Sanitation workers get support from local unions as strike continues in Mass.
Hundreds of sanitation workers are continuing to strike this weekend, demanding better wages and benefits, as a dozen Massachusetts communities continue to have their trash pickup impacted. Picket lines continued Saturday as employees for Republic Services marched on, with support from local unions, including Local...
Massachusetts public safety officials warn against do-it-yourself fireworks
Consumer fireworks of all kinds are illegal in Massachusetts and can pose a danger to those using them. According to state public safety officials, there were more than 550 fires and explosions caused by the devices in the past five years. Six firefighters were injured as a result and $1 million in damages took place.
Heat advisory issued for most of Massachusetts through Monday
The extreme heat is returning to Massachusetts and the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory because of how hot it will feel through Monday.
3 young people charged after shouting homophobic slurs in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN, MASS. (WHDH) - Three young people are facing charges in connection with making troubling threats in Provincetown. Ryan Mahimtura, 19, of Framingham, Henry Ward, 19, of Hudson, and a minor of Hudson were charged with two counts of disorderly conduct after police say they drove down Bradford Street Monday...
“No Fame Games” brings the spirit of ancient Celtic strongman contests to Mass.
A Massachusetts highland games competition is bringing the spirit of ancient Celtic strongman contests to the modern day, kilts and all.
Trash piling up across Mass. communities as Teamsters strike reaches fourth day
Friday marks the fourth day of the Republic Services trash workers strike.
Man, 70, Dies After Firework Explodes in His Face at Beach on Fourth of...
Authorities in Massachusetts said the Wareham resident was “setting off fireworks at the beach when one exploded in his face”
Despite heroic efforts by off-duty nurse, Massachusetts State Police report fatal crash on I-95
A Massachusetts highway crash turned fatal Saturday morning despite efforts from a bystander and responders. According to Massachusetts State Police, this morning, Troopers assigned to Foxboro Barracks responded to a fatal motor vehicle crash on I-95 North prior to Exit 17 in Foxboro. State Police praised a nurse who...
Family comes first after Massachusetts man hits big State Lottery prize on scratch ticket
A Massachusetts man is all about family when revealing how he will spend the cash from his big State Lottery win. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Kelvin Pippins of Roxbury has won a $200 a week for life prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$200 a Week for Life” $2 instant ticket game.
‘I feel liberated’ — New citizens take oath at Old Sturbridge Village on USA’s...
Angelo Falcone, dressed in a suit and a red tie, sat patiently in a folding chair Friday morning among more than 100 others in the middle of Old Sturbridge Village’s town common, occasionally waving a little American flag as he waited for the moment he has wanted most of his lifetime.
