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In light of the number of drownings in Massachusetts already this year, Gov. Charlie Baker's administration is proposing to step up fines for those who are swimming where they shouldn't be.
Massachusetts is launching a "VaxMillions" lottery in an effort to get more people in the state to receive their COVID vaccine.
The state of emergency that's been in place in Massachusetts since the start of the coronavirus pandemic more than 15 months ago expired Tuesday.
The coronavirus state of emergency that's been in effect in Massachusetts since March 2020 is set to expire soon.
Baker said that he would "put an asterisk" on definitively saying that the pandemic is behind Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is in Nashville, Tennessee Wednesday for a meeting of the Republican Governors' Association.
The state of emergency that's been in effect in Massachusetts since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March of 2020 is coming to an end.
Massachusetts will be making changes to its reopening process after new guidance from the Centers For Disease Control stated that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear face masks.
Gov. Charlie Baker was part of a bipartisan group of governors to meet with President Joe Biden Tuesday afternoon to talk about their COVID-19 vaccination programs.
Starting Monday, six of the mass COVID vaccination sites in Massachusetts will offer doses on a walk-up basis.
Massachusetts will close four of the state's seven mass COVID vaccination sites by the end of June as now it shifts the focus to smaller clinics.
Massachusetts is about to enter the final phase of it reopening process with a major announcement Tuesday afternoon.
It's not going to be easy for 1.7 million newly eligible individuals to find an appointment right away, Gov. Charlie Baker warned.
Governor Charlie Baker said Monday he expects the vehicle inspection system at the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles to be up and running again "by the end of the week."
Governor Charlie Baker got his COVID-19 vaccination Tuesday afternoon in Boston, according to his office.
Jon Keller says one implication of a new poll is that Charlie Baker's biggest hurdle to re-election if he seeks it could be surviving a Republican primary.
According to the Suffolk University-Boston Globe poll released Wednesday, 71-percent approve of the governor's response to the pandemic.
President Joe Biden said Monday that 90% of Americans would become eligible for the vaccine on April 19.
Massachusetts will receive a shipment of 40,000 Johnson & Johnson one-shot COVID vaccines next which, which Gov. Charlie Baker called "great news."
Massachusetts lawmakers voiced concerns about equity at an oversight hearing on the state's COVID vaccine rollout.
Baker said Biden's goals are doable as long as there's a "significant increase" in doses shipped by the federal government.
Gov. Charlie Baker's administration on Thursday slammed the push by the teachers union to secure more coronavirus vaccines for educators.
Gov. Baker sees "two big question marks" that need to be answered before lifting a state of emergency in Massachusetts.
It has now been one year since Massachusetts entered a state of emergency due to the coronavirus crisis.
Governor Charlie Baker has traveled out of Massachusetts following a death in the family.
The owner of a doggy daycare and boarding service in Norfolk, Massachusetts says her business has been negatively impacted after her Facebook page was hacked last week.
A retired FBI agent said the masked suspects left investigators with plenty of leads to work off.
A man who was a case worker for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families is accused of raping the mother of a family he was assigned to help.
Federal investigators believe the man who carried out a mass shooting at Brown University and later killed a MIT professor did not act randomly.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Wednesday.
The city is trying to figure out how to deal with a nearly $10 million school budget shortfall.
Haverhill Police arrested an 18-year-old woman and accused her of setting a huge fire at an abandoned mill with yarn and an aerosol can of deodorant spray.
The owner of a doggy daycare and boarding service in Norfolk, Massachusetts says her business has been negatively impacted after her Facebook page was hacked last week.
A retired FBI agent said the masked suspects left investigators with plenty of leads to work off.
A man who was a case worker for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families is accused of raping the mother of a family he was assigned to help.
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.
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.
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.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
The I-Team has learned the Massachusetts Dept. of Health wants to take away pepper spray and non-lethal restraints from Tewksbury State Hospital safety officers.
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.
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.
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor is a 114-acre destination just 4 miles from downtown Boston.
A modern school with a historic aesthetic, St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick blends contemporary design with timeless style.
The Lexington Minute Men represent the original colonial militia who fought in the first battle of the American Revolution.
In the middle of Maine's forests lies the Desert of Maine, a surprising stretch of rolling sand dunes formed when farming practices exposed ancient glacial sand.
Known for her vibrant, handcrafted pottery, Boston artist Jill Rosenwald has made a name for herself in the industry.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Wednesday.
The Red Sox will be without their ace for the immediate future as he deals with a shoulder injury.
Rob Gronkowski will be the next member of the New England Patriots Hall of Fame, the team announced Wednesday.
The Boston Bruins avoided elimination with a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Tuesday 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.