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Inspire Brands Inc. will buy Dunkin' Brands Group, the parent company of Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins, for approximately $11.3 billion.
Halloween will be a bit "tricky" this year as Mass. residents try to navigate through the pandemic and the recent snow.
Snow season began Friday in Massachusetts as the first accumulating flakes fell in several towns.
Beginning on Saturday at 12:01 a.m., Massachusetts will require people traveling from New Jersey and Connecticut to quarantine upon arrival in the state.
Cristian Rivera, 21, is facing murder and other charges in the shooting death of Malik Gabbidon, 19.
The wet snow on Friday in Massachusetts made the roads slick, causing several different weather-related accidents across the state.
We didn't just break the record for snow in October, we smashed it. We more than tripled it.
The order is a first cautious step toward the resumption of cruising in an industry that has been devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Newborn babies celebrated their first Halloween in Boston-area hospitals on Friday.
Some businesses along Newbury Street in Boston are already thinking of boarding up ahead of the contentious election out of security concerns.
Westwood is one of the towns just added by Massachusetts as a high-risk community for coronavirus infections.
However, three out of four of the workers who tested positive were asymptomatic.
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo on Friday barred spectators from youth sporting events, closed indoor sports facilities, and ordered businesses to remind customers to wear masks.
It's still unclear if Stephon Gilmore will suit up for the Patriots on Sunday when they pay a visit to the Buffalo Bills, as the corner is one of 11 players listed as questionable for the game.
The seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 1.9%.
Rachel Felix, Chief Marketing and Growth Officer at Boston Medical Center Health System, is being honored with a Pinnacle Award for leadership.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough questions from Massachusetts and New Hampshire senators on vaccines and abortion at his confirmation hearing.
Laryngitis is caused by inflammation of your voice box or larynx with swelling of the vocal cords causing a hoarse or raspy voice and trouble speaking. You may also have a sore or scratchy throat and a cough.
A doctor at the Mayo Clinic says the key is to control your diaphragm. You take a deep breath in, keep your throat open like you’re about to talk, and hold your breath for 30 seconds then breathe out.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins found minimal differences in blood pressure readings between a private quiet office, a noisy public food market, or in a noisy public food market but with earplugs in place.
Harvard University faculty members voted to cap the number of A's awarded to students in an effort to make the grades more meaningful.
A Southboro, Massachusetts family came within feet of being struck by lightning, and the entire incident was caught on camera.
An off-duty Massachusetts firefighter was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after a large tree limb landed on him.
Tributes poured in for Barney Frank, the former Massachusetts congressman who died after being in hospice care.
Police at Hampton Beach in New Hampshire said they arrested dozens of people on Tuesday for various incidents at the crowded beach.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Dover Saddlery is closing its Wellesley, Massachusetts store and preparing for more than 100 layoffs.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
Known formally as Gurnet Light, a historic lighthouse has guided mariners at the entrance to Plymouth Harbor for generations.
From private cruises to quintessential clambakes, Essex River Cruises offers a front-row seat to the beauty of the Great Marsh.
Argia Mystic Cruises in Mystic, Connecticut is one of the last commercial sailing ships in the region, offering a rare chance to explore the area by sea.
A 2026 James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef, and 3-time Chopped champion, Evan Hennessey uses locally farmed and foraged foots to create artistically inspired dishes.
In Groton, Massachusetts, there is a recently opened state-of-the-art venue that is becoming one of the region's premier nonprofit music destinations.
Jarren Duran's opposite-field two-run homer in the seventh inning rallied the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Tuesday night.
Willson Contreras hit his team-leading 10th homer and Sonny Gray outdueled Seth Lugo as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night.
The first-place Braves took two of three from Boston for their 13th win in 15 series this season.
The major league-best Atlanta Braves defeated the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Friday night.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.
