From the ‘Calamari comeback’ to the topless voter: New England’s weird 2020

And who can forget the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant? Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Beyond COVID-19: Politics, legal news grabbed 2020 headlines

From the college admissions scandal to the overturning of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence, here are some non-pandemic stories that made news this year. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Mass. reports 6,887 new COVID-19 cases, 81 new deaths

The Massachusetts coronavirus data, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Mass. high court: Judges can grant probation on ‘third strike’

The state’s highest court found Tuesday that the law’s wording and legislative history were ambiguous, The Boston Globe reported. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

The first new Red Line train hit the tracks Wednesday. Here’s a look.

The first of many. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Dorchester boy undergoes surgery after vicious pit bull attack

An off-duty officer nearby stopped the attack, police say. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Police investigating fatal shooting of teen in Malden

The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and the Mass. State Police are investigating. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

‘If it weren’t for the looming shadow of mortality, the pandemic would be awesome’

“If it weren’t for the looming shadow of mortality, the pandemic would be awesome.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Watch: Boston Dynamics robots can dance now, because of course they can

🎶 Dancing machine! 🎶 Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

We asked readers for their predictions about Boston’s future. Here’s what they said.

From rent to restaurants to remote work, readers envision a changed post-pandemic Boston area, for better or worse. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Sens. Markey, Sanders to stall defense bill vote in effort for $2,000 relief checks

The House passed legislation in line with President Trump’s request to boost coronavirus relief checks to $2,000, but it’s unclear whether the Senate will approve. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

MassGOP official thinks he got COVID-19 at White House Hannukah party

Tom Mountain tested positive for the coronavirus soon after attending the Dec. 9 event. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Suspect arrested after fatal Christmas Eve stabbing

36-year-old East Boston man faces possible murder charges Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Boston.com readers picked their heroes of 2020. Here’s who they selected.

The 2020 heroes range from public figures to family members to strangers who went above and beyond for others during a historic year. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Mass. reports 2,973 new COVID-19 cases, 100 new deaths

The Massachusetts coronavirus data, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Four teens throw bricks at 19 cars in Worcester, leaving man with very serious injuries

Officers went to Plantation Street at about 3:50 p.m. after receiving a report of an assault with a brick, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

1 killed, 5 wounded in shooting during music video filming in Lynn

One of the men died Sunday morning, while another is in critical condition, said police. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Mass. reports 7,424 new COVID-19 cases, 46 new deaths

The Massachusetts coronavirus data from 12 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 24, through 11:59 p.m. Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

New coronavirus restrictions take effect Saturday in Massachusetts

The new restrictions reduce occupancy in certain businesses to 25 percent. In addition, indoor gatherings will now be limited to 10 people and outdoor gatherings to 25. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Maine reminds fishermen they’re on thin ice

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said fishermen should always use a chisel or an auger to test the thickness of the ice in several places before fishing. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Jamaica Plain house fire leaves one resident with life-threatening injuries

The blaze caused an estimated $350,000 in damages, fire officials said. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Mass. reports 5,655 new COVID-19 cases, 76 new deaths

The Massachusetts coronavirus data, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

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