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'It was a dark, dark time'

A pair of bills that aim to address what a tenant advocate called\n 'a plague of bullying' in public housing languish atop Beacon Hill. → Read More

Housing authority tenants get seats at decision-making table

Over the next year, a groundswell of public housing tenants will be appointed to housing authority boards in Massachusetts towns. → Read More

We took a deep look at public housing in Massachusetts. What you need to know

Thousands statewide live in public housing. This series digs deep into how it works and the issues local housing authorities and their residents face. → Read More

Billion-dollar backlogs and aging properties: Inside Mass public housing

Despite its sheer size and the millions of dollars budgeted annually for it, Massachusetts' public-housing system remains an abstract concept to many. → Read More

A best-kept secret: How 230 miles of hiking trails connect the suburbs of Boston

The Bay Circuit Trail travels 230 miles, from Bay Farm on Kingston Bay in Duxbury in the south to the beach at Plum Island in Newbury to the north. → Read More

Are you ready for Independence Day? Celebrate July 4th and test your knowledge

Most folks love to party on America's birthday. But how much do you really know about Independence Day? Find out by taking this Fourth of July quiz. → Read More

Robbins Library to open for browsing

The Robbins Library in Arlington will be open for browsing by appointment, starting on April 5. → Read More

Former Marbleheader’s new novel inspired by time in Cambodia

Former Marblehead resident Gabrielle Yetter released her new novel,” Whisper of the Lotus,” to support “Justice and Soul,” an anti-trafficking organization. → Read More

State approves 5 sites, including Wayland tavern, for historic places nomination

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Historical Commission has approved five sites around the state for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. → Read More

Stoneham man under arrest for accidental shooting of firefighter friend

The Middlesex District Attorney's Office, Massachusetts State Police and Stoneham Police are currently investigating a fatal shooting that occurred around → Read More

WCVB: Moose that trotted through Belmont dies after being hit by car

Belmont Citizen-Herald news partner WCVB-TV reports that the moose who trotted through Watertown and Belmont earlier this month has died after it was → Read More

Marlborough charter school director: Students shown drinking, defaming colleague on video barred from graduation

MARLBOROUGH - Charter school students shown at a house party drinking and chanting "insulting and defamatory epithets" about a fellow student on a video are barred from attending this weekend's Advanced Math & Science Academy charter school graduation, according to a letter to parents from the school's executive director.Joseph R. McCleary, the director, wrote that school officials learned about… → Read More

Wareham Harbormaster Dept. uncovers something fishy going on

WAREHAM - The Wareham Harbormaster Dept. uncovered something fishy going on Sunday night.According to the Dept.’s Facebook page, Assistant Harbormaster Jamie McIntosh of the Wareham Harbormaster Department was checking vessels at the Tempest Knob Boat Ramp Sunday night. As he was on the dock he observed a vessel that he believed to be exceeding the legal limit of black sea bass. The… → Read More

Salem woman falls 3 stories into trash compactor trying to retrieve key

A woman took a three-story fall after she fell down a trash chute trying to retrieve key in a Salem apartment building, at which point the trash compactor turned on and broke her leg, said police. → Read More

Brockton duck tour driver's record shows license suspensions, speeding violations

BOSTON - Boston Duck Tours is taking a closer look into the record of a Brockton driver involved in a deadly crash that claimed the life of a woman during → Read More

Patriots Day Activities 2016

Going to a re-enactment? Cheering on Marathon runners? Here's a list of activities for eastern Mass. → Read More

Rare copy of Declaration of Independence up for auction

NEW YORK — A rare 1776 broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence is coming to a New York City auction next week. It's estimated to → Read More

Lone man in fedora and white mask makes off with Cumberland Farms cash register in East Wareham

WAREHAM - A lone man wearing a fedora and white cloth mask covering his face snatched the cash register from the Depot Street Cumberland Farms counter → Read More

Body found in Mystic River in Somerville, no foul play suspected

A body was discovered in the Mystic River last night but officials do not suspect foul play. → Read More

Body found in New Hampshire stream identified as Waltham resident

According to our news partners at WCVB, the body of a young man pulled from a New Hampshire river over the weekend has been identified as that of a → Read More