Hilltop's Cactus to Stay or Go?
The developers of the old Hilltop space said they have plans for the area, and the iconic 68-foot cactus.
Massachusetts News
Boston Women's March This Week Expected To Be Largest Post-Trump Rally Yet
While women take to the streets in Washington, D.C., Boston plans to hold a parallel rally of its own.
Eversource Seeks Statewide Rate Hikes; Mass. AG Says She'll Fight
NSTAR Electric, Western Massachusetts Electric Company pursue combined $96 million rate increase.
Elizabeth Warren Won't Call Donald Trump 'Legitimate President'
She praised John Lewis after Trump attacked him over the weekend, and when prodded by reporters, wouldn't say whether Trump was legitimate.
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Neighborhood Scout recently ranked the 100 safest cities in the country in 2017.
Charlotte Kilroy used a never-before-seen cooking technique to win last night’s competition.
Also: Two dogs attacked by coyotes over the weekend on the North Shore; Very special 11-year-old joins Celtics on 1-day contract; More.
Kanode, assistant principal of Stanley Elementary School, died early this morning surrounded by loved ones, Superintendent Echelson said.
While women take to the streets in Washington, D.C., Boston plans to hold a parallel rally of its own.
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A messy mix of snow, rain, and ice have forecasters calling for people to be careful.
Also: Student arrested after alleged "serious and specific" threats; Big name enters race for mayor of Boston; Mass. 'most wanted'; More.
The husband and wife are being held on a combined $1 million bail.
Neighborhood Scout recently ranked the 100 safest cities in the country in 2017.
Also: Another Route 1 landmark is sinking; Patriots-Texans playoff game info; Amazon expanding and hiring in Massachusetts; More.
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A strong system is expected to result in up to a foot of snow in some parts of the state, and a winter storm watch has been issued.
A Falmouth hockey player was killed in a crash Thursday on Thomas Landers Road. Another player was seriously hurt.
At least one region is almost guaranteed to get hammered, but it looks like there will be enough for everyone.
There were some pretty big numbers for just one day of snow.
A messy mix of snow, rain, and ice have forecasters calling for people to be careful.
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A classic Boylston Street finish gave us the first winner, a defending champion gave another, and two Ethiopians were crowned.
The massive fire was at York and Berkshire Streets near Kendall Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was reported contained around 8 p.m.
A Medford-based company pays donors up to $250 a week for stool samples given to patients in need of fecal transplants.
A Framingham middle school gym teacher did, and singled out a 7th grade girl for wearing this top to class on Tuesday.
Check back with Patch throughout the day for on-the-ground updates from around the state, plus breaking results coverage after polls close.
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BREAKING: The man was snowboarding on a trail in the Catskills when the accident occurred, a publication reports.
Forecasters released an updated winter weather forecast for the rest of January - and it may not be what you'd normally expect.
Police say two heroin overdoses caused two separate car crashes in the same New Jersey town on the same day.
Authorities have issued an urgent warning about a drug that can kill in very small doses. At least two have died, and the drug is in N.J.
Forecasters released an updated winter weather forecast for the rest of January - and it may not be what you'd normally expect.
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Details were revealed after a SWAT standoff closed a local street, and an arrest was made, police said.
You could be saying goodbye to some of your go-to stores in the New Year.
A 30-year-old New Jersey woman was found dead this weekend in a restroom at a convenience store, police said. Story is developing...
You could be saying goodbye to some of your favorite retailers this year.
Details were revealed about a fatal accident on a New Jersey highway that happened after a cop chase, police said.
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The gas is responsible for killing 566 New Jersey residents each year, state officials say. See a list below of the towns that are at risk.
Here are seven new laws that will impact the way Californians and visitors travel on the Golden State's roadways.
Follow Santa's travels around the world tomorrow
VIDEO: People ran screaming as teens inspired chaos in the Aurora shopping mall Monday night.
Replay the outgoing president's historic address.
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Suit alleges winemakers knowingly sell arsenic-contaminated wines such as Menage a Trois, Sutter Home, Wine Cube, Charles Shaw, and Beringer
I am not sitting here, 15 whole feet away from my kids, because I am too lazy to get up and help them climb the ladder. I brought them here.
What are the winning numbers for the record $1.5 billion on the line Wednesday? And did anybody win the jackpot?
The lawsuit claims many popular wines made and distributed in California contain dangerous levels of arsenic. Here's the full list of wines.
Five Brookfield, Connecticut brothers created a revolutionary new product to make beer pong cleaner and even more fun to play.
