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A man wanted on several charges led police on a chase through several New Hampshire towns Tuesday night, officials said. Donald Nisbet fled a traffic stop in Epping about 8:38 p.m., then drove north on Route 125 until he was stopped with the help of a deflation device at the intersection with the Spaulding Turnpike in Rochester, according to state&...

K.J. Osborn chatted with reporters Wednesday and gave some interesting answers to questions about his future with the Patriots.

This week RIPTA announced that a piece of land in the 195 District was no longer under consideration after feedback from riders.

Patriots QB Drake Maye is confident he’ll develop a strong connection with rookie wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk.

With her existing proposal hung up on Beacon Hill, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Wednesday that she’s sending a new proposal to the State House that she believes will “stabilize property taxes and protect homeowners and renters from a dramatic spike.” The Massachusetts House in July approved a home rule petition from the City of B...

Rep. Susan Williams Gifford of Wareham has died, a spokesperson announced Wednesday morning. Gifford, the House minority whip who represented Middleborough, Carver and Wareham, died of cancer Tuesday, the spokesperson said, and passed peacefully at her home surrounded by loved ones.  She was 64. “Representative Gifford was a strong advoc...

A weak cold front will arrive late Wednesday night, bringing a chance of a very isolated shower or two, especially near the South Coast, Cape Cod and the Islands. That is going to usher in seasonable air in the 60s through Saturday. Cooler weather will follow on Thursday, along with gusty northwest winds. Breezy and dry days ahead will increase&#82...

An incident in Nashua, New Hampshire, prompted a major police response and hourslong shelter-in-place order Wednesday. Nashua police haven’t said what prompted the incident, but noted on social media about 4:30 p.m. that residents in the area around Bellcrest Road no longer had to shelter in place. The heavy police presence that had been visi...

Vineyard Wind plans to remove an unspecified number of blades from existing turbines after conducting scans and quality checks in response to a mid-July breakdown that cast debris into the ocean, company officials announced Wednesday. Officials with Vineyard Wind and GE Vernova, which manufactured the blades, said just before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday th...

A 29-year-old man was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries after he was hit by a car in Falmouth, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. Police said the man was hit on the 600-block of Main Street around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday. He suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported by Falmouth Fire and Rescue to the hospital, where he remains in critica...

A dozen and a half antisemitic stickers were used to deface the Coolidge Corner neighborhood of Brookline, Massachusetts, launching a police investigation into the matter, according to media reports. The stickers, which showed swastikas over the Israeli flag, were placed on light poles, street signs and a private business, according to Brookline po...

A man was convicted of first-degree murder on Monday in the shooting of a teenager in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood in 2022, prosecutors said.

The Bruins are having trouble scoring goals to begin the 2024-25 NHL season. It’s time to see if Fabian Lysell and/or Tyler Johnson can fix that.