Massachusetts

Eversource has requested a natural gas bill increase for customers in Massachusetts. It would go into effect on Friday, if it’s approved. Customers would see about 20 to 30% increases, if the state’s Department of Public Utilities approves the the proposal by Thursday. “What I don’t understand is natural gas prices are down 14% year-over-year, so if anything I’d like...

Just one week from Election Day, we’re talking to Massachusetts party leaders about the presidential and down-ballot races, looking at major newspapers’ decisions not to endorse Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, and digging in to Question 3.

Brush fires in Massachusetts have burned hundreds of acres, and air quality is a major concern. One of the biggest fires is in Salem, where Halloween preparations are in full swing. 

A model of the MBTA‘s next-generation Green Line train is outside Boston City Hall, where commuters can get a glimpse of features designed to improve their rides. The Type 10 train car, set to replace the existing fleet gradually over the coming years, represents the MBTA’s most accessible model to date. The mock-up will be displayed through Wednesday, from 7...

Curators have uncovered the first grave of people who were enslaved in Beverly, Massachusetts, and the discovery is raising more questions about who else could be hidden in Central Cemetery. The grave of Philis Cave and Nancy Milan almost sunk into the ground, their stories along with it. Abby Battis, associate director of collections with Historic Beverly, discovered the women...

Massachusetts remains subject to a brush fire warning, the Department of Fire Services said Tuesday, as hundreds of acres burn across the state and a smoky haze continues to hang over many local communities. Within the past week, 126 separate brush fires have burned a total of 548 acres in Massachusetts, a DFS spokesperson told the State House News Service....

A warm front will bring increasing clouds and light rain to New England Tuesday evening, with showers lingering into early Wednesday. Temperatures will warm up on Wednesday, reaching the mid-70s. Air quality bottomed out this morning in the “very unhealthy” category over Salem and Lynn, Massachusetts. This is from brush fires and a “cap” of clouds/warm air aloft that are...

A 23-year-old driver has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that seriously hurt two pedestrians Monday evening in Needham, Massachusetts.

The first installment in Vanity Fair’s long-awaited profile of Karen Read dropped on Tuesday morning. Part 2 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday. Karen Read is ready to speak. This summer, after her first murder trial ended with a hung jury, Read spoke to VF about her late boyfriend John O’Keefe, and what she and her legal team allege...

The brush fire danger remains high on Tuesday, as dozens of fires continue to burn across Massachusetts.

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Dozens of brush fires continued to burn across Massachusetts’ North Shore and the rest of the state. Fire crews returned to active areas Tuesday to try to put the flames out. Middleton’s fire chief said that, as of Monday, more than 250 acres had burned in a wildfire that has spread to North Reading. You could see the smoke over...

A proposal to end the ban on recreational marijuana shops in Revere has been a hot topic in the Massachusetts city. More than 2,000 people have signed a petition to keep the ban in place. They’re afraid dispensaries will add to addiction issues, and they want more information on long-term effects of recreational marijuana. “While we know many people who...

Police said two pedestrians were seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash Monday evening in Needham, Massachusetts. The happened around 7:12 p.m. at the intersection of Hunnewell Street and West Street, police said. Both victims suffered serious injuries and were transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, according to authorities. Witnesses described the vehicle involved in the crash as...

With just eight days left before Election Day, we’re taking a look at the issues before Massachusetts voters.

We sat down with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and her Republican challenger, John Deaton, to discuss their race, which is just 

Several brush fires burning in Massachusetts have caused long days for firefighters and sent smoke into the sky, where it was getting trapped — people all around the Boston area were smelling it Monday.

The Cannabis Control Commission has picked a new executive director after nearly a year without a permanent leader for the agency’s 135-person staff.

A jury on Monday begun deliberating in the case of an Alabama man accused of the beating and stabbing death of an 11-year-old New Hampshire girl more than 35 years ago. Prosecutors and the defense attorney for Marvin “Skip” McClendon Jr. made their closing arguments Monday in a case that hinges in part on whether the jury believes DNA found...

It’s beginning to feel a bit more like winter in parts of the Boston area. Snow was spotted falling in Beverly, Massachusetts, on Monday morning, as well as in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. We saw more snow in Duxbury, Vermont, as well. Monday was much colder than it’s been in New England, though that’s not expected to last. In fact, Halloween...

Election Day is just over a week away, and while the national focus is on the presidential election, voters in Massachusetts also have a decision to make on who will represent them in the U.S. Senate for the next six years. Incumbent Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican newcomer John Deaton are both vying for votes in the Bay State,...