Massachusetts POST Commission revokes certification of New Bedford Police Officer following misconduct allegations
The Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission has permanently revoked the law enforcement certification of New Bedford Police Officer Imari Soares, effectively barring her from serving as a police officer in the state. The decision, announced on Friday, December 20, 2025, stems from Soares’...
The leaders who will guide Massachusetts’ future
Massachusetts is staring down an uncertain future. The state needs to add 222,000 new homes over the next decade to address a housing crunch that has driven prices skyward. In many local school districts, students are slow to regain ground lost to the COVID pandemic. At all levels of government, leaders face...
11 Massachusetts Facts So Rare Most Locals Will Swear You Made Them Up
Massachusetts is famous for its accents and history—but even locals miss how strange and influential it really is. This small state has launched revolutions, invented everyday life, and casually shaped the modern world. Here are 11 completely legit Massachusetts facts that sound fake—even to lifelong Bay Staters. 1....
Massachusetts Lawmakers Target Dark Money Spending to Influence Local Town Votes
Legislation requiring public disclosure for people and groups spending significant sums to influence town meeting votes is gaining some traction on Beacon Hill. The bill (H 806) won initial House approval Thursday and would amend the law to cover spending aimed at influencing the outcome of warrant articles taken up...
National Grid seeks 9% hike in Massachusetts gas bills
National Grid has announced plans to seek a significant increase in natural gas distribution rates for its nearly 950,000 customers in Massachusetts, marking the company’s first base rate adjustment request in about five years. The utility intends to file the proposal with the state Department of Public Utilities in...
Lead investigator in Karen Read case suspended by POST Commission
The state’s police oversight board suspended the law enforcement certification of Michael Proctor, the former Massachusetts State Police trooper who investigated Karen Read. The Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission suspended Proctor’s certification “in the best interest of the health, safety,...
Rare Tropical Bird Blown Hundreds of Miles North by Storm Winds Now Recovering in...
A tropical bird more at home in the steamy wetlands of the Deep South crash-landed in a New Bedford backyard Friday night, carried hundreds of miles north by fierce storm winds. The exhausted Purple Gallinule, a brilliantly colored marsh bird rarely seen this far north, is now receiving round-the-clock care through...
Investigators initially thought suspected Brown, MIT shooter was going to fly out of Connecticut...
BOSTON (WTNH) — Officials involved in the Brown University shooting investigation revealed Friday that they initially thought the suspected shooter was going to fly out of a Connecticut airport in his escape, according to an ABC interview with the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Leah Foley. Foley said...
Massachusetts Tops 2026 List as the Best State for College Students
Massachusetts has earned the top spot as the best state for college students in 2026, according to a new report from the nonprofit organization SmileHub. The ranking highlights the Bay State’s strong higher education system and its ability to offer students valuable opportunities both during and after college. With...
What Squirrels Eat When Massachusetts Turns Freezing
Massachusetts winter is serious business. Cold wind sweeps across neighborhoods. Forests grow silent. Snow piles over the ground. Food disappears beneath ice. Days become shorter. Nights become longer. And yet, squirrels stay. They do not migrate. They do not truly hibernate. They survive. Seeing a squirrel bounding...
