A teacher at a Westboro middle school has been placed on administrative leave after parents complained about a sexually explicit video allegedly shown in class. A parent said his 13-year-old daughter was shown an uncut music video of an Eminem song during a class at the Gibbons Middle School.
Citing "unfavorable" economic conditions, Hess LNG Monday said it is withdrawing its proposal for a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Taunton River at
To convict former House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi or his either of his codefendants of committing a conspiracy, a jury must determine that an agreement existed among at least two alleged coconspirators, that the defendant "knowingly and willfully" participated and that the defendant took at least one action to further the alleged scheme, Judge Mark Wolf instructed jurors Monday.
At the time of the shooting at 1:42 p.m. Saturday, the suspect, Frank J. Webb, 19, was out on bail on two open cases in Brockton District Court, for charges of possessing cocaine and dealing cocaine in a school zone. Those arrests were made in May and September 2010. His bail was revoked on Monday when Webb was arraigned in the fatal shooting of a city woman.
The National Archives and the Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon Presidential Libraries have released the Pentagon Papers in its entirety for the first time. The document is available at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Dorchester and online.
Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti was honored Sunday with the dedication of a Raynham bridge in his name.
Rocky Marciano's memory will be front and center this week as representatives from the World Boxing Council visit to discuss plans to construct a statue here in his honor.
The al-Qaida operative behind the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania has been killed, a Somali official said Saturday.
Make no bones about it, pint-sized paleontologists are going to dig the new dinosaurs exhibit at the Museum of Science – and they just may learn something, too.
Mary Ann Marciano died on June 3 at her home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. from complications of a respiratory illness. She was 58.
The World Boxing Council is coming to Brockton on Monday to spotlights its plans for a statue in the city honoring boxing legend Rocky Marciano. The public is invited to attend day-long events on Tuesday honoring Marciano across the city.
A summary of closing arguments made by each of the parties in the trial of former House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, accountant Richard Vitale and lobbyist Richard McDonough.
A judge has ordered that pretrial court hearings in the Amy Bishop capital murder case will be open to the public, but isn't reversing his earlier order to seal the court records from public view.
You can’t fault “Beginners” for its ambition. It throws everything writer-director Mike Mills can think of at the screen, from a dog talking in subtitles to historical slide shows that remind us of who was president in every era from the 1950s until the early 21st century.
The phenomenon of sexting – the exchange of sexually explicit messages or images – has long been associated with teens. But that changed this week when Rep. Anthony Weiner, a married congressman from New York, admitted to sending a sexually suggestive photo of himself through the social media site Twitter to a woman he didn’t know.
Mayflower II was struck by lightning Thursday night, but escaped with minor damage.
Jimmy Freeman, a retired Navy civil service worker, was in Braintree Thursday, claiming his $25.6 million Powerball prize.
Freeman won the lottery in Wednesday’s drawing, becoming the first Massachusetts jackpot winner since the state joined Powerball 18 months ago.
He bought the ticket at Joe’s Market, 1132 Robeson St.
Christopher J. Babij, 26, and his brother Kenneth, 20, pleaded guilty to charges filed in connection with the March 29 theft of a car belonging to U.S. Rep. William Keating. The car had been parked in the driveway of Keating’s home on Adeline Place in Quincy.
David Ortiz broke loose after getting drilled by CC Sabathia, starting and finishing a seven-run burst in the seventh inning that led the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees, 8-3, in a rain-delayed game that ended at 1:43 a.m. today.
After tying the best-of-seven series via two straight one-sided wins, the Bruins can take a 3-2 lead by winning Game 5 on Friday night at Vancouver. If the Canucks don’t solve their defensive problems, the Bruins have a clear advantage.
Lawyers in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi will get 90 minutes each on Friday to make a final appeal to the jury, capping six weeks of complex, politically intriguing and at times illuminating testimony about Beacon Hill's recent past.
The Boston Archdiocese has opened the canonization cause of the Rev. Joseph Muzquiz, who establishedOpus Dei in the United States and worked for many years in the Boston area.
Gov. Deval Patrick on Thursday authorized executive branch departments and agencies to award managers up to a 3 percent raise in fiscal 2012, consistent with what most state unionized employees will receive under the terms on a long-term deal negotiated four years ago.
The Medical Device Manufacturers Association today will honor Sen. Scott Brown as "legislator of the year" for his legislative efforts to repeal the 2.3 percent tax on medical device manufacturers in the federal health care bill.
Following last night's victory over the Canucks, Boston Bruins players got a rousing send-off from fans this morning at Boston Garden. The team left for Vancouver today with the Stanley Cup FInals tied at 2-2.
To Gregg and Lucy Rogers, a daughter with Down Sundrome is just another kid.