Local, state and federal officials celebrated the official groundbreaking of Residences at the Park, a 53-unit housing project in Athol, Massachusetts. The development will consist of 20 one-bedroom, ...

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern has proposed a bill that would increase federal reimbursement rates for free and reduced school meals in an effort to offset costs of labor and nutritious foods in public ...

BOSTON — The Board of Higher Education is on track to vote in early 2026 on whether to allow public and private colleges and universities in Massachusetts to offer three-year bachelor’s degrees, ...

A coalition of conservation organizations is collecting signatures to put a ballot initiative on the 2026 ballot that would ...

The Municipal Police Training Committee suspended and then fired Christopher J. Donelan and Edward A. Dunne after allegations of misconduct surfaced.

Ahead of public food benefits running out for over a million Bay Staters on Saturday, Gov. Maura Healey announced Thursday that the state will advance a scheduled $4 million payment for food pantries ...

Columnist and author Tamar Haspel will be at the Royalston Library this Sunday, Nov. 2, to discuss her book “To Boldly Grow: Finding Joy, Adventure, and Dinner in Your Own Backyard,” in which she and ...

The Municipal Police Training Committee suspended and then fired Christopher J. Donelan and Edward A. Dunne after allegations of misconduct surfaced.

Attorney General Andrea Campbell and 22 other AGs have filed a lawsuit against the USDA, alleging that the agency is ...

In the ongoing matter of a sober house at 217 Spring St., the Zoning Board of Appeals has denied a request for reasonable accommodation by property owner James Parmenter. At the board’s Oct. 29 ...

At a Harm Reduction Summit at Greenfield Community College, health care professionals, addiction specialists and people with lived experience discussed strategies to reduce the negative consequences ...

The Petersham Art Center has a new exhibition, “Familiar Places: Landscapes by Stephanie Vignone” on display through Nov. 23. The center invites the public to join the artist for an opening reception ...