The City Council progressed in its war on Boston’s burgeoning rat population Wednesday by moving forward an ordinance to ...

ANDOVER, Mass. — A busy stretch of Interstate 495 in the Merrimack Valley was closed after a tractor-trailer rolled over and ...

A trash collector strike in the Boston area is entering its fifth week with no resolution in sight, leading to overflowing ...

The ongoing workers strike against waste collection company Republic Services has affected trash pickup in at least 14 ...

The ongoing work stoppage is “taking an unacceptable toll on Boston’s residents, businesses, and neighborhoods," Mayor ...

Teamsters employed by Republic Services have been on strike for a month. There does not appear to be an end in sight.

Meanwhile, in a separate lawsuit, cities and towns suing Republic lost their bid to force the company to pick up their trash.

Republic Services workers voted overwhelmingly to continue the strike that has left some communities without trash ...