8+ mon, 3+ week ago (33+ words) The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged higher last week, ending a seven-week slide that helped ease borrowing costs for home shoppers leading into the spring ......

5+ mon, 2+ day ago (32+ words) We are demanding an agreement that compensates us fairly for our hard work " enough to live on as the cost-of-living skyrockets in the area. Republic is trying to deny us ......

7+ mon, 2+ week ago (51+ words) BOSTON, MA - APRIL 10: Trevor Story #10 of the Boston Red Sox celebrates after his ground out brought in the winning run in the 10th inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park on April 10, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images) Sox avoid being swept...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago (30+ words) My story is one of millions " shaped by struggle, but not defined by it. What keeps me going is the hope that my son's story will be one of ......

7+ mon, 2+ week ago (38+ words) Page one [Boston, MA -Tania Fernandes Anderson waves as she arrives for the City Council meeting. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)]Boston, MA -Tania Fernandes Anderson waves as she arrives for the City Council meeting. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago (31+ words) LOWELL " U.S. News & World Report's 2026 national rankings of top colleges and universities again this year give high marks to UMass Lowell for the education and economic value ......

8+ mon, 3+ week ago (20+ words) Pope Francis suffers new breathing crises, is back on noninvasive ventilation, Vatican says March 3, 2025 at 2:03 pm ......

6+ mon, 1+ week ago (404+ words) Boston, MA - Mary Cringan and Megan Burke plant flags as over 37,000 flags are planted on the Boston Garden each flag representing a Massachusetts service member who gave their life in sacrifice. As they do every year ahead of Memorial Day, volunteers placed tens of thousands of U.S. flags around Boston Common's Soldiers and Sailors Memorial on Wednesday in tribute to the many fallen U.S. service members who called the Bay State home. Beginning from the years ahead of our nation's founding on to the present, more than 37,000 people from Massachusetts have sacrificed their lives during service and as a result of military conflict, and Home Base and Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund have marked their dedication with a display of American flags on the Common for the last 16 years running. According to information provided by the groups, each of the planted flags serves…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago (410+ words) Following recent weather disasters across the county, the Boston mayor outlined Thursday how the city is preparing for when more severe heat, coastal flooding, or extreme weather events hit here. Following recent weather disasters across the county, the Boston mayor outlined Thursday how the city is preparing for when more severe heat, coastal flooding, or extreme weather events hit here. "Over the last few months, our hearts have gone out to the families impacted by some of the worst wildfires in California history, or the recent flooding in Kentucky, or events all across the country and even much closer to home," said Mayor Michelle Wu at a emergency preparedness press conference Thursday. "Here in Boston, we're lucky we haven't experienced events to such an extreme. "But in the last decade alone," she continued, "Boston has seen three of the four…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago (238+ words) The Herald has cracked Boston Magazine's 150 Most Influential Bostonians list, along with Karen Read. As the magazine reports, the 150 people on the 2025 list "move the needle of our collective future ... The Herald has cracked Boston Magazine's 150 Most Influential Bostonians list, along with Karen Read. As the magazine reports, the 150 people on the 2025 list "move the needle of our collective future." And not necessarily to everyone's agreement. "Let the arguments begin," the magazine admits, because influence is fluid. Wyc Grousbeck and the Boston Celtics top the list after the team was sold for a staggering $6.1 billion " "the highest in North American sports history." The rest of the list is packed with progressive stalwarts, from Gov. Maura Healey (#6) and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (#7) and AG Andrea Campbell (#14), and plenty more. Karen Read, who made the list (#150) on the same day her retrial…...