Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller reports UMass Amherst is looking to see if any developers might be interested in doing something with 16 acres of prime land just up the road a bit from the Boston line at ...

The Boston Licensing Board decided yesterday to re-open the application period for the 12 "unrestricted" all-alcohol licenses the state granted the city last year - which would immediately become ...

MIT News reports researchers have figured out how to use 3D printers and mud to make "formwork molds" into which contractors can pour concrete at construction sites, replacing the more expensive wood ...

The Boston Business Journal reports Apple has bought its glass-front store on Boylston Street in the Back Bay (where the Copy Cop used to be) for $88 million.

The Heights reports on an incident at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir Wednesday night, in which state troopers drove onto the path around the reservoir to try to get some fools off the ice, then a well ...

WCVB reports on arrests last night, including outside the Chelsea Market Basket.

The Boston Globe reports it's bought Boston Magazine from its longtime Philadelphia owners. The Globe said all BoMag employees were offered their jobs under the new ownership. Also: "Existing Boston ...

Sometime before 7:40 a.m., the driver of a Corolla slammed into a traffic-light pole on the southbound side of Blue Hill ...

The Dorchester Reporter reports Harbor Point resident and Corcoran Jennison Companies are asking state regulators to reconsider their approval of the $5-billion Dorchester Bay City project, arguing, ...

A person was shot in the back and left side shortly after 7:20 p.m. at 73 Ridgewood St., off Draper Street in Dorchester. Read more.

Watertown News reports on Chief Justin Hanrahan's comments at a Martin Luther King Day breakfast yesterday.

Politico reports Josh Kraft will announce he's running for mayor against Michelle Wu this fall. What are his stands on issues? Guess we'll find out next month.