An underground fire has caused minor explosions in manholes in Lynn, Mass. The fire was reported at about 9 p.m. Saturday and an hour later thick black smoke was seen coming from two manholes, followed by a loud noise from …
A first-of-its-kind trial starts in Massachusetts this week. Prosecutors say 18-year-old Aaron Deveau will be the first person to be tried on a charge of motor vehicle homicide while texting. The trial is scheduled to start Tuesday in Haverhill District …
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is launching an overhaul of signs at toll plazas on the Turnpike, Tobin Bridge and Airport Tunnels to improve safety and meet federal highway guidelines. Starting this week, drivers will see the “Fast Lane” signs …
Yingzi “Sharon” Wang remembers the crushing weight of a backhoe landing on top of her minivan as her family drove along Interstate 495. The construction vehicle had fallen off a National Grid truck, forcing Wang off the highway and down …
The reopening of a Roman Catholic school in Springfield severely damaged by last summer’s tornadoes has been delayed because of a dispute between the diocese and its insurer. Officials with the Diocese of Springfield said Tuesday that while they estimate …
The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds homeowners, renters, businesses and non-profit organizations of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by Brookline Apartment Building Fire on Jan. 16. The deadline to file an SBA disaster loan application …
As a home improvement contractor himself, Robert MacKerron would seem like one of the last consumers who might fall victim to a contractor taking his money and never finishing the job. But that’s exactly what happened to the Watertown, Mass., …
Massachusetts state workers have caused more than $2 million in damages to state-owned vehicles involved in accidents over the past three years. The state’s 3,600 taxpayer-bought vehicles – which does not include state police cruisers – have been involved in …
A small fire in the Boston Red Sox’s administrative offices at Fenway Park, in Massachusetts, has caused about $100,000 in damage. The Boston Fire Department says the fire Monday in a second floor mailroom was reported at about 11:30 a.m. …
A judge has ruled that a Hatfield, Mass., hay ride operator’s lawsuit will go forward against the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority over injuries the man says he suffered after a bus frightened his horses. The Daily Hampshire Gazette reports that …