Man shot on Harold Street in Roxbury
A man was shot this afternoon on a bike on Harold Street in Roxbury, Boston police said. The victim was rushed to a local hospital, authorities said. His condition is not known. Police have blocked off the area and are looking for evidence. Witnesses told police they heard four shots fired and a [...]
Tiny temblor sets ground trembling under Western Massachusetts
A very small earthquake was detected Thursday night in Western Massachusetts near the town of Deerfield. The 1.3-magnitude quake struck at 8:59 p.m. about 3 miles south of South Deerfield, the US Geological Survey said today. The depth where the disturbance occurred was about three miles down. [...]
Police investigate after arrow is shot through window of Barnstable home
Call it a medieval drive-by. In a harrowing incident for some Barnstable residents, someone shot an arrow through the window of a home Wednesday night. The arrow flew through the window and into the back of a television in a Marstons Mills-area home, and was probably shot while someone was driving [...]
Fog, temps up to the low 50s in the forecast
It’s so foggy out there that ... The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory this morning for Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and the islands. Anybody outside, including drivers, should use caution because visibilities may be as low as a quarter-mile. The advisory is in [...]
Hand-held cellphone ban unanimously approved by Massachusetts legislative committee
Drivers would be banned from dialing and even holding cellphones under a bill endorsed by the Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee today. Proponents of the measure, which would make Massachusetts the 10th state to ban hand-held phone use while driving, say they want to finish the work [...]
Greenway Conservancy executive director earns $185,000
While the state pays roughly half the bill for operating the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway in downtown Boston, the nonprofit Greenway Conservancy that oversees the parkland pays its executive director an annual salary of $185,000, according to records revealed only under pressure from state [...]
Judge will decide whether to dismiss lawsuit against Children’s Hospital Boston
A Suffolk Superior Court judge will decide whether to dismiss a lawsuit against Children’s Hospital Boston, after hearing arguments today on the suit filed on behalf of 11 people who say they were abused by pediatrician Melvin Levine in North Carolina. Levine, accused of sexually abusing dozens [...]
State officials: $15 million budget cut will not force cutbacks at Registry of Motor Vehicles
State transportation officials said today they did not expect a proposed $15 million budget cut to force layoffs or branch closures at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, asserting that they hope to offset the the lost revenue by selling online advertisments and leasing surplus property. Yet the [...]
Harvard applications dip slightly
After five consecutive years of record numbers, Harvard University had a slight drop in applicants this year, with 34,285 students petitioning for admission compared to last year’s all-time high of 34,950, the college said today. Harvard is not the only elite college to experience a dip. [...]
Stranding specialists on alert after about 200 dolphins are sighted in Cape Cod Bay; 77 have already died
Approximately 200 dolphins have been sighted in the center of Cape Cod Bay, dolphin stranding specialists said today, announcing that rescue teams have been put on alert in case the dolphins come ashore. “It’s a concern just given what’s happened in the recent past,” said A.J. Cady, a [...]
