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9+ hour, 13+ min ago  (299+ words) WEST SPRINGFIELD " The West Springfield Hooters closed abruptly Tuesday after 17 years. A sign on the door thanked customers. "We are incredibly grateful for the many years of great times, cold beer, hot wings and unforgettable memories shared here," the sign…...

21+ hour, 50+ min ago  (336+ words) The 2024 real median household income in the United States was $83, 730, statistically unchanged from the 2023 estimate of $82, 690, according to the U. S. Census Bureau. Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning counties in Massachusetts using data from the U. S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked…...

35+ min ago  (172+ words) According to Boston 25, police received multiple 911 calls reporting the crash at about 3: 20 p. m. The outlet reports that emergency crews transported the juvenile to the hospital and that the Franklin Police Department extended its deepest condolences to the victim's family. Boston 25 also…...

37+ min ago  (131+ words) If you find an attached tick or develop fever, severe headache, or neurologic symptoms after a bite, health officials advise contacting your health care provider and local public health department right away. For families like the Boyces, the warning has…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (344+ words) The dustup over algae and failing paint on the National Mall in Washington might have some Worcester residents reflecting on the reflecting pool that once filled a corner of Worcester Common. The reflecting pool, 18-inches deep at the center, was…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (110+ words) The expansion dovetails with the city's Boston Family Days program, which gives Boston school'aged children and up to two guests free admission to participating institutions on the first two Sundays of each month, according to Boston. gov. The Gardner is…...

6+ hour, 36+ min ago  (786+ words) Massachusetts now ranks 14th in the nation for installed solar capacity, with roughly 1 in 7 Bay State homes powered by rooftop solar, well above the national average. But those numbers could and should be higher in this age when utility bills are…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (108+ words) The Massachusetts Parole Board has voted unanimously to grant parole to Richard Mayes, 78, who was convicted in 1983 of beating his 2-year-old son, Lawrence "Onaje" Jackson Ritchon, to death. After more than four decades in state custody, Mayes is now slated…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (219+ words) A months-long search for an allegedly violent repeat offender ended Tuesday morning when Springfield police arrested 25-year-old Shyloe Harris during a multi-unit raid at a Silver Street home, hauling him in on a sprawling list of weapons, property, and motor-vehicle…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (322+ words) Boston rolled into Wednesday under partly cloudy skies and upper-60s temps, on track for a mostly sunny, seasonable day. Highs should land near 80, with northwest winds nudging up to about 612 mph this afternoon. It stays dry through most of Thursday,…...