The first day of school for students is Wednesday, August 27. Students will attend school the following Thursday, and then be off on Friday, August 29 and the following Monday for Labor Day.

Last week, Governor Maura Healey signed the updated Shield Law, which prevents the disclosure of sensitive data, such as a physician’s name, and formally establishes that abortions are to be provided ...

Governor Maura Healey is announcing that the final hotel shelters in Massachusetts are closed, months ahead of schedule. She is also formally terminating an emergency declaration she issued in August ...

Shown above, Young CPYC sailors (lower right) Isla Crombie, Sloane Morris, and Bria Butler with their families during the annual Cottage Park Yacht Club Summer Soiree and fundraiser for Make A Wish ...

“Cataldo has better coverage in the area as they currently serve Revere, Chelsea, Everett, Lynn, Salem, Malden, and Somerville, as well as other nearby towns,” Marino stated in his report to the town ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkin was charged with extortion involving the purchase of an equity interest in a Boston-based cannabis company by federal authorities last week.

Susan Gibbons was formally introduced as the school district’s new Director of Pupil Personnel Services to the school committee at its meeting Monday night.

We know he would have been both pleased and proud with the support that his family, friends, and former players showed for future Winthrop student-athletes at an event that epitomized what makes ...

Japan’s surrender was preceded the week before by the dropping of two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9). Both of those bombs, which fell on targets of ...

Sen. Lydia Edwards hosted a campaign reception Aug. 6 at The Tall Ship Boston. A tremendous crowd of supporters from across the district joined Sen. Edwards at the event that was held at the exciting ...

But beyond her business acumen, what we most will remember about Elizabeth Polino was that she truly was a kind and positive person who cared deeply about her family, friends, and community.

A Purple Heart Community is a city, town, or other municipality that has been officially recognized for its commitment to honoring and supporting Purple Heart recipients, who are those who have been ...