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A major water main break is making a mess of a stretch of Boylston Street in Boston on Friday afternoon. The water main break was reported shortly after 1 p.m. The Boston Water and Sewer Commission said on social media at 1:16 p.m. that they were responding to a leak in the street in the vicinity of 364 Boylston St….

After a rather wet week – we’re now in a drier pattern. This air, originating from Canada, will bring the coldest air the region has seen since February. So how the sudden flip? Wednesday’s air felt more tropical, and now mark’s the arrival of Arctic air.This is always one of my favorite tools for visualizing why the sudden change....

Boston, are you ready to discover your inner child? (Think unlimited ice cream and a world-famous sprinkle pool.) The Museum of Ice Cream is opening in the Seaport on Saturday.

Gene-editing pioneer Editas lays off more than half its employees

Two Massachusetts corrections officers were arrested Friday on federal COVID unemployment and loan fraud charges. Christnel Orisca, 25, of Boston, was indicted by a federal grand jury on five counts of wire fraud and one count of making a false statement to a financial institution. Jasmine Murphy, 38, also of Boston, was indicted on seven counts of...

A former top partner at McKinsey has also agreed to plead guilty to obstruction of justice in the federal probe, according to court filings Friday

The regional supermarket chain Stop & Shop said Wednesday that it would install kiosks in all of its U.S. stores to make digital-only coupons more accessible to customers. Stop & Shop, which operates in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island, said the kiosks will let customers scan a loyalty card or enter a phone ...

Police are asking for the public’s help as they continue to search for a University of New Hampshire student who has been missing since last month. Alexis Garcia, a 24-year-old from Illinois, has ties to the U.S. Navy and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, according to Durham police. Friends had last seen him Nov. 21, they said. His......

Two people have been charged with animal cruelty after police say they “brutally” killed a pet rabbit during a party in Massachusetts.

The homicide unit of the Boston Police Department is investigating the death of a person in a South End apartment building. Police responded just before 7 p.m. Thursday for a well-being check on Harrison Avenue, finding a person dead. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office confirmed the victim is a female. Authorities did not give any ...

Multiple people were injured when a car crashed into a home overnight in Abington, Massachusetts, and now the 18-year-old driver is facing charges. The Abington Fire department says the vehicle struck the High Street house around midnight. Residents of the home were in a different part of the house when the collision happened and were not injured i...

A chilly stretch continues through the weekend following Wednesday’s unseasonably warm high in the low 60s, which was overshadowed by all day rain. Thanks to high pressure, Boston will stay mostly sunny and dry through Sunday. However, breezy conditions Friday, with gusts up to 25 mph, will make already cold temperatures feel about 10 degrees colde...

Snowball effect: Holiday markets keep winter retail sales warm