Darren Botelho

Boston

Weekend Anchor and Reporter at New England Cable News (NECN)

Weekend Anchor and Reporter at WBTS-TV (Boston, MA)

Weekend Evening Anchor/Reporter @NBC10Boston

Articles

Investigation into shots fired at Harvard Square T station continues

2 days ago | telemundonuevainglaterra.com | Marc Fortier |Darren Botelho

La policía sigue buscando a una persona acusada de disparar un arma de fuego en una concurrida estación del metro en Cambridge, Massachusetts, y ha publicado la foto de una persona de interés en el caso. Un día después del incidente, algunos estudiantes y pasajeros del T de Harvard siguen conmocionados por el incidente en la estación Harvard Square del MBTA. VÉALO GRATIS A CUALQUIER HORA"Es sin duda desalentador, pero creo que es muy representativo del mundo en el que vivimos.
Investigation into shots fired at Harvard Square T station continues

3 days ago | nbcboston.com | Marc Fortier |Darren Botelho

Police are still searching for a person accused of firing off a gun in a busy T station in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and they have released a photo of a person of interest in the case. Now 24 hours later, some Harvard students and T riders are still shaken from the incident at the Harvard Square MBTA station. "It's definitely disheartening, but I think it's really representative of the world we live in.
How tariff turmoil is affecting housing and construction in Mass.

2 weeks ago | nbcboston.com | Darren Botelho

The stock market surged and the S&P 500 posted the biggest gain since 2008 after President Donald Trump announced a pause on most of his announced tariffs. The pause comes after a tumultuous week on Wall Street after Trump proclaimed April 2 "Liberation Day" and announced sweeping tariffs on goods imported from other countries. The construction and real estate sectors in Massachusetts are feeling the effects of the turbulence.
Is there fluoride in water where you live in Massachusetts?

2 weeks ago | nbcboston.com | Asher Klein |Darren Botelho

The federal government will soon stop recommending that municipalities add fluoride to public drinking water. Many communities in Massachusetts already don't do so. Of Massachusetts' 351 cities and towns, about one-third, 120, have fully fluoridated water, though more than 60% of people in the state currently get fluoride in their water. Worcester, Springfield and Brockton are the largest cities that don't offer fluoridated water.
Nearly 100,000 took part in Boston's 'Hands Off' rally, organizers say

2 weeks ago | nbcboston.com | Darren Botelho

The massive "Hands Off" rally in Boston this weekend saw nearly 100,000 people in the streets, organizers said Monday. The tens of thousands of people waved signs and chanted in opposition of the Trump administration and Elon Musk on Saturday, part of a national day of protest.
Wu explica por qué se eliminaron las barreras en los carriles bici de Boston

1 month ago | telemundonuevainglaterra.com | Darren Botelho

La alcaldesa de Boston, Michelle Wu, está respondiendo a las quejas de los ciclistas sobre la falta de barreras protectoras en las carreteras de la ciudad. Hay baches visibles en las calzadas, como en la avenida Massachusetts. Hasta hace muy poco, se instalaban barreras para proteger a los ciclistas del paso de vehículos.
Wu explains why posts serving as bike lane barriers have been removed in Boston

1 month ago | nbcboston.com | Darren Botelho

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is responding to complaints from bicyclists about missing protective barriers on roads in the city. There are visible holes on roadways, like on Massachusetts Avenue. Until very recently, barriers were in place in an effort to keep bicyclists safe from passing vehicles. "We haven't removed bike lanes," Wu said. "There have been some places where the sort of white plastic poles, the flex posts, have continually gotten trampled or run over by trucks.
Trump administration warns 60 colleges

1 month ago | nbcboston.com | Darren Botelho |Mike Pescaro

Six Massachusetts colleges and universities are among dozens threatened by the Trump administration over allegations of continued antisemitism on campuses.
Worcester cop charged in fight with kids' soccer coach

1 month ago | nbcboston.com | Mike Pescaro |Darren Botelho

New video shows a fight at a children's soccer game in Northborough, Massachusetts, that led to charges against a Worcester police officer. Northborough police said Friday they were seeking charges against a 36-year-old father from West Boylston for the March 1 incident at Teamworks on Otis Street. The man is accused of assault and battery in a fight with a coach on the opposing team. The Worcester Police Department confirmed the man is an officer who was off-duty at the time.
After measles death in Texas, here's what to know in Mass.

1 month ago | nbcboston.com | Darren Botelho

There was a widespread warning on Monday for kids to get vaccinated against measles after a child in Texas died last week from the illness - the first in the U.S. since 2015. Numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show weekly cases of measles spiking nationwide in 2025 compared with the last couple of years. A local medical expert told us they declining rates of vaccination are being seen in some areas.