Boston Globe Media Celebrates Prestigious Journalism Award Wins Across The Organization

Recent accolades include four New England Emmy® Awards, three Scripps Howard Journalism Awards, an INMA Global Media Award, and a National City and Regional Magazine Award BOSTON, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Globe Media is proud to...

Massachusetts RMV opens applications for low number plate lottery

Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt, Secretary | Massachusetts Department of TransportationMonica G. Tibbits-Nutt, Secretary | Massachusetts Department of Transportation The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) has announced that applications for the...

Massachusetts Exempts These Items From Sales Tax-Free Weekend

The Christmas shopping season used to begin the day after Thanksgiving and end promptly at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve. However, the commercialization of the holiday and the advent of internet shopping changed all that for good. The Christmas shopping...

Boston's Insane Salary Dump of Rafael Devers To San Francisco

Massachusetts reports West Nile virus detected in Worcester County

Public health officials in Massachusetts said Tuesday that West Nile virus was confirmed in a mosquito sample in Worcester County. The sample was collected Friday in Shrewsbury. The state Department of Public Health said it's the first positive...

Boston College Football To Unveil New Uniforms Today: The Rundown

Dec 28, 2024; Bronx, NY, USA; Boston College Eagles defensive lineman Josiah Griffin (9) celebrates after a fumble recovery during the first half against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images...

Boston police seek man involved in hit-and-run that left victim seriously injured

Boston police are asking the public to help them identify a man they believe was involved in a hit-and-run crash in last month that left another man seriously injured. The crash happened on May 3 around 9:20 p.m. near the intersection of Cambridge...

US tender alert: Massachusetts takes steps toward 40 GWh energy storage

Massachusetts is initiating efforts toward its goal of procuring 5 GW of energy storage by 2030. A draft RFP for 1.5 GW of four- to 10-hour energy storage resources has been released. The exact release date for the Long-Term Contracts for Energy...

Man accused of killing his father in New Hampshire in 2003 arrested in Massachusetts

CONCORD, N.H. — A man accused of killing his father in New Hampshire in 2003 has been arrested in Massachusetts, the attorney general said Tuesday. Douglas Herlihy, 39, is being held without bail following his arrest on a warrant in Saugus,...

What Makes a Boston Movie a Boston Movie?

This episode is a first for Decoder Ring: a live show, recorded at the WBUR Festival in Boston, Massachusetts. Given the setting, we decided to take on a Boston-based cultural mystery: namely, the “Boston movie.” Beginning in the late 1990s and...

How Boston Mayor Ray Flynn helped bridge divides in Ireland and America

Book review The Battle for Boston: How Ray Flynn and Community Organizers Fought Racism and Downtown Power Brokers By Don Gillis Published by Fordham University Press Written by Boston community activist and academic Don Gillis, who played a key...

Which Greater Boston restaurants will make the Michelin Guide?

For the first time, Boston and Philadelphia will be included in the Michelin Guide’s Northeast Cities edition this fall. Meet Boston partnered with the Michelin Guide to showcase the region's culinary scene. Michelin inspectors are anonymously...

Democrats Fear ICE Could Cost Massachusetts a Seat in Congress

Each state has two U.S. Senators, but the number of U.S. Representatives varies based on the state's population. After every decennial census (every 10 years), House seats are reapportioned based on the count. Some states might pick up a seat,...

Mariners 8, Red Sox 0: Walker Buehler breaks Boston’s winning streak

During the Red Sox six game winning streak entering tonight, they gave up a grand total of eight runs in all of those contests combined. Tonight? Walker Buehler allowed eight runs by the fourth inning! Absolutely nothing was working. Buehler...

Boston Early Music Festival revives baroque wit and drama in Great Barrington

GREAT BARRINGTON — It was tragic and packed to the gills with drama. It was elegant in a way vocal music hadn’t been before. It was devoid of distractions, having outgrown the carnivals and courtly spectacles of its birth. But would it play in...

Boston Rob's Daughter Hospitalized for "Severe" Reaction to Plant

"Boston Rob" Mariano's family vacation in Mexico has hit a snag. The Survivor alum shared on June 16 that his and wife Amber Mariano’s 14-year-old daughter Carina "got poked by this plant yesterday on the golf course...long story short we ended up...

Boston Bruins Announce Development Camp Roster

Today, the Boston Bruins announced their preliminary roster for the upcoming development camp as the offseason approaches. The 22-player roster will surely grow, especially after the Bruins make their seven selections in the 2025 NHL Draft, if not...

Raleigh drives in six, Woo dominates as M’s beat Boston 8-0

SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit a grand slam for his major league best 27th home run and drove in six to tie a career high, Bryan Woo gave up one hit over seven innings, and the Seattle Mariners snapped Boston’s six-game winning streak with an 8-0...

Preserving local legacy: Two historic Massachusetts venues look toward the future

Preserving local legacy: Two historic Massachusetts venues look toward the future Minute Man Air Field and the Strand Theatre seek new futures AWAY WITH IT. THIS IS COLES ISLAND AT THE MOUTH OF THE ESSEX RIVER IN GLOUCESTER, BUT FURTHER SOUTH...

Tucked away in the trees: A former Boston Celtic’s dream home

Tucked away in the trees: A former Boston Celtic’s dream home Kevin Garnett's onetime Concord home is on the market A NATURE OR CELTICS LOVER’S DREAM. HOME AWAITS. FIRST FOR THE NATURE FOLKS. 13 ACRES. ABUTTING 3500 ACRES OF CONSERVATION. THE...