Attleboro is shaking things up for the fourth with a laser show instead of the usual fireworks display.

Dozens of beaches, ponds and lakes in Mass. are closed due to excess levels of bacteria. Here's a list of places you should avoid.

The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill Tuesday aimed at expanding the adoption of renewable energy. The effort is a bid to help Massachusetts meet its climate goals, including reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Attached: 2 images At low tide you can walk across the sandbar from Squantum to Thompson Island, although you're not allowed above the high tide mark on the island. #silentsunday #Boston #harbor

Introduction Thanks to the tireless work of city councilors, staff, and advocates, Cambridge has drastically increased its bicycle mode share for all trips within the [...]

a Tornado Watch has been issued for the greater #SomervilleMA area until 8pm (and it looks like most of New England is, too) as a refresher: a WATCH (like this one) means conditions are favorable for a bit of the ol' severe weather within the watch area, so make sure you have a way to receive warn...

The legislation passed on Thursday would ban single-use plastic shopping bags at retail shops.

Gov. Maura Healey signed into law that bans revenge pornography and cracks down on coercive control by domestic abusers today, her office said. The governor's signature makes Massachusetts the 49th state to prohibit revenge porn, leaving South Carolina as the only outlier.

Voters are on track to get the final say over whether Massachusetts businesses should pay a higher minimum wage to tipped employees after the state's highest court on Thursday concluded that a proposed ballot question is properly drafted.

An informational forum by a panel of state officials turned heated Tuesday night with residents questioning the Healey administration's decision to open the shelter to 450 migrant people in their small town.

The Town of Danvers and the City of Beverly are joining with the City of Salem toward being car-light communities with a

A pilot climate solution connects 37 homes and businesses with a highly-efficient, underground heating and cooling system. People are expected to see their electric bills drop by 20% on average. It's a model some experts say can be scaled up and replicated elsewhere.

Almost 2 million adults experienced food insecurity in 2023, says a new report from The Greater Boston Food Bank.

It sounded like the perfect pairing: Richard Dreyfuss up on stage discussing his career and the making of "Jaws" before the lights dimmed and the movie played on the screen behind him. Instead, Dreyfuss used his time on stage at the Cabot Theatre in Beverly Saturday night to spew hatred at both wome...

People living near the Merrimack River are at increased risk of developing acute gastrointestinal illnesses in the days following large sewage releases into the river, according to a new study from researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health.

You-do-it Electronics Center, which has been selling electronic components and equipment for 75 years, announced today it's closing its doors. Read more.

Most people are familiar with Lyme disease, but a rarer, more severe tickborne disease is sending more people to the hospital.

Director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, Corby Kummer, explained why shoppers in Massachusetts, especially in Boston, are facing higher grocery costs.

An air quality alert is in place for much of southern New England through 11 p.m. Wednesday night. The alert was issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in advance of elevated ozone levels. All the areas under the EPA’s alert were far-western Connecticut, central and eastern Massachusetts...

Libraries that have long offered reading classes and language courses are now formally connecting patrons with essential services like housing assistance.

The state’s recreational and environmental agency says it has a new top objective: Expand access to coastal and inland beaches.

A Massachusetts town that adopted an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born in the 21st century is being looked at as a possible model for other cities and towns hoping to further clamp down on cigarettes and other tobacco products.

A program this month encourages library patrons in Worcester, Mass., who have lost or damaged books or other items to reactivate their accounts. All they need is a picture of a cat.

More than 2,000 members of the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) walked out on strike on Friday morning.

The speech, delivered Wednesday evening, bounced between hailing the accomplishments of her first year and setting the agenda for her second, and was laden with specific figures and pitches for new legislation.

A man was arrested after police say he planned to bomb the Satanic Temple in Salem. Luke Isaac Terpstra was charged with explosives - possession of bombs with unlawful intent after an investigation.

Phone calls will be free starting Dec. 1 after the governor signed the legislation Wednesday.

There are three categories of "blue laws" still on the books in Massachusetts.

Shannon O'Brien today sued state Treasurer Deb Goldberg to try to keep Goldberg from firing her as chair of the state Cannabis Control Commission, saying that Goldberg doesn't even have the authority to fire her, let alone because of allegedly bogus allegations of wrongdoing by staffers who don't wa...

Rorie Woods tried to stop an eviction notice with a swarm of bees, according to sheriffs. Now she wants to push ahead with a trial against her own attorney's advice.

The sales tax holiday for 2023 will be held on Saturday, August 12 and Sunday, August 13. Most retail items of up to $2,500, purchased in Massachusetts for personal use on these two days, will be exempt from sales tax.