8+ hour, 4+ min ago   (255+ words) Boston.com Governor Maura Healey honored a Good Samaritan who helped stop the shooting on Memorial Drive in May. On Friday, Healey presented Thomas Joseph “TJ” Swenson Jr. with the Madeline “Amy” Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery during the state’s…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (369+ words) Eighteen employees at global insurance giant Willis Towers Watson resigned within 44 minutes last month and joined a competing firm, taking clients with them, according to a lawsuit filed in Boston. The mass departure began at 8:02 a.m. on Aug. 19 and ended at…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (630+ words) Signs are popping up seemingly everywhere, from Jamaica Plain and Roslindale to as far as Dedham. “Protect the Arboretum,” they read, with a QR code directing passersby to a petition that has now collected more than 5,000 signatures. But what exactly…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (516+ words) We asked readers where they stood, and most were in favor. Of 57 people who responded to our informal poll, 46 said they’d support the measure, while 10 said they would not. Many “yes” respondents framed the initiative as a matter of local…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (686+ words) The at-times controversial plan to build a 26-story apartment tower with roughly 500 units in the heart of Davis Square is no longer moving forward, the developer said Monday. Copper Mill, the developer behind the project, said it is stepping away…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (717+ words) The former legislative aide accusing state Rep. John Gaskey of sexually charged and inappropriate conduct in the workplace refuted his claims that her lawsuit was politically motivated and that a House investigation cleared him of wrongdoing. Kayla Churchill filed a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (577+ words) By BARBARA ORTUTAY and KELVIN CHAN, Associated Press California, Colorado, Massachusetts, and Vermont were among 29 states that sued the tech giant in 2023, but the deal cuts short the trial, which was expected to see CEO Mark Zuckerberg take the stand…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (365+ words) Looking to make a “pizza pilgrimage”? Two Massachusetts pizzerias made the list of 27 best pizza places in America, compiled by food writers at the USA Today Network. Pinocchio’s Pizza & Subs in Cambridge and Palio Pizzeria in Hyannis were among the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (438+ words) New team, same problem. Former Red Sox shortstop Marcelo Mayer is dealing with right foot soreness with his new team, the San Francisco Giants. The foot issue apparently stemmed from his time in Boston prior to being dealt on trade…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (656+ words) Former Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers is back in Boston this weekend for the first time since being traded last June, but he isn’t focusing much on the location. Devers, whose career in Boston came to a screeching…...