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​Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre filed a lawsuit Monday against a U.S. Senate committee that pursued contempt charges against him for failing to appear before the panel despite being issued a subpoena. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, named nearly all members of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, includ...

A person was found dead in Narragansett, Rhode Island, Monday afternoon, and authorities say they’re investigating the death as suspicious. Narragansett police say they responded to 97 Inkberry Trail around 1:26 p.m. for a report of a deceased female under suspicious circumstances. After a preliminary investigation, a suspect was taken into c...

A man was fatally wounded in a fight at a Massachusetts prison on Sunday morning, officials said. The 34-year-old was pronounced dead after he was found unresponsive at the Massachusetts Treatment Center in Bridgewater and rushed to a hospital, according to the state’s Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. He hasn’t been publi...

Police in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, are reminding residents to “remain respectful” after an uptick in vandalism and theft of political signs in town. Acting Police Chief Shaun Woods issued a statement to the community on Monday, saying they’ve seen an increase in thefts and acts of vandalism over the past few weeks. “I wa...

The mother of Harmony Montgomery, a 5-year-old New Hampshire girl who was murdered by her father, spent the day in Chelsea, Massachusetts, searching for the remains of her little girl. Now Crystal Sorey is asking more people to help her look. Adam Montgomery, Harmony’s father, was sentenced to at least 56 years in prison back in May for beating the...

As the death toll from Hurricane Helene continues to rise, the urgent need to support survivors has prompted a nationwide call for help. Volunteers from across the country are mobilizing to assist. Officials have reported more than 100 deaths and say hundreds more remain unaccounted for after the devastating storm. Many New Englanders, including me...

Police are looking for four people believed to have been involved in an assault that seriously injured someone near Boston’s Faneuil Hall earlier this month. Police shared images of four people, who seem to be young men seen in a video on social media, in connection with the incident, which took place just before 11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13,&...

Since he started the Massachusetts Port Authority CEO job in August, Rich Davey has been doing a lot of listening.

A hiker experiencing a medical emergency was flown off New Hampshire’s Mt. Monadnock Sunday, officials said. It took about two hours from the time state park staff were notified of the hiker’s possibly life-threatening condition until a MedFlight helicopter flew off on its way to Elliot Hospital in Manchester, the New Hampshire Fish and...

A study out in Science this month finds that states’ attempts to cut the amount of food waste going into landfills are rarely succeeding. The study found that only one out of the first five states with food waste laws — Massachusetts — has seen its law work. The findings matter because food waste is a major contributor to planet-warming......

All lanes have reopened on I-93 South in Canton, Massachusetts, Monday after a vehicle fire. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation warned that three lanes were closed on I-93 south due to the response just after noon. The lanes have since reopened. No other details were immediately available.

Incoming Dana-Farber president outlines vision, priorities

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute said Monday it has closed its largest-ever capital campaign, raising $2.5 billion over seven years.

A driver is accused of hitting another car and then trying to hit multiple pedestrians during what police described as a road rage incident in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, on Sunday. Alan Eugene Stec, 61, was arrested on multiple charges, including assault and reckless driving, after the incident Sunday afternoon. According to police, Stec inte...

Jury selection is set to begin in the second trial of a Vermont county sheriff accused of assaulting a man in handcuffs in 2022, WPTZ reports. Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore was charged with simple assault for kicking a shackled inmate in 2022 when he was a captain with the department. In July a jury was unable to reach a…

The Boston Teachers Union held walk-ins at over a dozen schools in the city as contract negotiations drag on between the union and school district. Before-school rallies were held at walk-ins at 15 schools in the city, putting pressure on the contract negotiations that have gone on for months, the union said in a news release. The Boston Teachers U...