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Stash’s Pizza owner Stavros “Steve” Papantoniadis of Westwood has been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted this summer on forced labor charges

Lori Lange had lost a ring that belonged to her mother and her diamond wedding ring when the Phoenix resident recently visited Boston on trip — lucky for her, another visitor who happened to be in the area “had his angel wings under his little red flannel shirt”

“Bill Russell showed us on and off the court that, to deliver a brighter future, you have to reckon with the past. He knew he had a platform, and he used it to push for a better world,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said

“The bridge renaming will honor his dedication to civil rights and the fostering of Boston’s youth and young athletes,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s office says.

Watch all the action of the 2024 Head of the Charles Regatta from Friday-Sunday Oct. 18-20 streaming live here.

Boston’s National Women’s Soccer League team is apologizing after the launch of the club’s name announcement – specifically the branding associated with it – fell flat for many fans.

It’s a historic day in Boston, as the city’s new National Women’s Soccer League franchise announced its new name on Tuesday. Sporting colors of green and black, the BOS Nation Football Club (pronounced as “boss nation”) will be the 15th National Women’s Soccer League franchise. New gear is available now on the website. Entering: BOS Nation FC ⚽️ Thank...

Boston’s iconic Duck Tours is celebrating its 30th anniversary this week — and you can get a special discount on tickets this week to mark the occasion. Tickets are going for $30 starting Monday, and will be available for the discounted price until Friday. Employees at the tourist attraction are being given 30 $5 bills to pay it forward or…

She was accompanied by her family and her dog, Bruce, who she was walking when the lightning strike derailed her life.

Hoyer not only made a generous donation to the shelter, but also adopted a mother dog an her puppy.

A duck boat that happened to be conducting water rescue training saved a man and his child from the Charles River Monday morning in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Images showed the pair in the water.

When will Boston hold a parade for the Celtics’ 2024 NBA Championship? Here’s what we know from Mayor Michelle Wu and other so far.

A potential collision narrowly avoided at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, Wednesday morning, when air traffic controllers cleared a Boston-bound American Airlines flight for takeoff, while a smaller King Air plane was cleared to land on an intersecting runway. “American 2134, cancel takeoff clearance! Zero, Alpha, Alpha, go around, go around!” said an air traffic controller. “Rejecting the takeoff,…

A large solar eruption has sent a strong geomagnetic storm and if the weather cooperates, could give us the best chance to see the Northern Lights in Connecticut in nearly 20 years this weekend.

Boston police tore down a pro-Palestinian encampment on Emerson College’s campus overnight, arresting more than 100 people, and appeared poised to do the same to a new demonstration that formed at Northeastern University’s campus Thursday afternoon. Dozens of people, apparently including students and faculty, formed a ring around an encampment at Northeastern’s Centennial Common. After several hours, a large...

Prosecutors in the case against Boston Bruins veteran Milan Lucic on Friday dropped the domestic violence charge he faced — after filing for a motion to use the 911 call made from the night of the alleged assault. Hours after his victory in court, the Bruins released a statement saying Lucic won’t return from the indefinite leave of absence the…

A video showing a Sephora worker telling off a person in apparent blackface at the store in Boston’s Prudential Center has prompted the makeup store to issue a statement reiterating the “type of behavior tolerated” there.

The dehydrated bodies of four dead monkeys were discovered by a police dog in luggage at customs at Boston Logan International Airport on Thursday, officials said.

Two JetBlue planes touched while in a de-icing area at Boston Logan International Airport with passengers onboard, the Massachusetts Port Authority said Thursday. The planes made contact when one winglet touched another plane’s tail section, according to Massport. No injuries were reported. A spokesperson for JetBlue said in a statement that both planes were taken out of service for...

A new study out of Boston University could be a game changer in the battle against chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Experts say the results could help diagnose the brain disorder earlier than once thought possible, which is a breakthrough for people who play high level contact sports. The study revealed doctors might soon be able to diagnose the neurodegenerative disease…