Winthrop became the latest town to sue the state’s housing office Monday. Eleven residents of the Boston suburb filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court, leaning on the ruling out of the auditor’s ...

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Wrentham town officials on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the state over the MBTA Communities Act, becoming the latest town to push back against the controversial zoning law. In a statement ...

A ground floor flat in Lowestoft was severely damaged after an electric bike caught fire while it was on charge.

Four fire crews from Lowestoft South, Wrentham and Bungay fire stations tackled the blaze for just over an hour. The fire brigade said the blaze was sparked by an electric cycle that had been ...

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Nansemond-Suffolk Academy student was charged after a gun was found inside the school Monday. Suffolk Police initially said when it got to the school on Pruden Boulevard ...

Independent charity Suffolk Libraries has run the service since 2012, which now has 45 locations. Suffolk County Council said the charity had proposed unacceptable terms for the new contract and ...

Auditor Diana DiZoglio made her determination on Friday and said communities not in compliance with the Communities Act, including Wrentham, could go to court for an exemption.

Patrons of Suffolk's library service have spoken of their "shock and surprise" that the county council has decided to take back full control. Philanthropist Gina Long MBE and former BBC Radio ...