Mail was stolen from four mailboxes in Lexington Center over the weekend, in the latest of a series of mail thefts and carrier robberies in the Boston area.

Someone took mail from inside three USPS mailboxes in front of the post office at 1661 Massachusetts Ave. and a fourth by the town office building at 1625 Massachusetts Ave, police said. The thefts took place sometime between 4 p.m. Saturday and Monday morning.

Town officials in MetroWest are warning residents after thefts were reported from several blue, curbside USPS mailboxes.

The town of Lexington was notified last week that the Lexington Armory National Guard building will soon become a temporary “safety-net” shelter for up to 55 families, many of whom are

Massachusetts will begin limiting how long homeless families can stay in shelters as the state continues to grapple with an influx of homeless migrants

Boston has announced plans to turn a National Guard armory into a shelter as the state deals with an influx of asylum seekers. Up to 55 migrant and homeless families will be temporarily moved to the local armory in Lexington,