Lawrence Man Agrees To Hand Over 90 Hamsters To MSPCA
A Lawrence man says farewell to more than 90 of his little friends. The MSPCA in Methuen has taken custody of dozens of hamsters that were living with the man in his apartment on Boehm Street.
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A Lawrence man says farewell to more than 90 of his little friends. The MSPCA in Methuen has taken custody of dozens of hamsters that were living with the man in his apartment on Boehm Street.
A prayer banner displayed at a Rhode Island public high school is being covered up after a federal judge ordered it be removed.
Two men on the Massachusetts Most Wanted list of probation violators have been captured.
A federal judge has given some leeway to a Massachusetts man seeking part-time dentistry work while fighting accusations that he orchestrated a $5.7 million cigarette smuggling ring in Rhode Island. A judge on Friday said Mohamad Mohamad, of Cambridge, Mass., can take temporary dental assistant jobs if he gives authorities 12 hours' advance notice.
Boston has topped The Daily Beast's list of America's Drunkest Cities of 2011.
A Lexington man is accused along with a man from Rhode Island of running a marijuana growing operation out of a house in Southern Maine.
Massachusetts is one of nine states that will share $500 million in grant money won in a high-profile competition intended to jump-start improvements in often-overlooked early childhood programs.
Some parents are criticizing a new policy at a Rhode Island school that gives cold cheese sandwiches to students who fall behind on lunch payments.
They had gathered at the Statehouse, hoping to sing "O Christmas Tree" over Governor Lincoln Chafee's speech.
A man living in Massachusetts pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he and a cohort kidnapped a college classmate as part of a plot to steal his $80,000 Porsche to settle gambling debts.
As part of efforts to encourage breastfeeding, mothers who give birth in Rhode Island will no longer receive free infant formula when they head home from the hospital.
U.S. Coast Guard officials say they have issued violations to a fishing crew after finding a secret compartment on a Massachusetts-based fishing boat off the Rhode Island coast.
The Secret Service has issued a warning about an international "black money" scam in which three people have lost $170,000, so far.
A Rhode Island inmate has grown a 260-pound pumpkin on the grounds of the state prison.
Four alleged members and associates of the New England mafia have pleaded not guilty in Rhode Island to their role in separate extortion schemes and have been ordered held.
Rhode Island authorities are investigating the death of Kolajo Paul Afolabi, a Harvard University graduate student they say may have suffered a fatal head injury in a fall.
The police chief of North Providence, R.I., has been arrested by the state police for allegedly taking money out of a vehicle involved in a police chase.
State police say two teenage girls from Warwick have been killed in a one-car crash in Exeter after visiting the grave of a 19th century teen rumored to have been a vampire.
206 victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks had ties to Massachusetts.
The Coast Guard has rescued a woman who was swept from the rocks at a beach in Narragansett.
T.S. Irene knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers across New England Sunday, and one official said it could be out as long as a week for some of those customers.
An inmate who escaped from a Rhode Island prison has been found 20 miles away in Massachusetts.
With excessive heat warnings across the state, some cities and towns are reporting temperatures in the triple-digits. Weather spotters in over 70 locations throughout Massachusetts--plus more in New Hampshire and Rhode Island--have noted temperatures at 97 degrees and higher.
Gas is around $3.69. Hard to rationalize getting in your car and driving far for a vacation.
Rhode Island and Maine are both getting anxious that Massachusetts may get into the casino gambling business before they do, but as I stated two paragraphs back, we're all losers if any of the three cave-in. It's bad business!!
A crash on I-293 in Manchester, New Hampshire sent a truck into the Merrimack River on Wednesday morning.
The Cleveland Guardians maintained their slim first-place lead in the AL Central with a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
A Dorchester man says he is being charged with a crime after he says he defended a woman on an MBTA bus who was being harassed by a man with a knife.
The Powder Point Bridge is beloved in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The cost to replace it ranges from $20 million to $172 million.
Residents and crews in coastal areas of Massachusetts are preparing early as a potential nor'easter threatens to bring strong winds, heavy rain, and possible damage.
A crash on I-293 in Manchester, New Hampshire sent a truck into the Merrimack River on Wednesday morning.
There's a potential nor'easter in the Boston area weather forecast for this weekend.
Residents and crews in coastal areas of Massachusetts are preparing early as a potential nor'easter threatens to bring strong winds, heavy rain, and possible damage.
The Powder Point Bridge is beloved in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The cost to replace it ranges from $20 million to $172 million.
Conor Healy's powered wheelchair is his lifeline. When it broke, his family tried for months to get it fixed. So they reached out to Call for Action for help.
Last year, insurance companies in Massachusetts said they would stop covering GLP-1s when used specifically for weight loss.
In Massachusetts, one high school explained steps it has taken to try and reduce head injuries.
This year, ER visits for tick bites have increased dramatically, corresponding with a new threat: a rise in Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), where one bite from a lone star tick can make you violently allergic to red meat. How can you best avoid tick bites?
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, died Wednesday in Bethesda, Maryland.
Conor Healy's powered wheelchair is his lifeline. When it broke, his family tried for months to get it fixed. So they reached out to Call for Action for help.
A former FAA special agent says the 9/11 attacks never should have happened because the government was aware of the vulnerabilities.
According to I-Team sources, a Massachusetts State Police trooper allegedly targeted his former girlfriend with racist messages after she began dating a man of color.
Massachusetts State Police have opened an internal affairs investigation after an alleged sexual assault at the department's Oak Bluffs barracks, the WBZ-TV I-Team has learned.
After a man sold his pickup truck on eBay he said the company held onto half his money - nearly $12,000. Here's how it was resolved.
Jon Keller said it's a mistake to think that young people will automatically gravitate to a younger candidate in Massachusetts.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
The immersive WNDR Museum in Boston's Downtown Crossing is set to close down just two years after it opened.
Panera Bread is moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Weston, Massachusetts.
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
The Cleveland Guardians maintained their slim first-place lead in the AL Central with a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
The Boston Red Sox officially named Chad Tracy as the 49th manager in franchise history and picked up two more options on Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow's contract.
The New England Patriots' defense smothered Aaron Rodgers on the way to a 20-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
The Red Sox were 32-46 and 15 1/2 games back in the AL East race on June 24. They have since gone 52-25 and will be in the playoffs.
Despite the loss, the Boston Red Sox secured a playoff berth when the Houston Astros lost to the Atlanta Braves.
A two-headed turtle on Cape Cod has veterinarians seeing double.
Video of a "birdnado" shows thousands of tree swallows preparing to migrate south in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
A magazine borrowed from the Concord Public Library in New Hampshire 132 years ago has finally been returned.
A blue marlin weighing 1,260 pounds was caught by a charter fishing boat off Massachusetts.
Natick says it is installing a new floating boardwalk across Pickerel Pond.