January 16, 2026

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Western Mass. to Boston: Support the Quabbin communities you’ve relied on for generations

Four towns were demolished and 7,600 graves exhumed to create the Quabbin Reservoir in the 1930s, and now their descendants can't drink the water they protect.

By John L. Micek | jmicek@masslive.com

Mass. man who shot 19-year-old, stabbed him 79 times in 1994 granted parole

A man convicted of killing a 19-year-old in a Medford park in 1994 will be released from prison after he was granted parole this month.

By Irene Rotondo | IRotondo@masslive.com

Google banned ads for deadly pill-making machines. They were still posted for sale — until yesterday

Pill presses used to make counterfeit pills continued to appear on Google, despite the company's ban on ads. That changed this week when a MassLive reporter contacted the company.

By Hadley Barndollar | HBarndollar@masslive.com

Convicted murderer granted parole in Mass. after having it revoked in 2023

A convicted murderer whose parole in Massachusetts was previously revoked has once again been granted parole.

By Susannah Sudborough | SSudborough@masslive.com

Jaylen Brown makes important admission on off-night in Heat win

Jaylen Brown admitted he felt sluggish against the Heat, but the Celtics still came away with the win in Miami.

By Souichi Terada | sterada@masslive.com

Drake Maye is having fun giving Josh McDaniels grief over his ‘sibling rivalry’

Patriots QB Drake Maye, who knows something about sibling rivalries, can't help but rib Josh McDaniels over his upcoming battle with younger brother Ben on Sunday.

By Karen Guregian | KGuregian@masslive.com

After Chara, which Bruins, Celtics, Red Sox and Patriots deserve to have numbers retired?

.Should Bergeron, Pedroia, and Gronkowski etc have their numbers immortalized?

By Matt Vautour | mvautour@masslive.com