Firm sues state, says it's not offering betting but commodities futures trading

Adam Gaffin

16 Sep 2025 — 1 min read

Rendering of proposed new apartment buildings off Centre Street at Mildred Hailey complex.

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Woman sought for injuring senior citizen by shoving her out of a bus in Roxbury, police say

September 16

Transit Police report they are looking for a woman with a baby who "violently shoved" an elderly woman down the stairs of a T bus, injuring her, on Warren Street at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Warren Street around 1 p.m. on Sept. 8....

Masked men grab two people off the streets of Somerville

September 15

One on Wisconsin Avenue, one nearby, Cambridge Day reports.

Firm that says it's only democratizing commodities trading, not offering crude sports betting, sues Massachusetts before state can sue it

September 15

A company called Robinhood Derivatives today filed a preemptive suit against the state to try to block it from filing the same sort of gaming suit it filed last week against one of its partners that lets Massachusetts customers...

Who needs elections? Google AI declares winners in Somerville preliminary mayor's race - a day before the election

September 15

Rey gets the scoop on who won the Somerville election that is still going on, thanks to Google AI, which has already decided which two candidates are going onto the final election. Better luck next time, Jake Wilson.

District 7 candidates team up to seek a recount of the preliminary

September 15

Mavrick Afonso, who finished third in last Tuesday's District 7 preliminary by just 17 votes, said today he is seeking recount - along with other candidates who finished behind him. Read more.

Developer readies two more apartment buildings for Mildred Hailey redo

September 15

A developer has filed plans for two new buildings as part of the long-term remaking of the Mildred Hailey Apartments in Jamaica Plain's Jackson Square. Read more.

Arboretum installing irrigation systems for the droughts we now get regularly

September 15

Jamaica Plain News reports on the work that started in 2020 to protect the 281-acre Arnold Arboretum.

Santana holds off Baker; men claiming to be law enforcement grab 9 in in Allston

Santana holds off Baker to take fourth at-large seat; Culpepper wins in Roxbury November 4 Incumbent at-large Councilors Ruthzee Louijeune, Erin Murphy and Julia Mejia cruised to re-election. In the battle for the fourth at-large seat, incumbent Henry Santana topped former Dorchester councilor Frank Baker. Everett, Somerville, Newton get new

On eve of election, man who wants to run for mayor sues to block election results

One of two Nubian Square shooting victims is charged with involvement in the shooting of the other, police say November 3 A Roxbury Municipal Court judge today ordered a man held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing on Thursday on charges he was involved in shooting a man on Marvin

Holiday celebrations, bad sidewalks in West Roxbury, Roxbury

A dead letter day in Chelsea November 2 Matt Frank took in Chelsea's Dia de muertos festival. Shining city from a hill November 2 The view from Peters Hill on the Roslindale side of the Arnold Arboretum this afternoon included not just the Boston skyline, but the changing

Residents, businesses, food pantries to try to ensure nobody starves because of President Golden Ballroom

Residents, businesses, food pantries to try to ensure nobody starves because of President Golden Ballroom October 30 Trusted, free and reduced-price food resources in specific Boston neighborhoods. A regime that is sitting on a $6-billion SNAP contingency fund is refusing to release any of the money to funnel to the