A vehicle takes a detour through backyards, a real life Grinch is arrested, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

Axios Visuals The highest-paid state employees in Massachusetts all work for the University of Massachusetts, according to state payroll data. Why it matters: UMass pays out big bucks to offer ...

Some say the state Supreme Judicial Court’s ruling Wednesday has not changed the need for Gloucester to comply with the MBTA Communities Act, designed to address the housing crunch in ...

Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know in local business news to start your busy Friday — and the answer to the housing-affordability crisis.

The state's highest court upheld a controversial MBTA zoning law. Most South Coast Rail towns are following it. Three are not ...

Just days after Massachusetts’ highest court ruled communities with, or near, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ...

World Central Kitchen is a not-for-profit organization that partners with local organizations to provide food relief to those ...

The sudden injection of so sizable a sum would be a profound change for the T — at least in the short run. The agency’s ...

Five rail-related projects are among those in Massachusetts to receive U.S. Department of Transportation funding under various Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grant programs, Gov. Maura Healey and the ...

Housing construction starts have been slow in Boston for the last two years despite projects getting approval, and that ...

By Carol Britton Meyer   The Hull Nantasket Chamber of Commerce is working on several initiatives to promote the community ...

The Mass. Supreme Judicial Court sided with the state on towns being required to offer multi-unit zoning. Holden is still ...