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Gov. Charlie Baker's administration announced the $700,000 in grants that will go to many of the state's larger cities.
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Gov. Charlie Baker's administration announced the $700,000 in grants that will go to many of the state's larger cities.
A university in Michigan has released its annual list of words that should be banished in the new year.
The Person of the Year affected everyone in the northeast this year.
The governor said Trump's idea was in conflict with values that people in the U.S. hold most dear.
Gov. Charlie Baker is asking lawmakers to give cities and towns, except Boston, the power to set quotas for the number of liquor licenses that can be issued to local restaurants.
Baker said Sunday that his goal is not to keep refugees out of the state.
Baker said he wants to know more about the federal government's plans to vet refugees.
Baker said tougher measures are needed to stem the state's frightening rise in opioid-related overdose deaths.
Baker reflects with Jon near the one-year anniversary of his election.
Gov. Charlie Baker is warning that an increase in premiums for some Medicare recipients could have a major impact on state finances.
Baker has been particularly critical of what he calls the overprescribing of powerful painkillers that he said can lead to addiction to opioids, including heroin.
An old college basketball injury has Gov. Charlie Baker hobbling a bit.
New policies and procedures are coming to the embattled agency.
Gov. Baker said the state must update the way it handles investigations into allegations of abuse or neglect of children if it hopes to avoid more cases like the death of 2-year-old Bella Bond.
Anyone pining for a return of so-called "happy hour" in Massachusetts won't be happy with Gov. Charlie Baker's support for the two-decade ban.
The unlikely partnership between Democratic Mayor Marty Walsh and Republican Governor Charlie Baker is unusual in this day and age.
Gov. Charlie Baker says he hopes to make progress over the next few years bringing Canadian hydropower to Massachusetts.
He's gotten a buzz cut for cancer research and now Gov. Charlie Baker is planning to take the ice bucket challenge to help find an ALS cure.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has been named chairman of the National Governors Association's Health and Human Services Committee.
Massachusetts voters hoping to cast a ballot for presidential candidate Charlie Baker will have to set their sights on someone else.
Gov. Charlie Baker said a 7-year-old boy allegedly starved and beaten by his father is on a ventilator, but should recover.
House Speaker Robert DeLeo tells WBZ-TV political analyst that he decided to give Gov. Charlie Baker the tools he needs to fix the MBTA.
Environmental activists are launching a tour of Massachusetts to press Beacon Hill lawmakers and Gov. Charlie Baker to lift limits on a key program designed to encourage solar power use in the state.
The Baker administration is pledging to take a fresh look at the way the criminal justice system treats those with serious mental illnesses.
Gov. Charlie Baker was poised to sign the state's $38.1 billion budget into law and take a key first step toward his goal of overhauling the troubled Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
The Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, Massachusetts is closed after vandalism overnight caused damage at the 141-year-old landmark.
Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras broke down in tears in the dugout after hitting a 421-foot home run.
Dozens of beaches in Massachusetts are closed ahead of what could be the most extreme heat wave in years for the Boston area.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.
Scott Winslow is in intensive care at a Fiji hospital. His family is trying to get him home to Holbrook, Massachusetts.
There's an Extreme Heat Warning for the Boston area from Wednesday through Saturday with temperatures at or above 100 degrees.
Dozens of beaches in Massachusetts are closed ahead of what could be the most extreme heat wave in years for the Boston area.
The Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, Massachusetts is closed after vandalism overnight caused damage at the 141-year-old landmark.
A woman has been charged with the murder of her newborn son more than 41 years ago in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
Scott Winslow is in intensive care at a Fiji hospital. His family is trying to get him home to Holbrook, Massachusetts.
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 Malden, Massachusetts woman said National Grid took more than $28,000 out of her bank account for a gas bill that she didn't owe.
A Massachusetts family thought their Vrbo stay would be protected after they had to cancel their trip to Hawaii due to severe weather. Now they're out $12,000.
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.
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."
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
There are no more Hooters restaurants left in Massachusetts.
There's a proposal in Cambridge to limit customers at bars and restaurants to one drink every 30 minutes.
Boston Dynamics is expanding with a new robotics and AI center in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Dozens of Boston bars and restaurants are taking advantage of a new Massachusetts law allowing for a later last call.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras broke down in tears in the dugout after hitting a 421-foot home run.
Wilson Contreras hit a three-run homer, Caleb Durbin added a home run of his own, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Monday to extend their winning streak to a season-high five games.
Jose Canale scored on the first sudden-death penalty kick, Orlando Gill made two key saves in the shootout, and Paraguay beat Germany 4-3 on penalties Monday to earn the biggest upset of the 2026 World Cup so far.
Jarren Duran singled home the winning run to cap a three-run rally in the 10th inning, and the Red Sox finished a four-game sweep of the rival Yankees with a 5-4 victory Sunday night.
Jake Bennett held New York to one run in 6 1/3 innings, Masataka Yoshida hit a leadoff home run off Gerrit Cole and the Boston Red Sox beat the Yankees for the third straight day, 4-1 on Saturday.
Haggis is not on the menu in Boston for the World Cup, despite what Gov. Healey told Scotland supporters in a lighthearted social media video.
There have been multiple sightings of a black bear in some unusual locations on the seacoast of New Hampshire and in southern Maine.
There's a smelly situation on the beach in Provincetown, Massachusetts after thousands of squid washed up on shore
Have you ever wondered where all the fish in the New England Aquarium come from? The answer is just down the road in Quincy.
Hopkinton, Massachusetts police are investigating video of a "suspicious" person walking into the middle of a road at night in front of a car.