Hubway’s offering free bike rides for 24 hours Saturday

Zakim Bridge will glow purple for overdose awareness day
The Zakim Bridge will be bathed in purple light Wednesday evening to honor International Overdose Awareness Day, according to the state Department of Transportation. #ZakimBridge will shine Purple tonight, Wed, Aug 31, for National Overdose Awareness Day. #OverdoseAware2016 pic.twitter.com/9ZuF2wXkeZ — Mass. Transportation (@MassDOT) August 31, 2016 A recently released report from the state Department of Health […]

Mother accused of withholding cancer drugs from sick son pleads guilty
A mother convicted of attempted murder for withholding chemotherapy medication from her son will not return to prison. Kristen LaBrie plead guilty in Salem Superior Court on Wednesday and was sentenced to time served, said Carrie Kimball-Monahan at the Essex County District Attorney’s office. The 44-year-old from Salem has already served five years in prison […]

Chessy Prout starts online campaign for sexual assault survivors
The survivor at the center of the St. Paul’s sexual assault case, who revealed her identity in her first public interview Tuesday, is campaigning to empower other survivors of sexual assault. Chessy Prout, 17, told Today’s Savannah Guthrie she’s wants to create a women’s bill of rights and is seeking input and solidarity for survivors […]

Watch: Coast Guard rescues injured lobsterman off of Cape Cod
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued an injured lobsterman Tuesday morning, 135 nautical miles east of Cape Cod. The Coast Guard said it was contacted by the crew aboard the lobster boat, Eagle, around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday requesting help for a crewmember who had “accidentally been impaled.” Since the boat was not due back to shore […]

The MBTA will save $650,000 the next 2 years by turning off some old cell phones
MBTA officials have cut the lines for more than 550 unused but still active cell phones and other mobile devices in their ongoing quest to trim costs. That, in tandem with adjustments to the T’s mobile phone minute pool and removal of some unnecessary wireless perks like global calling, will save the agency $325,000 annually over the next […]

After 110 years, iconic Rockingham Park racetrack closing
After 110 years in operation, a New Hampshire racetrack that’s counted among the oldest in the country will close for good this week

Groveland teen arrested, charged with making threat against school
A 17-year-old male student at Pentucket Regional High School was arrested Tuesday evening after police say he made a threat over social media. Groveland police said the department learned of the Instagram post, showing the teen with what appeared to be a firearm tucked in his waistband and a reference to the first day of […]

How Boston police officers are taking a ‘soft approach’ to policing
A group of Boston police officers are taking a “soft approach” to policing. Their police unit, called “Operation Helping Hands,” is unlike any other unit in the city, reports The Boston Globe. “You’re one part social worker, one part cop, and one part older brother,” Officer Michael Sullivan told the Globe. The group, which formed […]

Crash on Route 1A in East Boston leaves 2 dead
An early morning crash on Route 1A in East Boston has left two people dead and four others hospitalized, according to state police. The crash happened about 1:15 a.m. on 1A northbound, a half-mile after the exit from the Ted Williams Tunnel. A Subaru Legacy and a hotel shuttle van transporting Logan Airport passengers crashed, […]

Injured hiker rescued from Monument Mountain
A 60-year-old injured hiker was rescued from Monument Mountain on Monday, the Great Barrington Fire Department said in a statement Tuesday.  Around 2:41 p.m., firefighters and medical personnel responded to Monument Mountain for a report of a hiker who had injured his ankle after falling on the Squaw Peak trail close to the top, according […]

Investigation finds 5 cases of sexual misconduct at Phillips Academy
Five former faculty members at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, including a well-known writer, engaged in sexual misconduct with students in the 1970s and ‘80s, the head of the school reported on Tuesday. It is the latest in a string of such revelations involving elite prep schools. Three of the faculty members were identified through […]

18-year-old man stabbed with golf club shaft during fight in Breakheart Reservation
An 18-year-old man was stabbed in the neck area with a golf club shaft Tuesday during a fight in Breakheart Reservation, state police said. Around 4:30 p.m., troopers and Wakefield police responded to a report of a fight in progress in the state park, located in Wakefield and Saugus. Officers said the injured man had been […]

Driver arrested for allegedly robbing customer
A Revere man who said he is an Uber driver was charged Tuesday with allegedly robbing and pushing a woman while picking her up at her Malden home, Middlesex County prosecutors said. Wilson Brea, 21, faced charges of assault and battery on a person over the age of 60 or a disabled person causing injury and larceny over […]

Officials say police officer was justified in shooting of Tyngsborough man at ice cream stand
Following an investigation, state and local law enforcement officials said Tuesday that police were justified in the shooting on a Tyngsborough man last month. Michael Clark, 27, was shot twice by police in the parking lot of a Chelmsford ice cream stand the night of July 16, after he allegedly led police on a multi-town car chase […]

Man uses cat statue to help fend off robbery attempt
Police say 2 homeless men are in custody after they tried to rob a man at a Concord business who fended off the assault with help from a glass cat statue

Agriculture closes offices in 5 states after threats
The Agriculture Department has closed offices in five states after receiving anonymous threats