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SHREWSBURY — On Sunday, April 26, 2026, at approximately 8:47 p.m., Detective Chad Chysna of the Shrewsbury Police Department was on patrol in the area of 151 Hartford Turnpike when he observed several individuals allegedly smoking illegal narcotics in a vehicle with Florida plates. (The account and quotations in...

WORCESTER — On a late-spring afternoon at Worcester Regional Airport, Andy Davis led about two dozen middle-school students out of the terminal and onto the tarmac. There, they saw two planes approach, land and taxi toward the terminal. The group walked over, and soon peppered Davis and other airport personnel with que

Massachusetts has lots of amazing ice cream shops. But which ones are the very best? MassLive is bringing back our Best of Mass. series to figure it out. This week, we’re going to reveal our picks for the top 30 ice cream shops in Massachusetts, ranked. You can check out the results on MassLive or get the full experien

Two people have died after being pulled from a burning home in Bellingham early Monday morning.

Sharks have returned to the waters off Cape Cod. Over the last week, sightings of the creatures have been lighting up the Sharktivity app, with several of them being in Massachusetts. All of the sightings have been of great white sharks. According to the Sharktivity app, eight confirmed sightings and...

The Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM), a division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech), announced the first cohort of 20 manufacturers participating in a redesigned Massachusetts Manufacturing Accelerator Program (MMAP), an updated initiative that combine

Fire departments from across the South Coast battled and extinguished a blaze over the weekend that lasted several hours. According to the Rochester Fire Department, on Sunday at approximately noon, the Rochester Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at the SEMASS/Covanta Waste-to-Energy Facility locat

Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Thinking about getting a goat in Massachusetts? You might be surprised to find that goat ownership laws in Massachusetts are not set at the state level alone. Local zoning rules, town bylaws, and property requirements all play a role in whethe

According to information released by Massachusetts officials, Alpha-gal Syndrome is an emerging tick-bite associated public health concern in Massachusetts. AGS is an allergic reaction to the alpha-gal sugar molecule found in most mammalian meat and some other products made from mammals. AGS is most commonly associated

State officials in Massachusetts are raising awareness about Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS), a potentially serious and sometimes life-threatening allergic condition triggered by certain tick bites. This marks it as a growing public health issue in the Bay State, particularly amid heightened tick activity in 2026. What Is Alp