Why are there so many abandoned mental hospitals in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts’ abandoned mental hospitals draw interest for their eerie halls and ghost stories. Here’s why so many closed.
Oct 20, 2026Open source
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Couple discovers surprising series of connections while wedding planning A newlywed couple in Franklin rece...
A newlywed couple in Franklin, Massachusetts, recently discovered that their connection goes back to their baptism.
Oct 20, 2026Open source
Battenfeld: Massachusetts doesn’t need second banana in governor’s office
Ousted Republican running mate Shawn Oliver has unwittingly done Massachusetts taxpayers a big favor — demonstrating what a waste of money a...
Oct 20, 2026Open source
MIT scientist wins $6 million in sexual harassment defamation suit
A prominent Massachusetts Institute of Technology biology professor forced out of his job over sexual harassment allegations won a defamation...
Oct 20, 2026Open source
Massachusetts State trooper injured after driver flees traffic stop in Lowell
A Lowell traffic stop ended with a trooper injured after police say a driver fled and struck him, prompting a search and charges.
Oct 20, 2026Open source
Video: Pleasant weather takes over later this week
Gusty winds are expected Tuesday across the Boston area and Massachusetts. Coastal clouds linger Wednesday before sun and clouds mix Thursday,...
Oct 20, 2026Open source
Somerville hopes Neighborways will stop drivers using side streets as shortcuts Somerville, Massachusetts i...
Somerville, Massachusetts is trying to discourage drivers who use GPS maps to cut through neighborhood side streets to get around Boston traffic.
Oct 20, 2026Open source
Car crash into Lawrence McDonald's leaves 6 people hurt
A person drove into several parked vehicles, then a McDonald's restaurant, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Oct 19, 2026Open source
Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by car in Quincy
A woman was seriously injured after she was hit by a car in Quincy, Massachusetts, Saturday night, the city's police department said.
Oct 19, 2026Open source
Ex-Healey aide LaMar Cook was working at China train factory when feds arrested him: ‘Horrified’
LaMar Cook, an ex-Healey aide charged with trafficking coke out of state buildings, was working at a China-run factory that builds MBTA train...
Oct 18, 2026Open source
Fall River firefighters honored for saving lives at Gabriel House fire Dozens of Fall River, Massachusetts,...
Dozens of Fall River, Massachusetts, firefighters were honored for their bravery and service responding to last year's deadly fire at an...
Oct 17, 2026Open source
Falmouth reverses Halloween parade cancellation after backlash
The dispute echoes past debates in Massachusetts over school celebrations, inclusion, and which traditions to keep.
Oct 17, 2026Open source
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