Police say seven utility poles came down on one street in Stoneham.
New England
Hunter who killed family’s dogs says he thought they were coyotes
A New York man is being criminally charged after killing two German shepherds with a crossbow and then skinning them.
Families sue over deaths of loved ones at Massachusetts veterans home
Three families are suing and say a total of 31 residents of the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home died during the COVID-19 pandemic, and many others were sickened.
Judge: Psychiatric patients can’t be held in emergency rooms
New Hampshire is found to be violating the rights of hospitals by having them hold psychiatric patients in crisis.
JetBlue pilot landing in Boston averts potential collision
The close call occurred at Logan airport on Monday when the pilot of a Learjet 60 took off without clearance as a JetBlue flight was preparing to land on an intersecting runway.
Former cardinal tells Massachusetts court he is unfit to stand trial
Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleaded not guilty in 2021 in the case that alleges the priest sexually abused the boy at a wedding reception at Wellesley College in June 1974.
Portsmouth counters hateful graffiti with weekend of love
Assistant Mayor Joanna Kelley said the goal was to outshine hate by being more vocal than the perpetrators.
Northern border immigrant death highlights crossing spike
Border officials on both sides of the line have been warning about the dangers.
Cigarette butt, DNA tests solve 52-year-old Vermont murder
The case remained open and investigators never let it go, but in 2019, a team of detectives, officers, technicians and others began working the 1971 case as though it had just happened.
Boston makes pandemic outdoor dining program permanent
The city will, however, more strictly limit outdoor dining rules in the densely packed North End.