Amy Sokolow

The unnamed team, part of the new Professional Women's Hockey League, will face off against a Minnesota squad at 7 p.m. Though the team is based in Boston, it will play its home games in Lowell's 6,500-seat Tsongas Center.

“People feel good after a haircut. Everybody does. And I think it's because they feel, like, more affirmed in their appearance, and gender presentation is part of your appearance," says M Arida, who works as a barber in Boston's South End and has gained a social media following for their gender-affirming haircuts.

Four Brockton School Committee members are calling for the deployment of the National Guard inside the city's high school to clamp down a recent spate of disruptive student fights.

Decrying what he called an " 'anything goes' attitude" by celebrants at Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade , City Councilor Ed Flynn took to social

Marshfield has, for now, rejected the state's new law requiring denser development near public transit.

For the second year in a row, nearly a third of Boston's 19 city-run pools have been closed for repairs or upgrades. And this summer's excessive heat has left families living by the six shuttered city pools scrambling in search of other places to cool off.

You don't have to look far to find evidence that climate change is having a drastic impact on our environment. You can see it before your eyes in the intensity of storms, floods and wildfires.

Many Bay Staters keep up certain traditions to stay energized and mark the day the polls close. Here's a look at the superstitions Massachusetts politicians will keep on Election Day.

One of the best defenses against text or email scams is to stop and think about what you're being asked and "whether it makes sense," Christina FitzPatrick, AARP's state director in New Hampshire, said. She also advised people to be wary of gift card ruses.

Third grader Naomi Ward is helping fight food insecurity at her school in Watertown by donating unopened food to her local community fridge.