Mass. Lawmakers Consider Medical Marijuana Bill
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
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Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
New numbers reveal that employment among guys is gaining ground again.
A Massachusetts lawmakers has proposed legislation to allow fireworks into the state.
Gas prices are down by an average of three cents a gallon this week in Massachusetts, the sixth week of dropping prices.
More than 2,200 athletes from around Massachusetts will be in Boston this weekend for the 2011 Special Olympics Summer Games.
The Massachusetts unemployment rate is continuing to fall.
A New Hampshire-based company has officially opened an unusual manufacturing facility in Salem, Massachusetts.
Gas prices are down in Massachusetts for the fifth consecutive week.
A local man who was struggling to make ends meet has just became the first person ever in Massachusetts to hit the Powerball jackpot.
Massachusetts regulators have fined Goldman, Sachs & Co. $10 million and ordered the investment firm to stop its policy of favoring certain clients over others.
Williams College edged out Boston College as the most expensive college to attend in Massachusetts, with both having total costs just over $54,500.
Some employers in Massachusetts appear to be losing a bit of the confidence they once had in the economic recovery.
Attorney General Martha Coakley is warning that a new tax in Connecticut could end up costing Massachusetts homeowners and other electricity customers an extra $26 million annually.
With countless donations headed to tornado-ravaged areas in Massachusetts, the United Way of Tri-County and the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Donation Management System are now helping coordinate the relief effort.
Local divorce lawyers say the proposed Alimony Reform Act of 2011would dramatically alter how alimony payments are determined in Massachusetts,
Financial aid could soon be making its way to tornado-ravaged Massachusetts communities.
Gov. Deval Patrick has decided Massachusetts won't participate in a federal program that checks the immigration status of people who are arrested.
Gas prices are down in Massachusetts for the fourth consecutive week.
Two owners of Dunkin' Donuts franchises in Dartmouth, Fall River, Westport and Fairhaven have been fined for violating child labor laws.
We need more civic education and activism among our young people, not less. But, I'm afraid I have a problem with their bill to make the quahog the official shellfish of Massachusetts.
The lowly quahog will be the official shellfish of Massachusetts if a bill making its way through the Statehouse becomes law.
Sarah Palin insisted Sunday that history was on her side when she claimed that Paul Revere's famous Massachusetts ride was intended to warn both British soldiers and his fellow colonists.
Thousands of Massachusetts Democrats hunkered down in Lowell on Saturday to map out a strategy for their two top goals for the 2012 election -- re-electing Barack Obama and ousting Scott Brown.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
Nine students were taken to the hospital as a precaution after a car struck a school bus in Everett, Massachusetts on Thursday afternoon.
One of the victims seriously injured in last week's brazen shooting on Memorial Drive in Cambridge says he is grateful to be alive after being shot multiple times.
A Waltham, Massachusetts firefighter is recovering at home after suffering injuries from a falling tree.
A judge ordered Memorial Drive shooting suspect Tyler Brown to remain in custody after a dangerousness hearing Thursday.
The Memorial Day weekend weather forecast calls for rain at times but also chances for sun in the Boston area.
Nine students were taken to the hospital as a precaution after a car struck a school bus in Everett, Massachusetts on Thursday afternoon.
A Waltham, Massachusetts firefighter is recovering at home after suffering injuries from a falling tree.
A judge ordered Memorial Drive shooting suspect Tyler Brown to remain in custody after a dangerousness hearing Thursday.
One of the victims seriously injured in last week's brazen shooting on Memorial Drive in Cambridge says he is grateful to be alive after being shot multiple times.
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.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
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.
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.