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Scammers posing as town chairpersons are using real town meeting information to trick Massachusetts business owners into sending them money. The Sturbridge Police Department and others are sending out warnings about the email scam. “The individuals sending these scam emails are using information that is publicly...

Businesses in Massachusetts are getting more creative to deal with the shortage of pennies.

I thought this would be an interesting idea to do a post on, fellow Berkshire County peeps. If you had to guess, who would you think would be the largest landowner in the Bay State?. I'll be honest, I had no idea myself, which was one of the main reasons...

Here’s your reminder that liquor sales are banned in Massachusetts on Thanksgiving due to a law tracing back to the state’s Puritan times. Known as a blue law, the centuries-old rule prohibits liquor sales on Thanksgiving and Christmas — a rule that at least one lawmaker wants to change.

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New England winters can get wicked cold and five of the region’s states have launched a $450 million effort to warm more of the homes in the often-frigid region with energy-efficient, low-emission heat pumps instead by burning fossil fuels. “It’s a big deal,” said Katie Dykes, commissioner of Connecticut’s...

The Providence man accused of kidnapping and victimizing a 75-year-old woman in Massachusetts is now facing federal charges, according to prosecutors.

Luck has struck twice for a local woman who hit the grand prize for a second time on the same Lottery game. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, last week, Bonnie Sabourin of Swansea hit $100,000 on Mass Cash. Sabourin also hit the top Mass Cash prize 13 years ago...

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell filed an amicus brief supporting Boston’s Trust Act, the city’s sanctuary policy. The brief responds to a federal lawsuit claiming the ordinance, which limits local cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement, is unlawful. Campbell’s filing argues that the...

A handful of lawmakers are calling for the state to crack down on so-called "e-bikes" after the death of a Stoneham teen over the weekend.