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Steward Health Care 11 mins ago

Steward hospital sales hearing pushed into September

The pattern persists: A Steward Health Care lawyer tells a judge the bankrupt company is close on deals to sell five of its Massachusetts hospitals and hopes to present formal proposals soon, then no ...

New England Patriots 18 seconds ago

Live updates: Every Patriots move ahead of roster cut deadline
Massachusetts 1 hour ago

‘Everything but the kitchen sink': Bourne blasted by major flooding from storms

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John Tomase 2 hours ago

The five worst quotes of Patriots camp and what they mean

If these quotes from Patriots team leaders and players are any indication, we’re in for a long 2024 season, writes John Tomase.
Tom E. Curran 3 hours ago

Why Patriots should stay on the path they chose with Drake Maye

Drake Maye has outplayed Jacoby Brissett this summer. But as Tom E. Curran writes, the Patriots need to stick to the QB plan they committed to in April.
Karen Read 3 hours ago

John O'Keefe's brother files wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read, 2 Canton bars

The brother of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read and two bars in Canton, Massachusetts, that were among the last places O’Keefe was s...

New England Patriots 4 hours ago

What Mayo's Drake Maye admission tells us about Pats' QB competition

Is there really an even playing field in the Patriots’ quarterback competition between Drake Maye and Jacoby Brissett?
forecast 12 mins ago

First Alert: Flash flood warnings, severe thunderstorm warnings across New England

We have a First Alert Monday as storms and showers are found all across New England. An upper-level low pressure system and a cool pool of air aloft will help get some severe weather going Monday. This fueled by the classic daytime heating as surface temps heat up to the low 80s with dewpoints in the mid-60s. Then, like...
Massachusetts 4 hours ago

Stop & Shop announces it will stop selling tobacco products

The sales of all tobacco products are expected to end on August 31.
VA New England 5 hours ago

Defining Moments: Tommy Heinsohn embodied what it meant to be a Celtic

On would have been Tommy Heinsohn’s 90th birthday, we celebrate the legacy of the man who defined what it meant to be part of the Celtics.
New Hampshire 5 hours ago

Man charged with threatening 3 people with gun at NH mall

A New Hampshire man is facing multiple charges after he threatened three people — including his ex-girlfriend — with a gun at a local mall. Nashua police said 33-year-old Trevor Hart is charged with three counts of criminal threatening. He was held pending his arraignment Monday afternoon in Nashua District Court. Police said they respo...
Red Sox 3 hours ago

For Danny Jansen, playing for both teams in same game is chance at baseball history

Boston Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen is enjoying his odd slice of baseball history as he prepares to become the first major league player to appear in the same game for both teams. Jansen was in the lineup for the Toronto Blue Jays when they faced Boston on June 26, a game that was suspended because of rain and scheduled…
Patriots Talk Podcast 6 hours ago

Curran: ‘Disgraceful' o-line is holding Patriots hostage at QB

The Patriots have something in Drake Maye, but their awful offensive line is complicating the QB’s path to playing time, says Tom E. Curan.
New Hampshire 3 hours ago

First criminal trial arising from NH youth detention center abuse scandal starts

A New Hampshire prosecutor told jurors Monday that a former youth detention center worker “took exactly what he wanted, where he wanted it and when he wanted it” when he repeatedly raped a teenage girl, while his attorney said the accuser concocted the allegations for money. The case against Victor Malavet marks the first criminal trial arising fro...
New Hampshire 7 hours ago

Investigators seek tips in unsolved murder of NH teen found shot to death in his bedroom

Investigators are asking for tips in the 2020 unsolved murder of a New Hampshire teen found shot to death in his bedroom. New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued a plea Monday for the public to share any information that could aid in the 2020 Labor Day weekend homicide of 19-year-old Michael Kenneth Mowry III. Authorities say that Mowry...
Massachusetts 6 hours ago

Mosquito spraying planned in two Mass. counties to mitigate EEE risk

The state of Massachusetts will begin spraying for mosquitos Monday in areas at serious risk for eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE. Plymouth and Worcester counties are currently considered high-risk for EEE. There will truck mounted spraying in Worcester County, as well as aerial spraying in Plymouth County, starting shortly after dusk, continuin...
Massachusetts 7 hours ago

Over 50 white shark sightings reported off Mass., NH in the past week alone

Over 50 shark sightings have been reported off the Massachusetts and New Hampshire coast in the past week alone, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app. Most of the sightings were off Cape Cod and Monomoy Island, but there were also some sightings a bit further north. On Aug. 21, an 8-foot shark was spotted off Ra...
New Hampshire 8 hours ago

3 killed in motorcycle crashes in NH over the weekend

Three people were killed in separate motorcycle crashes in New Hampshire over the weekend. The first crash occurred around 12:26 p.m. Saturday on Route 31 and Wilton Road in Greenville, state police said. Arriving officers found a Harley-Davidson motorcycle driven by 56-year-old Raymond Russell Jr., of Hudson, had collided with a Subaru Legacy driv...
Rhode Island 6 hours ago

Man shot, killed on 18th birthday in RI

A man in Providence, Rhode Island, was shot and killed on his 18th birthday, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The shooting occurred on Rhodes Street Sunday, Providence police said, where Darmani Balbuena was found shot outside. Balbuena was taken to the hospital, where he died, police said. No arrests have been made. The shooting remains under inve...
Plainville 25 mins ago

Driver in Plainville deadly crash, involving stolen SUV from concert, to face judge

A man accused of stealing an SUV from a Kenny Chesney concert at Gillette Stadium and causing a crash that killed a 10-year-old boy over the weekend in Plainville, Massachusetts, is expected to face a judge Monday. The incident occurred Saturday at the intersection of Route 1 and Interstate 495, according to Massachusetts State Police, who said 42-...

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Steward hospital sales hearing pushed into September

Live updates: Every Patriots move ahead of roster cut deadline

‘Everything but the kitchen sink': Bourne blasted by major flooding from storms

How Intel's AI platforms are making the Olympic and Paralympic Games more accessible

The five worst quotes of Patriots camp and what they mean

Why Patriots should stay on the path they chose with Drake Maye

John O'Keefe's brother files wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read, 2 Canton bars

What Mayo's Drake Maye admission tells us about Pats' QB competition

First Alert: Flash flood warnings, severe thunderstorm warnings across New England

Stop & Shop announces it will stop selling tobacco products

Defining Moments: Tommy Heinsohn embodied what it meant to be a Celtic

Man charged with threatening 3 people with gun at NH mall

For Danny Jansen, playing for both teams in same game is chance at baseball history

Curran: ‘Disgraceful' o-line is holding Patriots hostage at QB

First criminal trial arising from NH youth detention center abuse scandal starts

Investigators seek tips in unsolved murder of NH teen found shot to death in his bedroom

Mosquito spraying planned in two Mass. counties to mitigate EEE risk

Over 50 white shark sightings reported off Mass., NH in the past week alone

3 killed in motorcycle crashes in NH over the weekend

Man shot, killed on 18th birthday in RI

Driver in Plainville deadly crash, involving stolen SUV from concert, to face judge

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