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Merriam-Webster is poised to have greater influence over language decisions made by news reporters and editors across the country.
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Construction of a new state-run veterans’ home in Holyoke is progressing. The $480-million project will replace the current building. Formerly known as the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, the facility in use now was the site of a deadly 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, where at least 76 veterans died.
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Some local and state law enforcement officials in Massachusetts have said they are having trouble recruiting candidates to become police officers. And some criminal justice educators at area colleges and universities said the reasons for this vary.
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Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg reported Wednesday that MGM was in the early stages of looking into selling off the facility, but also said it was possible no sale would take place.
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The lawsuit, filed in Berkshire Superior Court on Thursday, alleges both companies knew decades ago that PCBs could be harmful when they sold and used the chemical compound. The EPA classifies PCBs as "probable human carcinogens."
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As lawmakers around the country struggle with an over-capacity emergency shelter crisis, Mass. lawmakers wrestle with reform and time limits in the only state in the country that guarantees access to shelter.
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The "Mass Leads Act" would invest hundreds of millions of dollars in manufacturing, robotics, and life-science initiatives. The governor and her team spoke with students and faculty at Western New England University.
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Massachusetts officials said the future owners of the Iron Horse need to submit a certificate of good standing for former owner Eric Suher — and Suher has said it will be awhile.
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A garage and retail space in Springfield hit a new milestone Tuesday, with a final slab of concrete placed at the top of the structure.
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While many aspects of primary care have improved since 2019, a statewide survey shows that access has gotten worse since the pandemic began.