A Maine man suspected of a violent home invasion and choking incident downtown last summer is seeking a new public defender. Roger Bolens, 25, whose last known address was Augusta, Maine, ...

Most cities try to move past their darkest chapters, but Salem, Massachusetts decided to lean in hard, and the result is the ...

Three SLO County cities were nominated for USA Today's Readers' Choice Awards - and you can vote to help them reach the top 10.

The city has created its own unique culture that defies easy categorization, and that’s precisely what makes it unlike ...

Iranian-American Bahar Shirafi was among the roughly 200 protesters gathered not far from the Massachusetts’ State House to condemn the joint U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran on Saturday. She’d called ...

BOSTON — In a city steeped in history, few buildings bear a legacy as enduring and consequential as the Old North Church — a symbol not just of Boston or Massachusetts, but of the nation itself. As ...

You won’t want to miss SEACOAST COMPOSITE SQUADRON CIVIL AIR PATROL OPEN HOUSE -12 Mar 26 on the Portsmouth Patch calendar ...

SPRINGFIELD — A Massachusetts State Police sergeant charged with assault after a traffic stop allegedly mistook cosmetics for illicit drugs, forcibly taking the driver to the ground and blasting her ...

The Ordinances and Rules Subcommittee supported requests for greater privacy when addressing the City Council and to create a ...

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey speaks during an event at CitySpace in Easthampton, Saturday, March 7, 2026. $3.5 million in congressionally directed funding is going toward the renovation project of the second ...