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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.
A Massachusetts trip can involve a busy city restroom, a beach bathhouse, and a shared cottage bathroom within the same weekend. The awkward moments usually come from people bringing one set of expectations into a different kind of space. These nine habits are situations to handle thoughtfully while traveling in...
Six days. Three months a year. Hundreds of vendors stretched along both sides of one country road, selling everything from 1800s furniture to taxidermy. That alone made me stop scrolling. Then I learned admission is free, and the whole thing runs rain or shine from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in May, July, and September.
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.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The organization that supplied nearly all the funding for Massachusetts’ defeated cannabis repeal campaign says it will pursue similar efforts elsewhere, identifying Maine as its next target. In a November 4 statement, SAM Action President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Sabet said Massachusetts voters’ rejection...
The Massachusetts State Treasury is mailing letters to about 5,000 residents who have been matched to unclaimed property worth up to $2,500 each, and those residents can claim the money online without searching for their names. State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg announced the pilot, called Claim Mass Money, on Oct. 26. Until now, residents had to […]
WOBURN - Several ballot questions as well as the governor’s and U.S. Senate race highlighted Tuesday’s state election across the Commonwealth. For Question 1, a yes vote would make most records held by the Legislature and Office of the Governor a matter of public records under the Massachusetts Public Records Law. A no vote wouldn’t make any changes.
Massachusetts voters delivered a clear rejection of a ballot measure to shut down the state’s adult-use cannabis market, with roughly three-quarters voting to keep legal sales and home cultivation in place. Unofficial results showed Question 8 failing by a wide margin—about 76 percent “no” versus 24 percent “yes”—as the...
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. It was certainly a blue wave this week, but some Mainers are seeing red about NBC News chief data analyst Steve Kornacki referring to southern Maine as "kind of like Boston suburbia extended." Let's blame it on exhaustion and forgive him?
One sandwich shop on Cape Cod rolls carved turkey, herb stuffing, and cranberry into a pita. Then it names the whole thing after a Mayflower passenger. I love that. Lunch becomes a tiny history lesson. That clever roll-up has company in Massachusetts. One diner on this list operates out of...
The results revealed which towns across the country had the best pizza!
He’s a literal freshman. A 19-year-old Democrat unseated an eight-term GOP member of the Massachusetts State House Tuesday, capitalizing on a historic midterm election that saw formerly safe Republican seats flipped at all levels across the country . Daniel Darris-O’Connor, of the white-collar Boston suburb of Billerica, will become one of the youngest-ever Bay State lawmakers when he replaces state Rep. Marc Lombardo — who had represented the 22nd Middlesex District since Darris-O’Connor was 4 years old. Teenage Democrat Daniel Darris-O’Connor unseated an 8-term Republican member of the Massachusetts house on Tuesday. Daniel Darris-O'Connor for State Representative / Facebook “Yes, I’m a younger candidate, and I’m a lot younger than most, I’d say. But I wouldn’t say I was running as the young candidate,” Darris-O’Connor told The Boston Globe , adding that he was frequently mistaken for a campaign intern or another candidate’s son while door-knocking. NYC voters gave Hochul more love than Mamdani at the polls: stats “I ran being focused on the issues.” Darris-O’Connor will turn 20 the day before he is sworn in this coming January, meaning he’ll just miss out on besting the benchmark set by Thomas Lussier, who was 19 when he became a member
EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Getting your gun license in Massachusetts now costs more time and more money. Some instructors even say they’re still confused about the rules. Its been six months since new rules for gun safety classes went into effect here in the Baystate. Back in April – we spoke to the owner of a local gun store who wasn’t sure what was going to happen to her shop’s courses. Now, Western Mass News is following up and getting you answers.
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Photo by Andreas Schnabl / Pexels If something happened to you tomorrow, who would feed your dog, take your cat to the vet, or keep your horse in its stall? Pet trust laws in Massachusetts give you a legal way to answer that question before you ever need to. A pet trust puts your instructions and your money in one enforceable … This article, Pet Trust Laws in Massachusetts: What Every Owner Should Know , appeared first on Animal of Things . Discover more animal wonders – VISIT Animal of Things NOW AND FOLLOW US FOR FRESH UPDATES! Related Posts: • Traveling with Pets to Rhode Island: Entry Rules, Health Certificates, and Rabies Requirements Explained • Fireworks Laws and Pet Trauma in Texas: What Owners Need to Know • Pet Rent Laws in Michigan: What Landlords Can Charge and What Renters Owe
Leaves and yard waste are on MassDEP's list of banned disposal materials. What counts, how to mulch or compost leaves, and why dumping and burning are out.
Members and supporters of the Bay Path Teachers Association (BPTA) continue to press the Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District School Committee, and Bay Path Superintendent-Director Kyle Brenner, about resuming negotiations for a new contract. During the School Committee meeting on Nov. 2 in Charlton, several speakers — including BPTA...
Regarding the best states in the country for college students, New England had 3 landing in the top 10 alone!
From the bevy of ballot questions Massachusetts voters decided on in this week's election, the most resounding "yes" came for the first. The Commonwealth is one of just two states who exempt its legislative and executive branches from public records laws, and the only to shield the judiciary as well.
The Bay State has kept marijuana legal, with more than 75% of voters voting no on Question 8. This follows a months-long prohibition campaign backed by out-of-state donors seeking to overturn the 2016 effort to legalize recreational marijuana use. Pro-cannabis organizers and budtenders across the state have sounded the alarm...
A 2024 Massachusetts law tightening firearm regulations will stay in place. Voters approved Question 9, according to the Associated Press, rejecting a repeal effort from gun rights advocates. Gov. Maura Healey called the law the state’s "most significant gun safety legislation in a decade" when she signed it two years...
