Eva Levin

Dec 19, 2024 | boston.com | Eva Levin

Transportation "This contract ensures that our members will continue to receive the pay and benefits they deserve for the hard work they do," a union coalition representative said of the agreement. MBTA Commuter Rail operator Keolis Commuter Services reached a labor agreement with nine of the company's 14 unions on Wednesday, the company said in a statement.

Dec 18, 2024 | boston.com | Eva Levin

Local News The hack in early September compromised information from all 15,488 participants, Boston University said. Hackers accessed data from Boston University 's Framingham Heart Study in early September, compromising participants' personal and medical information, the school said. An article published in BU Today, the university's external publication, said hackers were able to download the files and information of all 15,448 participants.

Dec 18, 2024 | boston.com | Eva Levin

Local News "There is no doubt that we would not have made it in time to save this old man," Westford Animal Control said of cat Tiki. Bystanders in Westford rescued a cat that was trapped on a piece of ice in the middle of Nabnasset Lake on Monday morning, Westford Animal Control said. A "panicked" passerby called the Westford Police Department on Dec. 16 reporting the cat stranded on the frozen lake, Westford Animal Control said in a Facebook post.

Dec 16, 2024 | boston.com | Eva Levin

Authorities arrested and arraigned 12 people suspected of participating in a luxury car theft enterprise across southern Massachusetts, Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office said in a statement. The year-long investigation, dubbed " Operation Hellcat," alleges that the accused individuals participated in high end car thefts that totaled more than $2.6 million and included 63 different vehicles stolen from dealerships, Campbell's office said.

Dec 16, 2024 | boston.com | Eva Levin

A police officer in Fitchburg shot a man who was making "suicidal statements" and allegedly pointed his gun at the officer on Sunday, Fitchburg police said. Fitchburg police received a 911 call reporting a man with a firearm walking towards Lunenburg Street around 9:21 a.m. on Dec. 15, the department said.