Todd Prussman

A double barrel push for an elected school committee launched Monday with simultaneous initiatives on the city council and by a group of citizens to place a ballot question before voters. City Coun…

One man is dead after suffering “extensive sharp force injuries,” and Malden man is being charged with murder for what police say was an attack after an argument, according to the Middlesex DA. Pol…

A burst of gunfire early Monday left one woman dead and 5 others injured in Mattapan, police said. Responding to a shot spotter activation, police arrived in the area of Irma Street at 12:29 a.m. w…

Watch Liv WASHINGTON — A committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection opened its first hearing Tuesday with a focus on the law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as…

Everett police shot a man who allegedly advanced on them brandishing what was described as a sword after barricading himself in his apartment, according to the Middlesex DA. Police responded to 911…

The Topsfield Fair is back on this fall after being cancelled by last year’s pandemic. Organizers announced Wednesday that “America’s Oldest Fair” was would return on the dates October 1-11. …

A murder investigation in underway in Seekonk where police responding to a report of gunshots Wednesday night found a 66-year old man gunned down in an apartment. The Bristol DA’ office reports tha…

An Everett man is wanted in the cold-blood killing of a 30-year-old woman in a Malden home Tuesday morning. Erin Fitzgibbon, 30, of Everett, was found by police with a gunshot wound to the head whe…

The coronavirus vaccine a person receives depends in part on where they live. The rundown below lists the most widely used COVID-19 vaccines and they are used. Pfizer- BioNtech — The Pfizer-B…

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The local union representing Boston firefighters endorsed City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George with a unanimous vote Monday at Dorchester’s Florian Hall. The International Association of Fire Figh…

A Randolph school was placed on lockdown and a neighborhood was told to shelter in place during a manhunt on Tuesday after a report of shots fired in front of a nearby apartment building, police sa…

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Gov. Charlie Baker today is due to announce a roll back on the state’s outdoor mask mandate, according to reports.

Cambridge-based Moderna on Monday announced a deal with Sanofi to manufacture up to 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses. The deal will see Sanofi “fill/finish” the vaccine doses at its Ridgefield…

As the city celebrates One Boston Day Thursday, marking eight years from the deadly marathon bombing, Acting Mayor Kim Janey is asking residents to perform acts of kindness toward others. “Even tho…

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All students returning to campus at Northeastern University this fall will be “expected” to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, university officials announced Monday.