Multiple beaches were closed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health due to unsafe swimming water. See where.

A rare cross-party, pre-primary U.S. Senate debate unfolded June 16 in Massachusetts, with Democratic U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton and Republican trial attorney John Deaton making their case to voters as ...

A Western Massachusetts woman has not won the title since 2008, when West Springfield resident Alicia Zitka took home the ...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has unveiled a new plan that would create a $400 million fund to support university and healthcare research in the state. Healey’s initiative — called DRIVE ...

A town’s motto can reveal exactly what’s charming about the place, and it’s also shorthand for its unique quirks. Northampton, in western Massachusetts, isn’t the only place in the Bay State to grab ...

Massachusetts cities and towns have a money problem. Despite new revenue from legalized cannabis and the millionaire's tax, a new report says there could be a historic fiscal crisis. Mansfield ...

A major high-tax blue state has seen a significant population loss due to domestic out-migration over the last five years, new research found. Massachusetts recorded a net loss of about 182,000 ...

The Boston Globe's Jason Laughlin explains how Massachusetts and other states are forming independent healthcare coalitions to fill in the gap on healthcare policy left by sweeping federal changes.

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Longtime resident Larry Trufant donated 20 acres to Abington to honor his parents and improve the local golf course.