Flavored Vaping, Tobacco Product Ban Passes Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products while also imposing a new 75% excise tax on nicotine vaping products.
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The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products while also imposing a new 75% excise tax on nicotine vaping products.
Massachusetts House lawmakers have approved a bill that would ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products while also imposing a new 75% excise tax on nicotine vaping products.
One type of medical marijuana product is now exempt from Massachusetts' four-month vaping materials ban.
Experts are calling the new findings significant.
Juul now says it will stick to selling only Virginia Tobacco, Classic Tobacco and Menthol flavors in the United States.
The patient was a man in his 50s from Worcester County who vaped both nicotine and marijuana ingredient THC.
There's a new challenge to Gov. Charlie Baker's ban on vaping sales in Massachusetts.
A police chief in New Hampshire says a review of a school resource officer's use of force on a teen was in line with local and state policy.
Both deaths were attributed to the use of nicotine vaping products.
A judge has rejected the latest challenge to the state's vaping ban.
Massachusetts is seeing more cases of illnesses resulting from e-cigarettes and vapes.
The Department of Public Health said Wednesday that it has reported 10 new cases to the Centers for Disease Control.
After a four-month ban on vaping in Massachusetts, Bay Staters are heading over the border to New Hampshire for vaping products.
A Massachusetts woman has died from a vaping-associated lung injury.
It appears Governor Charlie Baker's four-month ban on the sale of all vaping products in Massachusetts has survived its first court challenge.
There are now more than 1,000 cases of vaping-related lung injuries across the United States, according to the CDC.
Vaping retailers and their business partners gathered on Beacon Hill to speak out against the ban.
Researchers say lung damage in those using e-cigarettes might be caused by chemicals in the vape liquid.
According to a new poll, many young people believe e-cigarettes and vaping are harmless.
Boston Children's Hospital has received a $100,000 grant from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care to help fight adolescent vaping.
Nearly 77% of patients reported using THC-containing products.
A Danvers vape store owner has become the first to sue the state in an attempt to get a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products in Massachusetts overturned.
Following a shakeup at Juul Labs Inc., the largest U.S. seller of e-cigarettes, here are some questions and answers about vaping:
The move comes one day after Massachusetts banned the sale of all vaping products.
Mayor Marty Walsh supports Governor Charlie Baker's 4-month ban on vaping product sales in Massachusetts and he says it will be enforced in Boston.
There is something new floating through Boston Harbor and it very well may be the area's hottest new attraction.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat Boston 2-1 on Monday night to hand the Red Sox their third loss in a row.
Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots and Revolution, needed to replace the artificial turf that was reinstalled just weeks ago.
This week, Gloucester Stage will launch a world premiere play, "Dalloway: First Love".
The intensely watched trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of murdering her three children before attempting to take her own life, is shedding light on maternal mental health.
Lindsay Clancy's first psychiatrist was back on the witness stand at her murder trial Monday.
A lifeguard was dragged underwater by a rescue device over the weekend at a Scarborough, Maine beach.
Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots and Revolution, needed to replace the artificial turf that was reinstalled just weeks ago.
Two people were killed in a crash on I-290 in Marlboro, Massachusetts.
The intensely watched trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of murdering her three children before attempting to take her own life, is shedding light on maternal mental health.
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.
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.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
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.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat Boston 2-1 on Monday night to hand the Red Sox their third loss in a row.
Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots and Revolution, needed to replace the artificial turf that was reinstalled just weeks ago.
The New England Patriots have reportedly agreed to a 2-year contract extension with veteran tight end Hunter Henry.
Two straight losses haven't done much to dampen the excitement around Fenway Park.
The Red Sox led late but couldn't hold on, falling to the Athletics and losing the series finale at Fenway Park.
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.