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Painted crosswalks play a big role in making Boston accessible and safe. But creating a new one can be a long and winding road of its own — and the reason boils down to an antiquated system in need of a technology upgrade.

A teenager was rescued after he fell through the ice on Massachusetts’ Arlington Reservoir while he was walking with his father Monday, officials said. First responders were able to get the teen out after his father couldn’t, according to a spokesman for the town of Lexington. The boy appeared to be okay but was evaluated by paramedics....

Tempers flared between the Celtics and Magic during a physical showdown in Orlando.

A Boston police cruiser and a Tesla crashed Monday night, causing long delays on the Green Line’s B Branch because of a wrecked SUV on the train tracks. A police officer was hurt in the crash on Commonwealth Avenue near Washington Street, but the injuries weren’t considered life-threatening, according to the Boston Police Department. Vi...

A fence installed by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society to protect tulips at the Elm Bank Reservation was torn down after the recent snowfall.

The short-handed Magic outlasted the Celtics in a physical, chippy showdown in Orlando.

A man who worked at the New Hampshire Insurance Department was found dead at an office on Monday morning, state police said.

A woman has been charged with first-degree murder in a daylight stabbing at a Boston park last month, prosecutors said Monday, sharing new details about the killing.

The Red Sox’ starting rotation suddenly looks formidable following their offseason acquisitions of Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler. Here’s a look at the group heading into 2025.

A motorcyclist has been charged after a hit-and-run crash in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, that left the rider’s passenger with serious injuries. West Bridgewater police say Zachary Adomaitis, 28, of Rayham, was driving erratically Friday afternoon, passing other vehicles on North Main Street, when his bike collided with a truck exiting Ma...

A space heater and smoking materials were found at the scene of a fire that injured four people, including a firefighter, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Sunday morning.

Starbucks employees at a Boston store have joined their colleagues across the country in striking over what they describe as unfair labor practices by the company. Starbucks baristas have said they will strike through Christmas Eve, pushing for better pay and benefits as the union, Starbucks Workers United, negotiates a contract. Workers in other m...