LIFESTYLE 5 days ago Meet the American who first planted apples in the colonies: William Blaxton, eccentric settler William Blaxton, an eccentric loner and Anglican minister, settled Boston before the Puritans and Rhode Island before Roger Williams — and planted the first apple orchards in America.
Massachusetts September 11 Massachusetts investigator’s vulgar Karen Read texts sideline him in another high-profile murder case Massachusetts Trooper Michael Proctor investigated accused killer Brian Walshe, but after his vulgar texts about Karen Read, prosecutors won't call him to the stand.
Massachusetts September 9 Sorority girl's parents file lawsuit after she fell out of apartment window, spent months in coma Northeastern University junior Sarah Cox, a member of the Phi Omega chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority, fell out of a second-story window during a party in March 2023.
CRIME September 6 Former mafia hitman sentenced to 25 years for killing of Boston crime boss James 'Whitey' Bulger Fotios "Freddy" Geas, an incarcerated hit man with mafia connections, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to killing Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger.
LIFESTYLE September 5 On this day in history, September 5, 1774, First Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia The First Continental Congress convened on on Sept.5, 1774, including delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies and Founding Fathers such as John Adams, Patrick Henry and George Washington.
Illegal Immigrants September 4 Haitian migrant accused of molesting child is in US via controversial Biden-Harris program A Haitian migrant who entered the U.S. last June is was arrested in Massachusetts last week after being accused of molesting a 10-year-old boy who lives next door to him.
POLITICS August 29 Firefighting congressman hopes IAFF shuns Harris after Biden nod: ‘Arsonist telling you how to put out fires’ The International Association of Firefighters was the first labor union to endorse Joe Biden in the 2020 cycle, and Congress' only career firefighter hopes that changes.
Massachusetts August 29 Ex-Massachusetts officer allegedly murdered pregnant woman he groomed as teen, staged it to look like suicide The FBI arrested former Stoughton, Massachusetts, Police Officer Matthew Farwell on allegations he exploited and later murdered Sandra Birchmore.
JD Vance August 29 JD Vance booed during firefighters union speech in which he asked members what have Democrats 'gotten you'? Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance was met with some boos during a speech Thursday to a firefighters union in Boston, Massachusetts.
POLITICS August 28 Migrant crisis roils Boston area as school stands firm on contentious residency policy Advocacy groups unsuccessfully demanded Saugus school administrators reverse a residency and census policy they claim disadvantages immigrants from making it into schools.