Baystate Health responds to arrest of doctor charged with child pornography

Baystate Health CEO Mark Keroack published a letter online that said the hospital placed Bradford Ferrick, a family medicine resident, on unpaid leave once they learned he was being investigated...

Out of the Mass. Legislature's 33 joint committees, not one filed its rules on time

Some committee rules allow the public to know how lawmakers voted. This and other procedures have not been set for the 33 joint committees' next two-year term after every single...

How a school in the White Mountains is training students to work in the growing outdoor tourism industry

Trial continues for ex-Haiti mayor living in Malden, accused of political killings

The case against Jean Morose Viliena, the former mayor of a small town in Haiti who now lives in Malden, sheds light on the broader issue of political violence in...

Eviction prevention policy set to expire March 31

More than one hundred organizations endorsed a call Monday for lawmakers to extend a pandemic-era eviction prevention policy, warning that the looming March 31 expiration will displace Massachusetts residents.

Science and the sacred aren’t in eternal conflict. They are siblings, born of wonder

Science cannot bend the human heart toward love, hope and goodness, writes Tim Ritchie, president of the Museum of Science.

An awkward romance takes flight in SpeakEasy Stage's 'Wild Goose Dreams'

Hansol Jung's "Wild Goose Dreams" tells the nuanced story of Nanhee, a North Korean defector, and Guk Minsung, who find an unlikely connection in a tech-filled, modern-day Seoul, South Korea....

Bay State College loses appeal, will be stripped of accreditation this summer

Bay State College leaders said in a statement Monday they are “deeply disappointed” by the decision. 

Boston Underground Film Festival celebrates the weird and the wonderful

From a modern remake of "Frankenstein" to a documentary about audio collage artists, the festival highlights all things erotic, irreverent and strange.

MBTA lifts full-length Green Line speed restriction, but slow zones remain across 25% of the system

While it took longer than expected, MBTA officials announced Sunday that the end-to-end speed restrictions on the Green Line are now lifted. Still, smaller slow zones cover about 25% of...

Spring is upon us. Here's what to expect this season

The official start of astronomical spring occurred with the vernal equinox at 5:24 p.m. Monday.

Photos: Boston celebrates at a chilly St. Patrick’s Day parade

In 36-degree Fahrenheit weather, cheering spectators decked out in green lined the route and some held up large Irish flags that whipped in the wind. See photos from the 2023...

T riders brave slow zones and crowds to get to Southie's St. Patrick's Day parade

Red Line trains packed with people crawled into Broadway station on Sunday. The passengers, who were wearing green leprechaun hats and wielding cases of beer, could barely get out onto...

Spring forward into a season of classical music delights

This season's offerings are so rich, arts critic Lloyd Schwartz had to be particularly selective, rounding up the events that really stuck out for him, from the opera to the...

Slow zones to continue on MBTA, including Green Line speed restrictions

The MBTA is walking back a suggestion that it would soon get rid of some slow zones on the Green Line after tests Saturday morning revealed the need to keep...

A warm and wet winter comes to a close in Boston

The 2022-2023 meteorological winter ended up being the fifth warmest ever in terms of average temperature for the city of Boston.