On Saturday, a Boston man was arrested in connection to a brush fire in Milford, about 40 miles west of Boston. The man was charged with setting fire to another’s land and burning land, trees, lumber and produce. More than a quarter of this year’s ...

Police arrested a Boston man Saturday morning in connection with setting a brush fire just a day after the National Weather Service issued a red flag wildfire risk warning for Massachusetts.

Milford Police said 28-year-old Devonte Johnson of Dorchester was arrested Saturday morning on charges related to a brush fire that damaged Town Of Milford owned land in a wooded area on West Street.