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Big Y named Forbes best-in-state employer for 8th year

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Big Y Foods Inc. has been named a Forbes Best-In-State Employer in Massachusetts and Connecticut for the eighth consecutive year. The regional supermarket chain received the workplace recognition as it marks its 90th year in operation. The company was founded by brothers Paul and Gerald D’Amour in 1936 and named for a specific road intersection in Chicopee where two roadways converge to form a ‘Y.’

Chicopee, MA · 13h
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By undercutting gas pipeline expansion, Massachusetts risks making an energy affordability problem worse

FOR MANY MASSACHUSETTS families, their energy bill is not an abstract policy issue. When energy costs rise, households may have to make painful tradeoffs between keeping the heat on, buying groceries, filling a prescription, or paying rent. As the leader of a trade association representing the natural gas industry, I am watching with growing concern as Massachusetts policymakers promise a clean, affordable energy future, while proposing policies that make both goals unattainable.

Massachusetts · 2d
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Mass. independent markets struggling as grocery strike threatens pre-Thanksgiving rush

“Our members are sending a clear message: Keep the pension or no contract.”. The warehouse workers and delivery drivers at Associated Grocers Northeast are on strike after months of failed negotiations, leaving independent markets struggling to keep their shelves stocked. More than 255 members of Teamsters Local Union 633 are...

Massachusetts · 2d

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More farmstands could soon be available for people in Mass. to spend a local benefit

For the first time since 2022, Massachusetts is allowing more farmers and farmers markets to participate in a food assistance program that could help their customers pay for fresh fruit and vegetables. The Healthy Incentives Program, known as HIP, provides food-insecure households with as much as $80 a month to...

Massachusetts · 1d
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Boston

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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 · 9h

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 · 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 · 1d

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Eversource Expands Smart Meters Across Massachusetts, Gives Customers Real-Time Energy Data

Eversource is continuing to expand smart meter technology across Massachusetts to give customers more detailed information about their electricity use. According to the company, upgrades in western Massachusetts were almost finished, with work taking place there over the summer. Unlike older meters that recorded usage once a month, the new...

Massachusetts · 18h

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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 · 1d

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Proposed utility rate hike in Conn. prompts fears of another in Mass.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - If you’ve seen the headlines lately about utility bills, you might be bracing for a major hit to your wallet. Just across the border in Connecticut, Eversource customers are looking at a proposed rate hike that could add over thirty dollars a month to their bills. But does that mean a big jump is coming for us here in western Massachusetts?

Massachusetts · 1d

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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 · 1d

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Worcester Buyers Gain More Options as Homes Sit Longer on the Market

Worcester buyers gained negotiating power as listings surged and homes spent more time on the market.

Worcester, MA · 20h

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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...

Massachusetts · 8h

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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.

Rhode Island · 1d

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Evan Dowd of the Dowd Agencies Named MAIA Young Agent of the Year

HOLYOKE — Evan Dowd, vice president, assistant treasurer, and partner at the Dowd Agencies has been named the recipient of the James O. Herrick Memorial Young Agent of the Year Award by the Massachusetts Assoc. of Insurance Agents (MAIA). Dowd received the award during MAIA’s annual convention at the...

Holyoke, MA · 2d

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Moving to South Worcester: What to Expect in a Mixed-Use Neighborhood Near Holy Cross and Main South

South Worcester does not always make the shortlist when people first look at Worcester neighborhoods, and that is part of its appeal. It is a mixed-use, working neighborhood just south of downtown, close to the College of the Holy Cross and right next to Main South. This guide covers how South Worcester developed, what it is like to live there today, and what to plan for if you are moving in.

Worcester, MA · 3d

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$50 Million Pizza Brand Will Soon Have a New Owner, and a Big Change Is Coming

Founded in East Boston in 1961, Papa Gino’s is, for many New Englanders, a name that’s virtually synonymous with pizza. Now a prospective new owner hopes to make wings a bigger part of that identity. Craveworthy Brands has signed an agreement to acquire New England Authentic Eats LLC...

Boston, MA · 2d

CBS Boston

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Boston area population growth slowed dramatically last year, report finds

Fewer people are moving to the Boston area while homes in the region remain "extremely expensive," a report released this week finds.

Boston, MA · 15h

People

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This 6-Year-Old Has Sold Nearly 1,000 Jars of Pickles at His Stand. Now, He’s Growing It into ‘a Real Pickle Business’ (Exclusive)

Donovan Atkinson started a pickle stand in 2025 and spent the past two summers making and selling hundreds of jars of pickles

Attleboro, MA · 1d

Dorchester Reporter

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Spacious condo life awaits in a Four Corners Victorian

Copyright © 2026 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. This content may not be re-published or re-used without written permission. 11 Gaylord St. in Four Corners, built in 1910. Photos from Bayside Properties. By John P. Forry. Reporter Correspondent. A curved bay window and an arched foyer give the second-floor condo...

Boston, MA · 14h