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The Patriots have erred on the side of caution with play-calling and personnel decisions, and it’s costing them games, writes Tom E. Curran.

The Celtics are on pace to have one of the best regular seasons by a defending NBA champ in the last 20 years.

Can Drake Maye be the Patriots’ savior? Tom E. Curran kicks off our ’20 Under 25′ contest by reflecting on the team’s dearth of young talent outside the rookie QB.

Massachusetts senators delayed action on a controversial bill allowing the City of Boston to temporarily reconfigure the way it splits its property taxes between commercial and residential taxpayers. Senate President Karen Spilka originally said she intends to surface the controversial bill during Monday’s session, after a previous version of...

An estate with a helipad is on the market for $9M

Two people were taken to the hospital after a daytime shooting in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood on Monday. Police said they were called to Seaver Street just before 11 a.m. There they found two shooting victims, who were taken to the hospital with what was described as non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation is ongoing and no arre...

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A local brewery has shut down one of its pubs, though its beermaking operation within that space won’t be affected. According to a Facebook post from the business, Cisco Brewers has closed the bar at its facility in Portsmouth, NH, with the post saying the following: We have loved being a...

Police have shut down a section of a busy street in Concord, New Hampshire, due to an ongoing situation. “There is a police presence in the area of 120 Pleasant Street,” Concord police said in a statement posted on Facebook around 10:30 a.m. Monday. “Pleasant Street is shut down from Liberty Street to Warren Street and at Liberty ...

The FBI and Maine State Police announced Monday that they are now offering a $15,000 reward in their ongoing search for a missing Maine teen. It’s been over two months since 14-year-old Stefanie Damron, of New Sweden, Maine, has been heard from. She was last seen walking into the woods behind her home on West Road on Sept. 23, according&#8230...

Several large Amazon carts were left blocking the breakdown lane on busy Route 1 in Revere, Massachusetts, on Cyber Monday. Massachusetts State Police confirmed troopers received a report of four abandoned Amazon boxes in the breakdown lane near Lynn Street Monday morning. Aerial footage from the scene shows several large carts on wheels marked wit...

Police say a woman has died after she was struck by a vehicle in Framingham, Massachusetts, on Monday morning. The crash was reported in the area of Edgell Road and Frost Street around 6:30 a.m. Framingham police said the victim was taken to Metrowest Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. The crash remains under investigation by Framingham...

One person was injured in a 2-vehicle crash on Interstate 295 in Freeport, Maine, on Monday morning. Maine State Police said they responded to the crash involving a Volkswagen and a Toyota on I-295 south shortly before 7:30 a.m. The Toyota was going from the right lane to the left and struck the Volkswagen, causing the Volkswagen to go to...

The Patriots shot themselves in the foot in all three phases of Sunday’s loss to the Colts. Phil Perry assesses the damage.

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A brewery, taproom, and cafe in Central Massachusetts is saying farewell. According to a Facebook post from the business, Redemption Rock Brewing Co. is getting ready to shut down, with the post saying the following: It is with equal parts sadness and gratitude that we’re announcing that ...