Boston Considers Lowering Speed Limit To 20 MPH
The Boston City Council is discussing whether to lower the city-wide speed limit from 25 mph to 20 mph.
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The Boston City Council is discussing whether to lower the city-wide speed limit from 25 mph to 20 mph.
Community members held a rally of unity and support outside a South Boston elementary school Friday morning after racist graffiti was found earlier in the week.
The graffiti also included the phrase, "Whitey 4 Lyfe", presumably a reference to now deceased mobster, Whitey Bulger.
Word of James "Whitey" Bulger's death spread quickly around his old neighborhood in South Boston.
At Backyard Betty's, some of their most popular items jump right off the menu.
Boston police are investigating a recent string of stolen scooters in the South Boston neighborhood.
Neighbors are calling for more traffic signs, speed limit warnings and anything to slow down drivers.
Police are searching for the person who abandoned a helpless dog in poor condition in a bucket in South Boston.
State Police say a woman was raped near a bath house on Carson Beach in South Boston early Tuesday morning.
A special van from the Dana Farber Cancer Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital set up shop at Carson Beach.
New speed limits signs were installed in a Boston neighborhood where two-year-old Colin McGrath was hit and killed by a car last week.
Police are seeking witnesses to a crash in South Boston that led to a 3-year-old boy in a stroller being hit and killed.
A three-year-old boy has died after being struck by a car in South Boston Wednesday afternoon.
A man already in prison for rape has been sentenced to 18-22 years in state prison for rapes on the Esplanade and in South Boston.
Crab Rangoon like you have never seen before, Jambalaya Fried Rice, and creative Sushi you'll want to lay your lips on. Asian food lovers, it is time to get fat at Fat Baby.
Two teenage girls were badly injured when the moped they were riding on collided with a pickup truck in South Boston Thursday night.
Starfish was rushed to the MSPCA's Angell Animal Medical Center after a good Samaritan found her injured under a car in South Boston.
One person was killed overnight in a shooting not far from a South Boston school.
Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade kicks off at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Broadway MBTA station.
A man was seriously injured after being hit by a car while walking in South Boston late Friday night.
The kitchen offers up six different types of meatballs, like beef, chicken, pork, and even veggie, served in all kinds of interesting styles.
The bitter cold didn't stop an annual New Year's Day tradition in South Boston Monday.
Patsy and Richie DeVoe of South Boston were vacationing in Aruba when she fell seriously ill.
A 16-year-old was killed and another teen was wounded in a shooting overnight in South Boston.
The trustees of a South Boston condo association are scrambling to pay the bills after they say a former property manager disappeared with an estimated $200,000 of funds.
Lindsay Clancy's trial resumed Wednesday in Massachusetts with the cross-examination of a psychologist who testified that Clancy said she heard a voice ordering her to kill her children.
Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to resolve lawsuits by families alleging it mishandled the bodies of loved ones donated to its medical school.
Adley Rutschman hit his first homer as a member of the Red Sox and Boston beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Tuesday night.
Boston Police are searching for a 17-year-old who is wanted for murder in connection with a deadly stabbing in South Station last week.
A boy was critically hurt Tuesday morning when a large branch fell on him at YMCA Camp Chickami in Wayland, Massachusetts.
Lindsay Clancy's trial resumes today with the testimony of a psychologist who testified that Clancy said she heard a voice ordering her to kill her children.
Police are looking for Karen Solomon as they investigate the death of Worcester police officer Kurt Solomon.
Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to resolve lawsuits by families alleging it mishandled the bodies of loved ones donated to its medical school.
A boy was critically hurt Tuesday morning when a large branch fell on him at YMCA Camp Chickami in Wayland, Massachusetts.
A convicted sex offender is now accused of recording video of children at the Boston Common Frog Pond using sunglasses with a camera.
Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, died Wednesday in Bethesda, Maryland.
Massachusetts has seen more than 100 cyclospora cases this summer, with some linked to lettuce.
Several people in New Hampshire have cyclospora infections linked to Taylor Farms lettuce.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Apartment rental scams are rising in the Boston area, according to the FBI. They said there have been nearly 500 victims.
An I-Team investigation into a brazen case of alleged land theft in Concord, Massachusetts has led to criminal charges nearly two years later.
With the Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses strike looming, some parents of newborns in the NICU are sounding the alarm.
A Malden, Massachusetts woman said National Grid took more than $28,000 out of her bank account for a gas bill that she didn't owe.
A Massachusetts family thought their Vrbo stay would be protected after they had to cancel their trip to Hawaii due to severe weather. Now they're out $12,000.
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.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
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.
There are no more Hooters restaurants left in Massachusetts.
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.
Adley Rutschman hit his first homer as a member of the Red Sox and Boston beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Tuesday night.
Willson Contreras and Mickey Gasper homered, and the Red Sox dismantled the Diamondbacks 11-1 on Monday night.
Bryan Reynolds, Brandon Lowe, and Nick Yorke each had two RBIs to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Boston Red Sox 8-3 after a 2 1/2-hour rain delay.
Dorchester, Massachusetts native Joshua Báez made history on Saturday in his Major League Baseball debut.
Sonny Gray worked seven innings for his career-best 15th win of the season, Wilyer Abreu hit a home run, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Saturday night.
Natick says it is installing a new floating boardwalk across Pickerel Pond.
Rising ocean temperatures are drawing more hammerhead sharks to New England waters, researchers say.
Some of the oldest military veterans in Massachusetts were honored with special flights on Friday in a World War II-era aircraft.
After marrying Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Adam Sandler went to Nantucket in search of a basketball court.
An injured hiker had to be carried off a New Hampshire mountain on a stretcher, but that didn't stop her from getting engaged.