In the 1730s a plague began in New England. And by the 1800s, it was responsible for almost a quarter of all deaths in the Northeast, according to the Smithsonian Magazine. While it was the cause of Mercy Brown and many of her family members,...
A lottery player in Massachusetts won $500,000 on Thursday after purchasing five plays for the same numbers on a single “Mass Cash” ticket, the Massachusetts State Lottery said.The winning numbers for the drawing on Oct. 12, were 6, 9, 13, 18 and 19.The player had...
A spacious house located at 27 Kay Street in Westborough has new owners. The 2,312-square-foot property, built in 1964, was sold on Sept. 21, 2023, for $1,000,000, or $433 per square foot. This two-story home presents a roomy floor plan, featuring four bedrooms and three...
A 3,700-square-foot house built in 1856 has changed hands. The spacious historic property located at 30 Church Street in Westborough was sold on Sept. 22, 2023. The $1,540,000 purchase price works out to $416 per square foot. This two-story house provides a generous living space...
J.C. Jackson has had plenty of experience covering Jakobi Meyers over the years.So as he gets set to face his former teammate this weekend, Jackson outlined what makes the former New England Patriots receiver so good.“He goes hard. I would say Jakobi is a guy...
The gas station at the Boston Logan International Airport sold a winning $100,000 lottery ticket that was claimed on Thursday, Oct. 12, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery’s site.The winning $100,000 prize was from the lottery’s scratch ticket game called Double Cash, which was released...
Massachusetts is going to run out of places to shelter newly arriving immigrants and other families without housing “very, very soon,” leaving the one state in the country that has a legal obligation to shelter unhoused families in a position where “there is not going...
Two people had to be rescued using Jaws of Life after a head on collision in Ipswich Thursday.At about 5:10 p.m. Thursday two cars had collided head on near White Farms Ice Cream on High Street. A 83-year-old woman from Maine and two passengers were...
Massachusetts State Police said there are no “specific or credible threats in Massachusetts” as of Friday morning. However, they are remaining vigilant as there was a call for Hamas protests on Oct. 13.“We’re also aware of information on the internet about a Hamas call for...
SEBEWAING, MICH. -- Some Michigan duck hunters wound up with the story of a lifetime this week when a pink flamingo flew in for a landing among their decoys on Saginaw Bay.The sighting reportedly took place near Sebewaing River Campground, about 40 minutes northeast of...
