June 13, 2023
BOSTON (AP) – A fire ripped through a multifamily home in Boston, sending five to the hospital and displacing more than two dozen residents, officials said. The blaze in the three-story building in the city’s Mattapan neighborhood was reported just …
August 16, 2022
BOSTON (AP) — A break in a 20-inch (51-centimeter) water main in Boston early Monday sent water rushing down a city street, formed a sinkhole that swallowed a vehicle, and flooded area basements, city officials said. The burst pipe in …
August 20, 2021
Tropical Storm Henri is set to grow into a hurricane before slamming the U.S. Northeast anywhere from Long Island to Massachusetts, bringing heavy rain, a flooding storm surge and thrashing winds to the region starting Sunday. Hurricane watches have been …
July 29, 2021
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston area’s subway system faces a severe threat from rising seas over the next 50 years that could cause flooding and cut critical links around the city, according to a new study. The report, written by …
October 6, 2014
Seminar for insurance carrier professionals will offer frank insights and experiences on developing a successful UBI program Scottsdale, AZ, October 6, 2014: We’ve all seen the statistics. Telematics and UBI are exploding at an exponential rate. From 1.85 million insured …
December 10, 2013
Child welfare advocates are calling on the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to back legislation that would extend the time victims of childhood sexual abuse could file lawsuits. The open letter to Cardinal Sean O’Malley came days …
August 26, 2013
The Boston area is getting more than $17.5 million in public safety grants from the Department of Homeland Security. The funding was announced Friday by U.S. Rep. Bill Keating, a Democrat who serves on the House Committee on Homeland Security. …
June 10, 2013
Federal transportation regulators ordered a discount bus service between Boston and New York to shut down Thursday, saying its vehicles and drivers were a threat to public safety and that it once dispatched a bus with a large hole in …
March 21, 2013
Boston, Mass., will implement new safety measures to help protect bicyclists near Boston University after recent collisions. BU officials say there will be new caution signs, enhanced bike lane markings and reflectors in pavement along a stretch of Commonwealth Avenue. …
December 27, 2012
The Callahan Tunnel in Boston, Mass., has reopened after all 2,800 metal wall panels were checked because one of them fell onto the roadway. The tunnel reopened at about 5 a.m. Monday. No one was hurt and no cars were …