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With the first storm of the season comes the question – will we have a snow day?   Public works departments are in constant contact with superintendents about road conditions when trying to decide whether to cancel or delay, according to Mary Bourque, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents. “It’s an imper...

A fire that ripped through two triple-decker buildings in Southbridge, Massachusetts, last month was intentionally set, police and fire officials said Wednesday, asking for help finding whoever set the blaze.

A person was taken to the hospital after he was hit by a car in Medford, Massachusetts Wednesday morning. The crash happened just before 8 a.m. on Mystic Valley Parkway at Lakeview Avenue, according to Massachusetts State Police. The male victim was taken to the hospital. More details, including the person’s condition and age, were not immedi...

Heads up! We’re tracking rain and snow for parts of Massachusetts as early as Wednesday night. As we move through this Wednesday, expect increasing clouds as a clipper system moves into New England.  Sometime after 8 p.m., we’ll begin seeing snow developing over parts of western and central Massachusetts.  A winter weather advisory is in ...

The Patriots are getting serious about football training with the announcement of a new standalone practice facility in Foxboro.

Winter weather advisories have been issued by the National Weather Service from 7 p.m. Thursday through noon on Thursday for parts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont, with more than 8 inches of snow expected in some parts of New England. The first real storm of the winter for Massachusetts will bring a period of snowfall to the regi...

A 76-year-old Massachusetts woman was killed when she was hit by an SUV in Hanson Tuesday night. Donna Mark, a Pembroke resident, was trying to cross Main Street when she was hit around 6 p.m., according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators believe a driver stopped for her to pass, and she was hit when she stepped....

Here are details on the funeral and public visiting hours for Endicott College Police Sgt. Jeremy Cole, killed in a wrong-way crash on I-95 last week.

The Red Sox have been largely irrelevant since trading Mookie Betts. Juan Soto represents a prime opportunity to change that, writes John Tomase.

If the Patriots consider taking an edge rusher in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, Penn State star Abdul Carter might be the best option.

A 26-year-old was shot in Everett, Massachusetts, early Wednesday morning, according to police who say they do not believe this was a random incident. Everett police were called to Oliver Street just before 5 a.m. for a report of shots fired, and arrived to find both the suspect and victim had fled the scene, but the caller was able to…...

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson is reacting to the news that she’s reportedly involved in a federal investigation.

Police announced Wednesday that they have made an arrest in connection with a homicide that occurred two weeks ago in Westbrook, Maine. The arrest stems from a medical emergency call received by Westbrook police on Nov. 21, at 11:35 p.m. Police and rescue crews responding to the address at 34 Lamb St. found 59-year-old Robert Seger unresponsive in ...