Report: Human error to blame in January escape from private prison
2017-03-25
(SOMERVILLE, MA) March 25 – Guards weren’t counting heads or paying close attention to Morales, the report says. Read More →
JFK diary from 1945 trip to Europe to be auctioned in April
2017-03-25
(BOSTON) March 25 – On August 1st, 1945 John F. Kennedy recorded his thoughts as he stood in the bunker where Adolf Hitler, three months earlier, had committed suicide. Read More →
Fox on Tech: How one tech company keeps shoppers in the mall
2017-03-20
(NEW YORK) March 20 – When you sign on to WiFi in the mall it’s not just for your convenience.Read More →
Brady’s Stolen Jerseys Found
2017-03-20
(SOMERVILLE, MA) March 20 – “His sweat went into every cent he made and that jersey, too,” says Lucille Bordonaro.Read More →
When Outvets Marches Today It Will Be For The Veteran In Need
2017-03-19
(BOSTON) March 19 – The mission is to honor the service and sacrifice of those who served.Read More →
Snow’s coming!
2017-03-13
(BOSTON) March 13 – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker says if you have to go out take public transportation.Read More →
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OUTVETS IN THE PARADE FOR GOOD; COUNCIL SHAKEN UP
2017-03-11
(BOSTON) March 11 – Outvets CEO Bryan Bishop says his group is overjoyed and a little stunned as well.Read More →
St. Patrick’s Day parade organizer goes rogue; invites gays anyway
2017-03-10
(BOSTON) March 10 – The man who actually holds the permit for the parade saying it was the morally correct thing to do. Read More →
Massachusetts officials urge boycott of St. Patrick’s Day march after gay vets group is rejected
2017-03-08
(BOSTON) March 8 – The dispute seemed to have been over two years ago when the council invited OUTVETS to march.Read More →
Comey in Massachusetts alludes to phone tapping
2017-03-07
(BOSTON) March 7 – The FBI director was in town for the ceremonial opening of the Bureau’s new Boston-area field office.Read More →
Massachusetts officials react to Trump travel order #2
2017-03-06
(BOSTON) March – Healey says she’ll fight this order legally; Mayor Marty Walsh says Boston always stands by its immigrant community. Read More →
Maine governor tries to reverse President Obama’s designation of monument
2017-03-06
(BOSTON) March 6 – Despite the fact that federal law makes no provision for a reversal, Maine Gov. LePage wants one anyway. Read More →
Harvard conference on how school benefited from slavery draws national attention
2017-03-04
(BOSTON) March 4 – Many schools benefited. In 1838 Jesuits who ran Georgetown sold 72 people for $115,000 to retire a debt. Read More →
WE’RE #1 – MASSACHUSETTS TOPS US NEWS & WORLD REPORT’S LIST
2017-02-28
(SOMERVILLE, MA) A diverse economy, great schools and universal access to health care drove the ranking.Read More →
Plane crashes into apartment building in Metheun; pilot dead
2017-02-28
(BOSTON) Feb 28 – The pilot was later identified as Alan “Al” Lavender, who served as Newburyport’s mayor from 2002 to 2003.Read More →
2d murder suspect in Peabody double murder apprehended
2017-02-24
(BOSTON) Feb 24 – Wes Doughty was panhandling at an intersection in Spartenburg, South Carolina when he was apprehended.Read More →
Shriner’s circus in Springfield reintroducing animals after ban and getting push back
2017-02-21
(BOSTON) Feb 21 – A spokeswoman for the animal rights group PETA says the circus should expect protesters when it opens in May.Read More →
Suspect apprehended in “grisly” double murder in Peabody, MA
2017-02-20
(BOSTON) Feb 20 – Michael Hebb, 45, of Peabody is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday for the murder of Jennifer O’Connor, 39, and Mark Greenlaw, 37. Read More →
Two dead at “messy” homicide site in Peabody, MA
2017-02-19
(BOSTON) Feb 19 – A man and a woman, their bodies dismembered, were discovered by a woman late Saturday night.Read More →
Massachusetts AG to U.S. House Committee Chair – go jump in a lake
2017-02-17
(BOSTON) Feb 17 – A committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has no business sticking its nose into a state investigation, the Massachusetts Attorney General says.Read More →
Hecklers, fire alarm interrupts Shkreli’s Harvard speech
2017-02-16
(BOSTON) Feb 16 – Cambridge fire officials say Harvard is still looking for the culprit who pulled the alarm.Read More →