A Black woman-owned, locally sourced soapmaking company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been recognized by the state for its commitment to sustainability.

The organization was started at Rikers Island in the '90s by people who were facing murder charges. It has spent the past ...

(See the full list of Maine’s official state symbols below.) Maine’s 31 symbols may seem like a lot but Texas has more than 70, while Tennessee has more than 60 and Massachusetts has more than ...

WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A symbol of hate and violence, specifically a swastika, was found drawn on a student’s notebook at Westfield Middle School on Monday. In a letter sent to family ...

Residents across Massachusetts reported feeling the ground ... 2.8 quake hit about 7 miles southwest of Augusta, Maine, the state capital. In the last 10 years, just one earthquake stronger ...

In 2023, Massachusetts state education officials announced a pilot program distributing about $800,000 in federal funding to school districts looking to enact policies to address the use of ...

Local chicken farmers are bumping up precautions after officials recently announced that bird flu has likely entered Massachusetts. State officials said last week they suspect the latest highly ...

Howgate said. Healey said people have had the benefit of a federal tax deduction and only in 2023 did residents in Massachusetts have the ability to claim a state charitable donation credit.

Earlier Wednesday, Governor Maura Healey spoke on what the state would and would not do to help in the federal immigration crackdown. Healey said Massachusetts officials are willing and ready to ...

"Officials here follow the law. We are not a sanctuary state," Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey told reporters when she was asked about new immigration policy from President Trump at a news ...

Gov. Maura Healey plans to close a state-operated public health hospital in Canton, her administration confirmed Tuesday afternoon. The Massachusetts Nurses Association, which first disclosed the ...