Hero Roslindale man rescues neighbor family from house fire
“I think it was great that he was able to save them,” across-the-street neighbor Aguilas Romeus said. “I knew he would have done that. He’s always helping people; he’s a...
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Unemployment rate increases as job growth slows
The unemployment rate rose to 3.7 percent last month as job growth slowed, according to federal officials.
New COVID booster could arrive in days or weeks
People could wait days or weeks to get the updated COVID-19 booster shot that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention backed on Thursday, officials said.
With one week to go before the start of school, Boston scrambles to fill more than 200 teaching positions
The number of teachers Boston Public Schools has to hire by the Sept 8 start of school has declined slightly since last week but has still left administrators scrambling to...
Twenty-five of 4,000 dogs bred for experimentation will be adopted out of Animal Rescued League of Boston
The Animal Rescue League of Boston has taken in 25 of the 4,000 beagles found at a Cumberland, Va., facility that bred dogs to be sold to laboratories for animal...
Board of Higher Education appoints new commissioner
The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education today appointed former Pennsylvania Education Secretary Noe Ortega to serve as the next higher education commissioner.
Worth a trip: Finding the best ice cream at working dairies in Massachusetts
On a hot summer day, few things satisfy as much as ice cream. But most people have never bought theirs at the place where it all begins: a dairy farm.
Canadian study shows impact of cannabis poisoning on young children
“If you look at the period after cannabis was legalized, the number of children who were unintentionally poisoned increased six-fold,” said Dr. Daniel Myran, lead author of the study published...
Boston scrambling to hire more than 200 teachers before start of school
The number of teachers Boston Public Schools has to hire by Sept. 8 has grown rather than declined, despite multiple steps the district is taking.
The 5 deadliest roads in Massachusetts, thanks largely to drunk driving and speeding
A finance technology company that also looks at auto insurance and driving safety says it has pinpointed the deadliest stretches of road in Massachusetts, based on fatality data from the...