Boston Red Sox pitcher Cooper Criswell opens up in part two of our exclusive Q&A series, sharing insights on his development and life in the majors
Harvard University has hired a drag performer as a visiting professor for the 2025-26 academic year.
Boston Red Sox infielder/outfielder Kristian Campbell, 22, signed an eight-year, $60 million extension after earning the team’s Opening Day second base job. In a NewBostonPost interview at Polar Park, he discusses his development, faith, and life in pro baseball.
Red Sox left-hander Chris Murphy discusses pitching, his Cape Cod League days, mental health advocacy, and playing in Boston in a Five Questions interview at Polar Park.
Mike Minogue, a West Point graduate, Bronze Star recipient, and former chief executive officer of a publicly traded medical device company, is running for governor of Massachusetts as a Republican.
Somerset Berkley defeated Watertown 4-3 to snap the nation’s longest active high school sports winning streak. Junior Ryan Crook, a boy on the girls’ field hockey team, made a key impact in the upset.
Lexington Public Schools’ first grade social studies curriculum introduces gender ideology, teaching children they may be “a boy, girl, both, or neither,” a concept known as non-binary identity.
David Polito has resigned from the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School Committee following controversy and response to his comments on the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Peabody superintendent says business teacher David Polito will not return to his position after posting a Facebook comment celebrating conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death. Other Massachusetts teachers face investigations for similar remarks.
Boston activist Monica Cannon-Grant pleaded guilty to 18 fraud charges after diverting nonprofit donations and COVID-19 funds for personal use.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu questioned whether Proposition 2 1/2 still works, prompting sharp criticism from conservatives who say weakening the 1980 tax cap would unleash higher property taxes and drive up housing costs.
The U.S. House voted 310-58 to honor the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk with a National Day of Remembrance, but Massachusetts Democrats Seth Moulton and Ayanna Pressley opposed the resolution, citing concerns over its portrayal of Kirk.
Jimmy Kimmel’s career has included blackface skits, The Man Show’s “Girls on Trampolines,” and mockery of the Catholic Church.
Fall River Historical Commission member Jason Bouchard-Nawrocki resigns after social media comments celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death.
Massachusetts Teachers Association defends educators facing backlash for social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Another Massachusetts teacher is under fire for celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death online, joining several others facing discipline across the state.
Anne Brensley, a Wayland selectman and business executive, announced her Republican run for Massachusetts lieutenant governor. Brensley, 44, says she will focus on local issues, school choice, public safety, and reducing government waste in the 2026 election.
Mara Dolan says Charlie Kirk didn’t reflect “Massachusetts values.” Here are five warped values that actually define the Bay State.
