Death of 8-month-old baby under investigation in Taunton
Authorities are investigating the death of an 8-month-old baby in Taunton, Massachusetts, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.
May 1, 2026Open source
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Massachusetts reports first West Nile virus mosquito case of year
Massachusetts health officials have announced that West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes for the first time this year.
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Court’s TPS ruling hits Haitians hard in Massachusetts, big win for Trump
The Supreme Court's decision to end temporary legal protections for Haitians and Syrians hit the state hard, with an outcry of "you cannot turn your back on...
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Massachusetts ‘not progressive’ in how it taxes lower, middle-income households: study
Following the SJC ruling to kill a ballot initiative that would have lowered the state income tax, a new study says Massachusetts is not as progressive as ii...
Jun 26, 2026Open source
All of the 4th of July fireworks shows happening in Massachusetts, sorted by town, time, rain date
July 4 fireworks in Massachusetts 2026: Info for Fourth of July fireworks near me, including town, date, time, location, and rain date.
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Union-Bulletin
BOSTON — Paying the bills is not a party, a new report reveals.
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Judge blocks Trump order to restrict mail voting
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict mail voting in federal ele...
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Keziah Salter of Ayer earns Girl Scout Gold Award
AYER — Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts recently presented its Gold Awards, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting, and one Ayer resident was among t...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
Mass. leaders rip high court ruling ending Haitian TPS
BOSTON — The fate of tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants living in Massachusetts remains in limbo after the U.S. Supreme Court stripped them of a tempo...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
My Turn: Consistent, compassionate, connected — How the Pioneer Valley Doula Collaborative fights healthc...
As states across the South and Midwest ban abortion, maternal mortality and morbidity rates are climbing nationwide, yet Massachusetts has one of the lowest...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
Four years after Dobbs, advocates clash over how far to take fight for later abortion access
Kate Dineen assumed she would always have access to reproductive health care because of where she lived. It came as a shock when she was denied an abortion i...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
A new medical care center opened in CT. Its doctors focus on living longer, a ‘message of wellness’
They also are located in Springfield and East Long Meadow, the latter with more than 8,000 patients. In Massachusetts patients collectively have lost more th...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
Man charged with murdering Duxbury woman held on $5 million bond A prosecutor said Cole Werhan, the man cha...
A prosecutor said Cole Werhan, the man charged with murdering a Duxbury, Massachusetts woman inside a Connecticut home, has several open domestic violence...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
Mass. gas prices dip below $4 a gallon for first time in 2 months Gas prices dipped below $4 a gallon in Ma...
Gas prices dipped below $4 a gallon in Massachusetts Thursday for the first time in exactly two months.
Jun 25, 2026Open source
Wrong-way driver killed in crash on Interstate 290 in Northboro A wrong-way driver was killed in a crash on...
A wrong-way driver was killed in a crash on Interstate 290 in Northboro, Massachusetts late Wednesday night, police said.
Jun 25, 2026Open source
Trump’s Election Order Hits the Judicial Wall Again
Quince Media, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A federal judge in Massachusetts permanently blocked major parts of President Donald Trump's election execu...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
See how this former HGTV couple lovingly restores some of Massachusetts’ oldest homes
The former “Houses with History” hosts now share their restorations of Massachusetts homes dating back 300 years on YouTube.
Jun 25, 2026Open source
Cape Ann News in Brief
Listings may be sent to: Goings On, Gloucester Daily Times, 503 Gloucester Crossing Road, Gloucester, MA 01930, or emailed to Joann Mackenzie at jomackenzie@...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
Report: Mass. gets 'F' for housing affordability
BOSTON — Massachusetts is ranked near dead last in the nation for home construction and housing affordability in a new real estate industry report.
Jun 25, 2026Open source
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Massachusetts reports first West Nile virus mosquito case of year
Massachusetts health officials have announced that West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes for the first time this year.
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Court’s TPS ruling hits Haitians hard in Massachusetts, big win for Trump
The Supreme Court's decision to end temporary legal protections for Haitians and Syrians hit the state hard, with an outcry of "you cannot turn your back on...
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Massachusetts ‘not progressive’ in how it taxes lower, middle-income households: study
Following the SJC ruling to kill a ballot initiative that would have lowered the state income tax, a new study says Massachusetts is not as progressive as ii...
Jun 26, 2026Open source
All of the 4th of July fireworks shows happening in Massachusetts, sorted by town, time, rain date
July 4 fireworks in Massachusetts 2026: Info for Fourth of July fireworks near me, including town, date, time, location, and rain date.
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Union-Bulletin
BOSTON — Paying the bills is not a party, a new report reveals.
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Judge blocks Trump order to restrict mail voting
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict mail voting in federal ele...
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Keziah Salter of Ayer earns Girl Scout Gold Award
AYER — Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts recently presented its Gold Awards, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting, and one Ayer resident was among t...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
Mass. leaders rip high court ruling ending Haitian TPS
BOSTON — The fate of tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants living in Massachusetts remains in limbo after the U.S. Supreme Court stripped them of a tempo...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
My Turn: Consistent, compassionate, connected — How the Pioneer Valley Doula Collaborative fights healthc...
As states across the South and Midwest ban abortion, maternal mortality and morbidity rates are climbing nationwide, yet Massachusetts has one of the lowest...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
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