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House fire in Shrewsbury displaces family of 4

In this Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2019 file photo, a shark warning sign warns visitors at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass.

Wellfleet beach closes twice after great white shark sightings

5 injured after shooting outside Brockton house party

Cape Cod's beaches and towns may be quieter because of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, but officials are reminding visitors ahead of the July 4 holiday that the famous destination also remains a popular getaway for great white sharks.

Shark sightings prompt closures at multiple beaches on Cape Cod August 6, 2020 | 12:48 PM

Boston, MA - 4/22/1965: Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses the Mass. legislation during his visit to Boston on April 22, 1965. Dr. King led a march through the city to protest segregated housing conditions and racially imbalanced schools, and spoke at Boston Common and the State House during his visit. (Paul Connell/Globe Staff) --- BGPA Reference: 160126_MJ_026

Martin Luther King Jr. memorial will be established in Massachusetts House chamber August 6, 2020 | 10:47 AM

Watch: Shark spotted off Nauset Beach August 3, 2020 | 10:00 AM

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19. isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. Credit: NIAID-RML

Here are the Mass. coronavirus cases and deaths reported Sunday August 2, 2020 | 4:13 PM

Gloucester Fire Department

Gloucester house fire kills 2 dogs, injures firefighter August 1, 2020 | 9:22 PM

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, left, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

What Marty Walsh and Charlie Baker said about Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence being overturned August 1, 2020 | 11:09 AM

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Mimi Jones in 2017, standing in front of the pool in Malcolm X Park in Roxbury. She is holding an iconic photo of the Monson Motor Lodge manager pouring acid into the pool when she and other civil rights activists were holding a swim-in protest at the St. Augustine, Fla., motel on June 18, 1964.

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'Let’s behave as if we live in a democracy' July 27, 2020 | 11:13 AM

Lowell

Weymouth man drowns in Merrimack River in Lowell July 25, 2020 | 10:15 PM

Another view of Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester.

What you need to know if you're visiting Gloucester beaches this summer July 22, 2020 | 11:10 AM

Westport-resident Jacob Pina has gone viral on popular social media platform, Tik Tok.

Westport resident is TikTok famous for having an extremely long thumb July 21, 2020 | 12:48 PM

WCVB reported that a woman in Stoneham received a hate letter after putting up Black Lives Matter signs in her neighborhood on July 17, 2020.

Stoneham woman received racist letter after putting up Black Lives Matter signs, police say July 18, 2020 | 2:41 PM

Its $11M makeover complete, the Mayflower II is sailing home July 18, 2020 | 10:27 AM

K-9 Rocky

Boston police mourn passing of active duty K-9 Rocky July 16, 2020 | 8:45 AM

DavidsTea

DavidsTea will close all of its U.S. locations July 14, 2020 | 2:35 PM

Pine Street Inn

Pine Street Inn leases former hotel to help social distancing during coronavirus pandemic July 14, 2020 | 2:20 PM

After a car collided with a Verizon truck, it struck a women walking nearby.

A woman was hit by a driver fleeing police in Back Bay, according to witnesses July 14, 2020 | 1:53 PM

an island off Mill island in Maine had a racial slur in the name listed on state website

Maine removes official registry of state islands after racial slurs discovered in 5 names July 11, 2020 | 2:04 PM

A screenshot of the interactive map, which zones where the neighborhoods that have been gentrified, and where opportunity zones remain in Boston.

Boston was ranked the third-most gentrified city in the U.S. July 9, 2020 | 7:40 PM

Summer Eats

School's out for summer. These meal sites are still keeping students fed. July 7, 2020 | 4:31 PM

A map of coronavirus testing locations in Massachusetts.

Here's where you can get tested for COVID-19 in Massachusetts July 6, 2020 | 3:09 PM

The Cambridge City Council voted to develop an alternative policing model July 1, 2020 | 12:33 PM

Boston, MA - 6/12/2020: Amel Viaud, 21, poses for a portrait outside her home in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston, MA on June 12, 2020. She displays a banner she carried in a protest she co-organized that marched from Nubian Square to the Sate House on May 31. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter:
George Floyd protest march police brutality racism Black Lices Matter BLM

Meet 5 of the young women who are leading Boston’s protests against racism June 29, 2020 | 2:08 PM

NBC10 broadcaster Lindsay Iadeluca posted a video of a voicemail she received on her Facebook page.

'I'm terribly sorry you felt the need to leave this on a 28-year-old woman's voicemail. Peace and Love.' June 28, 2020 | 3:05 PM

Greater Boston Food Bank

'We’re going to see more and more families that are food insecure' June 26, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Christa McAuliffe Charter School

Police investigating after noose found outside Framingham charter school on Juneteenth June 25, 2020 | 9:07 AM

The Teen Empowerment center in Dorchester suffered a fire in June.

TEEN EMPOWERMENT

'The power within those walls weren’t the walls themselves' June 24, 2020 | 9:10 AM

BOSTON, MA - 5/15/2020: KEEPING CLEAN...Keolis employee Colin Gardinier sprays disinfectant inside a commuter rail train during COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic at the Keolis maintenance facility Widett Circle South Boston. All MBTA fleet vehicles, buses, trolleys, subway cars, Commuter Rail coaches are being disinfected on a daily basis, a 24/7 operation. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC: stand alone photo

The MBTA is ramping up service as part of the next step in reopening June 20, 2020 | 1:55 PM

A view of the Walpole Rebels football uniform from 1997 during the Division 2 Super Bowl. On Thursday, the school committee voted to drop the school's longtime nickname.

A Mass. high school is ending its decades-long association with Confederate imagery June 19, 2020 | 3:16 PM

'We’re not going to continue to accept it' June 18, 2020 | 1:54 PM

Phantom Gourmet CEO Dave Andelman (right) will be lining up for this year’s Boston Marathon. Reason for running Andelman is running in this year’s race to raise money for the Greg Hill Foundation. The organization uses funds to improve the lives of local families touched by tragedy.

Dave Andelman resigns as CEO of Phantom Gourmet June 16, 2020 | 4:05 PM