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CHICOPEE — The Family Destinations Guide recently named Chicopee one of the most affordable cities in which to live in Massachusetts. The guide, which tracks affordable hidden gems across the nation, says Chicopee — along with a few other Western Massachusetts municipalities — are very reasonably priced.

Companies found a fire in the basement that burned through the floor joists into the first floor.

Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.

A man pleaded guilty to a 1981 kidnapping of a 15-year-old girl in the Berkshires, and the 1986 murder of a 32-year-old woman from Vermont.

You can experience the lights through Jan. 4, 2026. The holiday just got brighter for a botanical garden in Massachusetts named the best in the nation for its seasonal lights. USA Today recently released a list of the 10 best botanical garden holiday lights in America, part of its 2025 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards,...

One-third of the voters in a Globe/Suffolk University poll say they’ve considered leaving in the past year. Have you?. A recent Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll found something striking: one-third of the 500 voters surveyed say they’ve seriously considered leaving the state in the past year, largely because of...

Few topics ignite as much controversy as the question of whether people living in the United States without legal immigration status should receive publicly funded medical care. Massachusetts has answered that question with an unambiguous yes. Undocumented individuals 21 and under and pregnant women receive full...

BENNINGTON, Vt. (NEWS10) — A man has pleaded guilty to two separate crimes in Vermont and Massachusetts. Both incidents took place in the 1980s. David Allen Morrison, 65, pleaded guilty to a 1981 kidnapping and a 1986 murder. On June 23, 1981, Laura Sheriden was walking home in Berkshire County, Mass., when she was...

Christmas is rapidly approaching, and there's still so much to do. Speaking with some of my guests and friends recently, they told me that they don't have their trees up, while others haven't started their Christmas shopping, and others haven't decorated the outside of their homes. This isn't very surprising to me....

Looking for a Bay State bargain? Well, living comfortably doesn’t mean leaving the state. Massachusetts retirees seeking budget-friendly communities have options beyond the state’s high-cost reputation, according to data compiled by Family Destinations Guide. The list identifies 10 cities where housing costs,...