Massachusetts

As teachers remain on strike in three communities on the North Shore of Massachusetts, the mayor of one has come under fire for a gesture. Schools in Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead have been closed all week with educators on the picket lines. Thursday night, Gloucester Mayor Greg Verga was caught on video giving the finger during a teacher protest. Verga...

A man was found guilty Friday on four murder charges more than six years after he killed a woman and her three young children in West Brookfield, Massachusetts. The bodies of 38-year-old Sara Bermudez, 8-year-old Madison Bermudez, 6-year-old James Bermudez and 2-year-old Michael Bermudez were found in their Old Warren Road home on March 1, 2018. All four victims had...

A man and a woman were arrested in a deadly stabbing two weeks ago in Chelsea, Massachusetts, prosecutors said Friday.

A master sergeant with the Massachusetts National Guard has been charged with possession and distribution of child sex abuse images, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Nicholas Wells, 43, was arrested Thursday, and following an initial appearance in federal court in Boston, agreed to voluntary detention pending trial, prosecutors said. It was not immediately known if he had an...

A man previously charged with feeding his ex fake iron pills containing abortion medication over several weeks in a successful attempt to end her pregnancy has now been indicted. Robert Kawada, 43, of Brookline, was indicted this week on charges of poisoning, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a pregnant person and assault and battery on a household...

Police are investigating after a woman was found Friday suffering from stab wounds in Milton, Massachusetts, prompting a school lockdown in neighboring Quincy. Authorities could not say where the stabbing took place, explaining that the victim was found in the Denmark Avenue area. Neighbors said police and EMS crews removed her from an SUV before towing the vehicle away. The...

Police are investigating after a bullet was found in a school gymnasium in Hull, Massachusetts, on Thursday. Hull police said a student reported to a coach during sports practice around 7:30 p.m. Thursday that they had found a bullet inside the gymnasium of the Jacobs School, a pre-K to seventh grade school. The coach immediately contacted police, who launched an...

Friday marks one week since teacher strikes began in Beverly and Gloucester, Massachusetts, and educators in those two towns and nearby Marblehead remain without new contracts.

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Police are investigating after a bullet was found in a school gymnasium in Hull, Massachusetts.

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Residents are being forced to evacuate due to concerns about long term safety at a high-end condominium complex in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The property management company for the Riverview-in-Cambridge condo building on Mount Auburn Street overlooking the Charles River said it discovered structural issues last year while construction crews were repairing the roof of the building. “The repair project will address...

Firefighters battled a blaze in Stoneham, Massachusetts, on Friday morning. The fire was first reported around 5:17 a.m. in a 2-story home on Gould Street when the residents called 911 and said they heard crackling upstairs and had lost power in part of the building. Video from the scene showed smoke coming from the top of the building, and several...

Firefighters were battling a fire in a home in Stoneham, Massachusetts, on Friday morning.

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The property management company for the Riverview condominium building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is forcing residents to evacuate after they say structural issues were discovered.

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Teachers on the North Shore of Massachusetts are back on the picket line, and students are out of school for another day.

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Teachers on the North Shore of Massachusetts are back on the picket line, and students are out of school for another day. Friday officially marks one week of striking in two school districts, and there’s no deal in sight. For those two districts — Beverly and Gloucester — talks are moving slowly. In Marblehead, Friday marks day four of their...

Renting in Boston is expensive, and some are looking to New York’s recent model for relief. The New York City Council voted this week to ban broker fees for tenants, shifting the financial burden to landlords. Some Boston residents are calling for the city to do the same, and Mayor Michelle Wu says she’s supportive of exploring the idea. “Boston...

After months of delay, the Massachusetts Legislature sent a major clean energy bill to Gov. Maura Healey’s desk amid shifting national energy policy dynamics. The House voted 125-17 to approve the 139-page House-Senate compromise bill (S 2967), and both chambers took final procedural votes to send it to the governor for her signature, amendment or veto. Healey has been urging...

Frustrations with mail delivery have reached Boston City Hall. Residents have written to city councilors about recent mail delays, prompting requests for Boston Postmaster Joshua Balcunas to testify. “This isn’t about one postal district, this isn’t about one city council district, this is about the entire city,” said Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan, who represents District 8. That initial ask...

NASA is trying to shut down rumors surrounding the health of two astronauts who have been stuck in space for months.

It’s been one year since a remarkable bond formed between a Tewksbury couple and a stranger.