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Public school teachers will soon be evaluated on student performance in the classroom and on Massachusetts standardized tests.
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Public school teachers will soon be evaluated on student performance in the classroom and on Massachusetts standardized tests.
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.
Willson Contreras and Mickey Gasper homered, and the Red Sox dismantled the Diamondbacks 11-1 on Monday night.
The ShotSpotter gunshot detection system has been reactivated in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Lindsay Clancy has pleaded not guilty to murdering her children, but her attorneys don't deny that she caused the deaths of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan.
There is increasing concern about the conditions on board the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
The energy from the 1980s is alive and well in the North Shore Music Theatre's production of "Rock of Ages."
Lindsay Clancy's mother and sister were on the stand after the prosecution rested its case.
Lindsay Clancy has pleaded not guilty to murdering her children, but her attorneys don't deny that she caused the deaths of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan.
New Hampshire is planning to bill four New Jersey hikers who needed to be rescued from Franconia Ridge.
The ShotSpotter gunshot detection system has been reactivated in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
A 37-year-old man has been arrested in connection to two break-ins in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood.
Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, died Wednesday in Bethesda, Maryland.
Massachusetts has seen more than 100 cyclospora cases this summer, with some linked to lettuce.
Several people in New Hampshire have cyclospora infections linked to Taylor Farms lettuce.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Apartment rental scams are rising in the Boston area, according to the FBI. They said there have been nearly 500 victims.
An I-Team investigation into a brazen case of alleged land theft in Concord, Massachusetts has led to criminal charges nearly two years later.
With the Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses strike looming, some parents of newborns in the NICU are sounding the alarm.
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.
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."
Panera Bread is moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Weston, Massachusetts.
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
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.
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.
Willson Contreras and Mickey Gasper homered, and the Red Sox dismantled the Diamondbacks 11-1 on Monday night.
Bryan Reynolds, Brandon Lowe, and Nick Yorke each had two RBIs to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Boston Red Sox 8-3 after a 2 1/2-hour rain delay.
Dorchester, Massachusetts native Joshua Báez made history on Saturday in his Major League Baseball debut.
Sonny Gray worked seven innings for his career-best 15th win of the season, Wilyer Abreu hit a home run, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Saturday night.
Brandon Lowe hit a three-run home run and rookie Rafael Flores Jr. homered for the third time in two days to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
Natick says it is installing a new floating boardwalk across Pickerel Pond.
Rising ocean temperatures are drawing more hammerhead sharks to New England waters, researchers say.
Some of the oldest military veterans in Massachusetts were honored with special flights on Friday in a World War II-era aircraft.
After marrying Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Adam Sandler went to Nantucket in search of a basketball court.
An injured hiker had to be carried off a New Hampshire mountain on a stretcher, but that didn't stop her from getting engaged.