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Which towns voted for Republican Mike Minogue?

Minogue lost Tuesday’s governor’s race to incumbent Gov. Maura Healey by more than 27 points, according to the Associate Press. Incumbent Gov. Maura Healey coasted to reelection Tuesday evening, easily besting Republican challenger Mike Minogue. According to the Associated Press, Healey leads Minogue by more than 27 points...

Massachusetts · 2d

CBS Boston

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Massachusetts ballot question results: Here's what passed and what didn't

Massachusetts voters weighed in on nine ballot questions​ for the 2026 election. Here are the results.

Massachusetts · 3d

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The Coziest Diner In Massachusetts Serves A Legendary Breakfast That Will Absolutely Rock Your World

Nobody warns you about Old Town Cafe in Abington, Massachusetts, and that’s a problem, because the first time you sit down with a plate of their eggs and home fries, you’re going to feel genuinely betrayed by everyone who knew about this place and didn’t say anything sooner.

Massachusetts · 2d
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The Hidden Massachusetts Town Where Renters Are Living Large For Under $900 A Month

Your rent check could be a lot smaller if you’d just drive about an hour and a half west of Boston. Athol, Massachusetts has been quietly sitting in Worcester County, waiting for people to notice that living here doesn’t require selling a kidney. Let’s start with the basics,...

Athol, MA · 6d
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The Tonic Edit

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Massachusetts Gas and Electric Companies Can't Shut Off Heat From Nov. 15 to March 15 for Households That Can't Pay and Earn Up to $103,049 for a Family of Four

From Nov. 15 through March 15, Massachusetts gas and electric companies can't shut off heat for households that can't pay because of financial hardship and earn under the HEAP income limit.

Massachusetts · 10h

97.5 WOKQ

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These Are the Biggest Concerts Coming to New England in 2027

Are you already thinking about the 2027 concert season?

New Hampshire · 5d

IgniteIt

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Massachusetts Sent a Message: The Cannabis Industry Needs to Listen

Following the defeat of Massachusetts Question 8, Project Champion President Gretchen Gailey calls for cannabis industry unity, stronger advocacy and sustained pressure for federal reform.

Massachusetts · 11h

Western Mass News

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Are new gun laws in Mass. missing their target?

Massachusetts · 1d

Boston 25 News WFXT

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9 Mass. ballot question results: Maps show how every town voted as 2 races remain too close to call

How did your town vote? Explore maps showing how every Massachusetts community voted on all nine ballot questions, including two races that remain too close to call.

Massachusetts · 2d

WashingtonExaminer

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Looks like starter homes will remain in illegal in much of Massachusetts

In Wellesley, Massachusetts, it is basically illegal to build a starter home, and it looks like it will stay that way. The voters of Massachusetts appear to have rejected a measure that would have overridden local laws that ban modest lots. This sounds like an arcane battle between state law and local zoning regulations, but […]

Wellesley, MA · 2d

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Healey takes emergency action to implement new Mass. abortion law

Gov. Maura Healey has signed an emergency order to enact one of the nation’s most expansive abortion laws, leapfrogging anti-abortion advocates who’d gathered signatures in an attempt to freeze the law’s implementation. Now, anyone in Massachusetts can legally get an abortion at any point in their pregnancy,...

Massachusetts · 8h

The Cool Down

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Vacant Massachusetts office tower becomes 198 apartments, with condos next door starting at $209,300

"This project shows what’s possible when the public and private sectors pull in the same direction."

Worcester, MA · 1d

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This Gigantic Floating Rock In Massachusetts Looks Like Something Straight Out Of A Sci-Fi Movie Set

Nature apparently decided that Massachusetts needed something truly jaw-dropping, and the result is Balance Rock in Lanesborough, a massive boulder that looks like it has absolutely no business doing what it’s doing. Sitting perched on a tiny cluster of smaller rocks, this enormous slab of stone seems to defy...

Massachusetts · 6d

Gambling News

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Massachusetts Casino Expansion Plan Sparks Revenue Concerns

Massachusetts is seeing growing opposition to an effort to install historical horse racing (HHR) machines at two former racetracks. Critics say the plan could hurt current casinos, cut public revenues, and create an uneven regulatory landscape. Massachusetts House Gambling Proposal Could Generate $120M Annually The proposal is included in a House version of an economic development bill that passed in July. It would allow Suffolk Downs and Raynham Park to run HHR machines under licenses previously issued to the old racetracks. The Senate version does not include that provision, leaving it among the issues lawmakers must work out on a conference committee, reported The Boston Globe . Ron Mariano , House Speaker, has defended the measure as a way to raise more money for healthcare. The proposal calls for 2.5% of the total amount wagered on HHR machines to go to the state’s Health Safety Net trust fund . The fund helps hospitals and health centers care for the uninsured and underinsured. Backers say the new gambling operations could produce $120 million a year in tax revenue by their third year. However, the state’s three licensed casino operators dispute those projections, warning that the expansion could hurt existing income streams.

Massachusetts · 2d

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Visit The Massive Thrift Store In Massachusetts That Bargain Hunters Are Obsessed With

If you’ve ever walked past a thrift store and thought “maybe next time,” Boomerangs in Cambridge, Massachusetts is the place that will make you regret every single one of those missed opportunities. It’s not just a thrift store. It’s a whole experience, and bargain hunters across...

Cambridge, MA · 5d

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Conversion of Worcester Boys Club Complete

Worcester, MA — F.W. Madigan Company, a fourth-generation Worcester contractor that led the design-build team, and Maugel DeStefano Architects of Harvard, Mass., recently joined WinnCompanies to celebrate the completion of The Residences on Lincoln Square, a $51 million construction effort that revived the historic Worcester Boys Club and delivered 80 affordable, energy-efficient apartment homes for adults 55 and older to downtown Worcester.

Worcester, MA · 2d

WBUR

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A new house for incarcerated women in Mass. draws scrutiny over who qualifies

Over the past few months, eight women who are incarcerated have moved into a gray two-story house in Framingham. It’s called the reintegration house and it’s part of the Massachusetts Department of Correction’s efforts to reduce recidivism. The house is designed to help women transition back into...

Framingham, MA · 1d

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Massachusetts Seeks Developer to Transform Former Lancaster Industrial School for Girls into 386 Homes

LANCASTER, Mass. — The Healey-Driscoll administration is seeking a developer to transform the approximately 72-acre former Lancaster Industrial School for Girls property into a new residential neighborhood featuring at least 288 homes, with the potential to accommodate up to 386 units through additional local approvals. The Division of Capital...

Lancaster, MA · 2d

IgniteIt

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“Massachusetts Voters Have Chosen Common Sense”: Question 8 Defeated, Legal Cannabis Market Survives

Massachusetts Question 8 fails, preserving a $1.6 billion legal cannabis market, 23,000 jobs and nearly $300 million in annual tax revenue.

Massachusetts · 2d

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Worcester Gaming Lounge Loses License After 211 Packed Into 16-Person Space

Worcester’s License Commission voted unanimously Thursday to pull the license of Icy Gaming Zone, a Lovell Street business where inspectors say they found 211 people crammed into a space permitted for just 16. The Oct. 23 compliance inspection also turned up a deadbolted emergency exit, concealed alcohol bottles, hookah supplies, and a pool table blocking another way out.

Worcester, MA · 1d