Laura Crimaldi

John Evans, left, is pictured with his daughter, Ariell Toney. Evans is seeking a new trial after being convicted in 1996 of first-degree murder.

The Mass was celebrated by Rev. Daniel Zinger, who baptized the girl a few days before she died at Massachusetts General Hospital.

The state watchdog for law enforcement officers has upheld decisions denying a key credential to Gregg Bigda, a Springfield police officer with a history of being disciplined for his conduct on and off the job.

The state Supreme Judicial Court on Friday ruled in favor of public disclosure of records about investigations into law enforcement misconduct, declaring that the names of police officers can't be withheld on privacy grounds.

The encampment is one of several that demonstrators set up at universities in the Boston area this week, part of a national wave of protests at college campuses.

Suffolk District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden's office said Tuesday that prosecutors will not be seeking criminal charges in connection with the discovery

Family cleaning out a kitchen freezer for Alexis Aldamir found the first of four infant remains that were discovered in her South Boston apartment in November 2022, according to search warrant records released on Wednesday.

The American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts elected Jessica Tang as president in an unanimous vote Saturday, making her the first person of color to lead the union representing 25,000 educators and other workers.

After the remains were found in 2022, Alexis Aldamir's brother told investigators that when she was 19 years old she would discuss having a tubal ligation surgery, which would have “permanently prevented her from becoming pregnant,” court records show.

The hearing officer has the authority to decide whether Volodymyr Zhukovskyy can resume driving in New Hampshire, but cannot address restrictions he faces from drivers licensing agencies in other states, including Massachusetts.