Massachusetts

Massachusetts: Board member who called Jews 'kikes' resigns

Bob Hoey, Massachusetts school board member announces resignation 2 days after using anti-Semitic slur on TV.

Massachusetts: School board member uses anti-Semitic slur on TV

School board member calls ex-district chief a 'kike' on live TV.

Disavowed Chabad of Westborough rabbi answers charges

Rabbi Michoel Green: 'It is a grave departure from Judaic values to engage in such unspeakable behavior.'

Biden taps Orthodox Jew to head Federal Highway Administration

President Biden names Stephanie Pollack, Massachusetts' transportation secretary, to head Federal Highway Administration

Massachusetts man indicted for plot against Jewish nursing home

Grand jury indicts Massachusetts man who tried to firebomb Jewish-sponsored assisted living facility.

Bail revoked for suspect in Massachusetts firebomb attempt

Massachusetts man charged with attempted arson at Jewish-sponsored assisted living facility ordered back to jail.

Suspect in attempted fire at Jewish home released to confinement

Federal judge releases 36-year-old accused of trying to set fire to a Jewish-sponsored assisted living center in Massachusetts.

US: 36-year-old accused of trying to blow up Jewish nursing home

36-year-old accused of trying to blow up Jewish nursing home in Massachusetts.

'Anti-Semitism and racism remain part of our community'

Police investigate reports of threats against Jewish students at Massachusetts middle school.

Massachusetts college vandalized with swastikas

Smith College, located 100 miles west of Boston, vandalized with rash of swastikas. Police investigating.

Middle school students accused of anti-Semitic activity online

Suburban Boston students accused of ‘anti-Semitic social media activity.’

Swastikas at Massachusetts synagogue

White supremacist graffiti drawn on Israeli flag outside synagogue in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Anti-Semitic graffiti discovered at historic Massachusetts park

Graffiti calling for violence against Jews, mocking Anne Frank, and endorsing Hitler for president found at historic Massachusetts park.

Israeli woman chases down flasher in Massachusetts

Flasher in Massachusetts 'picks the wrong victim', is chased down by female IDF veteran.

Watch: Fisherman drags shark back into ocean

Fisherman at Martha's Vineyard stuns onlookers when he reels in a large shark - before casually returning it to the water.

Anti-Semitic fliers posted at Massachusetts synagogue

Fliers referring to the Holocaust as "Fake News" posted at synagogue in Marblehead on the North Shore of Massachusetts.

Hundreds rally in protest of anti-Semitism

Boston area rallies after Chabad rabbis are targeted with anti-Semitic slurs on Shabbat.

Williams College grants pro-Israel group official status

Williams College administration bypasses students’ refusal to register pro-Israel group.

Was the Chabad house fire a hate crime?

Fire at Chabad center in suburban Boston investigated as possible hate crime, police ask public to help identify person caught on camera.

Williams Coll. pres. slams student rejection of pro-Israel group

President of Williams College criticizes a decision by the student council not to recognize a pro-Israel campus group. 'Disappointed.'

Massachusetts: Cemetery vandalism worse than initially thought

Anti-Semitic vandalism at Massachusetts Jewish cemetery nearly double initial estimates, police find.

30 gravestones desecrated at Massachusetts Jewish cemetery

Swastikas and anti-Semitic epithets drawn on 30 Jews gravestones at Hebrew Cemetery in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Massachusetts fliers accuse Jews of spreading 'degeneracy'

Anti-Semitic fliers in Newton, Massachusetts show devil-horned Jewish caricature, accuses Jews of pushing 'pornography and degeneracy'.

UMass student asked to remove sign cursing Nazis

Student asked to remove sign from her dorm window cursing Nazis over 'issues of inclusion.' University later backtracks on request.

MA man faces hate crimes charges for assaulting Jewish woman

Resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts faces hate crime charges for assault of elderly Jewish woman.

Jewish groups offer aid to victims of Boston-area gas explosions

Groups offer help to synagogues affected by Boston-area gas explosions.

Episcopal bishop apologizes for false stories about Israel

Episcopal Church apologizes after Massachusetts clergyman shares fake stories about Israeli atrocities.

Mass.: Town board orders kosher restaurant to find new manager

Boston-area kosher restaurant can remain open despite charges against co-owner, town board says.

Boston’s oldest Jewish cemetery to become immigrant center

Ohabei Shalom's burial chapel concerted into immigration center.

Man arrested in repeated vandalism of Sharon, Mass. eruv

Police arrest 28-year-old suspect believed to have repeatedly vandalized community religious boundary.

Anti-Semitic incident at Massachusetts college investigated

Campus police at Hampshire College investigating an incident of harassment against a Jewish student.

Massachusetts teen arrested over theft of Holocaust memorial

19-year-old arrested in connection with the theft of part of a Holocaust memorial sculpture from a cemetery in Milton, Massachusetts.

U.S. states vow to defend immigrant program

Several U.S. states say they will file a lawsuit against Trump’s decision to end program that protects illegal immigrants from deportation.

Three teens identified in Boston-area Jewish cemetery vandalism

Footprint leads police to teenage suspects in toppling of gravestones at 158 year old Jewish cemetery.

Headstones toppled at Boston-area Jewish cemetery

Vandals top six headstones at Netherlands Cemetery in Melrose.

Anti-Semitic graffiti spray painted on Massachusetts harbor wall

'End the Jew' spray painted on near Marblehead, Massachusetts harbor.

Massachusetts Democrats reject anti-settlement resolution

Massachusetts Democratic Party rejects attempt to amend platform to single out 'settlements' as the obstacle to Middle East peace.

3 deaths in Massachusetts as SUV plows into crowd

Suspected accident causes 3 fatalities, multiple injuries in town north of Boston.

Watch: Amazing rescue from burning apartment

Firefighters in Brockton, Massachusetts risked their lives to save Paul Mulloy, 82 - and everything is documented on video.

Conflict of interest in Massachusetts governor's Israel trip?

Critics charge that a trip to Israel by Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker poses a conflict of interest.

Israeli Americans in Boston suburb air anti-Semitism concerns

Jewish and Israeli residents meet the mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, to express their concern about anti-Semitic incidents.

Boston suburb residents voice anti-Semitism concerns to mayor

Newton residents accuse education officials after several anti-Semitic incidents in schools go unreported.

Israeli-founded companies brought $9.3 billion to Massachusetts

Study finds companies founded by Israelis spurring significant economic growth in the state, outpacing overall state economy.

Son of American Police Officer Arrested in Alleged Terror Plot

Son of an American police officer charged in connection with an alleged terror plot after receiving weapons from an FBI informant.

Patient Isolated over Ebola Fears in Boston

Person suffering Ebola symptoms who recently was in an infected area put in isolation and given tests; possibly first Massachusetts case.

Report Reveals US Schools Whitewashing Hamas, PA

Parents group demands answers after report shows Newton, MA public schools alter Hamas and PA charters, accept Israel's destruction.

Dead Boston Bomber Participated in Triple 2011 Murder

Tamerlan Tsarnaev named in court papers as a participant in the 2011 murders of two Jews in Waltham, MA.

Israeli Killed in Hit-And-Run Southeast of Boston

Police trying to locate a dark pickup truck that apparently triggered the fatal chain reaction crash which killed an Israeli in Bourne.

9 Dead in ‘Snowstorm Nemo’, But Good Hearts Prevail

At least nine people died as a result of another monster winter storm in the northeastern US, but good hearts prevailed in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Synagogue, Day School Building Seized by IRS

A building that houses a synagogue and Jewish day school in Massachusetts has reportedly been seized by the Internal Revenue Service.

Tornadoes Whip Through Massachusetts

Two tornadoes whipped through Massachusetts Wednesday, claiming four lives and damaging towns and cities.

Massachusetts Governor Seeks Jobs in Israel

Massachusetts Gov. Patrick arrives in Israel to seek high-tech jobs for his home state. He asks El Al for a direct Boston-Tel Aviv route.