Neighboring Towns Worried About Impacts Of Proposed Taunton Casino
Gov. Deval Patrick says he's working on negotiating a gaming plan for a casino in Taunton that he says would benefit the entire region, but some neighboring towns are concerned.
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Gov. Deval Patrick says he's working on negotiating a gaming plan for a casino in Taunton that he says would benefit the entire region, but some neighboring towns are concerned.
A path to the state's first tribal casino appears to be clearing faster than expected, but a potential lawsuit from an excluded tribe still threatens to complicate or even delay the process.
A casino vote on a planned billion-dollar compex for Suffolk Downs may be unconstitutional. Jon Keller is at large.
The proposal, to be known as "The Resort at Suffolk Downs," calls for a casino, two hotels, restaurants, retail shops, entertainment areas and racing on the 163-acre site in East Boston.
A recent purchase by the Kraft Group in Foxboro is raising some eyebrows in the neighboring town of Walpole.
Voter turnout is predicted to be as high as 60% when the town of Foxboro heads to the polls on Monday.
A Foxboro man is charged with threatening to kill a town selectman over the issue of a proposed casino in the town.
MGM Resorts says it is abandoning a plan to build a resort-style casino in the Massachusetts town of Brimfield, and will seek an alternative location in western Massachusetts.
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has entered into an option to buy land in Taunton on which it intends to build a resort casino.
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that alleged the state's casino law is unconstitutional because it gives an advantage to federally recognized Indian tribes
Bobby Brown will perform at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut on Saturday after attending Whitney Houston's funeral in New Jersey.
MGM Resorts International says it has signed a contract with a local landowner to develop a resort casino in Brimfield.
Casino company MGM Resorts International hopes to develop a resort casino on a 150-acre site in Brimfield.
A brief statement issued on Wednesday by The Kraft Group and Wynn Resorts criticized the decision by selectmen.
The Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 against entertaining a casino proposal from Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Steve Wynn.
Foxboro's Board of Selectmen will discuss a proposed casino on Route 1 across from Gillette Stadium Tuesday night.
A divided Foxboro Board of Selectmen has voted to allow Las Vegas gambling mogul Steve Wynn to directly pitch his billion-dollar casino proposal to the town.
Robert Kraft has teamed up with casino mogul Steve Wynn to produce a pitch video in an attempt to sell their idea to Foxboro residents.
Las Vegas casino operator Steve Wynn is taking his bid to build a gambling facility straight to the people of Foxboro.
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Kraft and Wynn want people to hear them out and understand exactly what's being considered.
On Saturday, several dozen people held a rally to demonstrate their opposition to a casino across from Patriot Place.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft has invited a Las Vegas casino operator to Foxboro to gauge interest in a possible resort development near Gillette Stadium.
A bill that would license up to three resort-style casinos and a single slots parlor could be debated and voted on by Massachusetts lawmakers as early as Tuesday.
The criminal trial for Kelsey Fitzsimmons, the North Andover police officer who was shot last year while being served a restraining order, begins Monday.
Two pilots were killed and dozens of people injured at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night when an arriving Air Canada Express plane and fire and rescue vehicle collided, authorities said.
The loss snapped the Celtics' four-game winning streak and left them just a half-game ahead of the New York Knicks in second place in the Eastern Conference.
Merrimack Valley police officers dove into the ocean as a culmination of a campaign supporting Make-A-Wish.
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The criminal trial for Kelsey Fitzsimmons, the North Andover police officer who was shot last year while being served a restraining order, begins Monday.
Two pilots were killed at New York's La Guardia Airport when an arriving Air Canada Express plane and firetruck collided.
Sunday was a busy day at Logan Airport as TSA agents continue to work without pay during the partial government shutdown.
WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller talks to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey.
Joe Weil of CBS News Boston provides a preview of the upcoming Red Sox season.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Frankie Rodenbaugh died just days after his babysitter allegedly left him in a car, strapped in his seat for hours with no food or water.
A woman went to visit her mother's grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury and was surprised to see the headstone was moved.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
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."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar, a well-known Irish pub in Worcester, Massachusetts for decades, is closing for good right before St. Patrick's Day.
Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
The loss snapped the Celtics' four-game winning streak and left them just a half-game ahead of the New York Knicks in second place in the Eastern Conference.
The Fleet said there 6,164 people in attendance at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, the largest regular-season attendance in franchise history.
Defenseman Nikita Zadorov broke a tie at 9:42 of the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Saturday night in an Eastern Conference wild-card showdown.
Boston Legacy lost their first-ever away game 3-0 to the Houston Dash on Saturday.
DraftKings pushed back on the accusation, saying in a statement that it is not engaging in trademark infringement.
Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.