Local News: Breaking Boston news, politics, crime, and traffic https://www.boston.com/tag/local-news/ Boston.com Tue, 30 Jul 2024 02:38:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://bdc2020.o0bc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BDC_Logo_2020_Social_WhiteBG-609c79a967eee-150x150.png Local News: Breaking Boston news, politics, crime, and traffic https://www.boston.com/tag/local-news/ 32 32 Pedestrian suffers serious injuries after being struck by car in Worcester https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/pedestrian-suffers-serious-injuries-after-being-struck-by-car-in-worcester/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/pedestrian-suffers-serious-injuries-after-being-struck-by-car-in-worcester/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2024 01:21:54 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30981016 Police said she was crossing the street when she was hit.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/pedestrian-suffers-serious-injuries-after-being-struck-by-car-in-worcester/feed/ 1 Advocates rally outside State House to decry new limits on shelter stays https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/advocates-rally-outside-state-house-to-decry-new-limits-on-shelter-stays/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/advocates-rally-outside-state-house-to-decry-new-limits-on-shelter-stays/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:49:32 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30980619 “The people who are pushed out will become homeless.”

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/advocates-rally-outside-state-house-to-decry-new-limits-on-shelter-stays/feed/ 0 76-year-old dies in boat crash in New Hampshire https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/76-year-old-dies-in-boat-crash-in-new-hampshire/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/76-year-old-dies-in-boat-crash-in-new-hampshire/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:04:37 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30980350 Thomas Mead was rowing in a scull boat when a 17-year-old struck him with a pontoon boat.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/76-year-old-dies-in-boat-crash-in-new-hampshire/feed/ 0 ‘Cotton picker’: Student alleges racial bullying at Brookline school https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/cotton-picker-student-alleges-racial-bullying-at-brookline-school/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/cotton-picker-student-alleges-racial-bullying-at-brookline-school/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 23:38:16 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30979994 The school failed to address the bullying after a classmate knelt on the student's neck to reference George Floyd's murder, the complaint said.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/cotton-picker-student-alleges-racial-bullying-at-brookline-school/feed/ 0 1 man hospitalized, another arrested in shooting near Jackson Square MBTA stop https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/1-man-hospitalized-another-arrested-in-shooting-near-jackson-square-mbta-stop/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/1-man-hospitalized-another-arrested-in-shooting-near-jackson-square-mbta-stop/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 22:55:26 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30979806 The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/1-man-hospitalized-another-arrested-in-shooting-near-jackson-square-mbta-stop/feed/ 0 Two Natick churches targeted by anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism, pastors say https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/two-natick-churches-targeted-by-anti-lgbtq-vandalism-pastors-say/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/two-natick-churches-targeted-by-anti-lgbtq-vandalism-pastors-say/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 22:50:21 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30979290 "It is an action that inflicts heartache and pain on our entire community," one pastor said in a statement.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/two-natick-churches-targeted-by-anti-lgbtq-vandalism-pastors-say/feed/ 0 NRA says it’s suing over new Mass. gun law targeting ‘ghost guns’ https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/29/nra-says-its-suing-over-new-mass-gun-law-targeting-ghost-guns/ https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/29/nra-says-its-suing-over-new-mass-gun-law-targeting-ghost-guns/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2024 22:10:42 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30979295 The NRA's lobbying arm thanked a "bipartisan group" of lawmakers who opposed the bill, but only eight state Democrats crossed the aisle to vote.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/29/nra-says-its-suing-over-new-mass-gun-law-targeting-ghost-guns/feed/ 1 Quick-thinking commuter rail crew saves dog stuck on train tracks near Lowell https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/quick-thinking-commuter-rail-crew-saves-dog-stuck-on-train-tracks-near-lowell/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/quick-thinking-commuter-rail-crew-saves-dog-stuck-on-train-tracks-near-lowell/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:14:10 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30978352 “I just felt like we did the right thing, and I would do it 100 times again,” said the Keolis engineer who spotted the pup.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/quick-thinking-commuter-rail-crew-saves-dog-stuck-on-train-tracks-near-lowell/feed/ 1 More liquor licenses in Boston approved by Senate, with some tweaks to initial proposal https://www.boston.com/news/food-news/2024/07/29/senate-liquor-licenses-boston-see-next-steps/ https://www.boston.com/news/food-news/2024/07/29/senate-liquor-licenses-boston-see-next-steps/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:06:10 +0000 The measure to add more liquor licenses to certain zip codes left the Senate with tweaks to it — the biggest one being the number of licenses state senators approved for Boston in more zip codes.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/food-news/2024/07/29/senate-liquor-licenses-boston-see-next-steps/feed/ 0 Lynn non-profit asks for help finding missing teen employee https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/lynn-non-profit-asks-for-help-finding-missing-teen-employee/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/29/lynn-non-profit-asks-for-help-finding-missing-teen-employee/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:04:41 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30978372 “We’re all extremely concerned and are calling on anyone with any information to come forward,” The Food Project Co-Executive Director Maritza Rosario said of Brian Lopez, 17.

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