The Weymouth Police Department announced Wednesday that 45-year-old Brendan L. Rogers, who was reported missing Monday, was discovered in a remote wooded area off the Fore River following an extensive search. Police said Rogers was last seen leaving his home on Commercial Street in Weymouth on foot at approximately 7:15 a.m. Monday.
Peabody police were on alert as a planned "takeover" of the Northshore Mall was scheduled for Friday at 3 p.m., according to a Facebook post from the department. The event, referred to as a "Northshore Mall takeover," was expected to take place four hours before a similar gathering - a " South Shore Mall takeover " - was set for 7 p.m. Friday. In its post, the Peabody Police Department said it is prioritizing public safety for mall visitors, employees, business owners, and city residents.
Leaders in the Massachusetts Senate unveiled a new piece of legislation this week that would allow residents to sue federal law enforcement officers who violate their constitutional rights. The move comes as residents continue to push leaders on Beacon Hill to do more to combat the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement agenda. The lawmakers behind the bill directly referenced the administration's violent operation in Minnesota, saying that measures like this are necessary when the federal government refuses to hold its own officers accountable.
If you find yourself in need of emergency care in Massachusetts, it could take a while. The Bay State ranks No. 3 in the U.S. for longest average time patients spend in the emergency department, according to World Population Review. Patients here spend an average of 189 minutes - more than three hours - in the ER before leaving the hospital. Only Maryland (228 minutes) and Delaware (195 minutes) report longer average delays.
Today, we filed a lawsuit in federal court against Massachusetts. Congress gave the CFTC, not states, exclusive authority over event contracts. These are national markets with critical questions that must be resolved in federal court 🧵- Neal Kumar (@HereComesKumar) February 9, 2026
McCann noted that Massachusetts ranks third in job security and ninth in poverty rate, which increases the likelihood that parents will be able to provide for their children. While Massachusetts is not the cheapest state - with high housing and child care costs compared with the rest of the nation - McCann said that residents make up for it with high incomes. In addition, Massachusetts has the fifth-best water quality in the country,
"Families cannot support big winter energy bills right now, so we called for more relief," Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper said in a statement. "With energy costs rising nationwide, we're going to keep calling for strong action in Massachusetts." "That's why we're going to keep working every day to bring more energy into our state, oppose rate hikes and get charges off bills."
A Massachusetts man and woman were arrested and charged Wednesday in connection with a scheme to defraud banks in the state by fraudulently withdrawing more than $1 million, according to the office of Leah Foley, U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts. William Shaw, 67, of Boston, was indicted on four counts of bank fraud and four counts of aggravated identity theft, according to a statement from Foley's office.
In the winter of 2021, as the pandemic pressed life inward, Jenny McBride and Jo Gray began doing what so many did to stay sane: they went for walks. Each day, the couple looped through their Newton neighborhood, circling the same streets, passing the same houses, nodding at the same passersby. At first, the walks felt like freedom, a way to stretch their legs and explore beyond the walls of their duplex.
As housing, utilities, and everyday costs of living continue to climb, a growing share of Massachusetts residents say the math of staying in the Bay State no longer works. In a recent Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll and an informal survey of Boston.com readers, residents said Massachusetts is just too expensive to get by. The Globe/Suffolk survey found that about one-third of Massachusetts voters have seriously considered leaving the state in the past year because of affordability pressures, even as a majority still believe the state is generally moving in the right direction.
Boston police said the skimmers can be hidden inside or placed over an ATM's card reader, allowing them to copy information from a card's magnetic stripe or chip. In some cases, thieves also set up tiny cameras to capture a PIN as it's typed into the ATM. At store checkout counters, criminals may use plastic overlays on keypads or card readers that secretly collect card data.
The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission was given a Dec. 15 deadline to produce recommendations. But the full body has not met since late August, and a round of public hearings that must occur before final recommendations are given have not been scheduled. The commission itself is the second such group to try to tackle the contentious topic in recent years. The first commission was created by state lawmakers in 2021, but disbanded by the end of 2023 without offering any concrete proposals.
A Princeton man was arrested and charged Thursday after police allegedly found nine explosive devices in his truck, the Princeton Police Department said in a release. Jason Baldarelli, 27, pleaded not guilty in Leominster District Court to possessing explosives. He is being held on $7,500 cash bail, court records show. The arrest stemmed from the report of explosions on Wheeler Road on Monday around 4 a.m.
As the investigation unfolded, authorities arrested Maiben on charges of larceny over $1,200, tampering with evidence, and obstruction. He was later charged with Pringle's murder and pleaded not guilty. In a pretrial motion, prosecutors suggested Pringle was upset with Maiben and planning to end their relationship. According to the court filing, Pringle sent one of her friends a series of text messages shortly before she died
Local News Thousands of protesters are expected to take part in the "No Kings" protests being held around Greater Boston. Hundreds of "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration were scheduled across Massachusetts on Saturday, with the biggest one expected to be held at Boston Common. Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to attend the "No Kings" protest at Boston Common, which began around noon. The protest featured speeches from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and others.
Real Estate Effective Oct. 15, waived inspections will be a thing of the past. For years, Massachusetts homebuyers in the state's hyper-competitive real estate market felt pressured to waive home inspections to make their offers more appealing. As of Oct. 15, new state regulations ban homeowners and realtors from selling a property on the condition that they waive the inspection and prohibit buyers from offering to waive the inspection to get ahead of the competition.
As college tuitions rise closer to $100,000 a year, both private and public Massachusetts colleges have made free tuition available to students with household incomes under amounts that range from $75,000 to $200,000. Due to the increase in financial aid, out-of-pocket costs have recently gone down nationwide, according to research from College Board. Many Mass. colleges offering free tuition to applicants under a certain household income have been announced over the past couple years, and have become available for students this fall 2025.
In the first crash, shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, 18-year-old Savannah Salemme of Dighton died at the scene, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office. The single-vehicle crash happened at 168 Tremont St. in Taunton. "First responders located a Toyota Tacoma pick up truck that was fully engulfed," the DA's office said. "Initial observations determined that the vehicle left the roadway on Tremont Street, struck the front porch of the home at 168 Tremont Street
