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The Mass. cannabis industry was meant to help those hurt by the war on drugs. Many say it failed.

When Duane Harden opened up his cannabis delivery business three years ago, he was hopeful that the new venture would be a success — fueled by the legalization of recreational weed in Massachusetts in 2016. But three years later, the 55-year old Haverhill resident says he’s hardly turned a...

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Massachusetts’ Underground Cannabis Market Shrinks But Hangs On Alongside Legal Dispensaries

Massachusetts' underground cannabis market has shrunk as legal dispensaries have spread and prices have fallen. But the proliferation of dispensaries has not caused the market to disappear entirely. According to GBH News, voters legalized recreational cannabis in 2016. The first dispensaries opened in 2018, but the state now has about...

Massachusetts · 18h
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Berkshire region real estate sales – November 13, 2026

11 Tracie Avenue: John W. Dabrowski and Mary L. Dabrowski of Adams to Sally A. Dabrowski and Megan J. Dabrowski, $1 on 10/27/2026. 17 Anthony Street: Melissa R. Tower and Gordon Miles Tower of Adams to Jackson B. Tower and Jake M. Tower, $1 on 09/30/2026. 3 West Street: Jacqueline...

Massachusetts · 1d
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At a new South Shore housing development, live where the cranberries grow

Called Cranberry Crossing, the Norwell subdivision is oriented around the adjacent Cross Street Cranberry Bogs. Cranberries have deep roots in Massachusetts. Harvested for centuries and then commercially cultivated for the first time in the 1800s on Cape Cod, the cranberry industry remains alive and well in the state. According to Massachusetts Cranberries (the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association) the Bay State has thousand of acres of bogs and approximately 375 growers statewide.

Norwell, MA · 1d

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10 Huge Secondhand And Antique Stores In Southeastern Massachusetts Worth Exploring

One antique shop in this part of Massachusetts scoops ice cream and pours coffee, and it runs as a nonprofit. Another fills a huge refurbished mill so big that shoppers spend hours walking its vendor sections. That’s only a taste of the secondhand shopping destinations scattered across southeastern Massachusetts. One...

Massachusetts · 2d

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Ross Dress for Less Eyes Two More Massachusetts Locations

Ross Dress for Less is bringing its discount shopping experience to two more Massachusetts communities. According to The Connecticut Scoop, the off-price retailer is preparing to take over the former Best Buy Outlet space at Brockton‘s Westgate Mall, located at 200 Westgate Drive, as well as the former Bob’s Stores at Twin City Plaza, situated at 146 Whalon Street in Fitchburg, on the Leominster line. Construction on both locations is expected to begin in the spring, with grand openings tentatively planned for sometime in 2027.

Fitchburg, MA · 2d

The Cool Down

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Massachusetts retiree faces nearly triple insurance costs as his Medicare Advantage plan ends

"There's some anxiety about that."

Worcester County, MA · 2d

Boston 25 News WFXT

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POWER PROFITS: Who is banking off your utility bill?

It was a top issue in the midterm elections, driving people to the polls: the price of power.

Massachusetts · 2d

Rhode Island Current

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FM to send workers to Massachusetts as part of HQ relocation

Downtown Providence isn’t the only target destination for FM’s planned departure from Johnston. The global insurance company, formerly known as FM Global, is also sending an unspecified number of local workers to Massachusetts as part of a regional approach that includes facilities in Norwood and Boston, the company confirmed in a statement to Rhode Island […]

Johnston, RI · 8h

The Cool Down

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Some Massachusetts households can get free weatherization as heating oil costs hit records

"A minimum delivery could be over $600; it might be $700."

Greenfield, MA · 17h

Main Street Dollars

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Heating aid pays up to $1,200 a household in Massachusetts and utility discounts reach $500 a year in New York, while Maine adds automatic discounts to November bills

Massachusetts households that heat with oil or utility gas can get about $525 to $1,200 in state heating aid this winter. New York utility customers on the state’s discount program can save up to $500 a year, and Maine started automatic electric-bill discounts of 17% to 83% for low-income households on or soon after November […]

Massachusetts · 3d

Boston

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This ‘hop-on’ public charter air carrier will debut in Greater Boston in 2027

Service begins in February. Boutique air carrier JSX is adding Massachusetts to its route map in 2027. The “hop-on” public charter air carrier will debut in New England this winter, launching nonstop service to New York City and Miami from Laurence G. Hanscom Field in Bedford in February.

Greater Boston, MA · 14h

WWLP

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Western Massachusetts farmers honored with more than $275K in grants

More than 100 farmers from across western Massachusetts were recognized Thursday afternoon during an annual appreciation event at Smith College in Northampton, where more than $275,000 in grants was awarded to support local agriculture.

Northampton, MA · 1d

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296-mile PNGTS gas pipeline: Blackstone Infrastructure to buy New England line from GIP, Morgan Stanley

(P&GJ) — Funds managed by Blackstone Infrastructure have agreed to acquire the 296-mile Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS), a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-regulated pipeline serving northern New England and Atlantic Canada, Blackstone said Nov. 10. The sellers are funds managed by Global Infrastructure Partners, part of BlackRock, and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners.

New Hampshire · 2d

WWLP

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Pair of major offshore wind projects now feeding New England’s grid

The first and so far only offshore wind project built for Massachusetts under a 2016 clean energy law, got fully up to speed late last month, just as another regional resource came fully online.

Massachusetts · 2d

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Vineyard Wind and Revolution Wind Reach Complete Buildout

There were hours of hearings, years of permitting, bluster in Washington, embarrassing mechanical failures and lawsuits galore. But after more than a decade of planning and construction, the nation’s first two large-scale offshore wind energy farms have reached full commercial operation off the Vineyard’s coast. Vineyard Wind and...

Rhode Island · 1d