State Senate Wants Moratorium On Fracking In Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Senate is backing a 10-year moratorium on fracking in the state.
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The Massachusetts Senate is backing a 10-year moratorium on fracking in the state.
State officials say thousands of Massachusetts taxpayers have taken advantage of a tax amnesty offer.
If you're a Bay Stater struggling to spell "Massachusetts," you're not alone.
Individuals with annual incomes above $1 million would be subject to the tax
Many of New England's most important historic sites and monuments can be found in and around Boston.
The names of four Massachusetts police officers who died in the line of duty are among more than 250 that will be added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington.
A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to up to 35 years in prison for killing an autistic Massachusetts man in a motel four years ago and leaving the body in a trash container.
It's the start of the brush fire season in Massachusetts, but this year forestry officials are unusually worried.
Graffiti artists and others convicted of tagging buildings would no longer face a one-year suspension of their driver's licenses under a bill approved by the Massachusetts Senate.
Massachusetts isn't saving enough, some argue, even if its stabilization fund — far better known as the rainy day fund — remains among the nation's 10 largest with a current balance of about $1.25 billion.
A primary will be held on Tuesday to fill an open state Senate seat.
A bill designed to continue encouraging homeowners, municipalities and others to increase the use of solar power in Massachusetts is on Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's desk awaiting his signature.
For as long as humans have been able to communicate via words, not once has anyone ever used a language to make a more preposterous statement.
Massachusetts wildlife officials will be looking up in the trees this week as they conduct an annual count of bald eagle nests.
Taxpayers in the Bay State will have until April 19 to file both their federal and state returns since April 18 is Patriots Day in Massachusetts.
David Modica's viral moment made people realize the state law means you have to permit for housing, but you don't actually have to build any.
Ebola survivor Dr. Rick Sacra spent three weeks in Nebraska's National Biocontainment Unit, which is now treating a hantavirus patient.
When some witnesses heard the shooting on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, they got out of their cars and ran for their lives.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
In the Lyric Stage Company's production of "Something Rotten," Shakespeare is reimagined as a rock star.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
When some witnesses heard the shooting on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, they got out of their cars and ran for their lives.
A gunman who opened fire at cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Monday afternoon was shot by a responding State Police trooper and a civilian.
David Modica's viral moment made people realize the state law means you have to permit for housing, but you don't actually have to build any.
Ebola survivor Dr. Rick Sacra spent three weeks in Nebraska's National Biocontainment Unit, which is now treating a hantavirus patient.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is a protected marine ecosystem off the coast of Massachusetts known for its rich biodiversity, world-class whale watching, and historic shipwrecks.
Best Bees installs and manages professionally maintained hives for homes, businesses, and institutions.
Known for his sustainable cooking and farm-fresh ingredients, Woods Hill's Charlie Foster is a leader in the farm-to-table movement.
Gaining Ground in Concord, Massachusetts is one of the region's leading non-profit farms dedicated to hunger relief.
Gillette Stadium looks different already, with 2026 FIFA World Cup matches coming to Foxboro, Massachusetts in June
The longest-tenured employee for the New England Patriots called it a career after 50 years in Foxboro.
Michela Cava scored at 1:12 of the second overtime to lead Ottawa to a 4-3 win over the Boston Fleet Sunday.
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Sunday to win the rain-shortened series.
Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras ended up with a bruised right hand after he was hit by a fastball from Tampa Bay's Nick Martinez Sunday.
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.