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Fire warning issued for 12 Massachusetts counties for Friday

A red flag warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 3:04 p.m. valid for Friday between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. for Northern Worcester and Southern Worcester as well as Franklin, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Norfolk, Suffolk ...

Massachusetts schools superintendent candidate who lost offer over ‘ladies’ email files suit

The superintendent candidate who lost his offer after he used the word “ladies” in an email is suing five school committee members in a small western Massachusetts city, arguing he was “maliciously defamed.” Vito Perrone, who saw his contract to ...

Take a Long (and I Mean Long) Hike With Me at Nickerson State Park

Aside from the tall, sweeping sand dunes that line the coast within the Cape Cod National Seashore, Cape Cod is relatively flat (although there are a few hills

Stop & Shop closes 7 Mass. locations for good today. Here’s where

After announcing the chain would close several Massachusetts stores by November, Stop & Shop is finalizing those closures and shuttering seven locations throughout the state, Thursday, Oct. 31. Thousands of Bay Staters who do their shopping at Stop & Shop ...

Massachusetts man admits to a sexual relationship with minors in New York

A West Stockbridge man pled guilty to sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old victim, and sexual conduct involving a 12-year-old victim according to Department of

Eastern Mass. Republican makes case for Western Mass. state senate bid in testy WAMC interview

A Republican from Eastern Massachusetts is challenging incumbent Western Massachusetts Democratic State Senator Paul Mark in Tuesday’s election.

Eversource installing latest electric meter technology in Mass.

This latest technology will offer customers detailed information about their energy use and power outage alerts.

Get the Facts: Everything Massachusetts voters need to know about the election

Tuesday's election will decide the next president of the United States, decide which party controls Congress and could create up to 5 new laws in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts ratepayers to pay extra $512 million for transmission line through Maine

Three Massachusetts utilities and a transmission line developer have agreed to pass along $512 million in added costs to Massachusetts ratepayers for an electric transmission project in western Maine.

Stop & Shop shuttering six stores in state

Some Stop & Shop stores in Massachusetts are closing their doors for good – some as soon as Thursday. The grocery<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

25 Investigates - ‘Locked out’: The RMV’s ignition interlock program

Investigates spent 6 months looking into the RMV’s ignition interlock program designed to keep drunk drivers from reoffending.

‘Trust our teachers’: Matt Damon urges ‘Yes’ vote on Question 2

Matt Damon urges Massachusetts residents to vote Yes on Question 2, asking voters to "trust our teachers" and not the MCAS.

Massachusetts school bus driver accused of operating under influence with children onboard

A Massachusetts school bus driver was accused of being under the influence of alcohol while transporting students in New Bedford on Tuesday afternoon. Rebecca Shing, 34, of Somerset, was pulled over on Route 140 by State Police troopers, who said she was driving her Dodge Grand Caravan with school bus plates erratically.

Markey renews his push to eliminate the end of daylight saving time

You might be looking forward to an extra hour of sleep on Sunday, as the nation switches from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time. But a bipartisan group of US senators, including Massachusetts Democrat Ed Markey,

Judge rules against MIAA in dispute that held up release of state tournament brackets

Brackets in field hockey and volleyball were released Wednesday after a Hampden County Superior Court judge upheld an order that prevents the MIAA from penalizing some teams because of a scheduling issue.

Meet Massachusetts’ swing state voters: College students

Seven swing states will almost certainly decide the presidential election. College students who call them home are sending in absentee ballots or voting early, and encouraging others to cast their vote.

Massachusetts To Vote On Legalizing Psychedelics

Massachusetts voters will decide on Question 4, a ballot measure to legalize psilocybin and other natural psychedelics, in the 2024 general election on Tuesday.

Interactive map: Check air quality by ZIP code as Massachusetts wildfires create smoky haze

Brush fires continue to burn across the North Shore of Massachusetts and helicopters are back in the air trying to knock down the fires.

Holyoke schools to be back in local control in July 2025

State education officials announced Tuesday a "provisional decision" to remove Holyoke Public Schools from receivership after nearly a decade.

Grant targets ‘chokepoint’ for West-East Rail service

The effort to provide passenger rail service between western Massachusetts and Boston is getting another jolt of federal funding. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Somerville, Medford city councils advocate ‘yes’ votes on Mass. Question 2

The city councils of Medford and Somerville both voted unanimously to pass resolutions in support of Massachusetts Question 2 in October. If passed, the question — one of five on the ballot — would eliminate the statewide requirement that public school students must receive a passing score on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System in order to graduate from high school.

Scientists found one of the largest carbon-based space molecules ever. Here's why that's a big deal

Scientists have identified one of the largest carbon-based molecules in space yet. It could help us decode the origins of life as we know it.

‘I want King Trump’: In Mass., economic fears, immigration, and lingering frustration keep some firmly with Republican

Over nearly a decade, Donald Trump has maintained a nearly immovable base of support, even in Massachusetts. Yet for a man who once said he values loyalty above “everything,” blind fealty is not why.

‘Fully engulfed’ tractor trailer causing severe delays on Mass. Pike

A tractor-trailer caught fire on a Route 146 off-ramp from Interstate 90 in Millbury Wednesday morning, causing severe delays on the highway and surrounding roads. Interstate 90 was closed in both directions at Exit 94 as of about 7:40 a.m. Wednesday morning due to the fire, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation wrote on X.

Look to recent history — and vote no on Question 2

A journey back to the turn of the century sheds helpful light as state citizens contemplate Question 2, which would eliminate the requirement that students pass the 10th-grade MCAS to graduate from high school.

DiZoglio wants to audit the Legislature. But other audits remain undone

Of the 200 state agencies that must be audited every three years, WBUR discovered the Auditor's Office hadn’t examined nearly half of them by that deadline.

Wildfire smoke closes school, cancels trick or treat near Salem, Mass.

A high school in Salem, Massachusetts, shut down classes early Tuesday and an annual trick-or-treat event in a second town was canceled because of smoky conditions as firefighters continued to battle stubborn brush fires in eastern parts of the state.

Local Puerto Ricans say Trump rally ‘joke’ ignores cultural contributions and struggles

There are 3.2 million Puerto Ricans who live on the island and can’t vote in the presidential election. But millions who are on the mainland — including 320,000 in Massachusetts — can.

Offshore wind power leases sold for Gulf of Maine waters off Maine, Mass. coasts

The Biden administration on Tuesday leased swaths of Gulf of Maine waters for wind farms, in what officials called “the first commercial sale for floating offshore wind on the Atlantic Coast” that could power 2.3 million homes with clean energy.

UMass streamlines 'free' message to working families

Tuition and fees will be covered for Massachusetts resident students whose families earn less than $75,000 starting in the fall of 2025, according to UMass President Marty Meehan.

In a close presidential race, getting out the vote means getting out of Mass.

Vice President Kamala Harris can count on carrying Massachusetts. That's why some of the state's Democrats are canvassing in states like Pennsylvania, where the polls are too close to call.

More than 1 million Mass. voters have already cast a ballot

The number of registered voters in the state has grown by about 242,000 since the last presidential election to 5 million people.

Salem HS dismissed early as dozens of brush fires bring smoky skies to state

Crews across several communities are on the ground and in the skies trying to put out the growing flames as massive<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

These are the best universities in Massachusetts to attend in 2025, new list says

Which colleges are the best in Massachusetts? What about in the northern United States? See what a new list says

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg pours $2.5 million into campaign opposing MCAS ballot question

Bloomberg’s seven-figure donation is the largest contribution the “Vote No on 2″ campaign has received, and accounts for more than half of the $4.8 million it has reported raising this election cycle,

Glenn Chin, Mass. pharmacist tied to meningitis outbreak, sentenced in Michigan

Glenn Chin supervised production at the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, which shipped steroids for pain relief to clinics across the country.

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