More than a dozen beaches are closed Friday mostly due to bacterial exceedance. There are 17 beaches in Massachusetts closed as of Friday morning, according to the state’s Department of Public Health (DPH).One of those is the main beach at Walden Pond State Reservation, which...
Massachusetts residents can celebrate Fourth of July a little early with fireworks shows this weekend. Fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts for those without a certification or licensing. So, you’ll have to leave it to the professionals.Between 2019 and 2023, officials said Massachusetts medical facilities treated...
A MGM Springfield casino player won a jackpot prize off of a $1.35 bet. On Tuesday, the MGM Springfield player won a $20,400 jackpot off of the game Triple Spin Poker, according to a casino spokesperson. Overall, there are over 1,500 slot machines at MGM...
A Massachusetts man dreamed of falling in love and becoming a father. Instead, a single moment at age 18 led to more than three decades behind bars. Now, after serving time for his role in a 1993 killing at Tasty Chicken in Boston, Dirceu Semedo,...
For the second straight day, Massachusetts will see cooler than normal temperatures on Friday, but summer warmth is just around the corner.High temperatures are expected to range between the high 60s and low 70s, with areas west of Worcester County slightly warmer, in the mid-70s....
A 14-year-old girl was hit and killed by an MBTA Commuter Rail train in Worcester Thursday night, MBTA Transit Police said.The girl was part of a group of kids trespassing on the right-of-way of the Framingham/Worcester line around 8 p.m. Thursday near the 100 block...
SOUTHWICK — After over two years of fits and starts on a proposal by two Southampton-based developers to build a self-storage facility on College Highway, the project was essentially greenlighted by the Planning Board after a public hearing on the proposal Tuesday night.“This is a...
WESTFIELD — The June 23 public hearing on the fiscal year 2026 budget began with a financial overview by Auditor Vicki Moro, who said the budget is “almost there.” She said the budget had been pared down, with more analytical data and comparison charts from...
WESTFIELD — As chair of the Finance Committee, Ralph Figy convened a budget reconciliation meeting of the whole on June 24 to take into consideration cuts recommended by certain councilors, following department reviews by the committee. The only recommended cuts came from committee member Richard...
The Celtics offseason of wheeling and dealing continued on Thursday night as Brad Stevens elected to trade back from the No. 32 overall pick in a deal with the Orlando Magic. The swap netted Boston four second-round picks, two of which the team used on...
