Wakefield, MA|News|
Scary Encounters In Wakefield Prompt Warning From Police
Police said a man driving a pickup truck approached a teen girl and made inappropriate comments to a woman in her yard this week.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
- Boston, MA
Mike joins Patch after eight years at The Boston Globe. He is a lifelong Massachusetts resident (Roll Tide! - Everett Crimson Tide) who hopes to articulate what makes Boston so uniquely Boston through his coverage.
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Boston|News|
It's A (New) Date: The HUB
Plus: We're talking about the beauty of getting back to normal, whether Jimmy G is coming back and a Boston nanny accused of child porn.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Wakefield, MA|News|
Wakefield Voters Showed Up For The Election Like They Rarely Do
More than 27 percent of registered voters turned out. No turnout in at least the previous five Town Elections broke 20 percent.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Melrose, MA|News|
It Could Be Weeks Before Vinton Street Is Open Again
Crews will be working to repair the road for the next few weeks, a city official said. The MWRA-owned pipe is from 1957.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Boston|News|
These Are The Important People: The HUB
Plus: We're talking a potential U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins, not a potential Mayor Nick Collins and that big ol' Boston budget.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Melrose, MA|News|
Melrose Water Main Break Disrupting Morning Commute
Impacts from the severe break could be felt for quite some time.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Framingham, MA|News|
Bear Reported In Framingham Neighborhood
Authorities are investigating reports of a bear moseying through a residential neighborhood Tuesday morning.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Wakefield, MA|News|
Wakefield Voters Say Yes To Logo, Some New Faces
Unofficial results show Ami Wall and Kevin Piskadlo winning School Committee and Anne Danehy and Julie Smith-Galvin winning Town Council.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Boston|News|
A COVID Change Is On Deck: The HUB
Plus: We're talking a pot shop supermarket opening downtown, business people not ready to get back to business and returning ferry service.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Wakefield, MA|News|
Wakefield Town Election 2021 Preview
The annual Wakefield Town Election is Tuesday, April 27. Here's what to know before heading to the polls.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Melrose, MA|News|
A Rocky Slope Was 'Unbuildable.' Now Someone Wants To Build There
Neighbors are apoplectic about plans to wipe out their "postage stamp of rock and trees," even offering to buy it back.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Boston|News|
This Is Not An Act: The HUB
Plus: We're talking about putting the snail in snail mail, a $40,000 bottle of whiskey and humble pickle beginnings paying off big time.
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Melrose, MA|News|
Melrose's Eugenia Gibbons Receives Environmentalist Award
The NEWIEE Awards Gala traditionally recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of women leaders in the fields of energy and environment.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Barnstable-Hyannis, MA|News|
5-Alarm Hotel Tears Through Hyannis Harbor Hotel
The rapidly growing fire has flames shooting through the roof of the Hyannis hotel.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Melrose, MA|News|
Melrose Breaks New Ground By Looking Up With Elevated EV Chargers
The city is the first on the East Coast —the only place outside of Los Angeles, in fact — to have pole-mounted electric vehicle chargers.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Melrose, MA|News|
$100K Or Nothing? Melrose Emergency Order Makes Some Noise
The emergency order requiring acoustic monitoring reports passed, but not without some confusion.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Boston|News|
The Top Places To Live — If You Can Swing It: The HUB
Plus: We're talking about the blame game in the Patrick Rose case, the Boston mayoral candidates talking shop and a major theater reopening.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Melrose, MA|News|
Mayor Brodeur Announces Return of Slow Streets
The City of Melrose is working with the Pedestrian/Bike Committee to help neighborhoods through the application and approval process.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Wakefield, MA|News|
Wakefield Election Profiles: Theo Noell, Planning Board
Patch is making an effort to educate voters about their options ahead of the April 27 election.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
Melrose, MA|News|
Expanding Melrose Alcohol Sales Proving Difficult Task
"I don't think the city did its job in what it brought before us," Councilor Jen Grigoraitis said before the order returned to committee.
Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
