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A former Billerica police officer who’s been accused of having a sexual relationship with a teenager and asking her for a sexually explicit image has been suspended by Massachusetts’ POST Commission.

Drake Maye faces a tall task in his first NFL start against the Texans, but the Patriots rookie’s recent play in practice is cause for optimism.

Four people have been arrested in a fight that left three people seriously hurt in Lynn, Massachusetts, early Sunday, police announced.

Jayson Tatum could have waited a year to star in Netflix’s “Starting 5” documentary, but he had some motivation to be part of Season 1.

Massachusetts voters will decide on five ballot questions this election. Question 2 presents an issue that could impact students, parents and teachers in Massachusetts. If approved, it would eliminate the MCAS standardized test as a graduation requirement. A no vote would keep it as is. “I know how much harm that has done,” said Deb McCarthy, the v...

Find all the deadlines and information you need to vote in New Hampshire here.

Police in Maine are hunting for a wanted man last seen crashing a stolen pickup truck in Casco, authorities said Thursday. Garrett Littlefield, a 33-year-old from Alfred who is wanted over multiple felonies, has been evading police all day, according to Maine State Police. They said he was last seen crashing a blue 2014 Ford F-150 off Route 121 nea...

Ethel Kennedy, who spent a lifetime in service and inspired generations of her family to do the same, has died at the age of 96. Kennedy’s legacy spans decades and overcame multiple personal tragedies. The widow to former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, with whom she had 11 children, Kennedy devoted much of her life to a human rights...

It’s time for some payback. John Tomase highlights ten matchups on the Celtics’ schedule that should carry extra juice for the reigning champs.

The state of Vermont has reported its first death caused by Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, since 2012, the Department of Health confirmed Thursday. The patient, a man in his 70s from Chittenden County, was hospitalized in late August and died in September, health officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the test...

Tom Brady, who spent three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, pledged $100,000 to Hurricane Milton relief efforts in Florida.

Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and matriarch to the dynastic Kennedy family, suffered a stroke last week.

It was a dramatic scene at the Newton Yacht Club Thursday morning when a boat went up in flames, sending heavy smoke into the air. The fire department confirmed no one was hurt and only one boat was involved. The facility is on the Charles River off Nonantum Road. No other details were immediately available.