Massachusetts

Winters in our region from Maine to Virginia have changed. We’ve lost three weeks of winter weather and snow cover in the Northeast over the last 100 years. Massachusetts has lost 27 days of snow cover, and Rhode Island and Connecticut have lost more than 30. In the...

For the first time since 2017, the U.S. Department of Education announced that students in Massachusetts ranked number one, among other states, on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in 2024.

BOSTON – A Massachusetts man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for possessing and distributing cocaine. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 38-year-old Kevin Mercado was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to...

At Market Basket locations in some parts of Massachusetts, customers are being asked to limit their egg purchases to two cartons per family. Another shopper, this one in Las Vegas and also on the hunt for eggs, reported finding empty shelves at a local grocery store. On social...

A Massachusetts man has won a cool $1 million on the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Celtics Banner 18 instant ticket, state lottery officials said Wednesday.

Massachusetts is a great place to live. Residents and visitors have their choice of city or county life, plenty of restaurants, and of course, plenty of shopping. Massachusetts is home to an abundance of independent retailers from book stores, to sports equipment and gift...

Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got into a heated exchange with Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren as she accused him of wanting to profit off of banning vaccinations. Warren pressed Kennedy to agree that he would not accept any...

Massachusetts, Illinois, New York, Washington, and Maryland are the top five states for green building, according to an annual ranking that recognizes states’ commitment to LEED certification and sustainable communities. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the leading...

I feel this is an important question, Massachusetts friends and neighbors: If you're running late in the morning and you don't have time to make coffee at home, where is a good place to stop to get that much-needed caffeine?. Sure, you could stop at a gas station or...

In most places in Massachusetts, it's the resident's responsibility to remove any dead animals on their property, but in this case, the dead geese are coming from the pond and washing ashore.