1+ week, 1+ day ago   (994+ words) Most Red Line riders likely know the seat fabric: abstract lines, multicolored, fuzzy. Now, thanks to one persistent Massachusetts native with a soft spot for the T, you can buy the beloved fabric. Thomas Underwood of Mansfield tracked down the…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (438+ words) A state senator from Western Massachusetts recently took to social media to call out her “most prolific contributors” in her Facebook comments. Jo Comerford, a Northampton Democrat, posted a video on social media last Friday, reading her most dedicated critics…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (895+ words) An investigation by Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts reveals what it calls a repeated pattern of excessive and prohibited force at South Bay House of Correction, months after an inmate died following an altercation with corrections officers at the facility....

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (301+ words) Authorities are investigating an alleged sexual assault at a Massachusetts State Police barracks on Martha’s Vineyard, police said. The incident occurred in late August after the Oak Bluffs Police Department received a report of a “woman in distress,” Police Chief…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (279+ words) The third former staff member of Miss Hall’s School to face criminal charges stemming from the sexual abuse scandal at the private Pittsfield girls’ school pleaded not guilty Thursday, court records reveal. Matthew Johnson, 70, of Connecticut, was indicted Aug. 20 on…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (503+ words) With household budgets stretched thinner this year, many families are looking for ways to enjoy their fall weekends without spending as much. A new survey from financial media company MarketBeat polled more than 3,000 families for the best free fall activities…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (999+ words) The first time a white hockey puck-like object fell from a resident’s ceiling in a New Hampshire government-subsidized building, maintenance was at their door within 15 minutes. The second time it fell, the resident looked up the serial number. The Mînut…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (252+ words) An Amtrak Northeast Regional train traveling from Boston to Washington, D.C., struck and killed an individual at the Sharon MBTA station Wednesday afternoon, officials say. The train made contact with the person, who Amtrak officials say was trespassing, around 3:07 p.m. Sharon police…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (253+ words) An employee at Marylou’s Coffee in Norwood reported a customer threw food and a tip jar over the counter at them due to a dispute over food allergies. Shortly before 11 a.m. Sept. 1, a store employee called 911 alleging a customer dispute…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (216+ words) A New Bedford woman was recently arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting at a Taunton house party, authorities said. Sienna Barboza, 25, faces one count of murder and seven counts of armed assault with intent to murder,…...