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Attorney General Campbell appoints Ashley Blackburn to Health Policy Commission board

BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced Monday that she has appointed Ashley Blackburn to the board of the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. According to Attorney General Campbell’s office, Blackburn will fill the seat vacated by Dr. Alecia McGregor, who resigned in September. Blackburn will serve the...

Massachusetts · 13h

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Healey administration awards $580,000 to expand healthy food access statewide

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Healey-Driscoll Administration is awarding over $580,000 in grants to expand healthy food access in historically underserved communities across Massachusetts. The funding will support 13 local organizations working to improve food production, processing, and distribution in high-need areas. These grants are administered by the Massachusetts...

Massachusetts · 14h

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Massachusetts Thanksgiving Travel: Salted I-93 Can Still Ice Over

I-90, I-93 and I-95 travelers face hidden winter hazards when road salt loses effectiveness below 20 degrees.

Massachusetts · 9h

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Radio Roundtable: Worcester’s 2027 City Council Race Is Already Taking Shape

The Radio Roundtable looks at Worcester’s early 2027 City Council and mayoral campaigns, the landslide vote on Question 1, and the city’s property tax rates. Worcester, MA-Worcester’s next municipal election is a year away, but the campaigns are already taking shape. On the Radio Roundtable, the panel looks at three candidates getting an early start and asks what it takes to win a citywide race in Worcester.

Worcester, MA · 1d

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MA Rural Policy Advisory Commission (RPAC) publishes new Rural Policy Plan

The Massachusetts Rural Policy Advisory Commission published the 2026 Rural Policy Plan in October of 2026. The full plan, along with an executive summary, is now available on the Commonwealth’s website. The Appendices include a listing of each Massachusetts municipality defined as rural by the Rural Policy Advisory Commission...

Massachusetts · 10h

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Democrat-Led Massachusetts 50% More Expensive to Live in than U.S. Average

With Democrat Gov. Maura Healey heading into her second term in Massachusetts, the Bay State has become one of the most expensive states in the country to live in, and it is now 50 percent more expensive than the national average. Annual per-capita income has dropped as the governor and...

Massachusetts · 5h

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New poll highlights how transportation woes limit access to healthcare in rural WMass

Residents in rural western Massachusetts are struggling to access healthcare, and one of the biggest roadblocks is their ability to physically travel to see a doctor, according to new data from The MassINC Polling Group. There were 600 rural Massachusetts residents surveyed as part of the poll, largely from the...

Massachusetts · 10h

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Gov. Healey, Mayor Wu and community leaders join the Greater Boston Food Bank’s Chain of Giving amid record hunger

Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and other state, local and community leaders joined The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) on Thursday for its annual Chain of Giving, a tradition that raises awareness about hunger and helps provide holiday meals to families across Eastern Massachusetts.

Massachusetts · 23h

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Dionne Announces Bid for Massachusetts GOP Chair

Just one week after losing her bid for state treasurer, Belmont resident Elizabeth Dionne has now set her sights on a different office: chair of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee. She has vowed to not take a salary if elected. “I naively thought after last Tuesday night I would have...

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Voters approve housing bond measures but reject easing lot-size and environmental rules

Voters in California, Hawaii and Rhode Island gave the go-ahead last week for bond measures aimed at boosting the housing supply and homeownership. But a California measure to cut back on the state’s decades-old environmental law to spur housing development and a Massachusetts proposal to loosen minimum lot-size rules both failed.

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Op-Ed: Massachusetts communities are banning crypto ATMs for a reason

Mary Mbugua was undergoing cancer treatment when scammers convinced her to put $5,500 into a cryptocurrency kiosk in Haverhill. Much of the money had been given to her by members of her prayer group. The scammers frightened her with false claims about drugs and criminal activity and told her how to move the money.

Massachusetts · 23h

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Question 7 narrowly defeated in Massachusetts

Massachusetts voters rejected Question 7, a zoning initiative that would have legalized single-family homes on small residential lots. Margins were narrow, with 50.6% of voters voting “no.” Just 32,322 votes out of the 2.5 million cast made the difference, according to reporting from the Associated Press. Under the...

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Middleboro orders stinking recycling plant to stop work

MIDDLEBORO — The town is taking a stand against the stink. The Middleboro Health Department sent a cease and desist letter to A-Plus Waste & Recycling Services on Nov. 3 following a Select Board executive session. The letter ordered the recycling plant to stop taking in new organic material and remove all compost by Nov. 10.

Middleborough, MA · 1d

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People say dead rats are popping up more and more in this Boston neighborhood

Dead rats have been popping up around Boston's Brighton neighborhood, and they've become the talk of the town. Brighton residents say rats are nothing new but now more have been found dead on the sidewalk and around homes, and there's concern that rat poison could be playing a role. Deborah...

Boston, MA · 13h

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Middleboro public works director resigns

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro will soon be without its public works director of 13 years. Christopher Peck, who took the helm of the Department of Public Works in 2013, sent his resignation letter to the town on Wednesday, Nov. 4. He will step down from his post on Jan. 1, 2027.

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Town Meeting says raise the roof on Nichols school

MIDDLEBORO — The Nichols Middle School will be getting a new roof soon. Town Meeting approved $3.8 million to repair the school’s roof, which is in need of renovation. The town will only pay around $1.7 million of that total, with the remaining $2.05 million being covered by a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority.

Middleborough, MA · 1d

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Connecticut Inmate Gets 3 More Years For Threatening Boston Court Clerk By Mail

John J. Moakley U.S. Courthouse — Site Of Clerk's Workplace And Sentencing. A federal judge in Boston sentenced Devin James Melycher to three years in prison on Nov. 3 for mailing threatening letters to a clerk at the city’s federal courthouse. The court also imposed three years of supervised release after prison. Melycher, who grew up in Connecticut, is already serving a 12-year federal sentence, according to The Boston Globe.

Boston, MA · 9h

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Two of Boston’s staple bars are teaming up for a New Hampshire expansion

Two signature bars in Boston's Fenway neighborhood are expanding to another New England city — one for the first time. Loretta's Last Call and Game On! will open at The Mall at Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire in early 2027. The move marks the first expansion outside Boston...

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Middleboro Town Meeting bans data centers, Flock cameras, approves new school roof

Middleboro Town Moderator David Cavanaugh speaks at the podium. Photos by Christian Uva. A Middleboro High School student counts the "yeas" for the data center ban vote. State Rep. Norman Orrall, right, and state Sen. Kelly Dooner, center, presented the town with a new copy of the Declaration of Independence for the nation's 250th anniversary.

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Parades, ceremonies across the South Shore planned for Veterans Day

South Shore communities will come together Wednesday, Nov. 11, to honor the service and sacrifice of the nation’s veterans with parades, ceremonies, luncheons and other tributes on Veterans Day. Veterans Day honors all who have served in the U.S. armed forces and traces its roots to Armistice Day, marking the end of fighting in World War I. Here’s what’s planned across the South Shore. Hingham to have Veterans Day breakfast, ceremony, performances, speakers and an award When: Wednesday, Nov. 11; breakfast, 8:30-10:30 a.m., ceremony at 11 a.m. Where: Hingham Town Hall, 210 Central St. Breakfast in Central Meeting Room, ceremony in Sanborn Auditorium The breakfast, sponsored by the Hingham Veterans' Council and catered by Hart Brothers Catering of Rockland, is open to all military members, veterans and their families. Following the breakfast is a ceremony, led by Town Moderator Michael Puzo and featuring a musical performance by the Hingham High School Band and soloist Dakota Burke. Peter Schnorr, a Hingham resident, Navy veteran and former fighter pilot, will be the principal speaker. The Veteran of the Year Award will also be presented. Cohasset plans Veterans Day ceremony and luncheon When: Wednesday, Nov. 11; 11 a.m. Where: Veterans Memorial Park ,

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