Gov. Maura Healey, lamenting the decision, called the house “a special part of the history, culture and fabric” of the coastal region north of Boston.

Safety policies for state-run shelters are inconsistent, security presence at sites vary “significantly,” and a lack of coordination between state officials, providers, and police hinder the

The Trump administration budget axe is falling on thousands of federal employees now receiving termination notices.

Massachusetts has not received any reports of recent measles cases, as outbreaks spread across the country and after an unvaccinated child died.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities slashed the Mass Save budget by $500 million in an order put out Friday afternoon.

Check your old Powerball tickets. Prizes worth $1 million and $50,000 are expiring soon in Massachusetts unless lottery players step up to claim them. Both winning tickets were sold in April 2024 when the Powerball jackpot climbed to more than $1 billion. A man in Oregon eventually won the $1.3 billion prize.

Stefanie Cappello, 53, died Saturday after she was thrown from a snowmobile while traveling with a group of other snowmobilers.

Parts of the state north of the Massachusetts Turnpike are expected to see light snow tonight, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service's Boston office. The system is slated to pass over the northwestern part of Massachusetts, including Worcester, overnight Friday into Saturday morning, according to the forecast.

Massachusetts DPU reduces the Energy Efficiency Plan budget by $500 million, adjusts utility bills, and extends the shut-off moratorium.

The Attleboro Police Department said they responded to a report of a 47-year-old woman who was hit by a car while she was in the crosswalk Friday night.

The woman was traveling north with a group of snowmobilers on Interconnected Trail System 85/86 in T1R12 toward Millinocket when the crash occurred.