Garbage piles up in Massachusetts as trash worker strike enters 2nd day
As the Fourth of July approaches, residents in 14 towns and cities are bearing the brunt of the strike.
It’s Time to Start Using All Yellow Porch Lights in Massachusetts
Yellow porch lights are being used more often during this time of year. I have been noticing more of these lights on display in Massachusetts over the past couple of months. So why are these yellow lights popping up?. Why are There Yellow Porch Lights on Some Massachusetts Homes?. Many...
Private Backyard Activity Could Get You Arrested in Massachusetts
The warm weather rolls on which means people are doing many activities and tasks in their backyard. There are a number of things you can legally do on your own property in Massachusetts including grilling, mowing the lawn, playing with your kids, you know, the regular everyday things. I Used...
Mass. police watchdog decertifies officers from State Police, 3 WMass departments
Massachusetts police oversight officials have revoked licenses to work in law enforcement from four former police officers, a decision that carries a lifetime ban from police work in the state. One former officer stood accused of passing confidential information to a drug trafficking organization in Springfield. He...
Worcester man killed in crash ‘found peace by the water,’ obit reads
A Worcester man who died in a motorcycle crash at a shopping plaza on Route 9 loved to fish and had a fondness for cars and motorcycles, according to his obituary. On June 23 at approximately 12:24 p.m., a motorcycle crash took place at the rear driveway of Speedway Plaza, located at 290 Turnpike Road in Westborough,...
Mass. man spent 32 years in prison claiming innocence. He hoped parole would free...
After attending a party more than 30 years ago, a Massachusetts man was found guilty of the murder of two men who had been killed by more than a dozen gunshots. But Michael Payne, 52, continues to claim his innocence. And earlier this year, for the first time, he saw a possible path to freedom through a new state law...
Southbridge Man Leads Police on High-Speed Chase as Firearms and Suspected Cocaine Seized
Southbridge, MA - A dangerous encounter last Friday night led to a high-speed pursuit and subsequent weapon seizures, as reported by the Southbridge Police Department. The incident, which started with a male subject brandishing a gun at a female while driving erratically, took place on Village Drive around 10:16 pm....
Massachusetts Assisted suicide bill gets early release from first committee
Legislation that would authorize physician-assisted suicide in Massachusetts cleared its first committee hurdle, this time more quickly than in the past thanks to a new House rule. House members of the Joint Committee on Public Health on Friday favorably reported the bill (H 2505). Eight of 11 representatives on the...
How will “big, beautiful bill” impact Medicare, Medicaid in Mass.?
Here's how the "big, beautiful bill" could change healthcare coverage in Massachusetts.
Lucky visit: New Hampshire man wins $2M on lottery ticket he bought over the...
Albert Boumel Jr. is likely very glad he recently visited Massachusetts, and bought a lottery ticket here.