Eversource hits major milestone in deployment of smart meters in Massachusetts
Eversource has installed 100,000 smart meters in Massachusetts, a major milestone in the company’s multi-year effort to upgrade more than 1.5 million meters throughout the state. Smart meters are a big part of Eversource’s grid ... Read More » The post Eversource hits major milestone in deployment of smart meters in...
Mass. town votes to allow guns in public buildings
Monday’s vote to allow firearms in Charlton’s municipal buildings was swift and decisive. Charlton residents voted overwhelmingly Monday to exempt the town from a Massachusetts law barring firearms in municipal buildings. Prompted by a citizen’s petition, the measure passed by a vote of 481 in favor and 161...
‘Fair Share’ Millionaire Tax Continues to Exceed Expectations
Massachusetts budget planners expect to collect at least $300 million more this year – a 11 percent increase over last year's forecast – from the 2023 Fair Share Amendment income tax surcharge on high-income taxpayers. Under the terms of the Fair Share law that voters approved in November...
Striking a century: Longtime candlepin bowler marks 100th birthday
SPENCER – The steady stream of people lined up at the 50-50 raffle table in the lobby of the Bayberry Bowling Center on Wednesday, Jan. 14, were not there just to handover $2 for their tickets. They also took the opportunity to congratulate longtime bowler Pauline Lusignan on her 100th birthday. Lusignan will turn...
Update: Massachusetts Has 2 Of The Best Hospitals In America
Both Massachusetts hospitals making this year's Top 20 "honor roll" are located in Boston, which may not be a surprise to many.
Groceries are getting more expensive. Here’re the most ‘cost effective’ MA stores
Odds are you aren't the only one feeling the burn of high food prices. Grocery prices have hit their biggest month-to-month increase in over three years as of December 2025, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed . In December, prices for food at home leaped 0.7%, according to the most recent Consumer Price...
Violent immigration arrest in Massachusetts leads to prison
A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to prison for assaulting multiple federal officers during an immigration arrest in Massachusetts.
WBZ’s Dream Team represented a golden era of television news
BOSTON – There once was a time when news anchors were such household names that they bordered on celebrity status. National broadcast journalists like Walter Cronkite and Mike Wallace certainly fit the bill but the state of Massachusetts was not without its own local legends. Namely, WBZ-TV Channel 4’s Bob Lobel,...
The Troubling Traffic Crisis in Worcester
Traffic isn’t anything new in Worcester. I guarantee that you yourself at least once a week have to go through some traffic to where you want to go. Undoubtedly, traffic is one of the largest problems in Worcester. All throughout Worcester, the city has begun to start implementing new plans to cool some of this...
11 federal holidays to be observed in MA in 2026. Here’s when they are
Sometimes, it's hard to keep track of what federal holidays are observed in Massachusetts. There are 11 federal holidays observed each year in the Bay State, and one of them is right around the corner. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is coming up on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, so chances are, you'll have the day off. But...
