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Cape Cod Fourth of July fireworks explosion: Massachusetts officials emphasize safety
An explosion ahead of a Fourth of July celebration at a Cape Cod country club has prompted officials to issue safety warnings ...
A volunteer finds the Holy Grail of abolitionist-era Baptist documents in Massachusetts
A volunteer searching the archives of the American Baptist in Massachusetts has found a nearly 180-year-old document shedding ...
Massachusetts high court implements emergency protocol to begin releasing defendants without lawyers
The situation has reached a breaking point in Suffolk and Middlesex counties, where the stoppage is most widespread, legal ...
Massachusetts State Police announces reforms under ‘Excellence Initiative’
The Massachusetts State Police has launched a new “Excellence Initiative” to claw back some public trust following recent ...
Fears in Massachusetts that Trump’s bill could unravel the health care safety net
In the state that served as the model for the Obama-era health overhaul, advocates and health care workers fear the Trump ...
Massachusetts passes first on-time budget in nearly a decade, includes fare-free transit and end to broker fees
The proposal represents a deal between House and Senate leaders that slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in spending from ...
Armed police search Massachusetts neighborhoods, woods after robbery
Armed officers and troopers were seen scouring neighborhoods and wooded areas on Thursday during a search for suspects in ...
Massachusetts public schools guilty of ‘rampant antisemitic abuse,’ according to complaint
The school district “knowingly allowed its schools to become a hostile environment for Jewish students, and it has failed to ...
Why hundreds of Massachusetts criminal cases could be dismissed
Massachusetts' highest court is imposing a legal protocol that could result in hundreds of criminal defendants being set free ...