September 10, 2019 Patriots' Antonio Brown signing allegedly prompts mass shooting threat from Giants fan A New York Giants fan upset that the New England Patriots signed wide receiver Antonio Brown allegedly threatened a mass shooting at Gillette Stadium over the weekend.
September 9, 2019 Massachusetts girl, 5, contracts deadly EEE virus, in critical condition: report Two additional cases of the potentially deadly mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus have been confirmed in Massachusetts, one of which was reportedly confirmed in a 5 -year-old girl.
September 8, 2019 Rob Gronkowski included in cryptic video with caption 'news will drop tomorrow night' Speculation for the return of tight end Rob Gronkowski is heating up after the former All-Pro was recorded on video catching passes from former New England Patriots, while returning to Gillette Stadium on Saturday.
September 7, 2019 MIT Media Lab director resigns after report on financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein A top official at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) resigned Saturday after acknowledging this past week that he went around the university's official designation of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein as a “disqualified” donor and continued to accept gifts from him for a prestigious research lab.
September 6, 2019 Embattled Massachusetts mayor arrested over alleged extortion of marijuana vendors The embattled mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts was arrested Friday for allegedly “extorting marijuana vendors for cash,” prosecutors said.
September 6, 2019 Hurricane Dorian's path: What you need to know The fourth named storm of the hurricane season, Dorian, weakened to Category 1 strength early Friday as its eye passed just east of Cape Lookout, N.C. The storm, which had reached Category 5 strength earlier in the week, devastating the Bahamas, where the death toll rose to 30 on Thursday.
September 6, 2019 Fifth case of deadly EEE virus confirmed in Massachusetts, 3 dozen communities at 'critical risk' A fifth person in Massachusetts has been diagnosed with the life-threatening mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus, state health officials said Thursday.
September 6, 2019 Anti-ICE protesters block rush-hour traffic in Boston area; 12 arrested for trespassing at Amazon Police in Massachusetts reportedly arrested 12 pro-immigration protesters Thursday after hundreds of demonstrators marched through the Boston area, blocking rush hour traffic.
September 4, 2019 AOC, Pressley vow to help pay bail for counterprotesters arrested at 'Straight Pride' parade Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and fellow member of “the Squad” Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., vowed Saturday to contribute to a fund that is raising bail money for the 36 counter-protesters arrested at the “Straight Pride Parade" in Boston.
September 2, 2019 Palestinian student, 17, who'd been blocked from entering US, arrives at Harvard Ismail Ajjawi, a 17-year-old Palestinian student living in Lebanon, after claims that he was blocked from entering America because of his friends' social media posts, arrived at Harvard University Monday to start his college journey Tuesday, according to The Harvard Crimson.