Amy Sokolow

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.

Massachusetts is losing more than $12 million in federal funding for a program that allows 200 school districts to buy food from local farms.

A Needham man is grateful for his cousin's release from Hamas captivity on Saturday morning.Needham resident Jason Greenberg told WBUR Weekend Edition host Sharon Brody that his cousin, Ofer Kalderon looked gaunt and seemed disoriented when he was freed.Greenberg adds that his cousin is "overjoyed" to be reunited with family.