State Fire Marshal offers Thanksgiving safety tips
"Thanksgiving is a wonderful family holiday, but the day can be ruined with a cooking or candle fire, a burn injury, or a carbon monoxide incident from long-term use of the oven," said State Fire...
View ArticleState Fire Marshal offers Thanksgiving safety tips
"Thanksgiving is a wonderful family holiday, but the day can be ruined with a cooking or candle fire, a burn injury, or a carbon monoxide incident from long-term use of the oven," said State Fire...
View ArticleINTERACTIVE GRAPHICS: Early voting drops, mid-term turnout is up
The Massachusetts Governor's Council certified the results of the Nov. 6 general election on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Here is a look at some of those statewide numbers.
View ArticleBald eagle population rebounding with state help
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, DEC. 3, 2018....The number of bald eagles nesting in Massachusetts appears to be steadily growing amid three decades of efforts to re-establish a natural population of the nation's...
View ArticleMEMA: Magnitude 2.2 earthquake shakes Gardner/Templeton area this afternoon
The local Public Safety Communications Center in Gardner has reported that it, as well as local Communications Centers in surrounding towns, have received citizen calls reporting shaking and associated...
View ArticleTwo more chances for lotto players to hit it big this year
$642 million up for grabs in Powerball and Mega Millions drawings this week
View ArticleCannabis control board on lookout for pot products that might appeal to children
BOSTON, NOV. 1, 2018.....Massachusetts regulators want to keep a close eye on the types of marijuana products that will be for sale to adults once marijuana retailers open and whether those products...
View ArticleDriscoll to hold office hours
State Rep. Bill Driscoll will hold office hours Wednesday afternoon.
View ArticleQuestion 1: Mass. Nurses Association concedes defeat
Voters in Massachusetts have rejected a ballot question that would have set patient-to-nurse ratio limits in Bay State medical facilities, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association.
View ArticleQuestion 3: Massachusetts voters uphold transgender rights law
Massachusetts voters have supported a state law that protects transgender people from discrimination in public accommodations, including bathrooms and locker rooms.
View ArticleQuestion 2: Voters back political spending question in Massachusetts
Massachusetts voters have approved a ballot question stemming from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on corporate political spending.The measure calls for creation of a 15-member commission that would be...
View ArticleU.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren wins election to second term
Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, among her party's harshest critics of President Donald Trump, has won re-election in Massachusetts.
View ArticleRepublican Gov. Charlie Baker wins 2nd term in Massachusetts
Gov. Charlie Baker, a moderate Republican popular with voters in heavily Democratic Massachusetts, was re-elected Tuesday to a second four-year term.
View ArticleBaker open to fee hike to boost state CPA match
As cities and towns participating in a program that provides state funds to support affordable housing and open space preservation watch the state's contribution dwindle, Community Preservation Act...
View ArticleState Fire Marshal offers Thanksgiving safety tips
"Thanksgiving is a wonderful family holiday, but the day can be ruined with a cooking or candle fire, a burn injury, or a carbon monoxide incident from long-term use of the oven," said State Fire...
View ArticleINTERACTIVE GRAPHICS: Early voting drops, mid-term turnout is up
The Massachusetts Governor's Council certified the results of the Nov. 6 general election on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Here is a look at some of those statewide numbers.
View ArticleBald eagle population rebounding with state help
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, DEC. 3, 2018....The number of bald eagles nesting in Massachusetts appears to be steadily growing amid three decades of efforts to re-establish a natural population of the nation's...
View ArticleMEMA: Magnitude 2.2 earthquake shakes Gardner/Templeton area this afternoon
The local Public Safety Communications Center in Gardner has reported that it, as well as local Communications Centers in surrounding towns, have received citizen calls reporting shaking and associated...
View ArticleTwo more chances for lotto players to hit it big this year
$642 million up for grabs in Powerball and Mega Millions drawings this week
View ArticleMBTA proposes 6.3 percent fare hike
The MBTA needs to raise $32 million in additional revenue in 2020.
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