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Boston Celtics 4 hours ago

Jaylen praises Celtics' ‘young stars' after win over Heat

Celtics star Jaylen Brown credited the team’s role players after they stepped up in Monday’s win over the Heat.

Rhode Island 6 hours ago

Brown University transfers ownership of a portion of its land to Pokanoket Indian Tribe
Hunter Biden 7 hours ago

Reaction to Hunter Biden pardon in Massachusetts

Braintree 9 hours ago

4 hurt in head-on Braintree crash, 1 man facing drunken driving charges

An 18-year-old received life-threatening injuries in an early morning head-on car crash in Braintree, Massachusetts, Sunday that left three other people hurt and a driver facing drunken driving charge...
Massachusetts 9 hours ago

Sharon High School football player undergoes surgery for brain injury

The fact that a Sharon High School sophomore had to get surgery after collapsing on the sidelines during a Thanksgiving game means his injuries are serious, according to traumatic brain injury experts...
Boston Celtics 4 hours ago

Celtics-Heat recap: Short-handed C's bounce back with blowout win

It was a total team effort for the Celtics as they dominated the Heat at TD Garden on Monday night.
Patriots Stock Watch 7 hours ago

Patriots-Colts Stock Watch: Henry's blunder proves costly in Pats loss

Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry discuss the Patriots players who saw their stock rise and those whose stock took a dive in Sunday’s loss to the Colts.

Nick Goss 10 hours ago

Bruins blue line must shoulder more responsibility offensively

The Bruins have made strides offensively under Joe Sacco, but they still need more offensive production from the blue line.
Massachusetts 10 hours ago

Heating costs expected to rise for many this winter

The cold weather has arrived, marking the official start of the home heating season. It’s a constant battle to keep energy costs down in the winter, and this year is no exception. Albert Choy uses natural gas to heat his home. In the winter, he spends and about $500 a month and doesn’t anticipate this year will be much...
Norwood 4 hours ago

Multiple families displaced after fire burns through Norwood home

Firefighters in Norwood, Massachusetts spent hours battling a fire at a multi-family home in town. Flames broke out at the home on Melville Avenue on Monday shortly before 4p.m. and continued for hours. Fire officials say the structure of the old home made it difficult to fight the flames. Firefighters from multiple surrounding departments joined N...
MBTA 4 hours ago

MBTA commuter train collides with minivan in Abington

A driver is lucky to be alive but she has very serious injuries after her car was hit by a train. It happened in the middle of the afternoon at a crossing in Abington. “All of a sudden they hit the airbrake really quick,” said Brian Walters, a passenger on the commuter rail train. “Next thing I knew the...
Phil Perry 11 hours ago

Play-calling was far from Patriots' biggest issue in loss to Colts

The Patriots’ in-game decisions are getting a lot of attention. But as Phil Perry writes, it was the boring stuff that killed them against the Colts.
Climate change 8 hours ago

Boston receives $9.8M to battle the climate crisis

Boston is battling the climate crisis and creating good-paying jobs in the process. It’s a goal the city is closer to reaching thanks to millions of dollars in federal funding for the city to develop the workforce needed to enhance climate and coastal resilience across its neighborhoods. “Turning Boston into a green monster. Fighting ag...
Maine 12 hours ago

Recount underway in hotly-contested Maine congressional race

Austin Theriault’s campaign has formally requested a recount in Maine’s 2nd District congressional race, the Secretary of State’s office confirmed in an email Monday morning. Emily Cook, a spokesperson for the Secretary of State’s Office, said the campaign has formally requested a recount, but it has not been scheduled yet. ...
John Tomase 12 hours ago

Here's what a Red Sox lineup might look like with Juan Soto in it

How exactly would Juan Soto fit in Boston? John Tomase projects a starting nine with the free-agent superstar in the heart of the Red Sox lineup.
Marijuana 13 hours ago

Regulators eye plans for public social marijuana consumption in Mass.

As they prepare to roll out their latest attempt at putting a framework around allowing people to use marijuana in public social settings later this week, regulators on the Cannabis Control Commission said Monday they are confident that a 2022 law and the conversations they’ve had with businesses, other regulators, municipalities and law enfo...
Weather 13 hours ago

Snow expected in Mass. & NH this week. Here's how much we could get

As we continue moving through this Monday, bundle up! It’s cold across Greater Boston. High temperatures are expected in the upper 30s, and low temperatures Monday night will be in the 20s under mostly clear skies. The cold continues into Tuesday, with highs in the upper 30s under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. Our forecast becomes a bit...
Tom E. Curran 13 hours ago

Patriots' conservative approach in key moments is holding them back

The Patriots have erred on the side of caution with play-calling and personnel decisions, and it’s costing them games, writes Tom E. Curran.
Boston Celtics 8 hours ago

How Celtics compare to recent defending NBA champs through 20 games

The Celtics are on pace to have one of the best regular seasons by a defending NBA champ in the last 20 years.
Tom E. Curran 15 hours ago

20 Under 25: With Patriots' young core, it's ‘Drake Maye, then pray'

Can Drake Maye be the Patriots’ savior? Tom E. Curran kicks off our ’20 Under 25′ contest by reflecting on the team’s dearth of young talent outside the rookie QB.

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