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Former NFL MVP Kurt Warner joined the Next Pats Podcast to discuss Drake Maye’s development and more Patriots topics.

A long-running investigation found Tuesday that the Rhode Island governor “personally and directly intervened” in the awarding of a multimillion-dollar state contract but that his actions were not criminal. The findings of the investigation from the Office of the Attorney General and the Rhode Island State Police focused on the awarding of a consul...

A model of the MBTA‘s next-generation Green Line train is outside Boston City Hall, where commuters can get a glimpse of features designed to improve their rides. The Type 10 train car, set to replace the existing fleet gradually over the coming years, represents the MBTA’s most accessible model to date. The mock-up will be displayed th...

Curators have uncovered the first grave of people who were enslaved in Beverly, Massachusetts, and the discovery is raising more questions about who else could be hidden in Central Cemetery. The grave of Philis Cave and Nancy Milan almost sunk into the ground, their stories along with it. Abby Battis, associate director of collections with Historic...

Massachusetts remains subject to a brush fire warning, the Department of Fire Services said Tuesday, as hundreds of acres burn across the state and a smoky haze continues to hang over many local communities. Within the past week, 126 separate brush fires have burned a total of 548 acres in Massachusetts, a DFS spokesperson told the State House News...

The University of Massachusetts is simplifying its message for prospective in-state students and their families: If you make under $75,000, you can come to any one of the system’s campuses for free. There’s been a surge in state funding for financial aid in recent years, especially since the passage of a surtax on high-earners in 2022 t...

A warm front will bring increasing clouds and light rain to New England Tuesday evening, with showers lingering into early Wednesday. Temperatures will warm up on Wednesday, reaching the mid-70s. Air quality bottomed out this morning in the “very unhealthy” category over Salem and Lynn, Massachusetts. This is from brush fires and a &#82...

Boston police are trying to locate a 19-year-old man missing from Roxbury. Demitrius Pepin-Cepeda, who police say lives with a developmental disability, was last seen Monday around Wheatley Way. He is described as 5-foot-10, 130 pounds, with hair styled in an afro, glasses and often wears a silver chain with an arrow-shaped charm. He may have been ...

Which position should the Patriots target in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft? Pro Football Focus makes the case for WR in a new mock draft.

One state representative in Rhode Island is calling for the immediate termination of the state’s transportation director. Rep. Robert Quattrocchi said under the directorship of Peter Alviti, there is now a “maintenance nightmare” in regard to state bridges. In a Facebook post by the RI House GOP House Minority Office, he called fo...

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was asked about new rules he’d like to see the NBA adopt, and his answer was perfectly on-brand.

Boston’s 20 largest office buildings are poised to lose a collective $450 million in assessed value this fiscal year, as post-pandemic workplace changes continue to challenge landlords.

Here’s how Payton Pritchard made Celtics history in Monday night’s win over the Bucks.