The appearance Thursday of O'Brien, a Harvard alum, comes as the Ivy League school has continued to be a targeted by the Trump administration.