The contract standoff between Republic Services and Teamsters Local 25 is threatening trash pickup in 17 Eastern Mass.

“ Jersey Shore: Family Vacation ” season 8 is “DTF” in a whole new way on episode 5 today -- Thursday, June 26 -- at 8 p.m.

The osprey population on the Eastern Shore has dropped to just 18 birds, and scientists at William & Mary’s Center for ...