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A 56-year-old woman from South Hadley in western Massachusetts on Sunday became the first person known to have swum the entire length of the Connecticut River. Kari Kastango swam the 410-mile-long river in 83 portions between Memorial Day and Labor Day over the course of four years, starting in 2019
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A Dominican Republic national pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston on Friday to distributing fentanyl after re-entering the United States after previously being deported, federal prosecutors said. Juan Carlos Santos-Ocasio, also known as "Cristhian Aybar-Done," 40, was arrested in November 2022 and later indicted on one count
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Several dozen protesters demonstrated outside the Massachusetts Family Institute's annual fund-raising dinner Friday night, briefly blocking access to the Newton Marriott hotel in Auburndale. Protesters chanted "Hey-hey, ho-ho, transphobia has got-ta go" and "We're here, we're queer, we're fabulous,
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Editor's Note: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made an unannounced visit to the annual fund-raising dinner of the Massachusetts Family Institute at the Newton Marriott in Auburndale, Massachusetts on Friday, October 13, 2023. DeSantis is running for the Republican nomination for president. A transcript of DeSantis's remarks
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U.S. Representative Katherine Clark (D-Revere) criticized Jim Jordan, the latest GOP nominee for speaker of the U.S House of Representatives, for his conservative positions and style during a press conference. "He has voted to ban abortion nationwide with no exceptions for rape or incest. He has voted
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State Auditor Diana DiZoglio says she has 400 volunteers gathering signatures of registered voters to try to get a measure on the ballot that would explicitly authorize her office to audit the Massachusetts Legislature. Even so, she told an audience earlier this month that she'll need paid signature
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A challenger who supports abortion is hitting the pro-life mayor of Quincy hard on abortion in the campaign for the city government's top spot. Anne Mahoney, a member of the Quincy City Council, criticized Mayor Thomas Koch for his positions on abortion and same-sex marriage during a debate
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Governor Maura Healey's first nominee for a judgeship has given more than $60,000 in campaign contributions to Democratic candidates for state public office in Massachusetts since 2002 and has been a frequent campaign donor to Healey. Adam Sisitsky, a nominee for a state superior court judgeship, gave